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Auditions slated for today  for ‘The Wizard of Odds’ Auditions continue at 6 p.m. today for “The Wizard…

One of Michael Murray’s paintings of musicians performing.

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First Friday Events

Alice’s Champagne Palace 195 E. Pioneer Ave. First Friday Art Night with Patrick Bradley 5-7 p.m., First Friday…

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First Friday offers holiday art gifts

Art lovers looking to buy gifts made by local artists have a variety of options to choose from…

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Almost 400 years ago in September 1620, 102 immigrants on the Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Mass. Over the…

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Nutcracker Faire Dec. 5-6 The annual Homer Council on the Arts Nutcracker Faire is 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Dec.…

Breanna Brizendine poses with her painting, “Spotted Jellyfish,” at the opening of an exhibit of student art at Kachemak Bay Campus on Nov. 12. The nine artists were presenting work they’d created in Asia Freeman’s fall painting class.-Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Community art shows feature Homer’s talent

Three community shows around Homer this week highlight one thing town residents have to be thankful for: a…

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We Alaskans know about darkness. We know about the chill that descends upon us, sucking joy from life.…

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Nutcracker tickets now on sale at bookstore Tickets have gone on sale for the annual Nutcracker Ballet. Shows…

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Letters Aloud sheds light on flip side of being famous

Three months before “Born to Run” was released, Bruce Springsteen scrawled a note to his landlady explaining that…

Homer City Council member Heath Smith takes the oath of office at a special meeting on Monday. Smith was elected in a run-off election on Nov. 3 when he defeated incumbent council member Beauregard Burgess. In final election results, Smith won with 401 votes, or 64 percent, to 227, or 36 percent, for Burgess. With 633 out of 4,520 registered voters, the election turnout was 14 percent. The council also selected council member David Lewis to be Mayor Pro-Tempore.-photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Now that we’ve dumped Daylight Saving Time for the season, we’ve entered that time when Alaska gets dark…

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KBC art show opens  Students in Asia Freeman’s fall Kachemak Bay Campus painting class show their work in…

Homer Maker Space creator Daniel Zatz helps West Homer Elementary fifth-grader Nick Barber design his first boat at the Maker Space after school on Monday, Nov. 9. From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and 10 a.m. until noon on Saturdays, fourth- through eighth-graders can use the Space’s 3D printers for free to print a variety of inventions, from boats to rockets to rings.-photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Maker Space combines creativity, high tech

At 5:30 p.m. Monday, when his mother told him it was time to leave the Homer Maker Space…

A humpback whale dives in Kachemak Bay on Sunday afternoon. Whales continue to be seen in the bay this month. At least a dozen whales were spotted on a boat trip, with some swimming in pairs.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Monday marked the 15th anniversary of continued habitation of the International Space Station. Ever since the first crew…