Music
From homegrown to international talent, enjoy music at coffeehouses and bars, including Alice's Cham-pagne Palace, Duggan's Waterfront Pub, Down East Saloon, the Alibi and Kharacters. Hobo Jim serenades with ballads; Three Legged Mule and Elders on Fire pour out crowd-pleasing rhythms; Ray-Jen Cajun spices up the scene with bayou flavors; the Old Time Fiddle and Banjo Association inspires crowds to dance.
BeauSoleil preforms at the Kenai Peninsula State Fair.
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Local promoters such as Downward Dog Productions, the Homer Council on the Arts and Bunnell Street Gallery bring in many of the acts playing in Anchorage or Fairbanks to the area at prices less than the big city.
The Seldovia Solstice Music Festival, June 20-21, is a great time to visit Seldovia, on the south side of Kachemak Bay. Meet the performers and enjoy a workshop or two. For more information on Seldovia Arts Council events, visit the Web at www.xyz.net/~seldarts/.
Concert on the Lawn, July 26-27, organized by public radio station KBBI, offers an open-air setting that takes advantage of long Alaska summer days. Food, crafts and local businesses join with musicians to make this a weekend of fun for the family.
The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra holds an August music festival with performances in Homer, the central peninsula and "Champagne, Chocolate and Chopin," an afternoon performance on the deck of Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge.
The Pacific Northwest Zimbabwean music scene has spread to Hom-er, with four active marimba groups in town. Walk past the Homer Council on the Arts on Pioneer Avenue on a weekday summer evening and you might catch some of the groups playing on community instruments. Hear marimba music at venues like the Farmers' Market.
