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.
**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.
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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 |
