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Hannah Apricot works on “Enjoy,” the 2013 Homer Burning Basket, on Tuesday at Mariner Park. The basket is burned at sundown on Sunday.  -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Burning Basket is Sunday

Build week for the 10th annual Burning Basket, “Enjoy,” continues from noon to 5 p.m. daily through Saturday…

Dan Coe’s six-panel fireweed mural shows the progression of fireweed from flower to fluff over the season.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Artist incorporates sign-painting techniques into Old Town mural

As summer slides into fall, Alaskans track the fading of the season by an iconic flower and plant:…

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Pratt seeks Ritz donations

The Pratt Museum seeks donations from artists and businesses for “Ritz at the Moulin Rouge,” its 2013 Ritz…

Emmy, a Newfoundland, follows her nose to the sweet birch with companion Ken Rucker.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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A Dog’s Nose Knows

Look at a dog face-to-face and what stands out? Its nose. Put a dog in a new environment…

An adult swan leads three young swans, or cygnets, across Beluga Lake last week. Another adult swan was nearby.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

The other day the Betster and some friends debated whether or not it would rain on a holiday…

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Teaching artist training is in November

Artists and teachers who wish to join the roster to teach in Artist in School residencies should plan…

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HCOA seeks work for Emerging Artists show

The Homer Council on the Arts invites new artists to submit work for its November Emerging Artists exhibit.…

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Bellamy shows in Anchorage

Halibut Cove artist Annette Bellamy has a show, “Floating,” opening Friday at the Anchorage Museum at the Rasmuson…

R.W. Tyler’s landscape is part of his show, “His Ashai and His Subjects,” at Ptarmigan Arts.-Photo provided

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First Friday Events

Art Shop Gallery 207 W. Pioneer Ave. Time to Unlock the Treasure Corner by various artists 5-7:30 p.m.,…

This art is from Ken Green’s “Bits and Pieces”  exhibit at Picture Alaska.-Photo provided

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September shows feature longtime Homer artists

Art openings this month feature exhibits from two of Homer’s most distinguished artists, R.W. “Toby” Tyler, showing at…

No slugs devouring this Homer garden

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No slugs devouring this Homer garden

Slugs? Slugs? What slugs? There aren’t any in this garden. They must be in yours. Or, better yet,…

A kayak frame is in front of a kayak with a skin at an earlier wooden boat festival. Below is the festival logo drawn by Chelsea and Marissa Lind.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Wooden Boat Festival features ‘Year of the Kayak”

Last Saturday for Tamamta Katurlluta, the gathering of Alaska Native traditions, a small fleet of skin-on-frame kayaks and…

Sarah and Hani Demetrious stand outside Skyhorse, their custom motorhome, at the Homer Brewery on Monday. From Key West, Fla., the couple arrived in Homer this week. See their trip blog at adventuresinskyhorse.com.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Your average American holiday requires some sort of token effort. It’s not just a day off. You have…