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June 2008 |
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Two-hour low tide beach walks, guided by a NPS ranger, will be
offered on the following dates:
Tuesday June 3: 8:00am – 10:00am
Wednesday June 4: 8:30am – 10:30am
Thursday June 5: 9:15am – 11:15am
Friday June 6: 10:30am – 11:30am
To learn more about
summer programs at Islands and Ocean, visit
www.islandsandocean.org.
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6th
First Friday!
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Pratt Museum
presents Juried Art Exhibition
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Ptarmigan Arts
presents Sarah
Kennedy, “Highliners: Portraits of Homer Fishing Boats” Pastel,
Charcoal, Graphite, and Conte Crayon on Paper
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Fireweed Gallery presents
Annella Campbell watercolor & acrylic paintings: My Dream of
Alaska
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Bunnell Street Gallery presents Steve Godfrey (Ceramics) and
Don Weir (Paintings)
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The Art Shop Gallery
presents
Andrei Morozov, Homer Bone Carver from 5-7:30
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Cinema 127
presents an evening of avant-garde film and video 8:00 pm Cinema 127
Bunnell Avenue Presented by the Homer Film Society and Bunnell Street
Arts Center. Films by Stan Brakhage Leighton Pierce Michael Walsh
Kevin Co and David Nicholson Miriam Elizondo Ruth van Spalding and
Suzannah Webster. Cost is $5.
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- 6-10 Kenai Peninsula Writer's
Conference
Lectures, workshops, panel
presentations and readings with nationally recognized writers. Sponsored
by the Kachemak Bay Campus, UAA. For more
information call 235-7743 or visit
http://writersconference.homer.alaska.edu
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The
world’s longest running musical, presented by Pier One Theatre. Call
235-7333 for reservations and information.
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Time: 10
a.m. to late afternoon
Meeting Place: Top of switchback trail
Donation: $85/person for people riding Mark Marette’s
horses, $40 for those bringing horses
Max.
participants: 12 for Mark’s horses
Pre-registration required by: June 6, call Mark at
235-6393 to reserve a horse. If you want to bring a horse, please call
Mark for head count.
Join
local “cowboy“ Mark Marette for a day-long adventure to benefit KHLT
by viewing breathtaking scenery while traveling by horseback to
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust’s 160-acre Barefooter’s property in Fox
River Flats. This property is located at the head of Kachemak Bay and
is reached by crossing huge intertidal mud flats and a complex of
low-lying marshlands in an area that supports thousands of migratory
birds every spring and fall. Bring lunch, appropriate clothing and
water.
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Big fish contest
on Anchor River in the morning with casting contests, hot dog cookout
and presentation of trophies in the afternoon. Open to all kids under
the age of 16 free of charge. Contact Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce
at 235-2600 for more information.
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- 13th Wynn Nature Center Opening Potluck
Kick-off event for season of guided and
self-guided tours and weekly children's programs. Center for Alaskan
Coastal Studies, 235-5266
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- 14th Birding Walkabout on Kilcher Homestead
Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Meeting Place: Kilcher Homestead,
Homer. Kilcher Road is on left about 12 miles East End road. Meet at
Dutch Ditch gate (also know as the "Y"), half way in the road and please
park to the side.
Donation: $15
Max. participants: 15, call 235-5263 to
register
Expert birder, Mossy Kilcher, will lead
a birding workshop on the Kilcher Homestead, exploring different bird
habitats and showing how to find and identify and "see" birds by their
songs, flight patterns and behaviors. Mossy's emphasis is on connecting
with the bird world and our environment in a personal and artistic way.
This 613-acre property is permanently protected by a conservation
easement held by KHLT. This event benefits KHLT.
Dog
Walk at the Homer High School. Contests, agility demonstrations, games
and prizes. Call Pat at 235-3779 for additional information. |
- 14-15th Neptune Bay Overnight Adventure
Time: 1 p.m. Saturday-1 p.m. Sunday
Meeting Place: Homer Harbor
Donation: $150/person, includes round trip boat trip, wine and cheese
Max. participants: 10, call 235-5263 to register
Zip across Kachemak Bay on Karl Stoltzfus’ Bay Excursions with expert
naturalist Dale Chorman for an overnight adventure in spectacular
Neptune Bay exploring birds, plants and magnificent across the Bay
scenery. Stay overnight at Ken Hahn’s cabin complex neatly blended into
the woods with boardwalks. Enjoy a roughly three-quarter mile hike up
the glacial Wosnesenski River with stream crossings across the river.
Bring sleeping bags, breakfast, lunch, ingredients for a BBQ dinner,
water, layers of clothing (including raingear for inclement weather),
and hip waders for river crossing. This event benefits KHLT.
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Kachemak Bay Research Reserve
Guided Hikes
From AK Islands & Ocean Visitor Center to Bishops Beach
1 – 2 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays
Starting Tuesday, June 17 going through Thursday, August 7
1-hour staff-guided interpretive hike along Beluga Slough & Bishops
Beach Berm
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1 – 3 pm Wednesdays,
Fridays, & Saturdays starting Wednesday, June 18 and going through
Saturday, August 9
2-hour staff-guided microscope / marine science activities &
exploration
The topic for June 18 – 21 is
Wetlands and Watersheds |
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11 am – 12 pm Thursdays*
starting June 19 going through August 7
*Staff from the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Kachemak Bay
Research Reserve or National Park Service will lead these morning
explorations at Bishop’s Beach on Thursdays from 11am – 12pm.
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- 20-21 Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival
Weekend of music across the Bay! Contact the Seldovia Chamber
of Commerce for additional information, 234-7612.
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- 20-22 Marine Vertebrates of Kachemak Bay
Contact Kachemak Bay Campus, UAA, 235-7743 for additional
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Entry Fee: $50 for adults
and $25 for youth includes demonstration on packing techniques and
lunch.
Contact Shirley Schollenberg at shirley@horizonsatellite.com for more
information.
Benefit Ride for Kachemak Heritage Land Trust Come enjoy this 10+ mile guided horse trail ride in the Caribou Hills
east of Ninilchik, Beautiful scenery, open spaces and wildlife. Enter
the Trail Trials and demonstrate your ability to negotiate common
trail obstacles such as creeks and bridges.
Saturday10am-6pm we're
having fun with all things solar! Great outdoor activities to
celebrate the longest day of the year!
Times are approximate!
10:30-1:00 Kids Storyhour, Make and take solar crafts
1:00 - 2:00 Solar Science! Sun power in action
2:00 - 3:00 Solar Games
3:00 - 4:00 Sustainable Homer Solar energy lecture
4:00 - 6:00 Outdoor Acoustic Jam, games
(in case of rain, an indoor schedule of events will be posted at the
library)
At the Islands & Ocean
Visitor Center auditorium
What will be the true cost – to communities and the environment – of
Alaska’s mining boom? With billions of dollars in gold, copper, uranium,
zinc, and coal at stake, how can Alaska avoid the legacy of scarred land
and polluted waters that large-scale mines have left behind in our
country and around the world? The Consequences of Mining brings global
mining issues into the debate about Alaska’s future. Presented by
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom & the Pratt
Museum. For more information please contact: Ryjil Christianson,
Director of Education at the Pratt Museum 235-8635
Date: Monday, June 23rd, 7 – 9 pm
Film: Black Diamonds
Presenter: Bob Shavelson, Cook InletKeeper
Date: Tuesday, June 24th, 7 – 9 pm
Film: Uranium
Presenter: Dee Hunt, DCH Consulting
Date: Wednesday,
June 25th, 7 – 9 pm
Films: The Curse of Inca Gold and Our Land, Our Life
Presenter: Ann Rothe, Alaska Conservation Foundation
Date: Thursday, June 26th, 7 – 9 pm
Film: Poison in the Rockies
Presenter: Ann Rothe, Alaska Conservation Foundation
1 – 3 pm Wednesdays,
Fridays, & Saturdays starting Wednesday, June 18 and going through
Saturday, August 9
2-hour staff-guided microscope / marine science activities &
exploration
The topic for June 25th and
28th is Fishing Kachemak Bay |
- 27th Garden to Gourmet Potluck at Wynn Nature Center
Call Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies at 235-6667 for
additional information.
- 27-28
Youth Theatre Skills Camp
Paul Jones, Director.
Contact Pier One Theatre at 235-7333 for information.
- 27-29 Land's End
Regatta / Homer Yacht Club
Call Land's End Resort at 235-0400
or Bob Brant at 235-8503 for additional information.
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Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Meeting Place: 59959 Skyline Drive, Homer
Donation: $15
Max. participants: 6. Pre-registration required by June 27, call
235-5263
Join a small group to traverse land owned by Ed Bailey and Nina Faust
protected with a conservation easement held by KHLT. This view
property is part of their spectacular Inspiration Ridge Preserve and
contains small meadows with abundant wildflowers interspersed with
spruce and alder thickets. Hear about the biological importance of
this land, its interesting history, and the important role this
property plays in preserving a wildlife corridor across Homer’s
Skyline Drive. Bring water, lunch, and warm clothes for this leisurely
hike followed by lunch next to one of the Preserve’s ponds. No dogs
please. Carpooling encouraged as parking is limited. This event
benefits KHLT.
Sponsored by the Homer
News, 235-7767
The featured artist from 1-7 will be
Guitta Corey, Anchorage Artist,
Paper
Collage - Giclee Prints and Originals
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With the support of the
Alaska State Council on the Arts and in collaboration Sustainable
Homer, the Homer Council on the Arts presents a half-day workshop with
artists Taro Sasakura, Lynn Naden and Mavis Muller, entitled
“Sustaining the Arts in Homer.” The workshop from 12-4pm on Sunday,
June 29th is free to the public but pre-registration is requested in
order to have enough supplies for everyone to participate. All ages
are welcome; children need to be accompanied by an adult.
This workshop reflects one of the Homer Council on the Arts main core
values: sustainability. Hope Finkelstein, HCOA Executive Director,
explains, “When we use the term ‘sustainability’, we mean it broadly,
not just an environmental definition. This workshop intends to develop
the community conversation about how are we going to continue living
here in Homer when the fuel for distribution of goods becomes out of
reach?” How can we learn to use and respect local resources to become
community self reliant?” How can we keep artists living and working
here that keeps the quality of life in Homer so high? Historically,
the dependence of outside resources for life sustenance is only
several hundred years. Before that, villages that had clay become
known for their ceramics. Places that wood were known for their
woodwork. Environments having viable fibers produced clothing and
baskets. This workshop highlights the incredible abundance that we now
have in the communities of Kachemak Bay. We can’t take them for
granted. Practicing artists Lynn Naden, Mavis Muller and Taro Sasakura
will be sharing their arts, which reflect the use of these local
materials. Local materials do not have to be natural. From the
standpoint of Homer Council on the Arts, artists themselves are some
our most important local resources that need to be sustained.
Session 1
for ages 9 to 12. Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, 235-6667.
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