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Reeling it in: The good and the bad on the bigscreen
“Trainwreck” Apatow Productions 2 hours, 5 minutes There are times I feel out of touch with the mainstream…
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What’s Happening
■ Salmonfest is Friday through Sunday at the Ninilchik fair grounds, see story. ■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra…
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The Bookworm Sez: Curiosity will bring you back to this book
There’s never enough space in your closet. So maybe it’s time to purge, to donate things that don’t…
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Reeling it in: Tiny superhero a huge surprise
“Ant-Man” Marvel Studios 1 hour, 57 minutes The early reviews for this week’s latest Marvel Comics outing,…
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What’s Happening
■ Check out the Progress Days festival at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, which includes live entertainment from…
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Welcoming literary citizens: An interview with 49 Writers’ new director
For Erin Coughlin Hollowell, the poet who in early July became executive director of Alaska’s largest writing group,…
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Reeling it in: ‘Minions’ have their work cut out for them
“Minions” Illumination Entertainment 1 hour, 31 minutes Minions is a movie that is seriously confused about its…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The Soldotna Library is hosting an Alaskan themed art show displaying work of several local…
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Poem: Coal For Fish
Coal For Fish By John A. Anderson, Kenai The moon rises above the Alaska Range like an island…
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Reeling it in: Fascinating story carries ‘The Woman in Gold’
“The Woman in Gold” Weinstein Company 1 hour, 49 minutes There are a million great stories about art…
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The Bookworm Sez: Lots to glean from ‘Pardon My Hearse’
The job you were hired to do and the job you do today sure are different. The Old…
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What’s Happening
Events and Exhibits ■ The Soldotna Library is hosting an Alaskan themed art show displaying work of several…
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Love unique theaters, different crowds, and even the different concession options
In the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to travel quite a bit, and one of my…
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‘Born to be Wild’
You’ll never be accused of missing adventure because you’re too tired. Two, in fact, is just the right…
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Watermark: Art show about inspiration, collaboration
When two artists join lives together, it’s inevitable that their art also will merge. For Asia Freeman and…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ Celebrate Independence Day in Kenai. The theme of the day’s festivities is “Honoring Our Hometown…
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What’s Happening
Events and Exhibits ■ Kenai Performers present “Someone Save My Baby Ruth or, Foil that Villain,” a melodrama…
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SOLSTICE SLUMBER
Solstice Slumber Marilyn E. Wheeless. Kenai ‘How do you sleep?; she asked, in perfect honesty. ‘When the sun…
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Inside out color coated memories
“Inside Out” Disney-Pixar 1 hours 42 min When I first heard the concept of “Inside Out,” this…
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BOOK REVIEW
The hole you dug as a kid would never reach China. That didn’t matter to you, though; China…