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HCOA offers theater, art classes starting in January

The Homer Council on the Arts offers theater and art classes for youth starting in January. Starting Jan.…

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Slam poets perform Saturday

Brave New Alaskan Voices returns to Homer for a poetry slam at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at K-Bay Caffe.…

New Year’s Eve revelers dance at a contra dance party at Renn Tolman’s boat shop last year.-Michael Armstrong

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New Year’s events

With Christmas and New Year’s Day both happening on Wednesday and in the middle of the week, holiday…

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Indulge the senses with these tasty holiday treats

It’s merry holiday baking time. My family is lovers of cookies; lots and lots of cookies. We like…

The winter sun sets over Cook Inlet earlier this week. Alaskans start getting more light beginning Monday.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Time sure does fly up here in the dark north. After weeks of anticipation, a little stress and…

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Registration has started for Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

Registration has started for the annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, to be held June 13-17 at Land’s End…

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College offers art, writing classes in January

The University of Alaska Anchorage Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College offers a variety of visual and…

Cassie Burkhardt, 18, has been accepted for the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall.-Photo by McKibben, Jackinsky Homer News

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Burkhardt accepted for Carnegie Hall Honors

With a nomination from her Homer High School choir director, but still needing some financial support, singer Cassandra…

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HCOA offers Christmas caroling

The Homer Council on the Arts invites singers to go caroling from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday…

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Lower 48 authors write about Homer

Local authors like Michael McBride, Miranda Weiss and Nancy Lord aren’t the only ones to write books about…

Kyle Schneider directs the Homer High School Concert Choir as it sings Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” last Saturday at the Nutcracker Faire. A flash mob chorus and Jubilation, the Homer United Methodist Church bell choir, joined the choir.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

One of Alaskans’ favorite sports these days is making fun of how woefully unprepared cities in the Lower…

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Deadline extended for art and writing contest

The deadline has been extended to Jan. 18 for the Alaska Statewide Youth Art & Writing Competition. Open…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Heidijo releases new CD

When a musician solicits Kickstarter funding for a project, the payoff for patrons comes when a CD gets…