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!***

Homer, Alaska – Tamara Ann Burgh is Artist in Residence at Bunnell Street Arts Center April 1-29, 2026. Burgh’s exhibit of watercolor illustrations and woodblock prints opens on First Friday, April 3 from 5-7pm with an artist talk at 6pm. During her residency she will lead a watercolor workshop April 15 from 6 to 8 pm. Register at BunnellArts.org.

Artist Statement

“I discovered the book “Alaskan Igloo Tales” (c. 1974, illustrations by G. Agupuk) years ago while working in Nome, AK’s Indian Education Art and Culture Program. At that time, the stories in this book felt strange and distant from modern Native culture and experience.

My self-studies in myth, history, Native cultures, and spirituality renewed my interest in the fascinating and inspiring stories in “Alaskan Igloo Tales.” I’ve chosen to visually reinterpret the book’s Inupiaq-identifying stories based on my new understanding, gained through studying Joseph Campbell’s mythic language and symbols.

This project started with two residencies at IAIA in Santa Fe and continued with a residency at Makotaay Art Village in Taiwan. I’ve illustrated all thirty stories in watercolor. These watercolor sketches serve as composition and color studies for moku hanga, a Japanese woodblock-style printmaking process.”

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

Open to adults & teens (12+) Mon-Fri from 8:30-9:30am and Mon-Fri from 11:45am-12:45pm. *Our Monday afternoon class will be FREE throughout the year as well! (sponsored by & thanks to SPH!)*

***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!***

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

A FREE offering from the KBFPC Teen Health team! Once a week Life Lab after school for 5th & 6th grade empowers students with information about their changing bodies. Utilizing the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District-approved curriculum “The Great Body Shop” students will participate in activities, art projects, and discussions about puberty, emotions, and more! Drop ins welcome, learn more and sign up at: https://kbfpc-teenhealth.org/life-lab/

The Seward State Parks Citizen Advisory Board welcomes the public to help guide the future of Seward area state parks. The Board meets on the third Wednesday from September to November, January to April from 5:30-7:30 pm at the AVTEC Culinary Academy third floor, alley entrance. No meeting in December

Join Homer OPUS for a unique Wellness Wednesday experience that weaves together live orchestral music, guided breathing, and mindful intention. Inspired by a powerful wellness concert witnessed at Carnegie Hall this past summer, this evening is designed to support relaxation, presence, and nervous system regulation through the combined power of music and mindfulness.

The program will include a short introductory presentation, followed by a 15–20 minute immersive listening experience featuring the Homer OPUS Codas orchestra. Throughout the concert, Anna Raupp will offer gentle, accessible guidance in breathwork and mindfulness to help participants settle into the music and deepen their experience. The concert will also feature a new piece by local composer, Bill White, for orchestra and gong.The evening will conclude with time for reflection and a Q&A.

This event features an 16-person ensemble of adult and student musicians and is open to the community. No prior experience with mindfulness or music is required—simply come as you are and enjoy this restorative, heart-opening experience.

About Homer OPUS: Homer OPUS is a nonprofit organization that delivers string-based music programs to youth (kindergarten–12th grade) and adults in Homer, Alaska. Their mission is to build a stronger community by creating music together. Programs are funded by grants, foundation, and community donors and offered free or at low cost, serving approximately 250 students each year—and growing.

After, we’ll have an hour of tai chi led by Rowan Mulvey. Rowan has led groups of people in motion for over 25 years here in Homer, including Dance, Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates, physical training, senior and aquatic exercise. Tai Chi helps us develop and strengthen our mindfulness and movement awareness and capabilities. The practice meets each one of us wherever we are at each day, each breath, each moment.

As always, free soup and bread will be provided, and all are welcome!

We're excited to be able to bring our Ping Pong / Table Tennis class back to SPARC on Wednesdays from 5:45-6:45pm. Open to adults & kids (8 yo & up w/ parents' permission & signing of SPARC waiver) and the cost is $4. We currently have 2 tables available.

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

Badminton is continuing at the SPARC on Wednesdays from 5:45-6:45pm. Open to all ages (8 yo & up w/ parents' permission & signing of SPARC waiver). The cost is $4 for everyone.

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

Watercolor Workshop, April 15, 6 – 8 pm @Bunnell

Animal Self-Portraits – Based on the Inupiaq myth “The Man Who was a Caribou” included in the book Alaskan Igloo Tales, attendees draw/paint pictures of themselves incorporated into mythic and animal imagery. “Where Christian beliefs identify with nature as completely other, traditional Indigenous peoples see no separation between man and nature/animals. Inspired by this story—a hero’s journey set in the Alaskan Arctic— attendees paint/draw pictures of themselves as animals they might identify with.”

$20 discount/ $25 general / $30 pay it forward. The workshop accommodates a variety of ages and skill levels. Limit 12. Register: https://bunnell-street-arts-center.square.site/tickets-workshops

Biography:

Tamara is of Swedish and Inupiaq/Kawerak descent, with ancestry from Golovin and Nome, Alaska. Her inspiration as an artist stems from her spiritual and metaphysical practices, which began in her teens when she became an Evangelical Christian, a path she eventually concluded failed to deliver on its promised excision of inherited ancestral shame.

Her spiritual journey has evolved over the years through study and trial-and-error practices. However, encountering the power of myth in Joseph Campbell’s books and teachings marked the beginning of an enlightening process toward autonomy and, more importantly, healing the shame that had unconsciously driven her and her family. Campbell’s work, along with that of other spiritual teachers and cultural mythology, inspired her to create Indigenous-identifying and potentially shame-healing mythical imagery—her main goal as an artist.