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As the lead volunteer for the Burning Basket project, a volunteer-dependent, weather-affected labor love, I have been witnessing this ongoing project as temporary art that leaves a lasting impression as it builds community and empowers individuals.
The cold season does approacheth, but the Homer community is still hopping with plenty of events and opportunities! Get in touch with nature before she goes into hibernation with a wormwood workshop on herbal first aid, or take part in cleaning up and monitoring our coastal environments. For you civic-minded folks, there’s plenty to participate in with upcoming election forums and public input on the harbor expansion. For all that and more, just check out these Best Bets.
September is in full swing — that smell of autumn in the air, leaves beginning to turn color, and Halloween candy already on the shelves in Safeway. The days might be getting chillier, but community events are still hopping. Check out these Best Bets for what’s coming soon — local fundraising, high tunnel happenings, election forums and harbor talks. These are occasions you won’t want to miss!
After participating in an interactive and impermanent art event in California in 2004, Homer artist Mavis Muller was inspired to bring the idea home. Since that time, she has been leading the creation of Homer’s annual Burning Basket, a community-wide collaboration that brings to life a Basket of Remembrance &Unburdening.