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First Friday Events

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. Prints on steel by Taz Tally 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday Opening…

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First Friday outrageous for August

A few years ago, the late artist Gaye Wolfe organized ARTrageous August, an end-of-the summer celebration of art.…

Garden yields good crop of surprises

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Garden yields good crop of surprises

My, but I have been having fun this week. I needed to contact Janice Chumley, the integrated pest…

The tourist season is in full swing at the Homer Spit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Less than 24 hours after the Homer City Council held its longest meeting in recent memory — 4…

Salmonfest, a three-day music festival, starts Friday and runs through Sunday at the Ninilchik Fairgrounds.-Photo by Tim Steinberg

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Salmonfest casts a wider net

The first year of Salmonfest, the event formerly known as Salmonstock, promises the compelling combination of musical entertainment…

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Homer’s Best Bets

OK, Besteroids, here’s something the Betster bets you didn’t know: This is National Moth Week. In celebration of…

Conrad Winslow

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Composer with Homer roots taking part in international event

Conrad Winslow, who grew up in Homer, was selected as one of only eight resident composers at the…

Arts in Brief

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Arts in Brief

Artists needed to decorate buoys for Homer’s first halibut festival The Alaska Marine Conservation Council is inviting artists…

Chicago-based and Grammy Award winning ensemble “eighth blackbird” will be the featured guest artists at this year’s Wild Shore Festival for New Music Aug. 5-11.-Photo provided

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Wild Shore fest designed to inspire, create new music

What do you hear when the tide rushes in or deviously trickles out? A soothing change of pace?…

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Gardening: Peaceful, never dull

Jade the Dog hunts red-backed voles in the perennial beds. Mayhem. Destruction. Fewer red-backed voles.      What…

Joan Splinter’s and Don Felton’s garden creates an oasis of calm and color. It was one of the gardens featured in the 2014 garden tour. Five gardens are on this year’s tour; all are designed to inspire — just like this one.-Photo by Brenda AdamsBrenda Adams

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Homer Gardeners unveil their masterpieces

The mere mention of Impressionist painter Claude Monet brings forth, in many minds, stunningly beautiful pieces of art…

Visitors to Homer look at an eagle nest near Lake Street and by Beluga Slough.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best bets

On an early morning walk this week, the Betster, observant as always, noticed a couple of things: 1.…

Arts in Brief

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Arts in Brief

Lavallee visits Art Shop Gallery Artist Barbara Lavallee visits the Art Shop Gallery from 1-6 p.m. Saturday. The…