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Only one show scheduled for this week’s First Friday
With many galleries closing or on hiatus for January, one only gallery this month, Ptarmigan Arts, holds a…
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Just in time for Kenai Peninsula history conference, films from 1974 event found
Volunteers planning the 2017 Kenai Peninsula local history conference got a wonderful surprise in December. Long-lost films of…
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Plenty of ways to celebrate the New Year
For New Year’s Eve in Homer, bars celebrate in two time zones: New York style at 8 p.m.,…
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Lance Petersen to receive awards for arts, humanities
Former Pier One Theatre director Lance Petersen has received the Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities for…
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Homer’s Best Bets
In writing this column, the Betster tries to strike a balance between funny and insightful, with maybe the…
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Years ago
20 years ago in the Homer News: By the slimmest of margins, 27 residents of Nanwalek elected to…
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Tasty recipes to ring in the New Year
My thoughts are of appetizers as the new year celebration looms at the end of this week. Savory…
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Diaries inspire artists in new Pratt exhibit
Among cultural institutions in Homer, the Pratt Museum has pioneered a unique spot. As a museum of natural…
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Arts in brief
Artist teaches winter classes for new year Artist Lynn Marie Naden offers three months of art classes for…
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Years ago
20 years ago in the Homer News: Homerites reacted from reconciled to irate at Gov. Tony Knowles’ announcement…
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Homer’s Best Bets
If you noticed a cosmic blip at 1:44 a.m. Wednesday, that wasn’t your imagination. Holy Azimuth, Betsteroids! Yes,…
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Sweet delights part of what makes Christmas wonderful
The Other Fisherman loves Christmas. It’s his favorite time of year, right up there with moose hunting season…
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Christmas bird count: Homer part of tradition
If you like to take long walks on the beach in the blowing snow, enjoy finding exotic new…