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Bookworm Sez: Cool Nature
The rocks on the ground outside your door are pretty awesome. Just by looking at them, you can…
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Fall auction highlights local artists
A fish surfaces through a milky bath of wax and freezes broadside, the details of its scales and…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ Kenai Fine Art Center invites you to its annual Harvest Auction event Saturday at 6…
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Poet’s Corner: Searching
Searching By Jennifer Williams, Kenai You were searching for the definition of ideal but most of us don’t…
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Reeling it in: Maybe not magnificent, but definitely pretty good
“The Magnificent Seven” Columbia Pictures 2 hours, 13 minutes Full disclosure: “The Magnificent Seven” starring Yul Brynner and…
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Homer Docfest celebrates lucky 13
After 13 years of picking interesting films for the Homer Documentary Film Festival at the Homer Theatre, owners…
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Author of Alaska bars book makes stop in Kenai
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of author Doug Vandegraft’s last name. If…
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‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ a nice departure from the beaten path
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople” The Orchard 1 hour, 41 minutes Over the nearly two decades I’ve been reviewing…
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The Bookworm Sez: Don’t feel sorry about picking up this book
Oh, the things you did in your youth! All those late nights, sneaking out of the house and…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Senior Center and Kenaitze Indian Tribe present Fall Fest, today from 4:30-9:30 p.m.…
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Poet’s Corner: I still Haven’y Forgotten
I Still Haven’t Forgotten By Brett Van Sickle, Nikiski I still haven’t forgotten, the first time I held…
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Darktown: Someone always has to be first
Someone always has to be first. That can be a good thing, or a bad one. Good, if…
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Solo Duets
This summer Triumvirate Theatre president Joe Rizzo was trying to teach himself to play “Dueling Banjos.” When he…
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Reeling it in: ‘Sully’ hits high notes but misses opportunities
“Sully” Warner Bros. 1 hour, 36 minutes “Sully,” Clint Eastwood’s latest, but hopefully not last, film is a…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The public is invited to an open house of the newly renovated Brockel Building from…
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Poet’s Corner: Community Canine
Community Canine By Hedy Huss, Soldotna Recently, a “Gentleman Quarterly” fella moved into the cabin on the property.…
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Poet’s Corener: Nestled in the Arms of God
Nestled In the Arms of God By Bonnie Marie Playle, Soldotna It’s comforting to know whether it be…
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Evenson lithographs collected in limited-edition book
A new limited-edition book portrays the long artistic career of Nikiski homesteader, commercial fisherman, and lithographer Jim Evenson…
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Reeling it in: Revisiting ‘Blazing Saddles’ for the first time
“Blazing Saddles” Warner Bros. 1 hour, 33 minutes “Blazing Saddles,” Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic subversive western comedy,…
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The Bookworm Sez: ‘Unlock the Weird’ a perfect diversion
School has started, and you’ve got it all locked down. You know your class schedule, who your teachers…