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Halibut Derby Offers More Than One Prize
When angler James “Jimmie” Peeples of Chico, Calif., hooked into a 323.2-pound halibut last August, he and his…
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Cleanup day is annual rite of spring
Some nations celebrate the start of May with Beltane, the Celtic festival marking the halfway point between the…
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Best Bets
You can tell it’s spring because the calendar now says May. Seriously. In some parts of the world…
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First Friday Events
Art Shop Gallery 207 W. Pioneer Ave. New Work by Nancy Wise 5-7 p.m., First Friday Reception New…
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Wildlife art shows preview shorebird festival
As hundreds of geese, dozens of cranes and a few shorebirds descended on Homer last weekend, and with…
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Improv class is May 18
Improvisational performer and teacher Martin Zeller offers a 5-hour improvisational theater workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon and…
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Show opens at Cosmic Kitchen
While there is no First Friday reception, Anchor Point artist Gary Sheridan will visit Cosmic Kitchen from 5…
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‘On the Wing’ concert starts off shorebird weekend
To kick off the 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, “On the Wing,” a musical celebration of birds,…
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Requiem holds personal meaning for concert director
In the grand arc of Mark Robinson’s teaching and musical career, Johannes Brahms’ “Requiem” serves as a personal…
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Homer’s Best Bets
Recently the Betster went up to Anchortown for a big journo conference. Periodic trips to Alaska’s big city…
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2013 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference
WHEN: June 14-18 WHERE: Land’s End Resort Keynote speaker: Naomi Shihab Nye Cost: $375 through 5 p.m.,…
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Writers’ conference faculty give advice
Although the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference won’t happen until June 14 to 18 at Land’s End Resort, the…
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Homer writer, teacher publishes first poetry collection
Reading Erin Coughlin Hollowell’s first poetry collection, “Pause, Traveler,” is like sipping single malt Scotch whisky, with its…