While you don’t have to put away your birding scopes just yet, it is time to dig out your writing tools and creative ideas! The 2024 Kachemak Bay Writers Conference is happening this weekend. The conference itself is at capacity, but scheduled readings by conference faculty and this year’s keynote speaker are open to the public! Don’t miss out! For information on other exciting happenings this week, check out these Best Bets!
Extra, extra! — extra time, that is, to submit to Homer Council on the Arts’ call for art for the “Finding Home” exhibit! If you have artwork that fits the theme and haven’t submitted it yet, now’s your chance! In other news, the annual Community Resource Connect event is coming soon, and Coop’s Coffee is accepting items for donation up to the event! If you have new or gently-used and clean items to donate, bring them by Coop’s Coffee out on East End Road. Otherwise, mark your calendars for upcoming weekly talks and the annual Winter Carnival Parade — and don’t forget to submit to the now-open Kenai Peninsula Writers Contest! For details, check out this week’s Best Bets!
Keep your calendars close and your schedule reminders closer — Homer has a lot in store for folks in the coming weeks! Time is almost up to submit art for the HCOA and Homer Public Library’s “Where we live” exhibition — hurry and get those submissions in! Check out other free events like the library’s plant swap, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies’ weekly presentations and the next Wellness Wednesday talk at the college, sponsored by South Peninsula Hospital! And of course, start planning for the big milestone — Homer’s 70th annual Winter Carnival and Parade! For information on these and more, take a look at this week’s Best Bets.
After taking a break for the holidays, organizations and businesses around town are gearing up to bring you new and exciting events and exhibits! Check out speaking events hosted by South Peninsula Hospital or the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. Crack open your notebooks to get ready for the Kenai Peninsula Writers Contest — submissions opening soon! Or start brainstorming and building your float for the upcoming Winter Carnival Parade in February — participants can start signing up now! For details on these and more, take a look at these Best Bets.
2024 has come in with a bang — and a lot of bright flashy colors, if you were at Mariner Park this past weekend for the annual crowdfunded Fireworks Fantastical. Let’s hope the year continues in such a spectacular manner, highlighting the community ties that bring us all together as we celebrate being alive and calling this place home. If you want to keep up the momentum, how about checking out some of these upcoming events, like weekly Jam Sessions at HCOA, health talks with free wellness tips, or wintry snowshoe adventures? For details on these and more, take a look at this week’s Best Bets.