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Armin Abdihodzic, professor of music from the University of Alaska Anchorage, will be the featured guitar soloist during the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra’s Summer Music Festival’s gala concert on Aug. 7 at the Mariner Theatre.-Photo provided

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Orchestra plans multifaceted, multimedia performances

Editor’s Note: This story has been edited to correct the spelling of Tomoka Raften’s name and to show…

Flowers in teapots add some color to the boardwalk by Coal Town Coffee and Tea on the Homer Spit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Recently while walking the Spit, the Betster noticed an odd phenomenon: Homer cars sure do have a lot…

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Never forget: Your garden is to use, enjoy

It’s the best: three “grands” old enough to entrust with scissors and willing to go forth and cut…

Ozzie Sheakley, editor Erin Greenwell, Donald See and director Samantha Farinella.-Photo provided

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Native veterans speak through documentary

War, racism, personal traumas and societal changes are all hard to talk about. Voices from Alaska’s rural Native…

Two savannah sparrows fly around a sign at the Mariner Park Beach on the Homer Spit near the storm berm. Over the past years, the berm has built up, improving habitat for birds.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

You know how in all the hip cities neighborhoods have cool names? There’s Soho in New York for…

Christina Fenner’s “Joan and Seraphim,” one of her works in her History Retold exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center.

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First Friday Events

Alaska Marketplace 1130 Ocean Drive New works by M. Marali Sargent-Smith 5-7 p.m., First Friday Opening Reception Formerly…

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Celebrate Independence Day with art

The Fourth of July weekend starts off with an affirmation of one of the basic rights of free…

KBBI’s General Manager Dave Anderson displays the public radio station’s master control boards, which are out of date and in dire need of replacement. The station is hoping to raise $12,000 by the end of June to buy new equipment.

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Indiegogo to the rescue: KBBI faces equipment crisis

“Oldies” are a popular radio staple. But that’s for music, not for infrastructure. The southern Kenai Peninsula’s public…

Kathy Buys, left, on fiddle, and Lief Sorbye, right, on mandolin, perform with Tempest last Friday at Karen Hornaday Park for the opening of CeltFest and the Highland Games. They played several songs based on Robert Burns poems. For photos and results of the games, see page 12.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Lately it seems like Homer has had some really important people come to visit. Earlier this month King…

Let these gardening rules guide you: Keep it small, keep it simple, enjoy it

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Let these gardening rules guide you: Keep it small, keep it simple, enjoy it

I met a soon-to-be retired couple this afternoon. They are moving to Homer from Anchorage and building a new…

Ninilchik chamber plans inaugural Clam Scramble mud run Saturday

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Ninilchik chamber plans inaugural Clam Scramble mud run Saturday

The Ninilchik Chamber of Commerce is organizing its Inaugural Clam Scramble Mud Obstacle Run. This family-oriented event is…

Pier One season continues

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Pier One season continues

Shows in Pier One Theatre’s summer season continue through August. Auditons for “Treasure Island,” a youth production, are…

Grant program offers Lower 48 residencies

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Grant program offers Lower 48 residencies

Artists and writers can apply starting July 1 for the Rasmuson Foundation Artist Residency Program. The grant funds…