Kachemak Bay Campus is holding registration for the annual Young Writers Workshop, held as part of the 2013 Kachemak Bay Writers Conference. The workshop is 9 a.m. to noon June 14 at the campus. Visiting writer, novelist and teacher Nicole Stellon O’Donnell will conduct the workshop, “Writing Together, Writing Alone.” It is designed for 10th, 11th and 12th graders wishing to explore writing of any kind — poetry, fiction, nonfiction, song lyrics, or even scripts. She will also discuss publication and opportunities for young writers.

How do you find a home when you find yourself away from the land you’ve grown up in?
For Native Alaskans who have left the village for the big city, for young Alaskans who have moved to the Lower 48 to find careers and for new Alaskans who have left homes Outside, that can be a common theme. It’s one Minneapolis artist Emily Johnson has found herself exploring in her narrative-based performance installations.

ReGroup seeks artists to submit art made from trash for its  Salvage Art Exhibit at the Kenai River Festival June 7-9. ReGroup is a Kenai Peninsula nonprofit educational group of concerned people interested in developing public awareness of the benefits of waste reduction, reuse and recycling through educational and citizen participation. Festival attendees will be able asked to vote for their favorites among three categories for two different age groups. Exhibit entries will be on display throughout the Kenai River Festival.

A Homer 7th grader, Jimmy Gao, won first prize in the Intermediate II Division at the Alaska Piano Competition. At the competition on May 4 for young pianists through grade 12 and sponsored by the University of Alaska Anchorage, Gao performed works by Beethoven, Schumann and Bartok. 

The judge selected his performance of Schumann’s “Mignon” Op. 68, No. 35 for the Winners’ Recital on May 5. A student of Joel Pietsch at the Harbor School of Music & Dance, Gao performs at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Mariner Theatre for the school’s end-of-year recital.