So much for an early spring — keep your snow shovels handy and watch your step when going outside, folks! If you’re out and about and looking for something to do, find some ideas in this week’s Best Bets.

BEST KIDS’ CRAFTS BET: Teens and tweens are invited to join the Homer Public Library for a “crafternoon” on Thursday, March 20 from 4-5:15 p.m. to get crafty! Various supplies will be provided for attendees’ imaginative creating. For questions, email cnofziger@ci.homer.ak.us or visit the library website at www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/library. 500 Hazel Ave.

BEST KNOW YOUR LAND BET: Join Kachemak Bay Campus for the next Know Your Land seminar on Thursday, March 20 at 6 p.m.! Caley Gasch will present on soil health for your garden. All Know Your Land talks are free, held hybrid in-person at the KBC’s Pioneer Hall in room P202, and livestreamed via Zoom. To attend virtually, register for the Zoom here: bit.ly/KnowYourLand2025. 533 E. Pioneer Ave.

BEST COLLEGE COUNCIL BET: The Kenai Peninsula College Council is a monthly public meeting where college leadership reports on KPC programs, initiatives and strategies, and solicits input from the college council and community members. These meetings are open to the public and accessible by Zoom or in person at all three KPC campuses on a rotating schedule. This month’s meeting will take place at Kachemak Bay Campus on Thursday, March 20 beginning at 6 p.m. Find more information at kpc.alaska.edu/about/college-council-advisory-board/reports.cshtml. 533 E. Pioneer Ave.

BEST COMMUNITY AGENCIES BET: Check out the MAPP Community Meeting for Agencies on Friday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon and see what has been done to address and organize around housing, child care and food, the top community health improvement priorities identified last year. This meeting will be held at Kachemak Bay Campus in Pioneer Hall. For more information, contact Hannah at 907-317-2050 or mappofskp@gmail.com. 533 E. Pioneer Ave.

BEST STUDENT FUNDRAISING BET: The Alaska Japanese Club will host a second Japanese Cuisine Fundraising Event on Saturday, March 22 at the Homer United Methodist Church. Get your tickets for amazing homemade Japanese cuisine, served in two seatings from noon to 1:30 p.m. or 2-3:30 p.m. Tickets are still available by calling 907-699-2567 or visiting Red Bird Kitchen. Funds raised from this event will support the student ambassadors’ trip to Homer’s sister city, Teshio, in Hokkaido, Japan in June. The Alaska Japanese Club will also have a silent auction during the serving hours. Don’t miss out! 770 East End Road.

BEST GUIDING GROWTH BET: Guiding Growth will host a Homer City Code forum focusing on housing, open space and energy on Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. at Kachemak Bay Campus. Join a gathering of community leaders to discuss robust and effective code changes to achieve community priorities around housing, open space and energy. There will be facilitated, group discussions on vetted, workable code changes and attendees will work together to sketch an overarching strategy to get big things done. A collaboration of Guiding Growth, MAPP and the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society, this event seeks to bring together representatives from as many local groups in the community as possible, including youth, industry, outdoor recreation, Homer City Council and City Commissions to engage with rewriting Homer City Code to better reflect our needs and values as a community. Snacks and drinks provided. For more information contact info@guidinggrowthhomer.com. 533 E. Pioneer Ave.

BEST HEALTH AND WELLNESS BET: Join South Peninsula Hospital for Wellness Wednesdays, a free evening of health education, food and yoga held weekly on Wednesdays at Kachemak Bay Campus from 5:30-7:30 p.m. On March 26, Kachemak Bay Campus director Brian Partridge will present “Uncovering Unconscious Bias.” Partridge’s discussion will be followed by an hour of yoga with Joolee Aurund. For more information, visit the SPH Facebook page or contact wellness@sphosp.org or 907-235-0285. 533 E Pioneer Ave.