September is coming close around the corner, but that doesn’t mean Homer is slowing down yet! With the summer tourist season still in full swing and a number of great community events coming up in the next few weeks, there’s plenty of activity still to partake in. From community craft nights to fundraisers to arts festivals, see what’s in store with these Best Bets.
Named after Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, August refers to the eighth month of the year and is used to describe something or inspiring, imposing and magnificent. Locally, for example, one might say, “the Devil’s Club in my yard are so August!” While this month signals autumn’s approach just around the corner which none of us want to think about, there are many things to celebrate – National Watermelon Day on Aug. 3, National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day is Aug. 8, Aug. 10 is National S’mores Day, and Aug. 25 is Kiss-and-Make-Up Day. Write those dates on your calendar along with these Best Bets events and activities that will keep you soaking up all the fun still to come.
An annual highlight of the summer, the Homer Garden Club 2023 Tour will take place on Sunday, July 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be five local gardens available for visitors in Homer this year. These include Angela Smith’s Homer Japanese Garden, Flo Larsen’s Gorgeous Rock Garden, Gentian Van der Boeck’s Artistic Garden, Brenda Adams’ Spectacular Garden and Flowers, Flowers, a family garden whose owners prefer to be unnamed for print, but whose address and name will be available when visitors pick up passes at the Homer Bookstore.