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DECEMBER 29, 2021�JANUARY 5, 2022
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
Join the first Fishtrap Fireside of 2022
Go! staff
he fi rst Fishtrap Fireside of the new
year goes live Friday, Jan. 7, with
readings from three Wallowa County writ-
ers: long-time Fishtrap friends Sara Miller
and Marika Straw plus a special appear-
ance from Fishtrap’s Executive Director
Shannon McNerney.
Anyone anywhere can take in Fireside
online at www.fi shtrap.org and on Fish-
trap’s YouTube Channel.
Fishtrap Fireside is a monthly reading
series designed to feature diverse voices
from local Wallowa County writers. Each
month off ers a fresh look at what people
of the West are thinking about and writing
down.
“This month’s Fireside lineup repre-
sents three diff erent chapters of Wal-
lowa County writers,” said Mike Midlo,
Fishtrap’s program director. “Sara Miller
helped found Fishtrap back in 1988,
Shannon McNerney leads Fishtrap now,
and Marika Straw represents the future.
All are dynamic and exciting writers.”
January’s Fishtrap Fireside is sponsored
by Ruby Peak Naturals, a natural health food
store in Enterprise that specialize in organic
and local foods, sandwiches, and drinks.
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Shannon McNerney
Sara Miller
Marika Straw
JANUARY’S FEATURED READERS
her family moved, but she chose to
stay in the state — a choice she’s never
regretted.
McNerney has always worked in
the arts. Prior to coming to Fishtrap
in 2015, she was a music teacher and
singer, worked in music publishing for
13 years, was the executive director of
the Portland Symphonic Choir, and was a
consultant helping small businesses and
nonprofi ts create eff ective marketing
strategies.
She currently lives, writes, sings,
cooks, attempts gardening, and snug-
gles with her ridiculous beasties at her
dream home in Joseph.
Shannon McNerney
Shannon McNerney is an Oregonian
by choice. Born in Denver, her family
moved to Portland before she had words
to express her opinion on the subject.
Shortly after she received her music
degree from the University of Oregon
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