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Thursday, February 18, 2021
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Quick Takes
look is still up in the air due to the
coronavirus pandemic.
Established in 2009 and named
one of the “25 Coolest Festivals
in the World” by MovieMaker
Magazine in 2017, the Eastern
Oregon Film Festival typically
combines three days of screenings,
live conversations with fi lmmakers,
video Q&A and special presenta-
tions from visiting artists. Each
night concludes with an after party
featuring live music from a variety
of visiting musicians.
In 2020, EOFF, like many other
annual program and to cover for
or augment the festival delivery as
needed.
Submissions for EOFF 2021
opened Feb. 1. The 2021 submis-
sion dates are:
March 1: early-bird deadline
April 15: regular deadline
May 14: late deadline
June 18: extended deadline
Aug. 6: notifi cation date
For rules and full details on the
submission process, go to https://
fi lmfreeway.com/eofi lmfest and
https://eofi lmfest.com/faq.
small festivals, was forced to re-
spond to the COVID-19 pandemic
by pivoting the festival program-
ming and presentation to an
online-only format. The goal was to
present the year’s selections while
retaining the unique and intimate
artist and guest experience that
the festival is known for.
Having succeeded in this effort,
EOFF is now equipped to expand
its yearly programming to an
online platform alongside the
in-person festival. This allows the
festival to provide a more robust
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Art center hosts monthly
puzzle exchange
LA GRANDE — Jigsaw puzzles
are one way to fi ll cold snowy days
during a pandemic, and Art Center
East hosts a monthly puzzle
exchange to keep puzzler-lovers oc-
cupied. Bring in a puzzle and take
another one home.
The next exchange is Saturday,
Feb. 20, from 1-2 p.m., at 1006
Penn Ave., La Grande.
There is a suggested donation
of $5 per puzzle taken home or
exchanged, with proceeds going
toward ACE’s upkeep and pro-
gramming.
To keep everyone safe, the ACE
staff will disinfect puzzles and
surfaces. While inside the build-
ing, wear a mask and follow social
distancing recommendations.
Writing workshop: Joy as
a source of resilience
ENTERPRISE — Fishtrap is
hosting a virtual weekend writ-
ing workshop, “Writing for Resil-
ience: Finding and Using Joy as a
Source,” led by Perrin Kerns. The
two-day workshop will run from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. March 13-14. Partici-
pants will focus on writing about
joy in the midst of pandemic, pro-
test, climate change and solitude,
and thus explore the lyric essay as
a celebration of the fragment and
the collage.
The cost of the weekend work-
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Perrin Kerns
shop is $270 ($240 for members
of the Fishtrapper club — go to
https://fi shtrap.org/be-a-fi shtrapper
to join).
For full details and to register, to
go https://fi shtrap.org/workshop-
kerns-march/#more-7899.
Kerns has been teaching creative
writing for more than 30 years.
She currently teaches literature
and creative writing at Prescott
College, Portland State University,
Clark College, Sitka Center for
Art and Ecology and Portland’s
Literary Arts Program. Her own
creative work has taken her from
lyric essay to digital storytelling to
personal narrative documentaries
based on her lyric essays.
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Eastern Oregon Film
Festival is ready for 2021
LA GRANDE — The 2021
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is set
for Oct. 21-23, although how it will
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