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This image released by Lionsgate shows Kumail Nanjiani, left, and Zoe Kazan in a scene from “The Big Sick.” (Lionsgate via AP)

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Reeling it in: Characters drive ‘The Big Sick’

“The Big Sick” Lionsgate 2 hours I’d like to say right up front that I don’t like the…

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Bill Skarsgard in a scene from “It.” (Brooke Palmer/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

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Reeling it in: ‘It’ brings legitimate scares

“It” Warner Bros. 2 hours, 15 minutes I wonder if, when Francis Ford Coppola was casting his classic…

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What’s Happening

Events and Exhibitions • An exhibition of James Evenson’s works from Kenai Peninsula College’s permanent collection will be…

The Bookworm Sez: Remember how to space out?

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The Bookworm Sez: Remember how to space out?

Pay attention! Bet you heard that plenty when you were younger. Look up here, listen to me, watch…

Trio triumphs at Triumvirate

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Trio triumphs at Triumvirate

Guitarist Lisa Pimentel of LA rock trio No Small Children performs on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the…

A selection of Wade Gease’s designs and semi-precious stones will be on display and available for purchase at Artswork Gallery in Kenai on Sept. 1 and 2. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Artworks Gallery to host alpaca expert

Alpacas are an interesting animal. Native to the Andes in Peru, alpacas were never bred to be beasts…

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Poet’s Corner: Another Year

Another Year by Norm Olson Get up now! You’ll be late! It’s ten-past-seven and nearly eight! You’ve got…

Jeremy Renner, left, and Gil Birmingham in a scene from “Wind River.” (Fred Hayes/The Weinstein Company via AP)

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Reeling it in: Authentic feel to ‘Wind River’

“Wind River” The Weinstein Company 1 hour, 47 minutes Jeremy Renner has never been an actor that elicits…

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What’s Happening

Events and Exhibitions • An exhibition of James Evenson’s works from Kenai Peninsula College’s permanent collection will be…

Four hands of fury

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Four hands of fury

During a stop on her Listen Hear Alaska tour, classical pianist Miki Sawada (left) played a four-hand piece…

A wildlife scene, carved by Eric Berson, is found at The Dreamer’s Wood in Sterling. (Photos by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Chainsaw artist carves out niche

As the sun sets on the Kenai Peninsula’s busy tourist season, Eric Berson is closing up shop for…

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Poet’s Corner: Inheritances

Inheritances By Hedy-Jo Huss, Soldotna A will legally transfers property of the deceased’s to survivors. The basis of…

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What’s Happening

Events and Exhibitions • An exhibition of James Evenson’s works from Kenai Peninsula College’s permanent collection will be…

Community members gather in Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday, August 16 in memorium of Heather Heyer, the woman killed during protests in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month. Organizers of the memorial walk have decided to continue the event for the next two weeks. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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A walk in the park

When Michele Valesquez was growing up in South Carolina during the Civil Rights era, she saw hatred, racism…

Classical pianist Miki Sawada poses with a piano in an undated portrait. Sawada will be traveling with a piano to perform free shows at several Kenai Peninsula venues during the coming week.

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Pianist invites you to gather, hear

Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correct the length of Sawada’s Alaska tour. Anyone who wants…

The Bookworm Sez: When Father really did know best

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The Bookworm Sez: When Father really did know best

“Just wait ‘til your father gets home!” Once upon a time, those words struck fear into every child’s…

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Reeling it in: For a change of pace, visit ‘Moon’

“Moon” Sony Pictures 1 hour, 37 minutes Last week after the debacle that was “The Dark Tower,” I…

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Reeling it in: ‘The Dark Tower’ tumbles on the screen

“The Dark Tower” 1 hour, 35 minutes There was a time when sci-fi/fantasy/comic book adaptations were not the…

Bookworm Sez: Getting from Point A to Point B

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Bookworm Sez: Getting from Point A to Point B

From here to there. That’s where you need to move your stuff: from Point A to Point B.…

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Nature photographer focuses on hard-to-see birds, plants

From deep in the trees comes the voice of a bird. Even without looking up from his fishing,…