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Cats Sophie Morin, left, and Llena Bice, right, perform in the Homer Nutcracker Ballet the weekend of Dec. 2-3, 2017 at Mariner Theater in Homer, Alaska. The play continues this weekend at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Tickets are on sale at the Homer Bookstore and River City Books in Soldotna or at the door. (Photo by Andrea Van Dinther)

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Nutcracker dazzles in opening weekend

Mice patrol Cats Sophie Morin, left, and Llena Bice, right, perform in the Homer Nutcracker Ballet last weekend…

Hannah Heimbuch as Aunt Drosselmeyer, far right, rehearses a scene with Serena Funkhauser, left, Ava Halstead, center, and Lance Seneff, right, as the harlequin toys at the Mariner Theatre Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 in Homer, Alaska for the Nutcracker Ballet. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Nutcracker once again dazzles in Homer-grown production

When you get to the end of the road, sometimes stuff gets jumbled around. That might explain why…

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Nutcracker Faire shows Saturday, Sunday Homer Council on the Arts presents the annual Nutcracker Faire from 11 a.m.-7:30…

December First Friday features new work by Cline, others

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December First Friday features new work by Cline, others

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. Holiday Fun with Barbara, by Barbara Lavallee 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday…

Tom Irons, left, and Jean Aspen, right, film in the summer of 2017 as part of their ongoing chronicle of life at their cabin, Kernwood, on the Chandalar River in the Brooks Range. (Photo provided by Jean Aspen and Tom Irons)

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Homer filmmakers show new film at AIFF

For most of her adult life, writer and filmmaker Jean Aspen has been recording her experiences in remote…

Oceana Wills, a local artist and commercial fisherman, goes through some of her paintings Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at the cabin where she’s living for the winter in Kachemak City, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Local fisherman enters Homer art scene

For someone who has lived in Homer since the day they were born, like Oceana Wills, there is…

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Arts briefs

Tellabration! is Saturday Join the story circle from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Homer Public Library…

The Kachemak Bay Quilters spend a lot of their time creating quilts for victims of house fires, like the ones shown here during a First Friday exhibit Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at the Homer Council on the Arts in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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In their first First Friday showcase, Kachemak Bay Quilters focus on giving back to others

Some people make art to have a creative outlet, something just for themselves. Others, like the Kachemak Bay…

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Beer and Cheese returns With the Homer Brewing Company and Anchorage’s Fromagio’s Artisan Cheese, Beer and Cheese returns…

Amy Kruse’s art. (Photo provided)

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First Friday

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. Homer Guest Artist Nancy Wise, fused glass artist 5-7:30 p.m., First…

Jonathan White, author of “Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean” (Photo provided)

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Author looks at science and poetry of ‘Tides’

Anyone who doubts the power of the tides should never take an old beach truck out on the…

Cyndie Avery’s “Muertos Gothic.” (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Dia de los Muertos resurrected for second year

Following its inaugural last year of the Dia de los Muertos community art show, the Homer Council on…

Participants assemble Wearable Arts pieces Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at a workshop with Sheila Wyne at the Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. Wyne is artist in residence at Bunnell at a residency sponsored by the Homer Fiber Arts Collective. (Photo by Michael Armstrong)

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Wyne pumps new energy into Wearable Arts

Artist residencies at Bunnell Street Arts Center tend to go in two directions. Sometimes an artist works solo,…