FisherPoets Gathering 2013 schedule (it's over).
Friday February 22
Voodoo Room (MCs James and Julz Kasner)
5:30
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Charlie Jackson, Portland OR
6:00
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
Pete Gannaway, Long Beach WA
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7:00
James and Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Jason Doan, Montgomery Creek CA
8:00
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Jeff Povelite, Cathlamet WA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
9:00
Jim Toteff, Kelso WA
Vicki Sutherland Horton, Olympia WA
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Brownsmead Flats, Brownsmead OR
Astoria Event Center (MCs Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman)
6:00
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Niel Pfundt, Bellingham WA
Sierra Golden, Maple Falls WA
7:00
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
Billy Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Jack Merrill, Islesford ME
8:00
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
9:00
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Bob Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Wet Dog Café (MCs Dennis McGuire and Tom Hilton)
6:00
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
7:00
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
8:00
Pat McGuire, Cordova AK
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Lara Lee Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
9:00
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
Fort George (MCs Moe Bowstern and Erin Fristad)
5:30
Pick and Hammer, Brownsmead OR
6:00
Fred Bailey, Gabriola Island BC
Annie Orr, Port Townsend WA
Steve Matthews, Coffman Cove AK
7:00
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
8:00
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Larry Hills, Lakeview OR
John Palmes, Juneau AK
9:00
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
KALA Gallery (MCs Holly Hughes and Sue Sutherland Hanson)
5:30
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
6:00
Margaret Doyle, Eastsound WA
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
John Elliot, Saltspring Island BC
7:00
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Patty Hardin, Long Beach WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
8:00
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
9:00
Sue Sutherland Hanson, Poulsbo WA
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Gary Keister, Port Townsend WA
Clemente’s (MCs Lloyd Montgomery and Jen Pickett)
6:00
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
John Copp, Portland OR
Mark Casey, Portland OR
7:00
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasilla AK
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Sharon Hart, Port Hadlock WA
8:00
Bill Carter, Flagstaff AZ
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
9:00
Jen Pickett, Cordova AK
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
10:00
Open Mic to closing
Saturday, February 23
Voodoo Room (MCs Steve Schoonmaker and Rob Seitz)
5:30
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Larry Hills, Lakeview OR
6:00
Fred Bailey, Gabriola Island BC
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Lara Lee Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
7:00
Jack Merrill, Islesford ME
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
8:00
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Annie Orr, Port Townsend WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasilla AK
9:00
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Billy Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
10:00
Ratfish Wranglers to closing
Astoria Event Center (MCs Dave Densmore and Toby Sullivan)
6:00
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Smitty Smith remembered in his poetry
with Hobe Kytr, Ron McDaniel, Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman,
Dave Densmore, Lorrie Haight
7:00
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
James and Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
8:00
Bill Carter, Flagstaff AZ
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
9:00
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Jen Pickett, Cordova AK
Dave Densmore, Astoria AK
10:15
On-site poetry contest
Wet Dog (MCs Doug Rhodes and Dano Quinn)
6:00
The Lazy Boys, Brownsmead OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
John Copp, Portland OR
7:00
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Steve Matthews, Coffman Cove AK
8:00
Jason Doan, Montgomery Creek CA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Charlie Jackson, Portland OR
9:00
Patty Hardin, Long Beach WA
Gary Keister, Port Townsend WA
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Fort George (MCs Pat Dixon and Tele Aadsen)
6:00
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
7:00
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Jeff Povelite, Cathlamet WA
8:00
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Sharon Hart, Port Hadlock WA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
9:00
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Tele Aadsen, Belllingham WA
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
KALA Gallery (MCs Nancy Cook and Bob Powell)
5:30
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Mark Casey, Portland OR
6:00
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
7:00
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
8:00
Bob Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Pat McGuire, Cordova AK
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
9:00
Sierra Golden, Maple Falls WA
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
11:00
FisherPoets Dance to closing
Clemente’s (MCs Kathy Stack and Pat Densmore)
5:30
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
6:00
Vicki Sutherland Horton, Olympia WA
Sue Sutherland Hanson, Poulsbo WA
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
7:00
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Jim Toteff, Kelso WA
Niel Pfundt, Bellingham WA
8:00
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
R. Michael Pyle, Gray’s River WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
9:00
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Margaret Doyle, Eastsound WA
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Sunday, February 24
Astoria Event Center (MC Jon Broderick)
9:30
Gospell sing-along, just for fun
10:00 Farewell Mike and paying tribute to Smitty Smith
12:00 lingering on the sidewalk saying long good byes
Friday February 22
Voodoo Room (MCs James and Julz Kasner)
5:30
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Charlie Jackson, Portland OR
6:00
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
Pete Gannaway, Long Beach WA
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7:00
James and Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Jason Doan, Montgomery Creek CA
8:00
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Jeff Povelite, Cathlamet WA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
9:00
Jim Toteff, Kelso WA
Vicki Sutherland Horton, Olympia WA
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Brownsmead Flats, Brownsmead OR
Astoria Event Center (MCs Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman)
6:00
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Niel Pfundt, Bellingham WA
Sierra Golden, Maple Falls WA
7:00
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
Billy Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Jack Merrill, Islesford ME
8:00
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
9:00
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Bob Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Wet Dog Café (MCs Dennis McGuire and Tom Hilton)
6:00
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
7:00
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
8:00
Pat McGuire, Cordova AK
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Lara Lee Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
9:00
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
Fort George (MCs Moe Bowstern and Erin Fristad)
5:30
Pick and Hammer, Brownsmead OR
6:00
Fred Bailey, Gabriola Island BC
Annie Orr, Port Townsend WA
Steve Matthews, Coffman Cove AK
7:00
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
8:00
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Larry Hills, Lakeview OR
John Palmes, Juneau AK
9:00
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
KALA Gallery (MCs Holly Hughes and Sue Sutherland Hanson)
5:30
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
6:00
Margaret Doyle, Eastsound WA
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
John Elliot, Saltspring Island BC
7:00
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Patty Hardin, Long Beach WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
8:00
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
9:00
Sue Sutherland Hanson, Poulsbo WA
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Gary Keister, Port Townsend WA
Clemente’s (MCs Lloyd Montgomery and Jen Pickett)
6:00
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
John Copp, Portland OR
Mark Casey, Portland OR
7:00
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasilla AK
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Sharon Hart, Port Hadlock WA
8:00
Bill Carter, Flagstaff AZ
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
9:00
Jen Pickett, Cordova AK
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
10:00
Open Mic to closing
Saturday, February 23
Voodoo Room (MCs Steve Schoonmaker and Rob Seitz)
5:30
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Larry Hills, Lakeview OR
6:00
Fred Bailey, Gabriola Island BC
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Lara Lee Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
7:00
Jack Merrill, Islesford ME
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
8:00
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Annie Orr, Port Townsend WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasilla AK
9:00
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Billy Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
10:00
Ratfish Wranglers to closing
Astoria Event Center (MCs Dave Densmore and Toby Sullivan)
6:00
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Smitty Smith remembered in his poetry
with Hobe Kytr, Ron McDaniel, Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman,
Dave Densmore, Lorrie Haight
7:00
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
James and Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
8:00
Bill Carter, Flagstaff AZ
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
9:00
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Jen Pickett, Cordova AK
Dave Densmore, Astoria AK
10:15
On-site poetry contest
Wet Dog (MCs Doug Rhodes and Dano Quinn)
6:00
The Lazy Boys, Brownsmead OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
John Copp, Portland OR
7:00
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Steve Matthews, Coffman Cove AK
8:00
Jason Doan, Montgomery Creek CA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Charlie Jackson, Portland OR
9:00
Patty Hardin, Long Beach WA
Gary Keister, Port Townsend WA
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Fort George (MCs Pat Dixon and Tele Aadsen)
6:00
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
7:00
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Jeff Povelite, Cathlamet WA
8:00
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Sharon Hart, Port Hadlock WA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
9:00
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Tele Aadsen, Belllingham WA
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
KALA Gallery (MCs Nancy Cook and Bob Powell)
5:30
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Mark Casey, Portland OR
6:00
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
7:00
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
8:00
Bob Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Pat McGuire, Cordova AK
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
9:00
Sierra Golden, Maple Falls WA
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
11:00
FisherPoets Dance to closing
Clemente’s (MCs Kathy Stack and Pat Densmore)
5:30
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
6:00
Vicki Sutherland Horton, Olympia WA
Sue Sutherland Hanson, Poulsbo WA
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
7:00
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Jim Toteff, Kelso WA
Niel Pfundt, Bellingham WA
8:00
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
R. Michael Pyle, Gray’s River WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
9:00
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Margaret Doyle, Eastsound WA
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Sunday, February 24
Astoria Event Center (MC Jon Broderick)
9:30
Gospell sing-along, just for fun
10:00 Farewell Mike and paying tribute to Smitty Smith
12:00 lingering on the sidewalk saying long good byes
FisherPoets Gathering Special Events
The FisherPoets Gathering Gearshack at 1149 Commercial Street, next door to Fulio’s, will be open 2 to 10 o’clock Friday and noon to 10 o’clock Saturday.
Fisherpoetfans can purchase FPG event buttons here for $15, good all weekend for all venues ($5 cover at the door for any single venue).
Silent auction bidding will be 4 to 8 o’clock Saturday evening.
Friday and Saturday afternoons 1 to 3 o'clock Pat Dixon will meet individual fisherpoets to record audio of their poems for the “In the Tote” anthology.
The Gearshack will not be open Sunday.
Friday, February 22
1:00 to 3:00
The Gearshack at Fulio's
Pat Dixon will record short poems, stories or songs by fisher poets to be posted on IntheTote.com, the FisherPoetry online archive. Reserve a time with him at Dixonphoto@comcast.net.
3:30 to 5:00
Columbian Theater
The Global Ocean Health Program presents the award-winning documentary "Tipping Point" describing the threat of ocean acidification resulting from carbon dioxide emissions. A report on recommendations by the Washington State Panel on Ocean Acidification follows. Q and A after.
KALA Gallery
Open mic. Warm up.
Photography by fisherpoet Pat Dixon featuring vintage black and white photos of Cook Inlet seasons 1977 to 1997 and portraits of veteran fisherpoets.
Also showing, "The Art of Motherhood" a mixed media collaboration by fisherpoet Nancy Cook and her daughter Nazina.
Exhibit will continue through March 3.
10:00 to closing
Voodoo Room
Brownsmead Flats followed by straggler musicians’ pick-up band.
Clemente’s
Open mic. Keep the stories and poems coming.
KALA Gallery
Open house and bar. Hang out. Chill.
Saturday, February 23
8:00 to noon
East Mooring Basin
Fisherpoet Dave Densmore invites you for coffee aboard his fishing vessel Cold Stream, at the 39th Street pier and
the Coffee Girl, to its fisherman's breakfast and a self-guided tour of the old Hanthorn cannery.
9:30 to 10:40
Columbia River Maritime Museum
“Putting a Human Face on Ocean Acidification.” The Global Ocean Health Program presents a discussion of acidification's effects on Oregon and Washington and recommendations of the Washington State Panel on Ocean Acidification. Panelists include Pete Knutson, commercial fisherman; Terrie Klinger, UW marine ecologist; Amy Grondin, commercial fisherman; Eric Swenson, moderator. In the Ford Room.
Baked Alaska
“The Poetry of Work.” Fisherpoet and Pacific University creative writing teacher Joe Millar prompts clean, spare poetry from the work we do. Come ready to write.
10:45 to 11:55
Columbia River Maritime Museum
“Keeping the Heat on Pebble Mine.” Fisherpoets John Copp and Bill Carter and Dwayne Meadows of Trout Unlimited join other panelists to discuss ways to oppose the proposed southwest Alaska mega-mine. In the Ford Room
Baked Alaska
“The Glint of Fish Scales & the Smell of Diesel: The Power of Details.” Author Maria Finn will teach tools that engage all the senses to create scenes that are emotionally resonant and which draw a reader into the action. Come ready to write.
11:00 to 12 noon
Performing Arts Center
Troll Radio Review. The live family variety show features guest fisherpoets James and Julz Kasner and Shanghaied on the Willamette. Host Debbie Twombly.
12 noon to 1:15
Baked Alaska
"Songwriting: Making Words Matter." Two of fisherpoetry's finest songwriters, Hobe Kytr and John Palmes, lead a workshop on blending lyrics and melody.
Columbia River Maritime Museum
“Salmon, Art and Inspiration.” Discover the startling, quirky, fishy art of legendary Ketchikan artist Ray Troll.
1:00 to 3:00
The Gearshack at Fulio's
Pat Dixon will record short poems, stories or songs by fisher poets to be posted on IntheTote.com, the FisherPoetry online archive. Reserve a time with him at Dixonphoto@comcast.net.
2:00 to 3:30
Astoria Event Center
“Story Circle.” Fishermen and women compare tales, true mostly, of adventures working on the water. Host Jay Speakman.
3:30 to 5:30
Columbian Theater
Several short films on ocean acidification presented by the Global Ocean Health Program and a report on recommendations of the Washington State Panel on Ocean Acidification will be followed at 4:30 by Ray Troll’s “Ratfish Wrangler Musical Science Hour” exploring splendors of the past, the wonders of ichthyology and asking, “Fish worship. Is it wrong?”
KALA Gallery
Open mic and open house. Give ‘er a try, maybe for the first time. All welcome.
10:15
Astoria Event Center
Umpteenth annual on-site poetry contest. Rules will be revealed during the FisherPoets Gathering. Everyone wearing a 2013 FPG button is eligible to compete. Audience applause helps determine which winning poem is posted on the fisherpoets.org website.
Voodoo Room
The Ratfish Wranglers play until the lights go out.
11:00 to closing
KALA Gallery
Second annual FisherPoets Dance. DJ hosts Dinah Urell and Nancy Cook hook you up with rock, new wave and even a little country. Cocktails, too.
Sunday, February 24
9:30 to 12 noon
Astoria Events Center
Gospel sing along, just for fun, until 10:00.
“FisherPoets Farewell Mic” and tributes to Smitty Smith. FPG performers give a short, a brief farewell read to the audience and to each other.
3:00-5:00
Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery
One last, invited reading in the south county
The FisherPoets Gathering Gearshack at 1149 Commercial Street, next door to Fulio’s, will be open 2 to 10 o’clock Friday and noon to 10 o’clock Saturday.
Fisherpoetfans can purchase FPG event buttons here for $15, good all weekend for all venues ($5 cover at the door for any single venue).
Silent auction bidding will be 4 to 8 o’clock Saturday evening.
Friday and Saturday afternoons 1 to 3 o'clock Pat Dixon will meet individual fisherpoets to record audio of their poems for the “In the Tote” anthology.
The Gearshack will not be open Sunday.
Friday, February 22
1:00 to 3:00
The Gearshack at Fulio's
Pat Dixon will record short poems, stories or songs by fisher poets to be posted on IntheTote.com, the FisherPoetry online archive. Reserve a time with him at Dixonphoto@comcast.net.
3:30 to 5:00
Columbian Theater
The Global Ocean Health Program presents the award-winning documentary "Tipping Point" describing the threat of ocean acidification resulting from carbon dioxide emissions. A report on recommendations by the Washington State Panel on Ocean Acidification follows. Q and A after.
KALA Gallery
Open mic. Warm up.
Photography by fisherpoet Pat Dixon featuring vintage black and white photos of Cook Inlet seasons 1977 to 1997 and portraits of veteran fisherpoets.
Also showing, "The Art of Motherhood" a mixed media collaboration by fisherpoet Nancy Cook and her daughter Nazina.
Exhibit will continue through March 3.
10:00 to closing
Voodoo Room
Brownsmead Flats followed by straggler musicians’ pick-up band.
Clemente’s
Open mic. Keep the stories and poems coming.
KALA Gallery
Open house and bar. Hang out. Chill.
Saturday, February 23
8:00 to noon
East Mooring Basin
Fisherpoet Dave Densmore invites you for coffee aboard his fishing vessel Cold Stream, at the 39th Street pier and
the Coffee Girl, to its fisherman's breakfast and a self-guided tour of the old Hanthorn cannery.
9:30 to 10:40
Columbia River Maritime Museum
“Putting a Human Face on Ocean Acidification.” The Global Ocean Health Program presents a discussion of acidification's effects on Oregon and Washington and recommendations of the Washington State Panel on Ocean Acidification. Panelists include Pete Knutson, commercial fisherman; Terrie Klinger, UW marine ecologist; Amy Grondin, commercial fisherman; Eric Swenson, moderator. In the Ford Room.
Baked Alaska
“The Poetry of Work.” Fisherpoet and Pacific University creative writing teacher Joe Millar prompts clean, spare poetry from the work we do. Come ready to write.
10:45 to 11:55
Columbia River Maritime Museum
“Keeping the Heat on Pebble Mine.” Fisherpoets John Copp and Bill Carter and Dwayne Meadows of Trout Unlimited join other panelists to discuss ways to oppose the proposed southwest Alaska mega-mine. In the Ford Room
Baked Alaska
“The Glint of Fish Scales & the Smell of Diesel: The Power of Details.” Author Maria Finn will teach tools that engage all the senses to create scenes that are emotionally resonant and which draw a reader into the action. Come ready to write.
11:00 to 12 noon
Performing Arts Center
Troll Radio Review. The live family variety show features guest fisherpoets James and Julz Kasner and Shanghaied on the Willamette. Host Debbie Twombly.
12 noon to 1:15
Baked Alaska
"Songwriting: Making Words Matter." Two of fisherpoetry's finest songwriters, Hobe Kytr and John Palmes, lead a workshop on blending lyrics and melody.
Columbia River Maritime Museum
“Salmon, Art and Inspiration.” Discover the startling, quirky, fishy art of legendary Ketchikan artist Ray Troll.
1:00 to 3:00
The Gearshack at Fulio's
Pat Dixon will record short poems, stories or songs by fisher poets to be posted on IntheTote.com, the FisherPoetry online archive. Reserve a time with him at Dixonphoto@comcast.net.
2:00 to 3:30
Astoria Event Center
“Story Circle.” Fishermen and women compare tales, true mostly, of adventures working on the water. Host Jay Speakman.
3:30 to 5:30
Columbian Theater
Several short films on ocean acidification presented by the Global Ocean Health Program and a report on recommendations of the Washington State Panel on Ocean Acidification will be followed at 4:30 by Ray Troll’s “Ratfish Wrangler Musical Science Hour” exploring splendors of the past, the wonders of ichthyology and asking, “Fish worship. Is it wrong?”
KALA Gallery
Open mic and open house. Give ‘er a try, maybe for the first time. All welcome.
10:15
Astoria Event Center
Umpteenth annual on-site poetry contest. Rules will be revealed during the FisherPoets Gathering. Everyone wearing a 2013 FPG button is eligible to compete. Audience applause helps determine which winning poem is posted on the fisherpoets.org website.
Voodoo Room
The Ratfish Wranglers play until the lights go out.
11:00 to closing
KALA Gallery
Second annual FisherPoets Dance. DJ hosts Dinah Urell and Nancy Cook hook you up with rock, new wave and even a little country. Cocktails, too.
Sunday, February 24
9:30 to 12 noon
Astoria Events Center
Gospel sing along, just for fun, until 10:00.
“FisherPoets Farewell Mic” and tributes to Smitty Smith. FPG performers give a short, a brief farewell read to the audience and to each other.
3:00-5:00
Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery
One last, invited reading in the south county
Here's a list of 72 fisherpoets from 12 states or provinces you'll find in the 2013 FisherPoets Gathering program:
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
Fred Bailey, Gabriola Island BC
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Lou Beaudry, Long Beach WA
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Bill Carter, Flagstaff AZ
Mark Casey, Portland OR
Wayne Chimenti, Nordland WA
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
John Copp, Portland OR
Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Jason Doan, Montgomery Creek CA
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Margaret Doyle, Eastsound WA
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Sierra Golden, Maple Falls WA
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Sue Sutherland Hanson, Poulsbo WA
Patty Hardin, Long Beach WA
Sharon Hart, Port Hadlock WA
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Larry Hills, Lakeview OR
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Vicki Sutherland Horton, Olympia WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Charlie Jackson, Portland OR
Mary Jacobs, Ophir, OR
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
James and Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
Gary Keister, Port Townsend WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Wesley “Geno” Leech, Chinook WA
Steve Mathews, Coffman Cove AK
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
Pat McGuire, Cordova AK
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Jack Merrill, Islesford ME
Lara Lee Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasilla AK
Annie Orr, Port Townsend WA
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Niel Pfundt, Bellingham WA
Jen Pickett, Cordova AK
Jeff Povelite, Cathlamet WA
Robert Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Robert Michael Pyle, Gray's River WA
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Eric Swenson, Seattle WA
Jim Toteff, Kelso WA
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
Fred Bailey, Gabriola Island BC
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Lou Beaudry, Long Beach WA
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Bill Carter, Flagstaff AZ
Mark Casey, Portland OR
Wayne Chimenti, Nordland WA
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
John Copp, Portland OR
Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Jason Doan, Montgomery Creek CA
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Margaret Doyle, Eastsound WA
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Sierra Golden, Maple Falls WA
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Sue Sutherland Hanson, Poulsbo WA
Patty Hardin, Long Beach WA
Sharon Hart, Port Hadlock WA
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Larry Hills, Lakeview OR
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Vicki Sutherland Horton, Olympia WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Charlie Jackson, Portland OR
Mary Jacobs, Ophir, OR
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
James and Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
Gary Keister, Port Townsend WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Wesley “Geno” Leech, Chinook WA
Steve Mathews, Coffman Cove AK
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
Pat McGuire, Cordova AK
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Jack Merrill, Islesford ME
Lara Lee Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
Joe Millar, Raleigh NC
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasilla AK
Annie Orr, Port Townsend WA
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Niel Pfundt, Bellingham WA
Jen Pickett, Cordova AK
Jeff Povelite, Cathlamet WA
Robert Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Robert Michael Pyle, Gray's River WA
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Rob Seitz, Morro Bay CA
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Souls of the Sea, Gloucester MA
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Eric Swenson, Seattle WA
Jim Toteff, Kelso WA
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
