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Dr. Sami Ali's painting of two healthcare workers is part of her show, "The Mind of A Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic," opening Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at the Homer Council on the Arts. (Photo by Amber Johnson)

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HCOA presents pandemic art show by ER doctor

Dr. Sami Ali uses unique perspective to look at last two years of COVID-19 pandemic.

Artist Asia Freeman, third from left, speaks to visitors at a First Friday art exhibit opening featuring pieces by students in a college class she teaches, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Freeman wins Governor’s Arts Humanities Award

Bunnell Street Arts Center artistic director is one of nine honored.

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Fireworks explode above the Homer Spit on Dec. 31, 2020 as part of the third annual crowdfunded fireworks in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Fourth annual fireworks explode Friday

Crowd-funded New Year’s Eve fireworks still seek donations.

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A homeon Skyline Drive is one of the displays the Homer Chamber of Commerce noticed on a driver around town. (Photo courtesy Homer Chamber of Commerce)

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‘Let it Glow’ holiday lights contest ends next week

Winners will be announced at New Year’s Eve fireworks.

Kim McNett's exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center includes images from her nature journals. The show continues through Dec. 24, 2021, at the gallery in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Artist, naturalist finishes Bunnell residency

Homer artist and naturalist Kim McNett has become known in Homer and Alaska for her finely detailed, well…

Ash Naderhoff, center, pointing, shows the rest of the team the spot where he witnessed the mysterious figure that morning and documented its scat in the woods. (Courtesy Photo by Daniel Lennon/Discovery+)

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New reality-TV show explores Nantinaq stories

Series follows 40-day expedition to Port Chatham in search of mysterious Bigfoot-like creature.

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The cover of Madeline A. Hawthorne’s “A Christmas Parade,” published by Olympia Publishing.

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‘A Christmas Parade’ is local author’s first book

Just in time for Christmas, a new Homer writer and artist has published her first book. Bumblebee Books,…

Ceramic art by Jeff Szarzi shows for December at Ptarmigan Arts in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Ptarmigan Arts)

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First Friday art exhibit openings include pop-up weekend show at Ptarmigan Arts.

McNett also featured at Bunnell Street Arts Center.

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