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Picture Alaska to go out of business; First Friday shows look at remote landscapes, boreal forest

Picture Alaska, a constant presence on Pioneer Avenue for First Friday art openings, announced this week that after…

Betsy Scott sings while Eddie Wood plays the cajon at the Homer Council on the Arts Street Faire last Saturday.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer Street Faire

Visitors to the annual Homer Council on the Arts Street Faire on Hazel Avenue enjoyed sunshine, music, arts…

A small but enthusiastic crowds dances to live music performed Saturday by Nervis Rex.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Rains don’t dampen Concert on Lawn spirit

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Kizzia book in paperback

Homer writer Tom Kizzia’s best-selling book, “Pilgrim’s Wilderness,” has been released in a paperback edition. Published by Broadway…

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Lavallee signs work

Artist Barbara Lavallee celebrates 40 years of creating art with an appearance from 1-6 p.m. Saturday at Art…

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Street Faire is Saturday

The Homer Council on the Arts Street Faire is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday on Hazel Avenue, the street…

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Ptarmigan has fund sale

Ptarmigan Arts supports its scholarship fund with a Scholarship Sidewalk Sale from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday in front…

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Sugar Strings perform

The Super Saturated Sugar Strings holds a CD-release concert for its new album, “Heart Shaped Leaves,” at 7:30…

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Hmong film shows today

Filmmakers Wendy Erd and Peter Kaufmann present “Stories from a Stone Land,” a community based film about a…

Jim “Hobo Jim” Varsos poses for a photo after a show at AJ’s OldTown Steakhouse and Tavern.-Photo by Shannon Reid

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Iconic musician Hobo Jim gains fans worldwide

Jim Varsos, better known as “ Hobo Jim,” has captured audiences all over the world with his collection…

Jo Going reads a poem during the opening reception of her art exhibit, Reliquary, on June 27 at the Pratt Museum. Reliquary is on exhibit through Sept. 21.-Photo by Shannon Reid

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‘Reliquary’ honors spirit of bones

If you take a walk through Jo Going’s art exhibit Reliquary at the Pratt Museum, prepare for a…

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Lord wins literary award

Homer writer Nancy Lord has won the Alaska Center for the Book 2014 Literary Award. The awards are…

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Speaker presents dream workshop at Halibut Cove’s Stillpoint Lodge

Rev. Dr. Jeremy Taylor visits Stillpoint Lodge in Halibut Cove for a workshop, “Working With Dreams: Discovering the…