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Homer’s Best Bets

Alaska has two seasons, the old joke goes: winter and road construction. We all know about road construction.…

A photo of Etude Studio before its decorative paint job shows the facade attached to an addition.-Photo provided, Homer Council on the Arts

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Etude: More than a music studio

On June 6 for Mary Epperson Day, artists Judy Wynn and Laura and Jennifer Norton once again transformed…

Rain or shine, make time for garden party

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Rain or shine, make time for garden party

Mysterious weather. On Sunday morning, with rain threatening, I watered. Even though we had a deluge the day…

Contractors on Tuesday ready Homer High School’s lower field for an installation of turf.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

We’re in a lull right now with the summer tourist season. Although shops and restaurants have opened on…

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Poet, writer Hughes offers workshop in Halibut Cove

Poet, essayist and writing teacher Holly Hughes offers a workshop and writer’s retreat, “The Pen & The Bell:…

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Little Free Library started at Fritz Creek General Store

The Friends of the Homer Public Library has started its first Little Free Library at the Fritz Creek…

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Seldovia Summer Solstice Music festival is June 19-22

The 14th annual Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival is held June 19-22 in Seldovia. The four-day event starts…

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HCOA offers art camp

Explore traditional and contemporary music styles, instruments, and fine arts in a fun environment for the Homer Council…

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Homer artist wins museum research grant in Seattle

Homer artist Peter Lind has been awarded a research grant to study Alaska Native art work at the…

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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference to hold Festival of Readings

The Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference annual Festival of Readings, with readings by 15 poets, novelists and essayists, is…

Alaska's Dog Heroes

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Local authors produce enough new works to fill a bookshelf

No doubt, southern Kenai Peninsula writers have been hard at work. The list of recently published books includes…

The two-story Kachemak Community Center, at the corner of East End Road and Bear Creek Drive, includes offices for Kachemak City’s part-time staff — a mayor and city clerk — and meeting rooms, as well as storage space for firefighting equipment. An outdoor recreation area includes tennis courts.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Kachemak City: East of Homer, where less is better

The current residents of Kachemak City — all 472 of them according to the 2010 census — weren’t…

Jewel Curtis, Tara Walter and Elisha Howard, from left, check out a brick cenotaph, or memorial, last Thursday built on Bishop’s Beach by Old Town artists in residence Jimmy Riordan, Jesus Landin Torrez III and Michael Gerace. The community art project was made with local clay and fired on the spot.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Heat. Frost. An earthquake. Wildfires. Smoke. High winds. Snow. Aren’t you glad to see the end of May?…