May 09 Thursday
Calling all jewelry makers, sculptors, smiths and other metalworkers!
HCOA wants to recognize the talent and mastery of metalworkers on the Kenai Peninsula. The goal of this exhibition is to showcase the diversity of design, techniques, and versatility of metalworks. Works can be sculptural or functional. We encourage artists to submit up to 3 current or past works.
Important Dates:
Submissions open through June 1st
*Artwork can be dropped off to the HCOA gallery May 1st- June 1st
Learn more and submit online at homerart.org
Seward's He Will Provide Food Pantry is open every Thursday from 3pm to 6pm. He Will Provide is located at 238 5th Ave in the basement of the City Annex building. The entrance is in the back. This is an emergency assistance food pantry.He Will Provide will be open Tuesday, November 21st from 3 to 6. He Will Provide will not be open on Thursday the 23rd. Happy Thanksgiving!
Join Dr. Rob Downey on the Seaworthy Functional Medicine Facebook Page on Thursday, May 9th at 5:00pm as he on a deep dive into the transformative power of whole food to make you healthy. Learn what really matters about food choices (e.g. dairy, gluten, refined sugar, etc.). Join us for an in-depth Q&A after his short presentation.
Have a question about a talk or interested in a topic? Send questions or topic ideas to fmc@sphosp.org.
Missed a talk? Head over to vimeo.com\sphosp to see all previously recorded talks!
Heidi's Booty Camp is a fabulous introductory workout class available to all ages & sizes! It will be based on basic form and functional movements that will progress into HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) using body weight and minimal equipment. Participants will work at their own pace and level. Led by instructor Heidi Cox. Cost of class is $3 and is scheduled for Tues. & Thurs. from 5:30-6:30pm.
Kids are allowed to come during this class but PLEASE bring your own toys & NO balls or wheeled equipment/toys allowed (for safety reasons).
***Don't forget to bring clean indoor shoes to put on in the entry way, prior to entering the floor. Thank you!***
Community Jam Sessions with Cathy Stingley happen every Thursday from 6:30-9:00pm in the HCOA Gallery. Everyone is welcome, grab an instrument or borrow one of ours, and make music with us!
May 10 Friday
Homer Steps Up community walking challenge is a free, four week event running May 1 – 28, 2024. In its 8th year, this popular event is open to anyone on the southern Kenai Peninsula, and regularly attracts hundreds of individuals on dozens of teams to compete for over $3,000 in random drawing and cash prizes. The winning team, based on a cumulative average of their members’ steps gets bragging rights, their name on the traveling trophy and a $500 award for a non-profit of their choice. The challenge is free to register online, and teams of 5-25 members compete by logging their steps using a wearable fitness tracker, smartphone or tracking and entering them manually. New this year is a youth category. Registration and information at www.homerstepsup.com. Homer Steps Up is coordinated by South Peninsula Hospital with support from City of Homer, South Peninsula Behavioral Health, SPARC, and SVT Health & Wellness.
EXTRA:Prizes - The top three winning teams will get the opportunity to designate cash donations to a local non-profit of their choice. Thanks to a grant from South Peninsula Hospital Foundation, all individual participants reaching a weekly step average of 35,000 steps (approximately 5,000 steps a day) will be entered for weekly prize drawings and $1,800 in end of challenge cash prizes. Three winners will be drawn in three different step categories weekly, and they are eligible for $100, $200 and $300 cash prizes at the challenge end. New this year is a youth category. Winners will be announced and all will be celebrated at the end of challenge awards event.
Free indoor walking - As part of this event, free indoor walking will be provided every Wednesday in the month of May starting May 1st from 5-6pm at SPARC. During this time participants can enjoy free indoor walking, pick up free Homer Steps Up swag, get a free blood pressure reading and get assistance signing up. All are invited to stay from 6-7pm for free community yoga.
Learn more - Homer Steps Up is coordinated by South Peninsula Hospital and is made possible by support from the partners: City of Homer, South Peninsula Behavioral Health, SPARC, and SVT Health & Wellness. For more information visit www.homerstepsup.com or learn more at weekly Wellness Wednesday events at the KP College every Wednesday from 5-7pm through end of April.
Bunnell Street Arts Center kicks off our 30th Plate Project and annual membership drive on May 10th from 5-7pm with cake! Choose your commemorative art plate when you donate $125+ to support the mission and programs of Bunnell. Donate $250 and select your plate early, on May 1st.
An artist-led community effort since 1994, the Plate Project provides essential support for the mission and programs of Bunnell Street Arts Center. This year’s plate project will be fired by Plate Project originator, Ahna Iredale. 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. This year we thank Lisa Wood, Maygen Lotscher, Marie Herdagen, Jeff Szarzi, David Kaufman, Ahna Iredale, Ruby Haigh, Carl Bice and Chris Story.
Donate at the $250 level and be ready to competitively select your plate early on May 1st. Plates will be available in-person and in the virtual gallery by 10 am: https://www.bunnellarts.org/plate-project/2024-plate-project-gallery/
Visionary donors at the $1,000 level may select their plates at any time.
The Spring Book and Plant Sale starts on Friday, May 10th with the Members-Only Pre-Sale from 6-8pm at the Homer Public Library. Get first pick of the best gently-used books and gorgeous plants. Renew your membership or become a Friends of the Homer Public Library member at the door or online at: https://friendsofthehomerpubliclibrary.wildapricot.org/joinus Memberships start at $15.
The Book and Plant Sale continues on Saturday, (5/11) from 10 am - 6 pm. Everyone is invited to shop for books, plants! See you at the library!
This week only (May 10th), Teen night will be at the HERC, due to MotherBird Faire preparations at the SPARC. Youth will need a City of Homer Community Waiver signed by their parent or guardian.