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Gold Diggers win Play Like Crazy volleyball tourney

The annual “Play Like Crazy” community coed volleyball tournament rounded out two days of intense, fun play on…

The Arts in Brief

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The Arts in Brief

Hospice, HCOA collaboration starts Friday   In collaboration with Hospice of Homer, the Homer Council on the Arts…

First Friday Events

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First Friday Events

As fall approaches winter and the daylight hours fade, the season turns to that magical time of the…

A mountain ash in the Homer High School parking lot adds a bit of late-season color. Many other trees have lost their leaves, but local ash trees still blaze on a sunny day last week. Snow is predicted for Friday, but Halloween should be clear.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal

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Homer’s Best Bets

Homer could be like this super-duper productive place except for one tragic flaw: We live in Homer. It’s…

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The Arts in Brief

Poet gives spoken word performance tonight Spoken-word poet Kane Smego performs at 5 p.m. today at K-Bay Caffe.…

Spotlight on Homer houses

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Spotlight on Homer houses

Take one look at Amy Casey’s paintings, and you might be inclined to ask, “What are you doing…

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Homer’s Best Bets

As the city of Homer slouches toward a budget to be born, seasoned citizens might ponder how the…

Inupiaq rapper Aku-Matu

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Not your mom’s ‘Wearable Arts’

Every Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon for the last month, Bunnell Street Arts Center has been a hub…

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Homer’s Best Bets

On Oct. 18, 148 years ago, at the Governor’s House in Sitka, Russia formally transferred possession of Alaska…

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Pratt features dark secrets of Kachemak Bay

The Pratt Museum currently is featuring the exhibit “Museum Macabre: Darkest Secrets of Kachemak Bay.” The show will…

Lynn Naden, Ellie Syth and Ann-Margret Wimmerstedt work on animal-themed costumes during a Wearable Arts workshop at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Oct. 4. They are preparing for Oct. 24’s “Animalia: A Wearable Arts Performance.” The event will feature a fashion show and performances displaying dozens of animal-themed pieces created by members of the community. Naden says Bunnell and the Fiber Arts Collective welcome anyone in the community to come and work on a costume during workshops each Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. The deadline to submit a final piece is Oct. 19. Look for a preview of the show in next week’s issue of the News.At left a dress Wimmerstedt made from recycled materials hangs on a hook at the Bunnell Street Arts Center. The dress is part of the collection of fabric art that will be modeled at the Wearable Arts showcase on Oct. 24.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal

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Pratt, HCOA explore new collaboration

On either side of West Pioneer Avenue near Bartlett Street, Woodard Creek flows from the Pratt Museum to…

Last-minute campaign

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Best Bets

If it seems like Alaska has gotten a little less populated, well, you’d be right. According to a…

Homer musician Sally Wills releases her new CD, “Close to Homer, at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Mermaid Cafe. Enjoy live music and refreshments.-Photo provided

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The Arts in Brief

Subsistence program art sought The Federal Subsistence Management Program sponsors its annual art contest for all students in…