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A copy of “Two Old Women” is held inside the Peninsula Clarion offices on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ahlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Off the Shelf: Athabascan legend enchants, informs

The two women, shocked that they’ve been left behind by their family and friends, resolve that they will not resign themselves to death

 

Cam Choy, associate professor of art at Kenai Peninsula College, works on a salmon sculpture in collaboration with the Kenai Watershed Forum during the Kenai River Festival at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on June 8, 2019. (Peninsula Clarion file)

Soldotna adopts arts and culture master plan

The plan outlines how the city plans to support arts and culture over the next 10 years

 

Kenneth Branagh portrays Hercule Poirot in “A Haunting in Venice.” (Photo courtesy 20th Century Studios)

On the Screen: Murder most haunting

Hercule Poirot takes on supernatural in latest Agatha Christie adaptation

 

Jack Meyers, Jackson Hooper, Kincaid Jenness, Kry Spurgeon, Leora McCaughey and Oshie Broussard rehearse “Lockers” at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

High school drama

Teenage archetypes hit the stage in Triumvirate production “Lockers”

Jack Meyers, Jackson Hooper, Kincaid Jenness, Kry Spurgeon, Leora McCaughey and Oshie Broussard rehearse “Lockers” at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion Artwork donated for the Harvest Auction hangs at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai on Aug. 29.

Live auction, catered dinner at Kenai Art Center’s Harvest Auction gala

The annual auction is a fundraiser for the center

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion Artwork donated for the Harvest Auction hangs at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai on Aug. 29.
Shana Loshbaugh (Courtesy photo)

History comes home

Historical conference to bring statewide community to central Kenai Peninsula

Shana Loshbaugh (Courtesy photo)
Members of Kenai Camera and Coffee meet at a local coffee shop. (photo courtesy Colette Gilmour)

Local photographers find confidence through collaboration

The group is putting on show at Kenai River Brewing

Members of Kenai Camera and Coffee meet at a local coffee shop. (photo courtesy Colette Gilmour)
Ben Mattox performs as part of BenJammin & The Jammin Band during the Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Jammin one last time

BenJammin and the Jammin Band play final show Saturday

Ben Mattox performs as part of BenJammin & The Jammin Band during the Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Taylor Zakhar Perez portrays Alex Claremont-Diaz and Nicholas Galitzine portrays Prince Henry in “Red, White and Royal Blue.” (Photo courtesy Amazon Studios)

On the Screen: A romance for idealists

‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ a surprisingly biting romcom

Taylor Zakhar Perez portrays Alex Claremont-Diaz and Nicholas Galitzine portrays Prince Henry in “Red, White and Royal Blue.” (Photo courtesy Amazon Studios)
The new portable dance floor is seen in use at the Kenai Performers theater in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Jodene McAuliffe)

Dance floor debut

Kenai Performers launch regular dance programming with weeklong social workshop

The new portable dance floor is seen in use at the Kenai Performers theater in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Jodene McAuliffe)
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Off the Shelf: ‘The bard of the Yukon’ lures with ghostly song

Jaunty tales and folksy rhymes bring the far north to life in Robert Service’s poetry

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Artwork donated for the Harvest Auction hangs at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Art Center’s annual Harvest Auction opens Friday

Throughout August, art was donated by members of the community

Artwork donated for the Harvest Auction hangs at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Blackwater Railroad Company’s Tyson Davis, Matt Faubion and Ben Sayers perform during the Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Peninsula responses sought for Alaska Music Census

The survey is anonymous, and will be open until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2

Blackwater Railroad Company’s Tyson Davis, Matt Faubion and Ben Sayers perform during the Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Scott Warner performs as part of Hot Mess at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna Music Series nears the close of another ‘incredible’ year

As of Aug. 16, the Soldotna Music Series had drawn more than 15,700 attendees

Scott Warner performs as part of Hot Mess at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Triumvirate Theatre performers rally together at a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future home of Triumvirate Theatre in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Triumvirate looks to ‘Tomorrow’

Community comes out for ceremonial groundbreaking for new facility

Triumvirate Theatre performers rally together at a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future home of Triumvirate Theatre in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Xolo Maridueña portrays Jaime Reyes, Blue Beetle in “Blue Beetle.” (Photo courtesy WarnerMedia)

On the Screen: ‘Blue Beetle’ is fun, but offers little new

A new superhero film needs to be great to earn attention

Xolo Maridueña portrays Jaime Reyes, Blue Beetle in “Blue Beetle.” (Photo courtesy WarnerMedia)
The Orca Theater is seen on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Discounted tickets at local theaters Sunday for National Cinema Day

All tickets discounted to $4 at Kenai Cinema and Orca Theater on Aug. 27

The Orca Theater is seen on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A sign points to the Kenai Art Center on Sunday, May 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Art Center seeking donations for annual art auction

The Harvest Auction exhibition will open with a reception on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m.

A sign points to the Kenai Art Center on Sunday, May 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)
Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion A copy of “The Great Alone” sits on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Thursday in Kenai.

Off the Shelf: ‘The Great Alone’ tells beautiful, tragic tale set on the Kenai Peninsula

Isolation, in all its forms, is a central theme of the book

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion A copy of “The Great Alone” sits on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Thursday in Kenai.
Hayley Vest portrays Rat and Joe Spady portrays Mr. Toad in a rehearsal for Treefort Theatre’s “The Wind in the Willows” at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

New players on the scene

Treefort Theatre to debut with ‘The Wind in the Willows’ next weekend

Hayley Vest portrays Rat and Joe Spady portrays Mr. Toad in a rehearsal for Treefort Theatre’s “The Wind in the Willows” at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)