The Manzanita Memoir Intensive

Jennifer Lauck to lead Memoir Intensive Workshop in Manzanita

A handful of select writers will be fully immersed in instruction and inspiration with Jennifer Lauck, New York Times Bestselling author of Blackbird, Still Waters, Show Me the Way, and Found.

  • Learn the three main components of memoir writing:  scene, summary & rumination so you can write a book that is compelling and sellable.
  • Learn Jennifer’s method for finishing a full-length manuscript in less than three months so you don’t waste time.
  • Learn how to set and keep writing goals so you can actually finish your book.
  • Learn what it takes to get published so you can realize your dream of being an author.

Dates/Times:  Aug 26, 27, & 28th ~ Fri 6-10pm, Sat/Sun 10-4

Location:  Manzanita (Saturday and Sunday at the Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave)

Limit:  12 writers

Details/availability/schedule/cost:  503.235.5254 or jclauck@gmail.com

jenniferlauckmemoirwriting.com

 

A Little Bit of Texas in Manzanita

Travis Champ (center), Jonathan Feder (left), and Brian Mammel on the Hoffman Center stage at a recent concert

Austin, Texas musicians, The Black, will be playing the Hoffman Center on Monday, August 22nd bringing lively garage rock with country undertones. The Black is headed by Brian Mammel, the highly-skilled pianist from Aquarena Springs who entertained us so well two nights in a row in July. Also playing are the Manzanita trio The Cedar Shakes and Josh Uithof. Admission is $5. Show starts at 8:00 p.m.

For more information on The Black go to http://www.myspace.com/theblack

Coming Friday, September 2nd, the Portland-area band Harlowe and The Great North Woods will be presenting their own twist on West Coast Americana. Opening the show is Manzanita singer-songwriter Bunny Frost. $5 at the door. Show starts at 8:00 p.m.

To check out their music go to

http://www.myspace.com/harloweandthegreatnorthwoods

Naseem Rakha will read from her book The Crying Tree on August 20

Naseem Rakha reads on Saturday, August 20

Naseem Rakha will read from her book The Crying Tree at the Manzanita Writers Series event at 7 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2011.

Set in southern Illinois and central Oregon, The Crying Tree tells a story of a mother who must overcome the hate, grief, and secrets that surround the murder of her 15-year-old son, and defy church and family as she attempts to stop the execution of the man who killed her boy.

With the heart of a storyteller, Naseem explores the death penalty and forgiveness with her audience through the lens of our justice system as well as subsequent interviews with crime victims, inmates, corrections officials and exonerated death row prisoners.

Publisher’s Weekly says, “This complex, layered story of a family’s journey toward justice and forgiveness comes together through spellbinding storytelling.”

The American Booksellers Association chose The Crying Tree for its TOP 10 Indie Next list for Reading Groups <http://news.bookweb.org/news/winter-2010-2011-indie-next-list-reading-groups> . The book has been published in six international editions.

Naseem is an award-winning author and journalist whose stories have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace Radio, Christian Science Monitor, and Living on Earth. She lives in Oregon with her husband, son, and many animals.

Following Rakha’s reading and Q&A, we’ll have our popular Open Mic where up to nine local writers will read 5 minutes of their original work. The recommended theme for this month is “Forgiveness.”

Admission for the evening is $5.

Further information on the Writers’ Series can be found here or contact Kathie Hightower, 503-739-1505 or Vera Wildauer at vwildauer@gmail.com.

 

Hoffapalooza 2011 a Great Success

Our first  Hoffapalooza, held Saturday, July 23, 2011 was conceived as an opportunity to show off the wide variety of programs that go on at the Hoffman Center, and to show them off all at once. In a six-hour timespan we had hundreds of people come through the building. A frequent comment, even from full-locals, was, “I had no idea there was this much going on.” It was great to hear that. It meant we were successful.

Check the gallery for some photos of the big day.

 

Film Series Offers “The Maltese Falcon”

The Hoffman Center’s Manzanita Film Series will present the classic 1941 feature “The Maltese Falcon” Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $7. Refreshments will be available.

The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. It was directed by John Huston and based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Film Series leader Jonathan Feder will offer commentary before and after the presentation.

 

Hoffman Center to Host Ceramics Classes

The Hoffman Center Ceramics Program will offer two special multi-week classes during the month of August.

“Sculpting” will be held on Tuesdays, beginning Aug. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. The tuition will be $55, which includes clay and firing.

“Coil Drums and Other Musical Instruments” will be held on Thursdays, beginning Aug. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. The tuition will be $55, and includes clay and firing.

Ilse Witterland will lead both classes. Witterland holds a degree in art and sculpture from Portland State University, and has shown her work in Portland and Lake Oswego galleries. She is also a member of the Portland Sculptors Guild.

Persons interested in attending either or both classes are asked to send an email hoffmanclaystudio@gmail.com.

The classes are limited to 10 students each.

Read All About It: Hoffapalooza!

Be sure to stop by the Hoffman Center on Saturday, July 23rd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

We’re excited to show off some of the changes to our performance and gallery spaces, as well as the newly expanded Clay Studio.  Plus, you’re invited to explore all sorts of demonstrations of what the Hoffman Center has to offer, including clay, drawing, writing, reading, music, letterpress, mixed media, and book and paper arts.  Click on the Hoffapalooza Schedule for a printable schedule of events.  There’s no admission.

Local businesses and individuals have also generously donated over $1,500 worth of products and services for our fabulous raffle and silent auction prizes. Enter to win a $25 gas card from Bayside Shell & Grocery, just for showing up. Click on this list of Hoffapalooza prizes to see all of the wonderful raffle prizes and special silent auction items.  Raffle tickets are just $1 each,  12 for $10, or 25 for $20.    All proceeds go to the Hoffman Center Operating Fund.

And that’s not all!  Over 20 local artists will be showing and selling their art, including pieces made in the Hoffman Center Clay and Life Drawing Studios, and other art classes.  There also will be a display of art by kids in the Outside the Box Arts program.

Did we forget anything?  Well, there will be a lemonade stand on the front porch, plus tasty hand baked goods donated by Kim Miller.

We’ll see you there!

 

 

John Daniel reads at the Manzanita Writers’ Series July 16th

John Daniel to read on July 16th

John Daniel will read from his new book The Far Corner: Northwestern Views on Land, Life, and Literature at the Manzanita Writers’ Series event at 7pm on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the Hoffman Center.

As Wallace Stegner describes Daniel: “John Daniel loves wilderness of all kinds, …, but it is more than scenery he is after. He has a streak of mysticism, some generalized religious sense, that is stimulated by the natural world…his essays will win him devoted readers.”

 Daniel is the author of nine books of memoir, personal essays, and poetry. He has been a Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry at Stanford University, a James Thurber Writer-in-Residence at Ohio State University, and a Research and Writing Fellow at Oregon State University’s Center for the Humanities. He has been a Writer-in-Residence or Visiting Professor at a number of other universities. Two of his books have won the Oregon Book Award and he has won the Andres Berger Award for Creative Nonfiction, the annual John Burroughs Nature Essay Award, and a Pushcart Prize, among other honors.

Following Daniel’s reading and Q&A, we’ll have our popular Open Mic where up to nine local writers will read 5 minutes of their original work. The recommended theme for this month is “Something Wild.”

Admission for the evening is $5.

Hoffapalooza is Coming!

The Hoffman Center in Manzanita host its first Hoffapalooza Saturday, July 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to highlight and celebrate the programs and activities that take place at north Tillamook County’s art, culture and education center.

“We’ve been making physical and program improvements to the Center over the past few months and felt the summertime would be a great opportunity to show off what we’re all about,” said event organizer and board member John Freethy. “Considering the scope of what goes on here, ‘Hoffapalooza’ seemed a great name for the event.”

Visitors will be invited to explore a number of family-friendly activities, including clay, drawing, writing, reading, drama, music, letterpress, and book and paper arts. Program volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss each activity.

“Hoffapalooza” will also feature performances throughout the day by local musicians, dramatic or comic presentations, and raffle prizes.  Local artists and students of the center will also have their art on display and for sale.  There’s no admission to the event, however proceeds of the raffle and art sales go to the Hoffman Center operating fund.