A fireweed mural painted by Old Town artist-in-residence Dan Coe is to be installed and dedicated today at 1 p.m. on Bunnell Avenue. The mural… Continue reading
The Harbor School of Music and Dance offers new private flute lessons and a girls voice class. The girls voice class, Seaside Songbirds, is for… Continue reading
The Homer Youth String Orchestra Club starts its new season next week with a meeting Thursday, Aug. 29, at West Homer Elementary School. Prelude, the… Continue reading
Build week for the 10th annual Burning Basket, “Enjoy,” starts Sept. 8 and runs noon to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 14 at Mariner Park… Continue reading
The Homer Council on the Arts offers several opportunities for after-school learning. ArtQuest art classes for ages 10 to 18 start Sept. 9 and are… Continue reading
Kachemak Bay Campus offers several art and writing classes this fall. Jean Steele teaches a 15-week ceramics class. Asia Freeman teaches beginning drawing and Michael… Continue reading
You can tell a lot about an author by the books in his or her library. Along one wall of Jim Rearden’s office in his… Continue reading
A weekend featuring ukulele performers, workshops and concerts is Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in Homer. Sponsored by the Homer Council on the Arts and Bunnell Street… Continue reading
The Dirty River Ramblers perform at several venues in Ninilchik and Homer. With Homer-grown musician Josh Krohn on fiddle and banjo, the Dirty River Ramblers… Continue reading
Men in the North Pacific” plays at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Pier One Theatre. Based on the research, interviews and writing of University of… Continue reading
For its last play of the season, Pier One Theatre presents a modern adaptation of Moliere’s “The Imaginary Invalid.” Adapted by Tracy Young and Oded… Continue reading
The Roustabout Circus performs at 7 p.m. Friday at the Christian Community Church on Bartlett Street. The circus has been conducting student workshops this week.… Continue reading
In the controlled, deliberate science of an archaeological excavation, field workers gently uncover the past. Using trowels and digging in 1-meter-by-1-meter squares, they scrape back… Continue reading
Homer writer Tom Kizzia’s new nonfiction book about the Papa Pilgrim family, “Pilgrim’s Wilderness,” has made the New York Times hardcover nonfiction list. For the… Continue reading
Two artist residencies have started in Old Town. Artist Dan Coe is painting a mural depicting the fireweed plant’s life cycle on the Driftwood RV… Continue reading
Homer writer Dana Stabenow has collected 16 of her short stories in an electronic book collection. The stories are collected for the first time from… Continue reading
Best selling Alaska author Eowyn Ivey and Pulitzer Prize nominee for her book, “The Snow Child,” does a question-and-answer session and book signing at 3… Continue reading
Writer Marilyn Sigman and artist Marilyn Kirkham lead a writer and artist retreat, “Line by Line,” from Aug. 16 to 18 at the Center for… Continue reading
John Craigie, a visiting folk musician from California, performs at 7 p.m. Friday at K-Bay Caffe on Pioneer Avenue. A $3 donation is requested. For… Continue reading
In Alaska art and culture, a spirit of irreverence often runs counter to serious or commercial images of Alaska. Done well, traditional Alaska art celebrates… Continue reading
