The Manzanita Film Festival. Saturday, October 4th. Doors: 11am, Program: 12pm-5:30pm. Join us for the inaugural Manzanita Film Festival, a one day in-person event at the Pine Grove showcasing short films unique to the Pacific Northwest, including documentary shorts by local filmmakers: INVISIBLE ENEMY directed by Mark Shapiro and Douglas Brian Miller with executive producer Matthew Modine; and the premiere of Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jesse Andrew Clark’s powerful environmental film FREE TO GROW. Tickets available at manzanitafilmfestival.com.
North Coast Squid 10th Edition Celebration, Sunday, October 5th, 2pm-4pm. Please join us to celebrate the 10th Edition of the North Coast Squid, a publication from the Hoffman Center for the Arts that features original work by local writers and artists. We will gather at the Pine Grove Community House for light refreshments, readings from some of our writing contributors, and the celebratory release of the new edition. Doors open at 1:30pm for refreshments. At 2:00pm, we will begin the program with selected readings from the 10th Edition, followed by cake at 3:30pm and a toast to our Squid contributors and publication team. Information available at, hoffmanarts.org
Wednesday October 8th, 12pm-1:30pm, Rainy day Village Appreciation Luncheon,
All are welcome, Lasagne, Salad, and Bread. Rainy Day Village Network promotes a thriving community through our network of neighborly support.RSVP, 503-482-9695.
Monday, October 13th, 2pm-4pm, Conscious Aging and Community Connections. Writing Your Own Obituary: We promise you, you will likely regret it if you don’t! Who better than you to write your own obituary? And yes, it can be fun and enlightening and motivational. Our facilitator, Kathie Hightower, always read obituaries, “as an honoring.” Saddened by the many boring ones she loved discovering fun ones that really shared the person’s story. It’s not morbid; it’s practical and life-affirming. Join us to get a good start on you own obituary (and for those planning a tombstone, tips on those as well.)
Please bring a pen and a journal or notebook paper for this inspiring afternoon. Everyone is welcome. $5 at the door.
Tuesday, October 21st, 5:30-7:30pm, Members’ Dinner. Please join us for this month’s Members’ Dinner – A “Come As You Aren’t” Costume Party! Please bring a salad, side dish or dessert, and a bottle of wine or other beverage to share, and you own place setting.
COMING IN NOVEMBER! Join us for another wonderful evening with Manzanita’s very own story teller extraordinaire, Liz Cole! We are happy to announce Liz will do another chapter of Storytime for Grown-ups on Thursday, November 13th.
