FisherPoets Gathering Special Events
Friday, Feb. 26
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Clatsop Community Col-
lege, Towler Hall 207
Writing workshop with fish-
erpoet Toby Sullivan, CCC Poetry
Club and Rain Magazine staff. All
are welcome. Host is Alison Ruch.
1 to 10 p.m.
FisherPoets Gearshack
1254 Commercial St.
The silent auction opens for
bids. Fisherpoets’ CDs, books and
gear will be for sale.
2 to 3 p.m.
FisherPoets Gearshack
1254 Commercial St
Brittany Retherford will
answer questions about her
photo/essay exhibition “Lost at
Sea: Remembering the Victims of
the F/V Investor Murders,” which
honors the skipper, family and
crew who perished, tragically
and mysteriously, in 1982.
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Columbian Theater
Films at the FisherPoets
Gathering:
“Aboard Homeshore” – Deck-
hand Chris Grundberg’s film
takes viewers to southeast Alas-
ka for the salmon season aboard
the classic SE Alaska seiner. Host
skipper is Jim Kyle.
“Work is Our Joy” – The rich
heritage and history of Columbia
River gillnetters is captured in
this lovely documentary. Host is
Hobe Kytr
Sunday, Feb. 28
9 to 10 a.m.
Astoria Event Center
Harmony Singing Workshop
and Friendly Gospel Sing – John
Palmes and friends lead a three-
part harmony practice with
surprisingly pleasant results fol-
lowed by the traditional gospel
sing, just for fun.
“Tanglenet” – This brief film
goes aboard a Columbia River
gillnetter to demonstrate the
effective steps gillnetters take
while harvesting hatchery runs,
to assure the survival of wild
salmon.
4 to 7 p.m.
Imogen Gallery
Artist Reception – Attend
a reception with commercial
fisherman and photographer
Corey Arnold for his photo ex-
hibit “Fish-Work,” which explores
commercial fishing in Bristol Bay,
the Bering Sea and Northern
European waters.
Look for Corey’s photos pro-
jected against Astoria buildings
Friday and Saturday evenings.
The exhibit continues 11 a.m. to
5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, then
through March 8.
4 to 5 p.m.
WineKraft
Open Mic – Drop in with a
few friends and give your stuff a
try. All are welcome.
10 to 11 p.m.
WineKraft
Open Mic – Drop in with a
few friends and give your stuff a
try. All are welcome.
10 p.m. to Midnight
KALA
Fifth Annual FisherPoets
Dance – DJ host Dinah Urell
invites everyone back for more
rock, new wave and country.
Cocktails, too.
10 a.m. to Noon
Astoria Event Center
FisherPoets Gathering Fare-
well Mic – A very brief farewell
read from lots of lingering
fisherpoets.
4 to 6 p.m.
Cannon Beach Gallery
One last, invited reading in
south county.
Saturday, Feb. 27
9 a.m. to Noon
Pier 39
Step aboard Dave Densmore’s
working fishing boat Cold-
stream. C’mon in and have a cup
of coffee.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pier 39: Hanthorn Cannery
Museum
Enjoy a self-guided tour
of the oldest cannery on the
Columbia River. Have a cup at
Coffee Girl while you’re there.
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
FisherPoets Gearshack
1254 Commercial St.
Fisherpoets’ chapbooks, CDs
and art for sale. The silent auc-
tion closes at 4 p.m.
10 to 11:15 a.m.
Columbia River Maritime
Museum: Ford Room
“Protecting the Columbia
from Fossil Fuel Export” – Brett
VandenHeuvel of Columbia
Riverkeeper will speak about
how the nation’s largest oil, coal
and gas export terminals are
proposed on the lower Colum-
bia. Discuss plans to stand up for
the Columbia.
Columbia River Maritime
Museum: Kern Room
Knots Workshop – Make your-
self useful around boats in this
workshop led by Dano Quinn.
Once you learn a bowline you’ll
wonder how you lived without
it.
Columbia River Maritime
Museum: Barbey Maritime
Center
“The Didliest Catch” – Find
encouragement and sugges-
tions from fisherpoet songwrit-
ers at this songwriting workshop
led by John Palmes.
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Columbia River Maritime
Museum: Ford Room
“Protecting the Sea that
Feeds Us” – Learn how a working
group of fishermen, tribes and
seafood-dependent communi-
ties are effectively championing
intelligent carbon pollution pol-
icies with Brad Warren of Global
Ocean Health.
Columbia River Maritime
Museum: Kern Room
“Writing a FisherPoet Com-
munity Poem” – In this workshop
led by Erin Fristad and Pat Dixon,
join a spiral of voices to create
together a single poem to be
read before the Poetry Contest
and published on the fisherpoet
website.
Columbia River Maritime
Museum: Barbey Maritime
Center
“Singing and Shanty Work-
shop” – Mary Garvey leads this
workshop. Who wouldn’t want
to sing along with her and
friends? Or simply listen.
12:30 to 2 p.m.
Baked Alaska
FisherKids and Alaska Salmon
– Led by Emilie Springer, enjoy
stories, interviews and activities
with kids and families about life
on beaches and boats.
1 to 2 p.m.
KALA
Artist Reception – Attend
a reception with documen-
tary photographer Karen
Ducey, whose photos capture
the true grit of life at sea,
informed by her decade as
a commercial fisherman in
Alaska. With music by John
Van Amerongen.
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Astoria Event Center
Story Circle – Commercial
fishing veterans tell tales, true
mostly, of adventure or tedium
working on the water in this
circle led by Jay Speakman.
2 to 3 p.m.
FisherPoets Gearshack
1254 Commercial St.
Brittany Retherford answers
questions about her photo/essay
exhibition “Lost at Sea: Remem-
bering the Victims of the F/V
Investor Murders,” which honors
the skipper, family and crew who
perished, tragically and mysteri-
ously, in 1982.
3 to 4:30 p.m.
KALA
Columbia Riverkeeper
Gathering – Attend an informal
drop-in reception with Columbia
Riverkeeper staff to discuss pro-
tecting and restoring the mighty
river. Riverkeeper will provide
light snacks. Led by Elizabeth
Terhaar.
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Columbian Theater
Films at the FisherPoets
Gathering:
“Aboard Homeshore” – Deck-
hand Chris Grundberg’s film
takes viewers to southeast Alas-
ka for the salmon season aboard
the classic SE Alaska seiner. Host
skipper is Jim Kyle.
“Work is Our Joy” – The rich
heritage and history of Columbia
River gillnetters is captured in
this lovely documentary. Host is
Hobe Kytr
“Tanglenet” – This brief film
goes aboard a Columbia River
gillnetter to demonstrate the
effective steps gillnetters take
while harvesting hatchery runs,
to assure the survival of wild
salmon.
4 to 5 p.m.
WineKraft
Open Mic – Drop in with a
few friends and give your stuff a
try. All are welcome.
10 to 11 p.m.
WineKraft
Open Mic – Drop in with a
few friends and give your stuff a
try. All are welcome.
10:30 p.m.
Astoria Event Center
On-Site Poetry Contest – 2016
rules will be revealed by emcees
at venues. Everyone wearing a
2016 FPG button is eligible to
compete. Audience applause
helps determine which winning
poem is posted on the fisherpo-
ets.org website.
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