Apr 24 Friday
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 ARE WELCOME!***
Classes are available for adults and teens (12+) on Tues/Thurs/Fri from 9:30-11:30am, Tuesdays from 6:45-8:45pm, Saturdays from 5-8pm. & Sundays from 9:30am-12pm. We suggest look at our current schedule online for any possible time changes.
***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!***
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!***
We're excited to offer this Chair Mobility & Stretching class to our schedule! This class will be 30-min long on Mondays & Fridays from 1-1:30pm and the cost is $2 to the instructor (Maria or Rowan).
***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!***"Chair Yoga" is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated and/or with the aid of a chair. Chair yoga classes typically target those with physical disabilities or aging men/women who find a typical yoga session too challenging. It is also a great form of yoga for beginners or anyone who wants to focus on a gentle practice.
Join HoWL to help clean up Homer! DiRtBaG Clean-Up Week is a litter clean-up for youth and families, and youth participants can earn scholarships for HoWL wilderness programs, complete service hours, and win prizes and special awards for categories such as Most Trash, Dirtiest DiRtBaG or Microtrash Master. To participate, meet us at Bishops Beach on Monday-Friday from 3:30 to 5:30, or from 4:15-5:30. On Saturday, April 25, we will meet from 11-2 to pick up trash at Bishop's Beach, and celebrate everyone's hard work with a pizza party, prizes and awards. Youth can participate with family members or can attend by themselves and join a HoWL-supervised crew. To learn more or register for Clean-Up Week, visit our website: https://www.howlalaska.org/clean-up-week
The Anchor Point Food Pantry Food Line is open on Fridays from 4-6pm with a food line and a meal.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. 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. Phone: 907-299-8437 - email: apfp.266@gmail.com // If you consider donating, thank you! This helps!
Futsal is an exciting, fast paced, FIFA recognized indoor soccer game played on a hard surface. Teams are comprised of 5 players (4-field+keeper).
This class is on Wednesdays & Sundays from 6:45-8:45pm and Fridays from 6-8pm
***Please bring a pair of clean indoor shoes to change into (in the entryway). Thank you for helping to keep our new floor looking good!***
We're SO EXCITED to be able to continue our Teen Nights at the SPARC every Friday from 8-10:30pm. This is a FREE night for our Homer teens (7th-12th grade) to hang out in a safe, drug-free environment. Kids have access to all our equipment, including our new ping-pong table. Pizza & drinks will be provided. The last class for the '25/'26 school year will be on Fri. 4/24!
***PLEASE bring clean indoor shoes to change into in the entry area. And all minors must have a liability waiver on file signed by parent/guardian***
If you would like to host a Teen Night evening, please fill out the FORM at sparchomer.org/forms/. Some examples of activities that could take place would be basketball, dodgeball, ping pong, kickball, volleyball, nerf party, cornhole (we have 1 set), floor hockey (we have soft pucks & 10 sticks), etc.
Apr 25 Saturday
The Sandhill Cranes start arriving this month, so keep an eye on big birds coming into Homer. Send your Sandhill Crane sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Please include date, time, location, behavior, number of cranes, your name, and phone number, and email so KCW can call for more details if needed.
For more information contact Nina Faust. Phone: 907-235-6262. Email: reports@cranewatch.org
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!