Hoffman Center Blog

The Hoffman Center in Manzanita will host three performances of “A Thousand Cranes,” featuring 18 local children in the cast and crew, August 20, 22 and 23.
 The shows will cap off a three-week Summer Drama Camp for children ages 4 to 16 led by Annie Naranjo-Rivera. Students learned acting techniques, auditioned for roles and rehearsed the show during the camp.
 “A Thousand Cranes” is the story of a young victim of the Hiroshima atomic bomb who later develops radiation sickness. With an optimistic outlook, she begins to fold a thousand paper cranes in hopes of fulfilling the legend: If a sick person folds a thousand paper origami cranes the gods will grant her wish and make her well again.
 Performances will be held Friday, Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 22 at 2 p.m. at the Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. A special performance will be put on Monday, Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. at the Nehalem Bay State Park Amphitheatre.
 Tickets to the Friday and Sunday shows will cost $5 and will be available at the door.

The Manzanita Film Series is proud to present DIVE! Living Off America’s Waste on Saturday August 28th at 7pm. In lieu of our regular admission fee, we are asking for donations to the North County Food bank of 2 cans or packages of non-perishable food, or a $5 donation.

Every year in America we throw away 96 billion pounds of food.

That’s 263 million pounds a day.

11 million pounds an hour.

3,000 pounds a second.

Inspired by a curiosity about our country’s careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary DIVE! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles’ supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food – resulting in an eye-opening documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism and call to action.

DIVE! has garnered critical praise while raising important questions about hunger and waste in our society. This is Seifert’s first film and has been warmly received by audiences across the country, winning thirteen festivals thus far, including the Boulder International, Sedona International, DC Independent, and Oxford Film Festivals.

The Manzanita Film Series is a program of the Hoffman Center in Manzanita, Oregon. Films are screened on the 4th weekend of the month through out the year. Admission is typically $6 and theater concessions, as well as beer and wine, are available for purchase. Please contact Franz Hasslacher, at franzhass@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities.

The Hoffman Center Reference Library collection is now online for you to browse from your computer.  For directions on how to logon click here.

At this time special arrangements need to be made to visit the library, but with enough interest we may have open hours on a regular basis. Studio artists in the Hoffman house may use the library at any time.

Books are tagged and are searchable by categories, including  Art Education, Art History, Drawing, Sculpture, Painting, Ethnic Art, Graphic Arts, Printmaking, etc.

Remember that this is a Reference Library, not a Lending Library, so books may be used in the library or in the foyer of the Hoffman house, but must be returned to the shelf when you are finished with them.

Please email Peggy Biskar for more information

The Hoffman Center is holding evening hours for the Open Clay Studio on Thursday nights.  The Studio will be open from 5 pm to 8 pm every Thursday for anyone to come work on their projects.  All experience levels are welcome and a Studio Host is available to answer questions and offer tips.  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost is $2 per hour, which includes glazing and firing up to the finished product.  Clay is $1 per 2 pound section.  For more information, contact Bruce Phillips at longboardmenow@yahoo.com.