In its 51st season, Pier One Theatre presents a variety of plays for audiences of all ages and by community members of all ages. “This year, we’ll be producing a classic, which will be making its first appearance on the Pier One stage, a couple of old standards that will no doubt be familiar to […]
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If I named my favorite filmmakers, I would probably come quickly to Alex Garland. That’s odd, because before seeing his latest, “Civil War,” I had only seen two of his films, and only really liked one of them. “Ex Machina” is a film I fell in love with when I dragged my high school friends […]
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It was a full house at Grace Ridge Brewing on Saturday, April 13 — but patrons didn’t arrive just for the popular craft beers. Ready, Set, Art! returned for its second year to provide an exciting evening of live art creation and raise funds for the Ptarmigan Arts Visual Art Scholarship Fund, the only visual […]
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Homer’s annual Jubilee talent show, sponsored by Homer’s Council on the Arts, returns to the Homer High School Mariner Theatre for a single performance on Friday night. The show starts at 7 p.m. There are 25 acts in this year’s two-hour show, including dance, vocal, piano and theater acts. The event is directed by Jimmy […]
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Homer’s galleries and public art spaces showcase artists’ work during the first Art Walk of Spring. Stroll the galleries, meet the artists and enjoy the variety of mediums on display. Art Shop Gallery 202 W Pioneer Ave. Byron Birdsall watercolors and acrylic/watercolors by Courtenay Birdsall Clifford Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m. Art Shop Gallery hosts an […]
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Homer has been picked as the No. 4 best small town arts scene in America, the Homer Chamber of Commerce announced on Facebook last Tuesday, March 26. The nomination comes as part of USA Today’s 2024 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards. The competition began earlier this year when Homer was selected by an expert panel from […]
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A short documentary about local resident George Faust will premiere April 11 at the Homer Theatre. “My Third Act,” produced by Affinity Films, is about Faust’s career performing in circus arts in various places around Alaska and how his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease at age 70 ended the physical part of his career. His circus […]
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