FEBRUARY 23, 2017 // 15
FisherPoets Gathering Special Events
Friday, Feb. 24
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
FisherPoets Gearshack
1184 Commercial St.
Fisherpoets’ CDs, books and
gear for sale. The silent auction
opens for bids; bids close 4
p.m. Saturday.
Hanthorn Cannery Mu-
seum
Pier 39
Enjoy a self-guided tour of
the oldest existing processing
plant on the Columbia. Have a
cup at Coffee Girl while you’re
there.
2:15 to 3 p.m.
Columbian Theater
Two short films – “Siblings
at Sea” by Charlie Ess and
Inside Passage Waterkeepers
film “We Eat Fish” by Kendall
Rock – take you gillnetting in
Cook Inlet and give you yet
another reason to eat wild
salmon.
3 to 5 p.m.
WineKraft
Open Mic. Drop in with a
few friends and give your stuff
a try. All are welcome.
with Elizabeth Herendeen
and Melanie Brown featuring
images by fisherman photog-
rapher Corey Arnold.
4 to 6 p.m.
Imogen Gallery
Enjoy a welcome reception for
fisherpoets and fisherman-artist
George Wilson. “Uganik Bay,” an
exhibition of watercolors from a
season fishing on Kodiak Island,
continues 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Sunday.
11th Street and Marine
Drive
Mesmerize yourself by
watching Portland-based
photographer Corey Arnold’s
projections on the wall of a
building tonight.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX
Saturday, Feb. 25
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
FisherPoets Gearshack
1184 Commercial St.
Find fisherpoets’ CDs, books
and gear for sale. The silent
auction continues; bids close 4
p.m. Saturday.
Hanthorn Cannery Muse-
um
Pier 39
Enjoy a self-guided tour of
the oldest existing processing
plant on the Columbia. Have
another cup at Coffee Girl while
you’re there.
10 to 11:15 a.m.
Barbey Maritime Center
“Act Locally to Stand Up for
your Resource” workshop by
Global Ocean Health with Brad
Warren and guests. Learn how
fishermen are leading the way
to combat ocean acidification
and climate impacts by building
strong state policies to reduce
carbon pollution.
10 to 11:15 a.m.
Barbey Maritime Museum
“Handy Knot Tying & Splic-
ing” workshop with Dano
Quinn. Make yourself useful
around boats. Once you learn a
bowline you’ll wonder how you
lived without it.
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Columbian Theater
Commercial Fishermen for
Bristol Bay has an update on
the proposed Pebble Mine and
Bristol Bay’s threatened future,
10 p.m. to midnight
KALA
DJ host Dinah Urell invites
you back to shake your boots
at FisherPoets Dance Club and
late night cocktails.
Sunday, Feb. 26
results, followed by the tradi-
tional gospel sing, just for fun.
10 to 11:15 a.m.
Pier 39
“The Diddliest Catch,” a com-
munity songwriting support
group with John Palmes, Jon
Broderick and friends. Let’s see
if we can write a song together.
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
10 a.m. to noon
Astoria Event Center
FisherPoets Gathering Fare-
well Mic. A very brief farewell
read from lots of lingering
fisherpoets.
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Barbey Maritime Center
“Healthy Rivers of Our
Future” workshop. Save Our
Salmon with Sam Mace and Co-
lumbia Riverkeeper with Brett
VandenHeuvel discuss plans to
stand up for the Columbia Basin
as the Snake and Columbia
rivers face threats from dams
and fossil fuel.
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Barbey Maritime Center
“Exploring the Underbelly
of the Whale We Call Memoir”
is a creative non-fiction work-
shop with Clatsop Community
College writing teacher Nancy
Cook. Bring a true tale, or just
writerly curiosity, and put it to
paper in this writing workshop.
No experience is necessary.
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Pier 39
“Ballads and Shanties” with
Mary Garvey and Dick Hold-
stock. Who wouldn’t want to
sing along with these two
legends and their friends? Or,
come just to listen.
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Astoria Event Center
Story Circle: Hear commer-
cial fishing veterans tell tales,
true mostly, of adventure or
tedium working on the water,
hosted by Jay Speakman.
2:15 to 3 p.m.
Columbian Theater
Two short films – “Siblings at
Sea” by Charlie Ess and Inside
Passage Waterkeepers film “We
Eat Fish” by Kendall Rock – take
you gillnetting in Cook Inlet and
give you yet another reason to
eat wild salmon.
3 to 5 p.m.
WineKraft
Open Mic. Drop in with a few
friends and give your stuff a try.
All are welcome.
3 to 4:30 p.m.
KALA
Stop in at an artist’s recep-
tion for the art exhibition “Deep
Blue” – part visual memoir of
winter on the Bering Sea, part
raw contemplation of blueness,
by Nancy Cook. Choose an
ocean nonprofit to benefit from
sales there.
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Columbian Theater
“Songs and Poems with
Columbia Riverkeeper” with
Joseph Stevenson. Sing songs,
hear poems and make plans to
work together to protect the
mighty Columbia River and the
waters we love.
Evening
11th Street and Marine
Drive
Mesmerize yourself watching
photographer Corey Arnold’s
projections on a city wall again
tonight.
9:45 to 11 p.m.
Columbian Theater
Ray Troll and the Ratfish
Wranglers in concert. One fish,
two fish, dead fish, blue, they
wish you was a ratfish, too.
Expect extravagance.
10 p.m.
WineKraft
Singers’ Gathering. Looking
for a place to sing together with
friends? Didn’t get enough at
the ballads and shanties work-
shop this morning? Stop in.
10:30 p.m.
Astoria Event Center
On-site poetry contest. The
2017 rules will be announced
by emcees at evening venues
during the festival. Everyone
wearing a 2017 FPG button is
eligible to compete. You’ve got
one. Have a go. Audience ap-
plause helps determine which
winning poem is posted on the
fisherpoets.org website.