Community Calendar

This is an open time to come walk or run indoors and not have to worry about the snowy/icy conditions outside. We will have background music playing over the speakers. Come get your stroll on!

Open to adults (18+) for $4.00 per session (as of 9/1/24).

***Please bring a pair of clean indoor shoes for you & your child to change into (in the entryway). Thank you for helping to keep our new floor looking good!***

Hockey 101 is a learn to skate program for adults. No experience necessary. 9 evenings of coached skating. Gear provided while it lasts. Program runs October 8th - 27th with gear fitting September 30 - Oct 6th. Contact ingrid for more information ieharrald@alaska.edu or 9072994370

This is an open playgroup for parents/guardians to bring their young ones* to a great big open space and let them run around and play. Bring your own toys or play with what SPARC has provided (no pedal bikes w/ brakes allowed at this time, only strider bikes & scooters). This class is available Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays from 10-11:30am (unless a special event interferes). Cost is $4.00 per child.

* This means toddlers not in kindergarten, or not of school-age yet (~5 yrs. old & younger) -- older siblings are allowed but need to be careful of the littles!

***Please bring a pair of clean indoor shoes for you & your child to change into (in the entryway). Thank you for helping to keep our new floor looking good!***

Bunnell Street Arts Center announces Call for Art for this year’s 10 x 10 Member’s Exhibit themed “In Memory Of…” Join or renew your membership at Bunnell. Register artwork by Monday, October 21st, art due on Monday, October 28th and exhibit opens Friday, November 1st.

“In Memory Of…” offers space for reflection,, grief, and process for the role loss plays in life. Works created for “In Memory of” may pay tribute to loved ones, places, and experiences that have deeply shaped us. Variations and interpretations are welcome for this theme include retablos, paintings, altars and constructions created “in memorium” or as “mementos mori.”

All work must be 10 inches in any direction, and must be ready to hang on the wall or place on a pedestal. Members may submit up to 3 works for sale at $100, $200, $300 or $400. Wooden 10” x 10” panels are available at Bunnell, while supplies last. Register artwork online by October 21st here: (https://www.bunnellarts.org/community-engagement/10-x-10/)

Art due to the gallery by Monday, October 28th, 11-5pm. Work may be mailed to Bunnell Street Arts Center; 106 West Bunnell Ave, STE A Homer, AK 99603.

New artist members are welcome to join at a $25 Introductory Membership donation. Renewing members are invited to join at a $5/monthly recurring donation, or a $50 Individual donation.

Email your artwork by October 10th to be considered for the exhibit postcard.

This Member’s Exhibit is sponsored by Homer Art and Frame. Thank You!

This is an open time to come walk or run indoors and not have to worry about the snowy/icy conditions outside. We will have background music playing over the speakers. Come get your stroll on!

Open to adults (18+) for $4.00 per session (as of 9/1/24).

***Please bring a pair of clean indoor shoes for you & your child to change into (in the entryway). Thank you for helping to keep our new floor looking good!***

It’s time again for HCOA’s annual 'Fun with 5X7 show'. This small works show is about challenging artists to experiment & try something new, with size being the only constraint. There are no prompts or subjects, open to all ages, abilities and mediums, 3D mediums are also encouraged. Each artist may submit up to 6 works, learn more and submit work at https://homerart.org/event/2024-fun-with-5x7-call-for-art/

Join us every Wednesday for our Grief and Loss Support Group in the Hospice of Homer sunroom.

Alaska Food Hub is an online farmers market. Customers can start placing orders on Friday at Noon till Mondays at 10PM for pick up on Wednesdays! Choose to pick up your local goodies from five locations: Homer United Methodist Church, Smokey Bay Air port in Seldovia, SVT in Anchor Point, Ninilchik Health and Wellness Club, and Inletkeeper's Community Action Studio in Soldotna. Learn more and shop local online at AlaskaFoodHub.org

Come play soccer, shoot hoops, toss a ball, play ultimate frisbee/pickleball/badminton, or bring a (clean) scooter or strider bike to ride around on, and just be active! This is your time to do what you’d like in an open environment, out of the elements. Sorry, NO roller skates or pedal bikes w/ brakes are allowed at this time.

Open to all ages (unaccompanied minors must be at least school age w/ parents' permission & signing of SPARC waiver). Cost is $4.00 for youth/students (under 18) and $5.00 for adults.

***Please send your child with a pair of clean indoor shoes to change into (in the entryway). Thank you for helping to keep our new floor looking good!***

Homer OPUS is a nonprofit organization that delivers string-based music programs to local youth.

The Homer Youth String Orchestra Club (HYSOC) is welcoming new and returning students to join the fall semester.

All 3rd through 12th grade string players are welcome. The first semester is free and some loaner instruments are available.

Fall classes are Tuesdays, August 27 to November 19 at West Homer Elementary School:
*Overture Strings (Grade 3), 3:00 to 4:00pm
*Scherzos (Grades 4-12), 6:00 to 7:15pm

Need more information? Not sure where your child might fit in? Visit homeropus.org.

Need a bit more time to decide? Registration is open through September 15.

Ready to register? Here's the link: https://homeropus.org/hysoc-registration