Homer Alaska - Letters

The essence of traditional African culture is reverence for life and a deep value for family and community. Africans embody these values through music and dance. The spirit of the Homer Council on the Arts fundraiser at Alice's on Friday night was just that. The Shona music of Zimbabwe played by the talented marimba bands carried us to a place of shared delight. The evening felt like a celebration. The room was packed with people of all ages, from elders to children, families, singles and couples with clapping, dancing, eating, drinking and bidding at the auction. What a great evening!

HCOA gives a huge thank you to all of the marimba players and their families, and special guests Milo Mathews and Laura Patty, auctioneer Dave Alpin and to those who donated the auctioned items: Home Run Oil, Timber Bay B&B, Homer Theatre, Grant Aviation, Diane Borgman, Flo and Peter Larson, and Cindy Nelson. Thank you to the Homer Bookstore for selling tickets, and KBBI, the Homer News and Homer Tribune for getting the word out. Thank you to Alice's and the staff that never stopped running to serve the crowd. And thank you to the Homer community for your support of HCOA, the marimba bands and the arts. What a great community, a community we are inspired to serve.

Gail Edgerly for the

HCOA board and staff