Jerrod Niemann. (Photo provided)

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Backyard Country BBQ comes to the Kenai

Backyard Country BBQ

Local author Richard Chiappone discusses the merits of writing in the first person point of view with attending members of the 2018 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference in his workshop, “I, Me, My: The Privileges and Responsibilities of the First Person Point of View Narrator”, on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Land’s End Resort in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman)

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Writers’ Conference another successful production

Since 2002, the nationally recognized Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference has aimed at bringing together people of similar talents…

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Local authors go on tour

A group of Alaska authors visits communities in Southcentral Alaska this summer to meet with readers, discuss the…

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Arts Briefs

Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival runs this weekend Now into its 19th year, the Seldovia Summer Solstice Music…

Local author Richard Chiappone discusses the merits of writing in the first person point of view with attending members of the 2018 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference in his workshop, “I, Me, My: The Privileges and Responsibilities of the First Person Point of View Narrator”, on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Land’s End Resort in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman)

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Writers’ Conference another successful production

Since 2002, the nationally recognized Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference has aimed at bringing together people of similar talents…

Community

Arts Briefs

Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival runs this weekend

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Local authors go on tour

A group of Alaska authors visits communities in Southcentral Alaska this summer to meet with readers, discuss the…

Forget-me-nots add a welcome burst of blue. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)

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Perennials are the stars of the show

In this little garden herbaceous plants are the stars of the show. These are the soft-stemmed perennials that…

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference keynote speaker Anthony Doerr delivers the opening address at the start of the annual conference last Friday, June 5, at Land’s End Resort.

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Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr passes on lessons as Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference keynote

The role of the keynote speaker at the annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference can range from Rotary Club…

Crossing guard A cow moose helps a calf get out of a ditch and cross the Homer Bypass late Friday, June 8, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Motorists should be on the alert for newborn calves and momma moose, even in downtown Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Ya know what? Sometimes even the great beauty held by the Kenai Mountains and Mother Kachemak Bay aren’t…

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HCOA announces arts awards

The Homer Council on the Arts announced its annual arts awards at its annual meeting last Wednesday, June…

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Balsamic vinegar adds sweet, tangy flavors

Traditional balsamic vinegars are made from a pure and unfermented reduced grape must and aged for several years…

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News Melisse Reichman sits on her sculpture, “Pocket Pebble,” at the Friday, June 1 opening of her show at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Anchorage artist Graham Dane also shows his works.

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Reichman creates marine life at larger scale

At big minus tides when the sea retreats and intertidal life become visible, Kachemak Bay beaches turn into…