Arts
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For the second year in a row, Homer author Tom Kizzia’s book, “Pilgrim’s Wilderness,” has topped the Homer Bookstore’s annual Best Seller list. Kizzia also is the Homer Bookstore’s all-time best selling author. The list is compiled from computer sales figures from books sold in 2014 at t...
Wed, 01/28/2015 - 1:00pm -
“Fahrenheit 451 – The temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns…” On Friday night a crowd of people gathered at the end of the library parking lot. As pallets were added to a glowing fire the wind scattered sparks and shouts as marshmallows were drawn back from th...
Wed, 01/28/2015 - 12:56pm -
The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Committee seeks artists to paint Alaska birds on 6-inch-by-6-inch canvases as a fundraiser for the Shorebird Conservation and Education Fund and to offset costs of bringing world class speakers to the festival. The canvases are free and can be picked up at t...
Thu, 01/22/2015 - 10:06am -
Homer ceramic artist Ahna Iredale offers a six-week pottery class at her studio, Rarebird Pottery. Classes are three hours long on Tuesday and Thursday in the daytime or evening and begin Feb. 3. The class will include throwing on the wheel and handbuilding. Instruction is geared toward all skill le...
Thu, 01/22/2015 - 10:06am -
Auditions for the Homer Council on the Arts Spring Cabaret are at 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at HCOA. Directed by Hannah Heimbuch, the cabaret is April 17 and 18 and is a fundraiser for the arts council. The show will have a varied cast and play list, incorporating cabaret standards and mixed-genre tunes done i...
Thu, 01/22/2015 - 10:06am -
Calling itself “a trip down Penny Lane” — uh, that would be a Beatles song — “The ’60s Show: A Curious Celebration of an Era” is more like a bridge between the past and present. With cast and crew from the Baby Boomer, Gen X and Millennial generations, the Homer Council on the Arts var...
Thu, 01/22/2015 - 10:05am -
The Homer Council on the Arts has announced the winners of its 2015 Annual Arts Awards. The awards will be presented at HCOA’s annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at HCOA. The winners are: • Arts Leadership/Advocacy: Homer Arts and Culture Alliance (Homer Council on the Arts, Bunnell Street Arts...
Thu, 01/15/2015 - 11:04am -
Sponsored by the Homer Council on the Arts, “The 1960s Show: A Curious Celebration of an Era” shows at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 and 3 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Mariner Theatre. Directed by Sally Oberstein, who produced “Old Songs and Chapstick” and “Duck Tape and Reruns,” “The 1960s Show” is describ...
Thu, 01/15/2015 - 11:04am -
The Friends of the Homer Public Library launches its Big Read program in celebration of Ray Bradbury’s science fiction novel “Fahrenheit 451” with a bonfire at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the far end of the Homer Public Library parking lot. Members of the teen and adult “Resistance Force” will be in...
Thu, 01/15/2015 - 11:03am -
Legendary Cajun accordion player Jesse Lége and Cajun fiddler extraordinaire Joel Savoy are joined by the Foghorn Stringband as Cajun Country Revival, performing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Alice’s Champagne Palace. Tickets are $10 at the door. Savoy also does a Cajun fiddle workshop from 3-4 p.m. Tuesd...
Thu, 01/15/2015 - 11:02am
