Community Calendar

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!***

During this lapse in appropriations, national wildlife refuges will remain as accessible as possible. We are doing our best to take care of your refuges at this time, but some amenities and services may not be available. The visitor center will remain closed until the government reopens - all scheduled events will not occur during the lapse in appropriations. Thank you for supporting your local national wildlife refuge.

Put your wildlife felting skills to the test! Come craft fun creatures with help from Lora Haller. The class is recommended to ages 12 and up with some experience. Registration is required - you may visit the Visitor Center or contact Lora Haller at lora_haller@fws.gov or 907-290-5245 to sign up.

Various classes available:

Sat, Oct 1, 1-3pm: Sandhill Crane

Sat, Nov 1, 1-3pm: Humpback Whale

Sat, Nov 8, 1-3pm: Black-billed Magpie

Please join us as we celebrate 40 years of compassionate care in our community. Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling, food, and connection as we honor the people and moments that have shaped Hospice of Homer over the past four decades. To purchase tickets, please scan the QR code or list the Hospice of Homer website at www.hospiceofhomer.org.

Tickets: $75 per person
Your ticket includes:
• Hors d’oeuvres
• Dessert
• One drink (cocktail or mocktail)

When hunger weighs heavily, it’s hard to focus, hard to thrive, and hard to stay well. At the Anchor Point Food Pantry, we meet that need with empathy, respect, and cheerful hearts—because no one should have to face hunger alone. We provide a weekly food line and meals, monthly TEFAP commodities, holiday food boxes, summer produce, hungry kids' weekend meal packs and a kids' summer lunch bag program.
Phone: 907-299-8437 - email: apfp.266@gmail.com // If you consider donating, thank you! This helps!

Learn practical job skills for becoming a deckhand on any vessel in one weekend at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer. Deckhand Skills runs November 7 through 9 and includes safety & survival skills, line handling, knots, gear orientation, basic navigation, crew roles, helm, wheelhouse expectations, and more. The cost is $150 and scholarships are available through the Homer Marine Trades Association for qualifying individuals. For more information visit kpc.alaska.edu/communitycourses or call (907) 235-1674 for help with registration.

Michael Walsh curates FilmJam_25 on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 at 8pm at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Tickets are $25 and available at Bunnellarts.org.

Curated by Michael Walsh, FilmJam_25 is an evening of single-channel and multi-channel projection cinema, alongside performance, storytelling and music by some of Alaska’s most adventurous makers. Some of the artists include Kelly Moneymaker, Martha Colburn, Erin Pollok, Erin Hollowell, Carolyn Norton, Daniel Perry, Caressa Starshine, Mike Conti, Bruce Farnsworth and more.

Michael Walsh has been curating FilmJam in Homer since 2010. He has been making and curating moving image art for over 30 years. His work has screened at the SFMOMA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Nam June Paik Center in S. Korea, and Anthology Film Archives, among others. He has an MFA in Film/Video, New Genres and Performance Art from the Peck School of the Arts at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Walsh works in digital video and celluloid film as well as painting and installation. Walsh is an Adjunct art instructor for the University of Alaska, Anchorage and most recently was Assistant Curator and Archivist for the Moving Image Department at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Film Jam is for mature audiences (18+) only or accompanied by parent/guardian.

Registration is open NOW for all skating programs at the Kevin Bell Arena.
We have programs for all -- from toddlers to adults, youth hockey teams, learn to skate, men's/women's, figure skating, curling and broomball.

Visit our website - www.kevinbellarena.org -- for program descriptions, schedules, and prices, then register and pay online.

Join us Sat. Oct. 4, 11 am - 3:30 pm, for our annual opening day activities, where everything is free.

Programs begin the week of Oct. 6.

ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE WELCOME! Price of class is $6 for adults and $4 for students/military/veterans/seniors 62+.

Classes are available for adults and teens (12+) on Tues/Thurs/Fri from 9:30-11:30am, Tuesdays from 6:45-8:45pm, & Sundays from 10am-1pm.

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

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.

During this lapse in appropriations, national wildlife refuges will remain as accessible as possible. We are doing our best to take care of your refuges at this time, but some amenities and services may not be available. The visitor center will remain closed until the government reopens - all scheduled events will not occur during the lapse in appropriations. Thank you for supporting your local national wildlife refuge.