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Channeling Susan
Gardeners do not tend to be enthralled by their own gardens. They typically find something amiss. That’s just how we roll. I own my chronic disgruntlement as a gardener. Certainly,
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New Community Writes Theme: Pets!
It’s Time for the Animals Among Us to Take Center Stage! As summer brings all manner of adventures & playful pursuits, our thoughts turn to … our PETS! It’s time
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Monthly Art Advocates
Become a Sustaining Donor Over the past 20 years, Hoffman Center for the Arts has made great strides growing into a community cultural organization with a strong regional
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Visit the Wonder Garden
Treat Yourself to a Walk in the Wonder Garden If you haven’t yet treated yourself to a visit to the Wonder Garden, be prepared: quiet and contemplative it is
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Call for Submissions: Wonder Garden Poetry Post
Seasons in the Garden An Opportunity for Poets Get out your notebooks, North Coast poets! Submissions will open May 1 for the Wonder Garden’s all-weather, all-seasons poetry post. We’ll be seeking poems
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New Community Writes Prompt: EMERGE
What’s Springing Up for You? TELL US! Spring here in the Coast is playing hide-and-seek with us, and as the soil warms and the days lengthen, all manner of things
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Call for Submissions: Word & Image 2024
The seventh Word & Image project will be accepting entries from April 1 through April 30, 2024. This Hoffman Center program pairs artists and writers to create original work,
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2024 Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize Winners Announced
The Manzanita Writers Series and the Hoffman Center for the Arts announce the winners of the 6th annual Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize, which honors poets who live on the North
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HCA welcomes our new Board Treasurer, Jennie Hoff!
Dear Friends, With great excitement, Hoffman Center for the Arts welcomes our new Board treasurer, Jennie Hoff! Please read on to get to know Jennie better through a brief conversation
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Upcoming Selections for the Poetry Post
We’re happy to feature poems from the recent edition of the North Coast Squid in our poetry post. Stop by the Wonder Garden and pause for a moment to enjoy