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Salmonstock

Salmonstock, the annual three-day music festival celebrating wild Alaska salmon, returns this weekend to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds…

Several people have played a role in the “Slugs Forever!” project, which will benefit the Independent Living Center. They include Marianne Schlegelmilch, Robert Hockema, Maggie Winston, Sally Wills, Joyanna Geisler and Dave Gerard.-Photo by McKIbben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Nothing sluggish about new book, song

In spite of its name and leading character, there’s nothing slow-moving about “Slugs Forever!’ What started as a…

A teacup finds a perfect setting in the garden of Lynne and Bob Borland.-Photo provided

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Gardeners’ weekend 2013: See what Homer has to offer

Think “garden,” think flowers or vegetables or grasses or trees. Think sweeping landscaped areas or a single pot…

There’s a Moose in My Garden

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Gardening book about gardens and so much more

Whether you’re a wannabe gardener wondering where to start, a gardener with many years in the soil, a…

Atz Kilcher drives a truck towing a historic cabin on East End Road on Monday afternoon. The cabin was built by Francis Byer, the builder of the Homestead Restaurant building. Kilcher was moving the cabin to property on West Hill Road where it will be an artist’s studio. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

What with all this road construction and utility work, the Betster hasn’t had so much fun driving since…

Cindy Argus, left, and Beth Carroll, right, demonstrate spinning fibers at their booth, Namaste Knitting.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Feet on the street

Warm weather brought out the shorts and sandals at the Homer Council on the Arts annual Street Faire…

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Kenaitze Tribe seeks art for Wellness Center

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe seeks requests for proposals for art concepts for design, fabrication and installation of a…

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Artist seeks stories for book about Jack Epperson

Former Homer artist and writer Debi Bodett has issued an open invitation for friends of Jack Epperson to…

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Author signs books Monday at Homer Bookstore

Alaska author Don Rearden signs his novel, “Raven’s Gift,” from 4:30-6 p.m. Monday at the Homer Bookstore. The…

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Van Zyles visit Art Shop Gallery

Artists Jon and Jona Van Zyle visit the Art Shop Gallery from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Part…

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KPO Summer Music Festival starts

The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra’s Summer Music Festival starts at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with a Garden Party fundraiser at…

In a photo from the cover of “Pilgrim’s Wilderness,” Papa and Country Rose Pilgrim, center, are shown with their 14 children at their land near McCarthy.

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Pilgrim daughter’s heroism at heart of new Kizzia book

Homer writer Tom Kizzia’s “Pilgrim’s Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier” works…

The Karen Strid Quartet Plus 2 performs Thursday and Friday at Pier One Theatre. From left are Karen Strid, who lives in Homer; Brenda Vulgamore-Hune, vocals, of Anchorage; Heidi Herbert-Lovern, bass, of Anchorage; Dale Curtis, trumpet, who lives in Ketchikan; and Curtis Bates, drums, who lives in Soldotna. Not pictured with the group is Jim Davis, who plays the sax and lives in Anchorage.

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Outrageous Jazz

Outrageous Jazz, a production of Pier One Theatre, showcases some of the finest jazz musicians in the state in…