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& Out about weekend coast February 26, 2015 arts & entertainment 4 8 10 22 COASTAL LIFE Tele Aadsen, fisherpoet This Washington fisherwoman shares stories on stage and off THE ARTS Gordon Bok, fisherpoet This music innovator is a remember, a keeper of songs and traditions FEATURE A flood of fisherpoetry The 18th annual FisherPoets Gathering takes place this weekend DINING Belgian endive Get to know this tender delight — with the help of cheese STEPPING OUT....... .............................................................. .5, 6, 7 FISHERPOETS PROGRAM......... ......................................... 13 TO 20 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 24, 25 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................27 GRAB BAG ....... ..........................................................................30 Find it all online and more! COASTWEEKEND.COM www.coastweekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword searches and easy sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. coastweekend.com | facebook.com/coastweekend | twitter.com/coastweekend on the cover Jonathan Lay, left, and Gordy Euler perform as Shang- haied on the Willamette. You can catch the lively musical duo perform on Troll Radio Revue at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. During this year’s FisherPoets Gath- ering, the Portland band will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Wet Dog Cafe and at 9 p.m. Saturday at Pier 11. Photo by Alex Pajunas See story on Page 10 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK CONTRIBUTORS: COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX MARILYN GILBAUGH ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH ANDREW TONRY CATE GABLE DWIGHT CASWELL RYAN HUME To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Time for the FisherPoets Gathering! This week’s Coast of the new FisherPoets Gath- ering anthology, “Anchored in Deep Water.” I’ve attended the Gathering twice, and I have to say I’m looking forward to this year’s festival with anticipation. My friend and I have even signed <RXFDQ¿QGWKHSURJUDPRQ up as volunteers Saturday eve- Pages 13 to 20. ning at the Astoria Event Center With its own cover, the pro- — I’ll be checking admission JUDP ERWK ¿WV VQXJO\ LQ &RDVW buttons and giving directions to Weekend and is a middle pull- errant fans. out section readers can remove. At the Gathering, speak- ,WZLOOKHOS¿VKHUSRHWIDQVHDV- ers on stage tell many stories ily navigate their way around throughout the weekend: trag- the various venues and special events of the 18th annual Gath- ering, which runs Friday, Satur- day and Sunday, Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 in downtown Astoria. Pull the program out to car- ry with you as you traverse the Gathering from venue to ven- ue. Or, keep it in Coast Week- end and read up on all the fun events happening in the region this weekend between sets of ¿VKHUSRHWU\ For an introduction to the Gathering, make sure you don’t miss the Coast Weekend cover story on Page 10, which lays out what Gathering-goers can expect this year, including a concert sponsored by Columbia Riverkeeper and a celebration Weekend is a special edition (and a large one!). We’ve once again partnered with the FisherPoets Gathering WR EULQJ \RX WKH 2I¿FLDO 2015 FisherPoets Gathering Program. edies and triumphs, homesick- ness, weather woes, fast friend- ships and hard work. Audiences listen to limericks about new boats, poems about the call of the sea, stories of heartache and bawdy rhymes. And all of it fo- FXVHVRQWKHDUWRI¿VKLQJ One thing that’s striking about this event is the variety of experiences attendees can get from it. Depending on which venue you visit, on which night, DQG ZKLFK ¿VKHUSRHWV DUH RQ stage, the feelings, mood and over-arching experience you walk away with can differ from that of your neighbor. Are you part of the dark crowd in the Voodoo Room? Do you enjoy the bustle of the Wet Dog Cafe? Are you going to tour Dave Densmore’s boat? Or do you want to turn your own hand to writing in the po- etry contest? Rebecca Sedlak COAST WEEKEND EDITOR rsedlak@dailyastorian.com There’s an endless array of stories to hear and activities to enjoy. You don’t have to do WKHPDOO²WKHUHDUH¿VKHU- poets at this year’s Gathering, after all. But that lively variety makes this festival something truly special. Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submit- ted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced with- out consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. February 26, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3