So many exciting things happening this week! Check out the first ever Growers’ Conference at KBC on Friday and Saturday, or visit Bunnell Arts Center on Friday for a story sharing session with Yup’ik artists. While you’re out and about after the weekend, stop by Safeway where SPH is hosting a blood donation drive. If you have any old electronics lying around and gathering dust, get those ready too for an upcoming recycling event! For details on these and more, check out these Best Bets.

BEST GROWERS CONFERENCE BET: The inaugural Southcentral Growers Conference is this weekend! Check it out on April 25 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and April 26 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Attendance is free and no registration is required. All events will be held in person at Kachemak Bay Campus in Pioneer Hall and at the KBC High Tunnel. Some presentations will also be available via Zoom. Find the conference schedule on the KBC Events newsletter at secure.smore.com/n/wkjxu. For more information, contact 907-235-1674 or makopp@alaska.edu. 533 E. Pioneer Ave.

BEST STORY SHARING BET: Join Bunnell Street Arts Center for a Yup’ik Story Sharing session with storytellers and Bunnell Artists-in-Residence Quentin Simeon and Amber Webb on Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Event attendance is by donation. For more information, visit www.bunnellarts.org/. 106 W. Bunnell Ave.

BEST ALL-DAY YOGA BET: Yogicstatica returns on Sunday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Bunnell Street Arts Center. For a $15 donation, you can participate in twelve hours of yoga in multiple styles by 12 teachers. For more information, visit www.bunnellarts.org/. 106 W. Bunnell Ave.

BEST MOBILE BLOOD DRIVE BET: South Peninsula Hospital, in collaboration with Blood Bank of Alaska, will host a mobile unit blood drive on Tuesday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Safeway. Walk-ins are welcome; 42 appointments will be available, and participants can either sign up or drop in. Before donating blood, make sure you eat well and hydrate ahead of time, and bring a photo ID with you. For more information or to register, visit donate.bloodbankofalaska.org or call 907-222-5630. 90 Sterling Highway.

BEST HOMER CITY CODE FORUM BET: You are invited to the second Homer City Code Forum on housing and open space, held Tuesday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Kachemak Bay Campus’ Pioneer Hall room 201! Hosted by MAPP, Guiding Growth and the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society, this event is for community members interested in making meaningful changes to local housing and open space policies. Organizers are asking participants to bring someone along to this event in order to garner as many diverse perspectives as possible. Additional information is available at https://guidinggrowthhomer.com/event-details/homer-city-code-forum-housing-open-space; organizers are also asking folks to review two White Papers posted on this site. For more information, contact coordinators Penelope Haas and Hannah Gustafson at kbayconservation@gmail.com. 533 E. Pioneer Ave.

BEST ELECTRONICS RECYCLING BET: Help Cook Inletkeeper celebrate 20 years of hosting the annual Electronics Recycling Event by bringing your old electronics to SBS in Homer for recycling on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.! Recycling will also be available in Soldotna on Saturday at the Central Peninsula Landfill from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and in Seward on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Seward Transfer Facility. For more information, contact Cook Inletkeeper at recycle@inletkeeper.org. 3978 Lake St.