2019 FisherPoets Gathering
Evening Reading Schedule
(rev. 02/22/19) downloadable pdf
Another big season ahead. More than one hundred fisherpoets scattered among seven evening venues. You can't catch 'em all, but you can have some fun.
Careful, the paint's still a little wet.
Astoria Brewing Company (formerly the Wet Dog Cafe), Friday, February 22
MCs Doug Rhodes and Rob Seitz
5 p.m.
Opener with Rob Seitz, Astoria OR and Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
6 p.m.
Ray Robeson, St. Maries ID
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
7 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Karen Gimbel, Calgary AB
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
9 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Georgeanna Heaverley, Sterling AK
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater, Friday, February 22
MCs Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman
5 p.m.
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Vicki Horton, Olympia WA
6 p.m.
James Kasner, Blodgett OR
Carlos Reyes, Portland OR
Marie Rose, Haines AK
7 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Kim Menster, Cordova AK
Josh Wisniewski, Sitka AK
8 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Conrad Gowell, Oregon City OR
9 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
George Esveldt, Port Townsend WA
Jack Molan, Bend OR
10:30 p.m.
Second Annual Poetry at the Line Slam with Jon Broderick MC
Fort George Lovell Show Room, Friday, February 22
MCs Tom Hilton and Elma Burnham
5 p.m.
David Bean, Portland OR
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
6 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland OR
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
John Elliot, Saltspring Island BC
9 p.m.
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
John Lee, Portland OR
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
KALA, Friday, February 22
MC Nancy Cook and Margaret Doyle
5 p.m.
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
RK and Cherry Rice, Ketchikan AK
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Laura Hartema, Seattle WA
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
9 p.m.
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
John Copp, Portland OR
Margaret Doyle, Orcas WA
Todd Waterfield, Oceanside OR
Labor Temple Diner and Bar, Friday, February 22
MCs Wayne Chimenti and Phil Lansing
5 p.m.
Erick Olsen, Sr., Portland OR
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
6 p.m.
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
7 p.m.
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Danny Keyser, Chinook WA
8 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
9 p.m.
Billie Delaney, Brownsmead OR
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Beerman Creek, Astoria OR
Liberty Theatre, Friday, February 22
MCs Rich Bard and Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento
5 p.m.
Opener with Rich Bard and Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
Mark Alan Lovewell, Vineyard Haven MA
7 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
8 p.m.
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
9 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Sierra Golden, Seattle WA
Roy Robeson, St. Maries ID
Voodoo Lounge, Friday, February 22
MCs Meezie Hermansen and Steve Schoonmaker
5 p.m.
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Lloyd Montgomery, Cordova AK
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
6 p.m.
Melanie Brown, Juneau AK
Wally McDonald, Petersburg AK
Philip Patten, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Kyle and Ryan Lutz, San Francisco CA
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
8 p.m.
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
9 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Sean Talbot, Portland OR
Heather Talbot, Portland OR
10 p.m.
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
Astoria Brewing Company (formerly the Wet Dog Cafe), Saturday, February 23
MCs Mary Jacobs and Dan Keyser
5 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Erick Olsen, Sr., Portland OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
6 p.m.
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Jon Lee, Portland OR w/ Pete “Spud” Siegel, Portland OR
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Philip Patten, Seattle WA
8 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Jack Molan, Bend OR
Kim Menster, Cordova AK
9 p.m.
Danny Keyser, Chinook WA
Todd Waterfield, Oceanside OR
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater, Saturday, February 23
MC Dave Densmore
5 p.m.
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
John Copp, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
7 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
8 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
9 p.m.
Georgeanna Heaverley, Sterling AK
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
10 p.m.
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers continue to closing
Fort George Lovell Showroom, Saturday, February 23
MCs Dano Quinn and Jeff Stonehill
5 p.m.
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
George Esveldt, Port Townsend WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
6 p.m.
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Cordova AK
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
7 p.m.
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
Laura Hartema, Seattle WA
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
9 p.m.
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
KALA, Saturday, February 23
MCs Sean and Heather Talbot
5 p.m.
Conrad Gowell, Oregon City OR
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Karen Gimbel, Calgary AB
6 p.m.
Kim Menster, Cordova AK
Heather Talbot, Portland OR
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
7 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
8 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
9 p.m.
Sean Talbot, Portland OR
Vicki Horton, Olympia WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
The Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Labor Temple Diner and Bar, Saturday, February 23
MCs Tele Aadsen and Joel Brady-Power
5 p.m.
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
RK and Cherry Rice, Ketchikan AK
6 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
8 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
9 p.m.
Marie Rose, Haines AK
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
James Kasner, Blodgett OR
Liberty Theatre, Saturday, February 23
MCs Gordy Euler and Jonathan Lay – Shanghaied on the Willamette
5 p.m.
Opener
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
7 p.m.
Carlos Reyes, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Melanie Brown, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
Wallace McDonald, Petersburg AK
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
10:30 p.m.
Umpteenth Annual Poetry Contest with MCs Moe Bowstern and Ron McDaniel
Voodoo Lounge, Saturday, February 23
MCs Sierra Golden and Peter Munro
5 p.m.
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
David Bean, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Margaret Doyle, Orcas WA
7 p.m.
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Ray Robeson, St. Maries ID
Billie Delaney, Brownsmead OR
Josh Wisniewski, Sitka AK
9 p.m.
Sierra Golden, Seattle WA
Mark Alan Lovewell, Vineyard Haven MA
Erica Clark, Astoria OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
Evening Reading Schedule
(rev. 02/22/19) downloadable pdf
Another big season ahead. More than one hundred fisherpoets scattered among seven evening venues. You can't catch 'em all, but you can have some fun.
Careful, the paint's still a little wet.
Astoria Brewing Company (formerly the Wet Dog Cafe), Friday, February 22
MCs Doug Rhodes and Rob Seitz
5 p.m.
Opener with Rob Seitz, Astoria OR and Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
6 p.m.
Ray Robeson, St. Maries ID
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
7 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Karen Gimbel, Calgary AB
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
9 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Georgeanna Heaverley, Sterling AK
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater, Friday, February 22
MCs Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman
5 p.m.
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Vicki Horton, Olympia WA
6 p.m.
James Kasner, Blodgett OR
Carlos Reyes, Portland OR
Marie Rose, Haines AK
7 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Kim Menster, Cordova AK
Josh Wisniewski, Sitka AK
8 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Conrad Gowell, Oregon City OR
9 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
George Esveldt, Port Townsend WA
Jack Molan, Bend OR
10:30 p.m.
Second Annual Poetry at the Line Slam with Jon Broderick MC
Fort George Lovell Show Room, Friday, February 22
MCs Tom Hilton and Elma Burnham
5 p.m.
David Bean, Portland OR
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
6 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland OR
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
John Elliot, Saltspring Island BC
9 p.m.
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
John Lee, Portland OR
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
KALA, Friday, February 22
MC Nancy Cook and Margaret Doyle
5 p.m.
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
RK and Cherry Rice, Ketchikan AK
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Laura Hartema, Seattle WA
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
9 p.m.
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
John Copp, Portland OR
Margaret Doyle, Orcas WA
Todd Waterfield, Oceanside OR
Labor Temple Diner and Bar, Friday, February 22
MCs Wayne Chimenti and Phil Lansing
5 p.m.
Erick Olsen, Sr., Portland OR
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
6 p.m.
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
7 p.m.
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Danny Keyser, Chinook WA
8 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
9 p.m.
Billie Delaney, Brownsmead OR
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Beerman Creek, Astoria OR
Liberty Theatre, Friday, February 22
MCs Rich Bard and Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento
5 p.m.
Opener with Rich Bard and Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
Mark Alan Lovewell, Vineyard Haven MA
7 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
8 p.m.
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
9 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Sierra Golden, Seattle WA
Roy Robeson, St. Maries ID
Voodoo Lounge, Friday, February 22
MCs Meezie Hermansen and Steve Schoonmaker
5 p.m.
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Lloyd Montgomery, Cordova AK
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
6 p.m.
Melanie Brown, Juneau AK
Wally McDonald, Petersburg AK
Philip Patten, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Kyle and Ryan Lutz, San Francisco CA
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
8 p.m.
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
9 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Sean Talbot, Portland OR
Heather Talbot, Portland OR
10 p.m.
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
Astoria Brewing Company (formerly the Wet Dog Cafe), Saturday, February 23
MCs Mary Jacobs and Dan Keyser
5 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Erick Olsen, Sr., Portland OR
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
6 p.m.
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Jon Lee, Portland OR w/ Pete “Spud” Siegel, Portland OR
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Philip Patten, Seattle WA
8 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Jack Molan, Bend OR
Kim Menster, Cordova AK
9 p.m.
Danny Keyser, Chinook WA
Todd Waterfield, Oceanside OR
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater, Saturday, February 23
MC Dave Densmore
5 p.m.
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
John Copp, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
7 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
8 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
9 p.m.
Georgeanna Heaverley, Sterling AK
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers, Ketchikan AK
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
10 p.m.
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers continue to closing
Fort George Lovell Showroom, Saturday, February 23
MCs Dano Quinn and Jeff Stonehill
5 p.m.
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
George Esveldt, Port Townsend WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
6 p.m.
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Cordova AK
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
7 p.m.
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
Laura Hartema, Seattle WA
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Maria Finn, Sausalito CA
9 p.m.
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
KALA, Saturday, February 23
MCs Sean and Heather Talbot
5 p.m.
Conrad Gowell, Oregon City OR
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Karen Gimbel, Calgary AB
6 p.m.
Kim Menster, Cordova AK
Heather Talbot, Portland OR
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
7 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
8 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
9 p.m.
Sean Talbot, Portland OR
Vicki Horton, Olympia WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
The Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Labor Temple Diner and Bar, Saturday, February 23
MCs Tele Aadsen and Joel Brady-Power
5 p.m.
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
RK and Cherry Rice, Ketchikan AK
6 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
8 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
9 p.m.
Marie Rose, Haines AK
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
James Kasner, Blodgett OR
Liberty Theatre, Saturday, February 23
MCs Gordy Euler and Jonathan Lay – Shanghaied on the Willamette
5 p.m.
Opener
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
7 p.m.
Carlos Reyes, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Melanie Brown, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
Wallace McDonald, Petersburg AK
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
10:30 p.m.
Umpteenth Annual Poetry Contest with MCs Moe Bowstern and Ron McDaniel
Voodoo Lounge, Saturday, February 23
MCs Sierra Golden and Peter Munro
5 p.m.
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
David Bean, Portland OR
6 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Margaret Doyle, Orcas WA
7 p.m.
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Pete Gannaway, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Ray Robeson, St. Maries ID
Billie Delaney, Brownsmead OR
Josh Wisniewski, Sitka AK
9 p.m.
Sierra Golden, Seattle WA
Mark Alan Lovewell, Vineyard Haven MA
Erica Clark, Astoria OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
