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14 // COASTWEEKEND.COM The Long Beach Peninsula’s RESTAURANT MONTH dine to make a difference Participating restaurants and lodging will donate 10% of proceeds to our local Boys and Girls Club when you use our promo code. Plus, when you dine, get 3 courses for $33. Promo Code DMD2019 3 courses for $3 3 Master writers share their work in Seaside SEASIDE — The Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Writing program once again hosts readings by some of the world’s finest con- temporary writers during its 10-day residency in Seaside, Oregon. Free and open to the pub- lic, the readings begin at 7:30 p.m. and take place Fri- day, Jan. 11, through Friday, Jan. 18, at the Best Western Ocean View Resort, 414 N. Prom. This event is a rare oppor- tunity to hear master writers read on successive evenings. Featured authors include poet Marvin Bell, recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, and fic- tion writer Chris Abani, recip- ient of the PEN Heming- way Book Prize and a Guggenheim Award. • Friday, Jan. 18: Claire Davis, Kwame Dawes Evening reading The authors in schedule the reading series • Friday, Jan. 11: also teach at the res- idency where MFA Pete Fromm, Joseph students participate Millar, Kellie Wells Molly Gloss in workshops, lec- • Saturday, Jan. 12: tures, classes and other events Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Molly in preparation for the guided Gloss, Cate Kennedy study that follows. Students • Sunday, Jan. 13: Frank leave the residency paired Gaspar, Valerie Laken, Shara with a professional writer who McCallum responds to their reading and • Monday, Jan. 14: Mike writing throughout the semes- Magnuson, John McNally, ter, encouraging and inspiring Mary Helen Stefaniak emerging craft and voice. • Tuesday, Jan. 15: Mar- vin Bell, Jack Driscoll, Debra For more information Gwartney about the writers or the MFA • Wednesday, Jan. 16: in Writing program, con- tact director Shelley Wash- Chris Abani, Claire Dederer burn at 503-352-1531 or visit • Thursday, Jan. 17: Scott pacificu.edu/mfa. Korb, Mahtem Shiferraw Fisherpoets read original poems at Cannon Beach Library Sun.-Thurs. all January GET ALL THE DETAILS AT LBPFOOD.COM Restaurants 42nd Street Cafe & Bistro The Cove The Depot Restaurant Galletti’s Spaghetti House Lost Roo [pickled fish] Salt Pub & Grub The Pub at Shelburne Hotel Lodging Adrift Hotel Boreas Inn China Beach Retreat Enchanted Cottages Inn at Discovery Coast Mermaid Inn Salt Hotel Shelburne Hotel Sou’wester Lodge CANNON BEACH — North Coast fisherpoets will read original poetry and sing some tunes at 7 p.m. Thurs- day, Jan. 17, in the Cannon Beach Library. Featured will be Jon Broderick, Dave Densmore, Geno Leech, Rob Seitz and Jay Speakman. Their read- ings are part of the library’s NW Author Series. The event is free. All the poets are regu- lar presenters at the annual FisherPoets Gathering in Astoria. This year’s gather- ing will be Feb. 22 to 24. Commercial fishermen Jon Broderick, of Cannon Beach, and Jay Speakman, of Gearhart, started the Fish- erPoets Gathering in Astoria in 1998. The small gathering has grown to include nearly 70 poets who write about their lives and observations as fishermen and women. Densmore purchased his own commercial fish- ing boat in Alaska at age 13. He survived four nights adrift on the Bering Sea in the snow after a boat he was running caught fire and the life raft he and his crew were on was run down by a Japanese trawler. Dens- more and his wife, Pat, live in Astoria, where he contin- ues to fish. Leech, of Chinook, Washington, began writing poetry in 1995 while he was drag fishing on the Colum- bian Star out of Astoria. Seitz is a native Alaskan who fished off Cook Inlet until 1992 when oil from the Exxon Valdez spill spoiled the fishing. He and his wife, Tiffani, lived on the North Jon Broderick, pictured, co- founded the FisherPoets Gathering with Jay Speakman. Coast until 2011 when they went to Morro Bay, Cali- fornia, and bought a fishing boat. They became involved in sustainable fishing and began processing their own catches to sell to local restaurants. They now live in Astoria, where they operate South Bay Wild Seafood Market & Restaurant. The library is at 131 N. Hemlock St.
