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Chugach Arts Council seeks pet, animal art

Chugach Arts Council in Seward invites artists and arts groups to join in “Art With a Heart” art…

Children and adults roast marshmallows and stand around a bonfire at the kickoff for the Big Read last Friday at the Homer Public Library parking lot. Ray Bradbury’s dystopian science fiction novel about firemen who burn books, “Fahrenheit 451,” is the featured novel. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Big Read, big ideas

“Fahrenheit 451 – The temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns…”  On Friday night a crowd…

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Shorebird fest seeks 6-by-6 paintings

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Committee seeks artists to paint Alaska birds on 6-inch-by-6-inch canvases as a fundraiser…

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Iredale offers pottery classes

Homer ceramic artist Ahna Iredale offers a six-week pottery class at her studio, Rarebird Pottery. Classes are three…

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Audition for Spring Cabaret set

Auditions for the Homer Council on the Arts Spring Cabaret are at 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at HCOA.…

Some of the cast of “The ’60s Show” ham it up in rehearsals Monday at the Mariner Theatre. From left to right are Nolan Bunting, Michael Hurd, Bobbye Tripplet Hurd, Daniel Wysocki and Sunrise Sjoeberg. The set is a reproduction of the “Laugh-In” wall from the 1960s comedy variety TV show.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Forward into the past: ’60s Show crosses generational boundaries

Calling itself “a trip down Penny Lane” — uh, that would be a Beatles song — “The ’60s…

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HCOA announces 2015 annual arts awards

The Homer Council on the Arts has announced the winners of its 2015 Annual Arts Awards. The awards…

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‘1960s Show’ celebrates era; shows Jan. 24, 25

Sponsored by the Homer Council on the Arts, “The 1960s Show: A Curious Celebration of an Era” shows…

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Big Read kicks off on Jan. 23 with bonfire

The Friends of the Homer Public Library launches its Big Read program in celebration of Ray Bradbury’s science…

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Cajun Country Revival plays Alice’s on Tuesday

Legendary Cajun accordion player Jesse Lége and Cajun fiddler extraordinaire Joel Savoy are joined by the Foghorn Stringband…

A piece by Dave Ellington was included in a group show last June at Picture Alaska.-Photo provided

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It’s all about form

Nearly every Tuesday evening from 6:30-9 p.m., a small group of local artists gather to hone their craft.…

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‘1960s Show’ opens Jan. 24

‘1960s Show’ opens Jan. 24 Sponsored by the Homer Council on the Arts, “The 1960s Show: A Curious…

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Mountainfilm fest opens Jan. 15

Mountainfilm fest opens Jan. 15 The annual Homer Mountainfilm festival opens next week with shows at 7 p.m.…