Here are our Special Events for this year's Gathering
(rev. 2/13 @ 13:00)
(rev. 2/13 @ 13:00)
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Friday, February 23
FisherPoets Gearshack 1154 Commercial St., Suite A. (Also accessible from Marine Drive) 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Admission buttons and fisherpoets’ chapbooks, CDs and art. Silent Auction opens Friday at 11 a.m. Bids close at 4 p.m. Saturday. "Encouragement for Frustrated Songwriters, Poets and Writers" with John Palmes and Jon Broderick Astor Library Flag Room, 450 10th St 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. No commiserating. Do you love words and melody? Identify creative musical habits and writing techniques to move your creative work in a direction you're pleased with. “From the Page to the Stage” with Will Hornyak, Ron McDaniel and Tele Aadsen Astor Library Flag Room, 450 10th St 2:30 – 4 p.m. Grow more effective and confident on the stage. Learn good practices and methods for creating strong performances that reflect your own unique voice and style. “Deep Blue Sea” Gyotaku Printmaking with Duncan Berry Barbey Maritime Center 2:30 – 4 p.m. A demonstration and guidance in the art of Japanese fish printing. Tickets have sold out, sorry. Open Mic WineKraft Wine Bar 2 – 4 p.m. Host Rebecca Kraft invites you to drop in with friends and have a short go. Sign up on site. All are welcome. FisherPoets Dance and Social KALA 10 p.m. Music with DJ D’Fish FisherPoets at the Line, poetry slam with MC Jon Broderick Columbian Theater 10 p.m. FisherPoets go cork to cork. The audience chooses the highliner. |
Saturday, February 24
FisherPoets Gearshack 1154 Commercial St., Suite A. (Also accessible from Marine Drive) 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Admission buttons and fisherpoets’ chapbooks, CDs and art. Silent Auction continues. Bids close at 4 p.m. Saturday. Speed Mug-Up and B.S. Session with Rob and Tiffani Seitz South Bay Wild Fish House, 262 9th St 9 a.m. Coffee up, make new friends and share some quick stories as you make the rounds. Knot Tying and Line Splicing with Dano Quinn and friends Pier 39 10:30 a.m. Make yourself useful with line. Once you know a bowline you’ll wonder how you lived without it. Watershed Health: Challenges and Progress with Nels Ure, Melanie Brown and Miles Johnson Astor Library, 450 10th St 11:30 a.m. Miles Johnson of Columbia Riverkeeper and Nels Ure of Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay explain efforts to protect salmon habitat in the Pacific Northwest and Southwest Alaska. Learn the latest on the Snake River dam removal and on Pebble Mine. Harmony Singing with John Palmes Pier 39 12 noon Learn how to invent harmony vocals, understand a bit of music theory, feel chord changes and make beautiful music in any key. Perfect for beginners, teachers, camp counselors, friends. Launching Your Story: a publishing workshop with Moe Bowstern and Holly Hughes WineKraft Wine Bar 12 noon Explore various routes to publication from Substack to small press, zines to podcasts with a couple of experienced guides. Bring your questions and writing tools. Ocean Health: Challenges and Progress with Brad Warren and Casey Willson Astor Library, 450 10th St 1 p.m. Casey Willson of Don’t Cage Our Oceans and Brad Warren of Global Ocean Health team up to address threats of open ocean fish farming and ocean acidification. Singing Circle: Fishing Songs with Mary Garvey, Dano Quinn and friends Pier 39 1:30 p.m. Sing shanties and ballads with Mary Garvey the Lower Columbia’s favorite singer and friends. Open-Mic WineKraft Wine Bar 2 – 4 p.m. Host Rebecca Kraft invites you to drop in with friends and have a short go. Sign up on site. All are welcome. Deep Blue Sea with Duncan Berry and friends RiverSea Gallery 2:30 p.m. Duncan Berry and friends perform amidst his Deep Blue Sea art show with its gyotaku direct impressions of coastal creatures. Reefnetting: a Sustainable Tradition with Pete and Deb Granger Astor Library, 450 10th St 2:30 p.m. Enjoy a description, demonstration and history of this traditional salmon fishing method of the Lummi Nation and others of the Salish Sea. Campbell’s Last Set Columbian Theater 3 p.m. Honoring the ghosts of fisherpoets no longer with us, those yet living celebrate the works of others whom the Gathering misses and wants to remember. Umpteenth Annual On-Site Poetry Contest with MC Moe Bowstern Liberty Theatre 10 p.m. The 2024 rules will be announced by MCs at evening venues during the Gathering. Everybody wearing a FPG button is eligible to compete. Got one? Have a go. Singers’ Gathering WineKraft Wine Bar 10 p.m. Didn’t get enough at Pier 39 this morning? Still feel like singing with friends? Drop in. |
Sunday, February 25
FisherPoets Gathering Harmony Gospel Sing Columbian Theater 9 a.m. Just for Fun FisherPoets Gathering Farewell Mic Columbian Theater 10 a.m. – 12 noon A very brief farewell read from lots of lingering scheduled fisherpoets. All Weekend, February 23-24 Visual Arts and Other Exhibits Far From Home, large format photos by Corey Arnold Imogen Gallery 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Deep Blue Sea, original Gyotaku prints by Duncan Berry RiverSea Gallery 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39 All Day Self-guided tour of the oldest existing fish processing plant on the Columbia River. |
