Through March: WHIZ Kids Activities for preschool and kindergarten age kids, Tuesdays, Pratt Museum, Homer

2 & 16: Discovery Labs at Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer

11: Community Arts Awards and membership celebration, Homer Council on the Arts, Homer

19: Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet, Anchor Point

19-20: Kachemak Nordic Ski Club BESH Cup Races, Homer

25-26: Jazzline Dancers, Mariner Theatre, Homer

25: Juliana Osinchuk, classical piano, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

26: Cabin Fever Variety Show, Anchor Point

26-March 7, Saturdays: Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Junior Nordic Lookout Mountain Trails, Homer

February

Sculpture by Annie Duffy, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

"Close Encounters" by Jo Going, Pratt Museum, Homer

Through March: WHIZ Kids Activities for first- through sixth-graders, Thursdays, Pratt Museum, Homer

1: Emerging Artists, Homer Council on the Arts, Homer

3: Kachemak Nordic Ski Club and South Peninsula Haven House Homer Ski for Women, Homer

6 & 20: Discovery Labs at Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer

8-10: Homer Winter Carnival, Homer

10: Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Wine and Cheese and Wooden Ski Tour, Homer

21-24: Anchor Point Snow Rondi, Anchor Point

March

Photographs by Michael Conti, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

"New Work" by Kat Tomka, Pratt Museum, Homer

1: Jabali Acrobats Workshop & Performance, Council on the Arts, Homer

7:Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Junior Nordic Ultima, Homer

8: Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Kachemak Marathon Ski, Homer

18-22: Spring Break in the Islands: daily programs at Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer

22:Winter King Salmon Tournament, Homer

28-29: Bottom Feeder Theater, Homer Council on the Arts, Homer

30: Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Sea to Ski Triathlon, Homer

April

Installation by Brenda Roper, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

"Concerning Climate Change: an Art and Science Collabor-ation," Pratt Museum, Homer

"Jubilee 2008," student art, Pratt Museum, Homer

4: Student Arts Exhibition, Council on the Arts, Homer

19: Earth Day: events at Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer

26: Jubilee Youth Performance, Mariner Theatre, Homer

May

"Concerning Climate Change: an Art and Science Collaboration," Pratt Museum, Homer

Through September: Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, Homer

8-11: Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, Homer

9-10: Saltwater King Tournament and Auction, Anchor Point

11: Birder's Coffee, Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer

18:International Museum Day program, Pratt Museum, Homer

22-25: Kachemak Bay Sea Festival, Homer

23-26: Memorial Weekend Family Fun Festival, Anchor Point

24: Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Peterson Bay guided tours begin, Homer

24-25: Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Festival, Homer

26: Seafair Safety Rodeo and Festival, Homer

26: Memorial Day services at local cemeteries, Anchor Point

Memorial Day-Labor Day: Pier One Theatre, live theater on the Spit, Homer

29-June 1: Craft Invitational Chainsaw Carving Contest, Seldovia

June

Ceramics by Steve Godfrey and painting by Don Weir, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

Juried Exhibition; "Facing the Elements," Pratt Museum, Homer

Through August: Guided Walks & Hikes, Activities & Discovery Labs, Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer

Through August: Pratt Pods, art and science for middle school students,

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Pratt Museum, Homer

Through August: Historic Harbor Walking Tour, Pratt Museum Wheelhouse next to the Salty Dawg, Homer

Through August: Weekly Children's Programs, Wynn Nature Center; Creatures of the Dock Tours Tuesday-Saturday, Homer

6-10: Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference, Homer

7: Kids' Fishing Derby, Anchor Point

13: Wynn Nature Center opening potluck, Homer

20-21: Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival, Seldovia

27: Garden to Gourmet potluck at Wynn Nature Center, Homer

28: Homer News 10K Spit Run and Barbecue, Homer

28-29: Land's End Regatta, Homer Yacht Club, Homer

30-July 3: Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Junior Naturalists Science and Adventure Camp, Homer

July

Painting and wood by Ron and Turid Senungetuk, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

Karla Freeman, painting retrospective, Homer Council on the Arts, Homer

4: Fourth of July parade and community celebration, Homer

Community Independence Day Celebration, Anchor Point

Seldovia Fourth of July Festival, Seldovia

5: Independence Day Halibut Fishing Tournament, Homer

5-6: Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Beaches and Blossoms weekend, Homer

19: Street Fair, Bunnell Avenue, Homer

24-26: Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Whale Camp, Homer

25: Garden to Gourmet potluck at Wynn Nature Center, Homer

26-27: KBBI Concert on the Lawn, Homer

28-Aug. 10: Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Summer Music Festival, Homer and Kenai/Soldotna

August

Mixed media by Elizabeth Irving and Wendy Croskrey, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

3: Champagne, Chocolate and Chopin ˆ la Tutka, Madison String Quartet, Tutka Bay Lodge

3-7: Junior Naturalists Science and Adventure Camp, Homer

9: Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Gala Concert, Mariner Theatre, Homer

10: Madison String Quartet and Friends, Faith Lutheran Church, Homer

15-17: Kenai Peninsula State Fair, Ninilchik

29: Garden to Gourmet potluck at Wynn Nature Center, Homer

September

Sculpture by Mark Fejes and Maygen Janetta, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

11: Kachemak Bay CoastWalk kickoff event, Homer

27: National Estuaries Day, events at Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer

October

Installation by Tanis Seiltin, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

"Ritz Art," Pratt Museum, Homer

Through November: WHIZ Kids activities for preschool and kindergarten age kids, Tuesdays; for first- through sixth-graders, Thursdays, Pratt Museum, Homer

November

Through December: Sculpture and paintings by Annette Bellamy and Kathy Smith, Pratt Museum, Homer

1: Ritz Art and Adventure Auction, Pratt Museum, Homer

29: Stocking Stuffer party, Pratt Museum, Homer

December

Sculpture by Jo Going, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer

6-7:Nutcracker Faire, Homer High School, Homer

23-Jan. 3: Winterfest; programs Wednesday-Saturday at Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center (closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day), Homer

31: Edible Art Extravaganza, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer