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16 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Write ‘outside the box’ at workshop MANZANITA — Liz Prato the standard narrative box and have fun exploring the will lead a writing work- shop, “Writing Outside the forms available for telling Box,” at the Hoffman Center your best story.” for the Arts in Manzanita Prato’s short stories and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. essays have appeared in 12. She will then read from more than two-dozen liter- her book “baby’s on fire” ary journals and magazines. at 4 p.m. at Cloud & Leaf She was the Guest Prose Editor for the Sum- Bookstore. mer 2013 issue of The workshop VoiceCatcher, and will include a edited the fiction lecture and guided anthology, “The writing exercise. Tu- Night, and the Rain, ition is $40. Register and the River.” at hoffmanblog.org. The Manzanita “Let your cre- Writers’ Series is ativity have free rein Liz Prato a program of the and write outside Hoffman Center for the traditional prose structure! Arts and will be held at the All stories and essays are Hoffman Center (594 La- different, so it stands to reason they don’t all require neda Ave.), across from the Manzanita library. For more the same structure,” the center wrote in a release. “In information, visit hoffman- this class, we’ll break out of blog.org. A soldier-turned-author gives book signing at Lucy’s Books ASTORIA — Lucy’s Books welcomes author Jocephus J. Duckworth for a book sign- ing of “The Soldier’s Story: The Invisible Wounds of War” 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. “Re-acclimating to civil- ian life is never easy,” the library said. Mr. Duckworth served four tours of duty in Iraq, and this is his story of what came after. Lucy’s Books is located at 348 12th St. PORTLANDOBSERVER.COM DISNEY.WIKIA.COM Disney’s “Moana” 5:00 pm Downtown Astoria Every month, year ‘round! Aug . 12 th Visit Downtown Astoria on the 2nd Saturday of every month for art, music, and general merriment! Presented by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association astoriadowntown.com facebook/astoriadowntown.com ‘Moana’ marks return of Summer Movie in the Park ASTORIA — Pacific Power is sponsoring the return of the Astoria Parks and Recre- ation’s free Summer Movie in the Park at dusk (roughly between 8:30 and 9 p.m.) Wednesday, Aug.16, at Fred Lindstrom Memorial Park with a showing of Disney’s “Moana.” The PG-rated “Moana” — which was nominated for two Oscars — tells the story of an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. “During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder,” according to a plot summary. “Togeth- er they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enor- mous monsters and impossi- ble odds.” The film will be projected onto a giant inflatable screen after sundown. Moviegoers should bring a blanket or low-back chairs. Pop-up tents, canopies, or beach umbrellas that can obstruct the view of others are not permitted. Concessions will be available for purchase. Street parking is available but limited. The park is located at Niagara Avenue and 6th Street, next to Peter Pan Market. The Summer Movies event was removed as part of bud- get reduction decisions made by the Astoria City Council at the beginning of the year to stabilize the parks depart- ment’s funding. “Pacific Power has been supporting the Asto- ria community since the silent movie days. When we heard there was an oppor- tunity for us to bring back a community event, we were excited to partner with the Parks Department to bring this free movie day back to the community and unlike silent movie days, this one is in color with full sound,” said Alisa Dunlap, regional business manager for Pacific Power, in a release.
