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The Homer Cafe and Club in the 1940s.-Photo provided by Adrienne Sweeney

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Homer Café and Club: good food and drinks since 1941

While the Homer Café and Club might not be Homer’s oldest bar, for 63 years the establishment on…

At the closing ceremonies of the 2014 Homer Winter Carnival on Saturday, Cathy Essex holds cue cards with the lyrics of Alaska’s Flag Song. Nichole Essex, right, displays her collection of  HWC buttons.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

If anyone doubted winter had finally returned to Homer, all you had to do was dance in the…

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Bunnell receives Paul Allen Foundation grant

Bunnell Street Arts Center has received a $15,000 grant from the Paul Allen Family Foundation to support Bunnell’s…

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Marimba Madness returns March 1

The Homer Council on the Arts annual celebration of Zimbabwean music, Marimba Madness, is at 7 p.m. March…

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Brother Asaiah statue hearing is Feb. 27

The Homer Public Arts Committee holds a special meeting and public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in…

Kaine, left, and D-Roc of the Ying Yang Twins.-Photo provided

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Ying Yang Twins perform at Alibi Feb. 28

Award-winning hip-hop artists Kaine and D-Roc of the Ying Yang Twins perform Feb. 28 at the Alibi. DJ…

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UAF professor, poet holds reading, workshop

University of Alaska Fairbanks visiting professor and poet Sean Hill does a poetry reading at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.…

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Blues musician ‘Hawkeye’ Herman visits, performs

As part of Blues in the School, a Homer Council on the Arts program offered during Black History…

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Colors of Homer is Friday

Colors of Homer, a student-directed organization that promotes the creativity of Homer youth, holds an event from 7…

Soriba Fofana plays the djembe drum at an artists’ talk on Sunday at Bunnell Street Arts Center. His n’goni is in the background.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Visiting African musicians create culture of music in Homer

In the culture of Guinea, a west African nation of about 11 million people and half the size…

From Anchor Point Snow Festival program, second edition, 1962; courtesy of Stan Harrington.

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Anchor Point Snow Rondi: a long-standing celebration

Editor’s note: With 2014 marking the Homer News’ 50th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look at Homer’s…

Lúnasa performs at the Mariner Theatre last Saturday. From left to right are Kevin Crawford, Cillian Vallely, Seán Smyth, Ed Boyd and Trevor Hutchinson on double bass.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

As has now become apparent, the Betster has only been posing as a smart-aleck social adviser and in…

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AIR artists selected

In response to a call for proposals for its ArtPlace America grants for Old Town Artist in Residence…