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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.
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‘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.