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  • TBA City of Homer Adult Basketball Tournament at Homer High School, call 235-6090 for teams and times.
  • Bruin Youth Basketball Sign-up    Contact Chris Etzwiler 235-1560.  Space is limited.  Practice at West Homer Elementary $10 per month, per participant.
  • Homer Chamber of Commerce
  • Homer Middle School 
    • Early Bird Basketball  Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6:15 – 7:30  Punch Cards offered through Community Schools 235-6090
    • Night Volleyball Tuesdays or Thursdays 7:30-9:30 Ongoing  Punch Cards offered though Community Schools, 235-6090.
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  • Fireweed Gallery
    • A Circle of Women:  A visual and literary exhibit by othe Chambers very own – Jenny Martin & Christina Whiting March 5-31
  • Bunnell Street Arts Council 
    • Artist-in-residence:  Jim Woodring, Cartoonist, the Arthur of Jim – Funded by the Rasmuson Roundation & United States Artists, Jim wil transorm the gallery space into a working studio this month and exhibit his work on the walls.  – an illustrated “autojournal” that includes drawings, comics and stories based on his childhood experiences and is perhaps best known s the creator of Frank, a wordless cartoon series.  All events will take place at Bunnell Street Arts Center. 235-2662
    • Alex Combs Artist Award Applications due April 1
    • Plate Painting Workshopts Satudrays 12-4.  Plates are due March 27.  Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society Paint-in.  Bring someone new, Plate project is a great way to encourage new talent.
    • Life Drawing Group Tuesdays 6:30-9:30:  Self instructed drawing from a life model.  Bring your own drawing supplies.  $7 is requested to help pay for models.  Participants must be members.  FMI Gaye Wolfe 235-7696
  • Homer Elks Club
    • Homer Emblem Club Bingo Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:30 FMI 235-0122
  • Homer Public Library
    • Knitting Circle Mondays 3-5, refreshments provided.
    • Children’s Storyhour 10-11 Tuesdays 
    • Chapter Book After School Story Hour 4:00 Wednesdays. Craig Phillips reads to Elementary-school aged children and parents are invited.
    • Infant Lap Sit with Jolee 11:30-12:00 Thursdays for Infants to 2 years old
  • Homer Council on the Arts  
    • Special Exhibit:  Emerging Artists 235-4288
    • Youth Summer Scholarship applications available at the Homer Council on the Arts, 235-4288
  • Boys & Girls Club
    • Hoop Play (Drop-in, All ages, All levels)  Not just for kids, HoopDancing is sweeping the nation as a great new exercise for adults & kids alike.  $5 a class + $3 drop-in fee. 1-2pm
    • Children’s Playgroup  Parents & children 0-5 years old are invited to run, romp & play.  Ongoing to April 30.  Punch Cards 10 punches for $20, 20 for $35 Mondays & Fridays 10:30 – Noon.
  • Land’s End Locals Night  Wednesdays at 5 pm
  • Community Stash
    • CommuKnitty Stash hosts a weekly evening knitting circle every Wednesday night at the CommuKnitty Stash yurt in The Yurt Village from 6:30 to 8:30.  All are welcome, come knit in our cozy little yurt.

·         Boys  & Girl’s Club

·         HOOP PLAY (Drop-in, ALL AGES, ALL LEVELS)
Thought hula hooping was just for kids?  Well, think again!  HoopDancing is sweeping the nation as a great new exercise for adults and kids alike. Come play around with Cosmic Hoops, and join the fun.  Hoops provided, or bring your own.  
Saturdays at 1:00pm - 2:00pm $5 a class plus $3 CS drop-in fee.

·         Homer High School

·         Green Room:  Latin Dance Group Therapy 6:30 on Wednesdays with Janette Aragones

·         Open Weight Room Monday through Thursday 6-8  punch cards offered through community schools.  Dress appropriately.  Wear clean indoor sneakers.

  • Cycle Logical Bicycle Shop
    • Open Bike Shop – come and learn more about your bicycle.  Taught by Derek Reynolds 226-2925  Every Sunday 6-9  $10 per session +1-time $12 CS fee.  Punchcards 10 for $90.
  • Haas Studio
    • 5Rhythms Movement Class with Gail Edgerly.  5Rhythms is a form of freestyle dance.  This movement practice is for anyone.  If you can breathe you can dance. FMI go to www.movmentashealer.com Mondays from 6-7:15PM
  • Pratt Museum
    • Special Exhibit:  The Big One: Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, through March 14, 235-8635.
    • Special Exhibit: Backyard, Alaska:  Walsh & Freeman March 19 – May 23, 235-8635.
    • Fish Feedings every Tuesday & Friday at 4 pm.
  • NOTE: Spring Break Begins on Friday March 12 with an in-service day for Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.  School resumes on Monday, March 22.
  • Latitude 59 Month long art show and silent auction to benefit Smile Train Afghanistan “Women’s Art Piece by Peace”

Mo1 Pratt Museum       

Living By The Tides COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING 6:30-8:30, 235-8635 This community-wide inclusive event invites community members to come and share their stories of subsisting by the tides as part of our “Living By the Tides” Project, exploring how tides have shaped our local identities in Kachemak Bay.

Tu2      Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Preschool - Grade 1

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

Homer Council on the Arts

Adventures Empowering Women  by Libby Bushell, Homer Wilderness Leaders – slides of her 2006 climb of Denali 7:00 PM

We3      Pratt Museum   

Winter Wednesday’s are FREE ADMISSION  Noon to 5pm, 235-8635

Th4      Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Grades 2-6

Down East Saloon

The Peter Rowan Trio 7 pm www.peter-rowan.com

$32 admission.  Capacity is limited.  Tickets available at Homer Bookstore, Down East Saloon or online at www.Inticketing.com.  This is a non-smoking event.

An evening with a true American legend.  Grammy-award winner and five-time Grammy nominee, Peter Rowan is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades.  From his early years, playing under the tutelage of bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe, Rowan has built a devoted international fan base.  An opportunity to see an icon like Peter Rowan in a venue this size doesn’t come around very often.  We hope you join us in welcoming Peter back to Homer.

Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center

            Wetland Working Group Mtg 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

            Contact Tara Schmidt (907)235-8177

Fr5       FIRST FRIDAY – SEE THE LOCAL GALLERIES FOR ART OPENINGS ALL OVER TOWN

Bunnell Street Arts Gallery

Animation Screening (See information above on the March Alaska artist-in-residence, Jim Woodring) 

Jim’s Picks including Worse and Worse, Whin-Grinder, Lazy Robinson plus selected Japanese animations, 7:00 pm235-2662 or asia@bunnellstreetgallery.org

            Ptarmigan Arts

First Friday “Reflections of Self”          5:00-7:00

A mixed media invitational show of local women artists celebrating Women’s History Month.

Pratt Museum   

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

            Kachemak Bay Campus features

Foreign Film Friday’s at 7pm. 235-7743 for film titles

Sa6          Homer Council on the Arts

                                    Arty March Art Workshops – Silk Painting Workshop with Sarah and Katie Cronk at HCOA. 

10-noon, Children will paint a silk bandana $35 for members, $40 for non-members

1-4pm Adults will paint 3-4 silk scarves $65 for members, $75 for non-members, plus $30 materials fee

Contact Cindy Nelson 235-0556 or HCOA to register 235-4288, hoca@homerart.org

Bay Club

HOWL’s Rock Climbing Competition  10-5 $25 registration fee.  All ages welcome.  All proceeds benefit the HoWL Scholarship Fund.  Entry is limited.

Kachemak Nordic Ski Club

Junior Nordic Ski festival – Lookout Mountain Trails.  Contact Louise Seguela 235-9408 or Kenton Bloom 235-6600.

Homer Senior Center

Senior Center Talent Show.  Call Gay Pendleton for information at 235-2295.

 

Homer Council on the Arts

Diversity in our Community Enriches Us All  International Women’s Panel discussion & Dance by Breezy Berryman 7:00-9:00 PM

Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center

Kachemak Bay Birders First Saturday Birding Trip  11:00 AM

Join the Kachemak Bay Birders and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge for a birding walk to Beluga Slough and Bishop’s Beach.  Meet at Islands & Ocean

Sun 7

Mon8    Homer Council on the Arts

Exonerated  7:00-9:00 PM  Curtis Edward McCarty  On Death Row 19 years, was exonerated in 2007 after serving 21 years – including 19 years on death row for a 1982 Oklahoma City murder he did not commit.

            Down East Saloon

                        Game Night & Punk n’ Peach Pie’s Variety Show 9:00

MAR 8-12          Anchorage School District Spring Break!

 

Tu9      Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Preschool - Grade 1

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

            Kachemak Bay Campus

                        Education Degree KBC Informational meeting

            Community Stash

Beginning Knitting & Felting Classes 6:30-8:30 FMI Sarah 299-4789

                        All materials provided.  Four nights of instruction.  Free

Chapman School

Big Brother Big Sister Information Meeting  7:00  235-8391

Kharacters

                        Craft Night w/ Music by Tyler Munns 10:00

            Down East

                        Songwriter's Showcase: Katie Emerick 10:00

           

We10    Pratt Museum   

Winter Wednesday’s are FREE ADMISSION  Noon to 5pm, 235-8635

Kachemak Bay Campus

            Coordinated Transportation Plan Meetings  4-6PM  Do you use public transportation on the Kenai Peninsula to get around?  You will want to come to a meeting to let us know your needs and ideas to better serve you and stretch transportation dollars.  FMI Call David Krutsinger AICP (800)677-1671 or Anne Brooks (866)535-1877

Homer Council on the Arts

            jazz like chocolate A 2010 HCOA Concert Series.  Tickets are $18, $15 members, available at Homer Bookstore, HOCA & the door. 

Karen Strid-Chadwick is well known to audiences as a soloist and ensemble performer, often collaborating on piano with reputed jazz musicians from around the world.

Mari Hahn is equally at home in the genres of opera, art song, musical theater and jazz.  She is known for her highly interactive and entertaining performance style. 

Th11     Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Grades 2-6

Homer Mariner Theatre

            THE US AIR FORCE BAND OF THE PACIFIC PRESENTS… The Greatlanders! 15 piece jazz band  7:00 PM Free admission  For questions, contact Linda at 235-5734

Fr12     Pratt Museum   

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

            Mermaid Café

                        Johnny B live music at 6:00

Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center

            Health Care Heroes Appreciation  5:30 pm

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor David Carey is hosting a special event to honor the “Healthcare Heroes “ of the Southern Kenai Peninsula communities.  All members of the public are welcome to attend and participate in honoring the healthcare heroes in Homer and Surrounding communities.

 

Sa13         Kachemak  Nordic Ski Club  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!  burtons@mosquitonet.com  Marylou Burton.

Kachemak  Bay Nordic Ski Marathon 

Two race options – 25K or 42K. Races run concurrently.  Both courses begin at Lookout Mountain Nordic ski trails and end at Baycrest Nordic ski trails.  Contact Marylou Burton, 235-6469.

            CommuKnitty Stash

                        Demystifying Patterns:  demonstration on demystifying patterns and interpreting abbreviations at their shop in the Yurt Village from noon to two. Bring patterns you have questions on and we'll do our best to answer them.  

 

Su14    DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME begins

Homer Theatre hosts

The Metropolitan Opera ~ Carmen

One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence and racism – and its corollary:  Freedom.  Angela Gheorghiu plays the sedeuctive Gypsy of the title in her role debut, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don Jose.  12 noon

Tickets $15, Senior & Military $10, Children & Students $5 Concession serving lunch specials $8

Subscription to all five operas $60

Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow

            Skiing Opportunity

            11-4  Call Kachemak Ski Club hotline FMI 235-SNOW

Local Area Businesses & Scavenger Hunt Teams 

25th Annual Scavenger Hunt for Local Charities 

Teams compete for prize money to benefit their favorite charity.  Sign up for breakfast at 11 AM at the American Legion.  Check in at the Otter Room at 4 PM.  Last year, $1200 was earned for the Homer Food Pantry, $700 for Project Grad and $400 for K-Kids!

Contact Rita at the Otter Room for more information, 235-6114.

Tu16     Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Preschool - Grade 1

j0336075Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

Homer Chamber of Commerce

Kenai Peninsula Association for Renewable Energy  LUNCHEON 12 noon-1:30, 235-7740 Presenter Taz Tally, Renewable Energy Advocate, will present on advances in renewable energy technologies and funding sources for energy audits, weatherization and renewable energy.  Lunch is available:  $12 for members, $14 for non-members. 

Homer Public Library

            Listening from the Heart & Promoting Peace High school age – Adult book discussion “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson 5:45 – 7:30

Homer Council on the Arts

Theatre of the Mind Staying Home for Spring Break?  Radio & Readers’ Theatre Workshop Noon – 4:00PM, March 16-19  Bring your crash boxes and come play!

$30, $25 for members.  Young readers to age 13, call 235-4288 to register.

Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center 2010

Spring Break in the Islands  Marine Debris Art Kickoff 1-2 Open for first 25.  Best for age 5 and older

16-20    Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center 2010

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.  Call Marianne Aplin, 226-1916.

We17    Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Bunnell Street Arts Gallery

Book Release Party (See information above on the March Alaska artist-in-residence, Jim Woodring) 

Jim’s new book presented with on-screen, page by page explanation , plus a Q&A with Jim and a brief talk on his cartooning workshop.  March 20, 1-5 pm  235-2662 or asia@bunnellstreetgallery.org

Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center 2010

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.  Decorate your own buoy.  Best for ages 5 and older. 12-5.

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.  Shedding Light on Salmon Sharks Best for ages 8 and older.  1-2.

Pratt Museum   

Winter Wednesday’s are FREE ADMISSION  Noon to 5pm, 235-8635

Homer Public Library

            “Listen to the Wind, the Story of  Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & SL Roth K-4 Reading for Children 4:00 – 5:00PM

Social Security Representative will be in Homer

                        @Friendship Center 9-1

                                    Dates subject to change

Homer Senior Center has Social Security CD’s on Online Retirement Planning for use.  If you would like to borrow oneo please contact the HSC office at 235-7655

Th18     Mermaid Café

                        Live music with Johnny B 6:30 PM

Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center 2010

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.  Decorate your own buoy.  Best for ages 5 and older. 12-5.

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.   Egg Decorating.   Best for ages 3+.  1-2:30

Bay Club

            Homer Chamber of Commerce MIXER  5-7 pm.  Open to the public.  Treaure hunt, class demos and more.  Great door prizes including:  1 hour massage, 1 hour personal training consultations, 1.5 hour private yoga lesson, 1 month single membership, 1 bottle of Omega Fish Oil coutesy of Backstop Chiropractic.  The Grand Prize for the “Catch the Big Fish of Treasure Hunt” is a 3 month single membership.  In additiona to all these great prizes, each Chamber members attending will receive two Bay Club guest Passes and a future free chiropractic examp and sonsult from Backstop Chiropractic.  FMI Call Chamber 235-7740 or Bay Club 235-2582

Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Grades 2-6

15-19    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Spring Break!

Fr19      Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center 2010

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.  Decorate your own buoy.  Best for ages 5 and older. 12-5.

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.   Great Expectations:  A Pinniped Story.  Today’s topic:  Seals, Sea Lions & Walrus’.  Best for ages 8 & up.  Join Alaska Sealife Center biologist Lori Polasek to discover how seals,sea lions and walruses and their pups are adapted to survive in Alaska’s cold oceans through hands-on discovery and ultrasound images of Kiska’s pup. 1-2.  

Homer Public Library

            Tech Class:  Photos & Computers Monthly classes, began in January.  First come, first serve.  435-3195.  Sponsored by Friends of the Homer Public Library.

Pratt Museum

Backyard, Alaska: Walsh and Freeman, special exhibit, 235-8635

Opening Reception today.7 pm

Michael Walsh and Asia Freeman’s exhibit explores stories, truths, myths, feats and failures memorialized in backyards.  Since pioneering days, we Alaskan have been known to hoard a lot of stuff.  Our backyards don’t conceal as much as they reveal shred experiences and dilapidated dreams.  Working with found objects, images and sound, collaborating multi-media artists reveal down-home Alaskan experiences for Backyard, Alaska.

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

Sa20     FIRST DAY OF SPRING!

Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center 2010

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.  Decorate your own buoy.  Best for ages 5 and older. 12-5.

Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films.   Great Expectations:  A Pinniped Story.  Today’s topic:  Seals, Sea Lions & Walrus’.  Best for ages 8 & up.  Join Alaska Sealife Center biologist Lori Polasek to discover how seals,sea lions and walruses and their pups are adapted to survive in Alaska’s cold oceans through hands-on discovery and ultrasound images of Kiska’s pup. 1-2.  

Homer Council on the Arts

                        Jewelry Creations with Cindy Nelson & Peggy Fischer at HCOA. 

12-4pm $55 for members, $65 for non-members, all materials provided

Contact Cindy Nelson 235-0556 or HCOA to register 235-4288, hoca@homerart.org

            Bunnell Street Arts Gallery

Cartooning Workshop (See information above on the March Alaska artist-in-residence, Jim Woodring) 

$12 includes material (Bristol paper and classic nibbed pen and ink bottle.    1-5 pm  235-2662 or asia@bunnellstreetgallery.org

Hospice of Homer

Bereavement Support Group   Four week, free.  235-6899 12-1:30

Carl E Wynn Nature Center

            Springtime Egg Hung  Best for ages 3 & older.  1-2:30 pm

Homer Chamber of Commerce

Annual Winter King Salmon Tournament  High stakes one day fishing tournament with loads of prizes for entrants and top dollar awards for the big fishing winners.

Call Paula at 235-7740.

Note to Members of the Chamber:  We expect 1000 fishermen and their families to participate, so be sure to staff your business accordingly.  J

Su21    Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow

Skiing Fun 11AM-4PM Call Kachemak Nordic Ski Club FMI 235-SNOW

Mo22    Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center

            Kachemak Bay Birders Monthly Meeting   5:00 PM

Kenai Peninsula College East Campus

            Understanding Heart of the Middle East through Literature

Book Discussion – High school age through adult, Music by Karen Cauble.  Book list available on pink posters in town or call Kate 235-5329

            Small Business Development Center

                        Build A Business Plan Seminar 1:00 – 3:00 PM $25 per attendee.

Tu23     Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Preschool - Grade 1

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

We24    Pratt Museum   

Winter Wednesday’s are FREE ADMISSION  Noon to 5pm, 235-8635

Homer Public Library

            Let there be Peace on Earth and Let it Begin with Me” by Jill Jackson & Sy Miller. 

Reading by Craig Phillips for pre-school age children 10:00 AM

Th25     Mermaid Café

                        Live Music with Johnny B 6:30 PM

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

Spring Volunteer Gathering   6:00-7:30.  Call 235-6667.  Dessert potluck!

Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Grades 2-6

Fr26     Pratt Museum   

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

Mermaid Café

                        Live Music with Atz & Bonnie Kilcher 6:30 PM

Homer Public Library

            Begin Surfing the Internet  3:30.  Free.  First come, first serve.  Adults are invited to learn more about basic internet surfing with Ryan Ridge.

Fairy Ring Teahouse

            “Rights of Afgham Women?!” Homer high school’s Drama, Debate and Forensics students debate and open dicussion topic “Rights of Afghan Women?!” 7:00 PM

26-27    Bunnell Street Arts Council 

Aurthur & Esther, a dark comedy by Tom Atkinson March 26 & 27 time tba

Sa27         South Peninsula Haven House Sponsors

Fourth Annual Women of Distinction Awards  6pm at Land’s End.. Call Peg Coleman at 235-7712 for additional information.

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

Spring Work Party at Peterson Bay Field station.  Transportation provided.  Call 235-6667

Lands End

            Women of Distrinction Awards Banquet and Auction WCF Webinar Series  Adult Honoree;  Clara Anderson, Youth Honoree:  Oceana Wills.  Music by Mo-Mo Blues.  Proceeds for Haven House. 6pm 235-0400

Mermaid Café

            Live Music Hallie Hudson  6:30  235-7649

The Homestead

Homer Brewing Company Dinner.  Five course dinner paired with fresh ales.  $65 tax & gratuity included

Homer Public Library

                        Past Lives, Present Experiences? Discussion on Reincarnation.  All Day Event.  Where do our passions, talents, fears and sense of knowingness come from? Could our current character, with it's virtues and shortcomings be the culmination of our spiritual development from past lives? It is so much fun to widen the perspective of who we are, then explore our world and experiences from there.  Contact: ktfnn@yahoo.com

Latitude 59

            International Women’s Day 100th Anniversary Celebration Middle Eastern Buffet by Wendellosaurus,

Fundraiser for Afghanistan Smile Train.  $20 per person.   Tickets available at 235-2401 or Latitude 59 7:00 PM

Music with Sunrise & Karen Cauble, Art Auction & Women’s Wisdom

Su28     Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow

Skiing Fun  FMI Call Kachemak Nordic Ski Club 235-SNOW   

Kachemak Nordic Ski Club sponsors

Sea to Ski Triathlon 5K Run, 7K Bike, 5K Ski  Call Dave Brann at 235-6018 for more information.

Register at the Gazebo at the base of the spit 10-12 $10 students, $15 adults.  Late registration $+5 Required meeting at 12:30.  Race begins 1:00  Keep dogs on leash.  5K run (Gazebo to WHE), 7K Bike (West Hill, Highland Dr to Roger’s Loop trailhead), 5ksmi (Roger’s Loop Trailhead to DOT Sterling Hwy.Trailhead.) Awards ceremony 3 pm Call Mike Byerly at 235-3880

Mo29    Small Business Development Center

Build A Website Seminar 1:00 – 3:00 PM $40 per attendee.

            Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

                        CPR/ First Aid Certification Course

Tu30     Pratt Museum   

Forest Explorers  3:30, 235-8635 Preschool - Grade 1

Feed the Fish   4:00, 235-8635

We31    Pratt Museum   

Winter Wednesday’s are FREE ADMISSION  Noon to 5pm, 235-8635

 

 

 

 

 

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Activities are updated as new events come in. Please call the Homer Chamber of Commerce for updates at 235-7740 or email us at viscenter@homeralaska.org.