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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
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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
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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
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Pages 13 to 20.
ning at the Astoria Event Center
With its own cover, the pro- — I’ll be checking admission
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Weekend and is a middle pull- errant fans.
out section readers can remove.
At the Gathering, speak-
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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
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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
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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-
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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,
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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
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poets at this year’s Gathering,
after all. But that lively variety
makes this festival something
truly special.
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