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2026 FisherPoets Gathering
Evening Reading Schedule

The paint's still wet. We'll keep the Evening Schedule updated as inevitable changes occur.  (rev 2/27/26)
**If you'd like to download this to your phone as a pdf, click here. Note the revision date - you'll want to download the most recent version by the start of the event.

A Note About Venues and Crowds
Venues, particularly smaller ones and particularly Saturday evening, can get crowded. However, seats have typically been available at some of the larger venues. We'll keep our volunteers better informed this season of where those are so they can point you to other performances. 

Choose a venue and enjoy it all night. 
We've scheduled a fine show at every venue.

Or take your chances and jump around. If there's a performer you must see, best get there early.
Evening Reading Schedule 2026 
Friday, February 27

Astoria Brewing Company
MCs Todd Waterfield and Peter Munro
5 p.m.
The Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
​Ed Garrison, Prince of Wales Island AK
Erica Clark-Thompson, Astoria OR

6 p.m.
Chelle Meyers, Anchor Point AK
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR

7 p.m.
Cat Weist, Netarts OR
Todd Waterfield, Netarts OR
Geno Leech, Chinook WA

8 p.m.
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Dave Densmsore, Astoria OR
Susanne McDermott, Kirkland WA

9 p.m.
Lauralee Honkola, Cordova AK
Barry McDermott, Kirkland WA
Peter Munro, Shoreline WA


Columbian Theater
MCs Tele Aadsen and Shannon Zellerhoff
5 p.m.
David Ottinger, Astoria OR
Josh Wisniewski, Seldovia AK
Mike Allen, Hood River OR

6 p.m.
Noel Taussig, Halifax NS
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK

7 p.m.
Shannon Zellerhoff, Deming WA
Bellie, Astoria OR
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA

8 p.m.
Mark Gostnell, Manzanita OR
Mary “Bubbe” Jacobs, Anacortes WA
Balika Hakaanson, Seattle WA

9 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bow WA
Maggie Parrish, Anacortes WA
Joel Brady-Power, Bow WA

10:15 p.m.
FisherPoets at the Line Poetry Slam
MC Jon Broderick
Eight fisherpoets go cork for cork. 
Judges from the audience choose the highliner.


Fort George Brewery
MCs Annie Howell-Adams and Dan Keyser
5 p.m.
The Skamokawa Swamp Opera, Skamokawa WA
Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA
Larry Ryser, Ferndale WA

6 p.m.
David Bean, Portland OR
Pat McGuire, Port Townsend WA
Dennins McGuire, Port Townsend WA

7 p.m.
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs, AR
Dean Adams, Edmonds WA

8 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Mark Lundsten, Anacortes WA
Abby Ipanbutr, Seattle WA

9 p.m.
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
Wayne Chimenti, Nordland WA
Kevin Scribner, South Walla Walla OR


KALA
MC Nancy Cook
5 p.m.
Lloyd Montgomery, Anchorage AK
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Peter Ferrero, Astoria OR

6 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Robin Koger, Eagle River AK
Mary Garvey, Long Beach WA

7 p.m.
Scott McAllister, Portland OR
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Micala Delepierre, Mount Desert Island ME

8 p.m.
Whit Deschner, Baker City OR
Joel Miller, Portland OR
Allen Myers, Portland OR

9 p.m.
Amy Sharp, Seaside OR
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR


Liberty Theatre
MCs Will Hornyak and Doug Rhodes
5 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Art Anderson, San Francisco CA
Irene Martin, Skamokawa WA

6 p.m.
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Kelly Riggle, Sausalito CA
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA

7 p.m.
Will Hornyak, Milwaulkie OR
Kate Williams, Cordova AK
John Filipowicz, Astoria OR

8 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Elena Lansing, Boise ID
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK

9 p.m.
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
Beerman Creek, Astoria OR


Sisu Brewing Company
MCs Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman
5 p.m.
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR and Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Colin Kaferle, Portland OR
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA

6 p.m.
Lucas Rate, Edmonds WA
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID

7 p.m.
Kira Telgen, Bellingham WA
Traesti Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME

8 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Megan Emerson, Portland OR
Amanda Gladics, Astoria OR

9 p.m.
Casey Marinkovich, Cordova AK
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland OR


Xanadu
MCs Rich Bard and Dano Quinn
5 p.m.
Sewall Clake, Seattle WA
John Fossett, Seattle WA
John Brockhaus, Seattle WA

6 p.m.
Leslie Lincoln, Port Townsend WA
Sean Bunting, Port Townsend WA
Donna Parker, Seattle WA

7 p.m.
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Ken and Marilyn Samuelsen, Portland OR
Kat Murphy, Port Angeles WA

8 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA

9 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
RJ Kopchak, Cordova AK
Brad Warren, Seattle WA

Evening Reading Schedule 2026
Saturday, February 28

Astoria Brewing Company
MCs Jon Lee and Scott McAllister
5 p.m.
Scott McAllister, Portland OR
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Pat and Dennis McGuire, Port Townsend WA

6 p.m.
Josh Wisniewski, Seldovia AK
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Kira Telgen, Bellingham WA

7 p.m.
Dean Adams, Edmonds WA
Bellie, Astoria OR
Diana Talley, Port Townsend WA

8 p.m.
Jon Lee, Ocean Park WA
Amy Sharp, Seaside OR
RJ Kopchak, Cordova AK

9 p.m.
Casey Marinkovich, Cordova AK
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA


Columbian Theater
MCs Pat Dixon and Erica Clark-Thompson
5 p.m.
Campbell’s Last Set
Fisherpoets perform work by fisherpoets whom we miss and want to remember

6 p.m.
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA

7 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Traesti Gudmundson, Bellingham WA

8 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR and Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Micala Delepierre, Mount Desert Island ME

9 p.m.
Erica Clark-Thompson, Astoria OR
John Filipowicz, Astoria OR
Beerman Creek, Astoria OR


Fort George Brewery
MCs Moe Bowstern and Lara Messersmith-Glavin
5 p.m.
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
Donna Parker, Seattle WA
Ed Edmo, Portland OR

6 p.m.
Kelly Riggle, Sausalito CA
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC

7 p.m.
Whit Deschner, Baker City OR
Mary Garvey, Long Beach WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR

8 p.m.
Chelle Meyers, Anchor Point AK
George Wilson, Portland OR
Cat Weist, Netarts OR

9 p.m.
David Ottinger, Astoria OR
Todd Waterfield, Netarts OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR


KALA
MCs Brad Warren and Phil Lansing
5 p.m.
Noel Taussig, Halifax NS
Peter Munro, Shoreline WA
Balika Hakaanson, Seattle WA

6 p.m.
Mary “Bubbe” Jacobs, Anacortes WA
John Filipowicz, Astoria OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA

7 p.m.
Henry Broderick, Portland OR
Sean Bunting, Port Townsend WA
Lauralee Honkala, Cordova AK

8 p.m.
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
John Brockhaus, Seattle WA

9 p.m.
Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME
Lucas Rate, Edmonds WA
Brad Warren, Seattle WA


Liberty Theatre
MCs Lou Beaudry and Kat Murphy
5 p.m.
Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA
Barry and Susanne McDermott, Kirkland WA
Jennifer Nightingale, Astoria OR

6 p.m.
Ken and Marilyn Samuelsen, Portland OR
Shannon Zellerhoff, Deming WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID

7 p.m.
Megan Emerson, Portland OR
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Geno Leech, Chinook WA

8 p.m.
Maggie Parrish, Anacortes WA
Colin Kaferle, Portland OR
Kat Murphy, Anacortes WA

9 p.m.
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
Mark Lundsten, Anacortes WA
The Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR

10:15 p.m.
Umpteenth Annual On-Site Poetry Contest
MC Moe Bowstern
Anyone with a FPG 2026 button is welcome to participate
Regs announced Friday evening. Click here to see this years regs!!


Sisu Brewing Company
MCs Ron McDaniel and Meezie Hermansen
5 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Irene Martin, Skamokawa WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR

6 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bow WA
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
John Fossett, Seattle WA

7 p.m.
Joel Miller, Portland OR
Allen Myers, Portland OR & Anna Huddleston, Seaside OR
Joel Brady-Power, Bow WA

8 p.m.
Will Hornyak, Milwaukie OR
Peter Fererro, Astoria OR
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK

9 p.m.
Leslie Lincoln, Port Townsend WA
Mark Gostnell, Manzanita OR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK



Xanadu
MCs Kevin Scribner and Wayne Chimenti
5 p.m.
The Skamokawa Swamp Opera, Skamokawa WA
David Bean, Portland OR
Kevin Scribner, South Walla Walla OR

6 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Kate Williams, Cordova AK
Larry Reyser, Ferndale WA

7 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Robin Koger, Eagle River AK

8 p.m.
Mike Allen, Hood River OR
Ed Garrison, Prince of Wales Island AK
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC

9 p.m.
Wayne Chimenti, Nordland WA
Nahja Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Anchorage AK
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  • 2026 Gathering
    • 2026 Evening Schedule
    • 2026 Special Events
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  • About
  • Attend
  • Participate
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  • Contact
  • Fisherpoetry
    • Yon's Ma Life, anthology
    • The FisherPoets Songbook
  • In the Tote
  • Our Venues
  • Our Supporters
  • Photo Gallery
  • Past FisherPoets Gatherings
    • 2025 Gathering >
      • 2025 Evening Schedule
      • 2025 Special Events
      • 2025 Visual Arts
    • 2024 Gathering >
      • 2024 Evening Schedule
      • 2024 Special Events
    • 2023 Gathering >
      • 2023 Poetry Winner & Special Events
      • 2023 Visual Art, Film and more
    • 2022 Gathering >
      • 2022 Evening Reading Schedule
      • 2022 Special Events
      • 2022 Films and More Performances
    • 2021 Gathering >
      • 2021 Special Events
      • 2021 Visual Arts
      • 2021 Films and More Performance
    • 2020 Gathering >
      • 2020 Special Events Schedule
      • 2020 Evening Reading Schedule
    • 2019 Gathering >
      • 2019 Photos and Poetry
      • 2019 Evening Reading Schedule
      • 2019 Special Events
      • 2019 FPG and Children
    • 2018 Gathering >
      • 2018 Evening Reading Schedule
      • 2018 Special Events Schedule
    • 2017 Gathering >
      • 2017 Evening Reading Schedule
      • 2017 Special Events Schedule
      • 2017 Fisherpoets Gathering
    • 2016 Gathering >
      • 2016 Evening Reading Schedule
      • 2016 Special Events Schedule
    • 2015 Gathering >
      • 2015 Schedule
      • 2015 FisherPoetry & Photos
    • 2014 Gathering >
      • 2014 Schedule
      • 2014 Poster Contest
    • 2013 Gathering >
      • 2013 Schedule