Community Calendar

PLEASE HELP US upgrade our 11,000 square-foot indoor playfield from the temporary plastic-tiles-on-sand floor to a permanent concrete slab with 8mm Mondo Advanced polymer floor covering. (Project is projected for summer '23)

As of Feb. 1, 2023, SPARC needs $30,000 more in pledges and donations in the next few months to reach the minimum required funds to trigger a 50% M.J. Murdock Trust matching grant for this $485,000 project.

EXCITING NEWS!!! A wonderful SPARC donor agreed to match $10,000 of new floor donations in February. And, as of February 21, 2023, $10,000 in donations have come roaring in! A huge THANK YOU to all of the wonderful donors!

MURDOCK GRANT UPDATE Feb 21, 2023: SPARC still needs ~$10,000 for our minimum required funds to trigger the 50% M.J. Murdock Trust matching grant. We are almost there. Thank you ALL so much!

There are 3 ways to DONATE or MAKE A PLEDGE:

1) Our GoFundMe link is: https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-floor-for-sparc

2) Fill out the SPARC Contribution Pledge Form (found in the forms tab above) and mail to: PO Box 698, Homer

3) Come by the SPARC with cash, check or credit card

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+) Mon-Fri from 8:30-9:45am, Tues & Thurs from 12:15-1:30pm, *NEW* Mon from 5:30-7:15pm, *NEW* Tues from 1:45-2:45pm and *NEW* Mon-Thurs from 5-6am. Cost is $3.00 per session.

Get your tickets to see Brazilian recording artist, vocalist, composer, percussionist, guitarist, and musical arranger Eduardo Mendonça live at the Mariner Theatre Friday, April 21st at 6pm!
Tickets are available online at Homerart.org- $30 for Adults, $25 for HCOA members and youth get in FREE!

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+) Mon-Fri from 8:30-9:45am, Mon/Wed/Fri from 12:15-1:30pm, *NEW* Mon from 5:30-7:15pm, *NEW* Tues from 1:45-2:45pm and *NEW* Mon-Thurs from 5-6am. Cost is $3.00 per session.

Join us for a newborn/caregiver playgroup for baby playtime, songs, crafts, discuss parenting and child development. Open to all caregivers with babies up to 14 months of age. Led by Sprout and a Certified Nurse Midwife from the office of Katie Ostrom MD.

The Parkinson’s journey can sometimes feel isolating for those living with PD, their loved ones, and those caring for someone with Parkinson's. This support group is a space to create community, build meaningful relationships, connect with others, learn about resources available in the community and help with the challenges of Parkinson's Disease.

Meeting Days & Times: TBD

Do you have experience leading community groups or other support groups? We are looking for someone like YOU to be the Support Group Leader. If interested, contact Keren Kelly at 907-235-7655 or keren@homerseniors.com.

Pickleball is a paddleball sport that combines elements of badminton, table tennis, and tennis. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a ball over a net. The sport shares features of other racquet sports: the dimensions and layout of a badminton court, and a net and rules somewhat similar to tennis, with several modifications. Pickleball was invented in the mid 1960s as a children's backyard game. ***ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME!***

Classes are available for adults (18+) on Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun from 10am-12pm. Price of class is $5 (adults) & $3 (seniors/students).

The Sandhill Cranes are winging their way north. Watch for the first arrivals in the next few weeks and let Kachemak Crane Watch know when, where, and how many you see!

Report your sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch by calling 907-235-6262 or emailing reports@cranewatch.org. This is the most reliable way of making sure your important sighting makes it into our citizen science information for the year. Happy crane watching!

Nina

Every year dozens of Alaskan artists create unique art plates for Bunnell’s Plate Project. The bisqued plates are blank “canvases” for brilliant food-safe underglazes. The finished painted plates are then competitively selected by new and renewing members as thanks for their annual support. The Plate Project would not be possible without the time and talent of Homer potters who transform hundreds of pounds of clay into 100+ plates each year. Thank you to 2023’s potters: Ahna Iredale, Jeff Szarzi, David Kaufmann, Ruby Haigh, Maygen Lotscher, Carl Bice, Lisa Wood and Tara Schmidt.

Materials, guidance and good company are guaranteed when you join us in gallery to paint. All plates are due back on April 15th. You can also elect to take a plate (and glazes) home if you prefer. The Plate Project is open to anyone committed to crafting an excellent plate that will raise essential operating support for the mission and programs of Bunnell Street Arts Center at the Annual Plate Project Opening in May. 

Come play cards at the Senior Center! Every Monday from 12:00pm - 4:00pm. For more information contact Bonny McDermott at 907-235-4555 or bonny@homerseniors.com