Events Calendar – May 19

Wed May 19

Karaoke
• The Alibi

Yellow Cabin
• 9 p.m. Down East Saloon

Wing it Wednesday
• Duggan’s Waterfront Pub

Tim Heimbold solo
• 10 p.m. Kharacters

Salty Dawg
• Open daily at 11 a.m. on the Homer Spit

Wasabi’s
• Open 5 p.m. Wed. – Sun. Mile 4.5 East End Road. Reservations 226-3663.

Last Song (PG)
• 6 p.m. Homer Theatre

She’s Out of My League (R)
• 8:15 p.m. Homer Theatre

Bingo
• 6:30-9:30 p.m. Homer Elks Club, 399-1582 for information.

Alaska Immigration Justice Project Community Education
• 10 a.m.- noon. Homer Public Library Conference Room. Join Haven House as we learn about immigration issues that impact our community members.

National Bike To Work Week
• 7a.m. – 9 p.m. May 17-21. WKFL Park on Pioneer Avenue. Bike to work week. Culminating the week with our Friday “Bike Booth” 7 – 9:30 a.m. at WKFL park for the energizer station.

Thur May 20

Milo’s Open Showcase
• 8 p.m. Down East Saloon

Alice’s Champagne Palace
• 4 p.m.

Now selling pull tabs
• The Alibi

Steak Night/Karaoke with Dax
• 5 p.m., Duggan’s Waterfront Pub

Johnny’s Substandard Variety Show
• 10 p.m., Kharacters

Salty Dawg
• Open daily at 11 a.m. on the Homer Spit

Wasabi’s
• Open 5 p.m. Wed. – Sun. Mile 4.5 East End Road. Reservations: 226-3663

Last Song (PG)
• 6 p.m. Homer Theatre

She’s Out of My League (R)
• 8:15 p.m. Homer Theatre

High Tunnel and Home Crop Production in Alaska
• 1-3 p.m. East Campus, room 201. Jeff Werner, greenhouse expert from UAF, will be presenting and answering questions about High Tunnel and Home Crop Production in Alaska.

Johnny B. dinner music on electric piano
• 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Mermaid Café. Enjoy the finest food with a compliment of fine jazz, swing, and Alaska dreamscape melodies.

Fri May 21

Work in Progress
• 10 p.m. Down East Saloon

DJ Construct
• The Alibi

Men With Guns
• 10 p.m. Kharacters

Johnny B. & Lucius
• 8:30 p.m. Alice’s Champagne Palace. No cover

English Bay Band
• 10 p.m. Duggan’s Pub

Salty Dawg
• Open daily at 11 a.m. on the Homer Spit

Wasabi’s
• Open 5 p.m. Mile 4.5 East End Road. Reservations: 226-3663.

How to Train Your Dragon (PG)
• 6 p.m., Homer Theatre

The Losers (PG13)
• 8:15 p.m., Homer Theatre

Sailing For Salmon exhibit
• Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Pratt Museum. Sailing For Salmon special exhibit’s opening reception.  This exhibit is on display May 21-Aug. 1 and explores 125 years of commercial fishing in Bristol Bay.

1st Annual Alaskan Veterans Halibut Fishing Tournament
• 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. Homer Chamber of Commerce. For more information call Paula at 907-399-2436 or Jack at 907-529-5174.

Gear Swap
• 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Homer High School. Sell/Trade/Buy gear for all seasons. Rent a table: $15 Donate: Tax deductible. We sell your gear: We take 25 percent up to $100. Drop gear off at the ILC. More information call Tela at 235-7911.

National Bike To Work Week
• 7a.m. – 9 p.m. May 17-21. WKFL Park on Pioneer Avenue. Bike to work week. Culminating the week with our Friday “Bike Booth” 7 a.m. -9:30 a.m. at WKFL park for the energizer station.

Mud Games at The Wallow
• 2-8 p.m. Cottonwood Horse Park, Mile 1.5 East End Rd. Everyone is invited to this unique opportunity to have a great time while playing in the mud. Families with toddlers are encouraged to come early, other kids after school, and adults after 6 p.m. Free.

Fish Feeding
• 4 p.m. Pratt Museum. Help feed intertidal creatures in the aquarium

Sat May 22

Uplift
• 10 p.m., Down East Saloon

Live music
• The Alibi

Holly Santos Gang
• 10 p.m. Kharacters

Lovelife Music presents Milo Matthews and Shawn Zuke
• 9 p.m. Alice’s Champagne Palace

English Bay Band
• 10 p.m., Duggan’s Pub

Wasabi’s
• Bare Roots Reggae in Club Fusion. 226-3663

Salty Dawg
• Open daily at 11 a.m. on the Homer Spit.

How to Train Your Dragon (PG)
• 3:30 matinee, 6 p.m., Homer Theatre

The Losers (PG13)
• 8:15 p.m., Homer Theatre

Seeing with the Eyes of Soul: Accepting Compassion, Releasing Fear
• 2 -3 p.m. Homer Public Library. Free spiritual discussion. There are always new views and tools to help us on our way to greater states of consciousness.

Free knitting class “How to read patterns”
• noon- 2 p.m. Yurt Village in Knitty Stash’s white yurt learn the knit speak of patterns and enlarge your knitting adventures.

Just for ‘locals’ Peterson Bay Nature Tour!
• 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Peterson Bay Field Station. Head  across Kachemak Bay to view marine birds and a seabird colony. Onshore, you will be guided by our naturalist to experience the incredible richness of the Bay’s intertidal zone, $80 pp RT. Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, 235-6667.

Spring Fling 2010
• 6-10 p.m. The Homestead Restaurant, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, 235-6667.
Have you felt the excitement of holding a sea star and learned what it likes to eat, and how?

“HOLES FOR HOSPICE” golf tournament
• 10 a.m. Fireweed Meadows in Anchor Point.  Registration and chipping contest begins at 10 a.m. and the tournament begins at 11 a.m.  $50 includes green fees, lunch and a bucket of range balls. Lots of fun and prizes. For information call Suzanne 299-0737

Sun May 23

‘Lost’ – final episode party
• 7:30 p.m., Down East Saloon

Texas Hold’em
• 8 p.m., The Alibi

Milo Matthews
• 10 p.m., The Alibi

Game day at the Pub
• Duggan’s Waterfront Pub

Wasabi’s
• Open 5 p.m. Wed. – Sun. Mile 4.5 East End Road. Reservations: 226-3663

Champagne Brunch
• 10 a.m. Alice’s Champagne Palace.

Salty Dawg
• Open daily at 11 a.m. on the Homer Spit.

How to Train Your Dragon (PG)
• 3:30 matinee, 6 p.m., Homer Theatre

The Losers (PG13)
• 8:15 p.m., Homer Theatre

Silk Painting Workshop
• Youth 10 a.m.-noon., adult 2-6 p.m., HCOA 355 W. Pioneer. Returning by popular demand, silk painting with Sarah and Katie Cronk. Like water coloring on fabric, make silk scarves and bandanas. Class size limited; please call 235-4288 to register.

Homer Garden Club meeting
• 2 p.m. Best Western Bidarka. “How to Expand the Season”  Presented by Kodiak’s  Organic Gardener & Best-selling Author Marion Owen, 235-1809.

Mon May 24

Game night
• 6 p.m. Down East Saloon

Open mic
• 8 p.m., Alice’s Champagne Palace

Karaoke W/Dax
• 10 p.m., Duggan’s Waterfront Pub

Wasabi’s
• Open 5 p.m. Mile 4.5 East End Road. Reservations: 226-3663.

Salty Dawg
• Open daily at 11 a.m. on the Homer Spit.

How to Train Your Dragon (PG)
• 6 p.m., Homer Theatre

Kick A** (R)
• 8:15 p.m., Homer Theatre

Tue May 25

Songwriter of the Week, Michael Walsh
• 9 p.m., Down East Saloon

Poker & Darts
• The Alibi

Taco Tuesday
• 7 p.m., Duggan’s Waterfront Pub

Craft night with music by Milo Matthews
• Kharacters

Salty Dawg
• Open daily at 11 a.m. on the Homer Spit.

How to Train Your Dragon (PG)
• 6 p.m., Homer Theatre

Kick A** (R)
• 8:15 p.m., Homer Theatre

Fish Feeding
• 4 p.m. Pratt Museum. Help feed the intertidal creatures in the aquarium.

Coming Soon

Chamber Mixer, 5-7p.m. May 27 at Fresh Sourdough Express Bakery & Cafe
Owners Kevin and Donna Maltz cordially invite you to an evening of local and organic food and bakery items, as well as an array of tantalizing door prizes. Music by the Kilcher family.

Much Ado About Nothing. Thur/Sun 7:30, Fri/Sat 8:15. May 28 – June 12. Pier One Theatre on the Spit. Live theatrical production of Shakespeare’s classic comedy.

Fashion Show “Object Runway Revisited,” 5-8 p.m. May 29, Alice’s Champagne Palace, $20. Sponsored by Bunnell Street Arts Center.

Dance Party with Dave Webster or Consequences Reunion Tour, 8 p.m. -midnight June 4, Alice’s Champagne Palace. Dance to the fabulous tunes of these well known musicians as we celebrate a visit by that amazing saxophonist, Dave Webster. Cover charge at the door

Strut Your Mutt; Registration, 10-11a.m., June 5. Homer High parking lot. Homer Animal Friends 11th annual dog walk and games.  Walk begins at the high school down Pioneer to Bartlett, up Bartlett to Fairview and back to the high school.

Football Early Registration, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m, June 5, Safeway Parking Lot. Homer Raiders Early Registration for the 2010 Season.  First practice starts July 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Middle School.

Memorial Day at Cottonwood Horse Park. Cowboy Race and Chili Cook Off – starts at 11 a.m. For information call Donna at 226-2256 or Jackie 235-0192.
The Homer Street Faire is 11 a.m.-7 p.m. July 17. Deadline for vendor applications is July 1, 2010. Applications can be found at Homer Council on the Arts office (M-F, 1-5 p.m.) or outside the building in the kiosk on Pioneer Avenue.

BareRoots
• The Alibi

Ongoing

Parent to Parent Classes run from 7-9 p.m. May 20 at Homer Middle School. A locally presented workshop that gives the parents the knowledge and necessary skills to help raise children with behavioral issues.

Backyard, Alaska exhibit at the Pratt Museum runs from noon-5 p.m. through May 16. Michael Walsh and Asia Freeman’s exhibit explores stories, truths, myths, feats and failures memorialized in our backyards.

 Open Mic Night
• Second and fourth Friday of each month, 5-7 p.m., East Bay Kachemak Campus. Refreshments available. All are welcome.

Free Winter Wednesdays
• Noon – 5 p.m., visit the Pratt Museum, free of charge. Enjoy cookies compliments of Sweet Berries.

Computer Basics w/Ryan Ridge
• Free classes, every third Friday of the month, 3:30 p.m., Homer Public Library. For more information, 435-3195.

Puppy kindergarten: pet manners, obedience, and agility.
• Homer Dog Trainers, 235-2240.

Chapter Book After School Story Hour W/Craig Phillips
• Wednesdays, 4 – 5 p.m., Homer Public Library, 235-3180.

Infant Lap Sit w/ Jolee
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Homer Public Library. Infants birth to 2 are invited. For more information, 235-3180.

Preschool Story Time
• Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m., Homer Public Library. Ages 2 ½ – 5 yrs. For more information, 235-3180.

Life Drawing Group
• Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Bunnell Street Arts Center. Draw from a live model. Bring your own drawing supplies. $7 fee is requested to help pay for the model. For more information, 235-7696.

Knitting Circle
• Mondays, 3 – 5 p.m., Homer Public Library. Refreshments served. All are welcome. For more information, 435-3195.