THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 // 13
2019 FiShErPoEtS GaThErInG SpEcIaL EvEnTs ScHeDuLe
FrIdAy
FEB. 22
FisherPoets Gearshack
1312 Commercial St.
Noon to 10 p.m.
Admission buttons and fi sherpoets’ chap-
books, CDs and art. Silent Auction opens.
Bids close at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Pier 39
All day
Hanthorn Cannery Museum self-guided
tour of the oldest existing fi sh processing
plant on the Columbia. Mug up at Coff ee
Girl while you’re there.
Imogen Gallery
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“Tides,” watercolors by George Wilson. Artist
reception at 4 p.m.
South Bay Wild Seafood Market
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
“Astoria Marine Construction Company,”
photos by fi sherpoet Pat Dixon and Veron-
ica Kessler.
Astoria Visual Arts Gallery
Noon to 5 p.m.
“Traditional Japanese Folk Art of the Sea:
Gyotaku/Fish Printing,” by Duncan Berry
and contemporary NW artists.
Patriot Hall, Clatsop Community College
12:45 to 2 p.m.
“Line Handling: Mooring a Poem to Sound,”
with Peter Munro. Play with line length and
line break to make your poem tasty in the
mouth, tuneful in the ear.
WineKraft
2 to 4 p.m.
“Open Mic.” Everyone welcome. Drop in
with friends and have a short go.
Patriot Hall, Clatsop Community College
2:15 to 3:30 p.m.
“Getting the Slack Out of your Lines,” with
Jon Broderick. Practice crafting sentences
that lay easy alongside each other.
Studio 11
2 to 4 p.m.
“Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Print Making,” with
Duncan Berry. Create a traditional fi sh print
from albacore or salmon. ($25 materials fee.
Sign up at the FPG Gearshack.)
Columbian Theater
3 to 4:15 p.m.
“You Can’t Make This Stuff Up,” with former
Bering Sea skipper Jack Molan. Video, pho-
tos and stories from four decades fi shing
up there.
Pier 39
3 to 4:15 p.m.
“Clean Waters, Clean Air: Protecting Your
Fishery,” with Brad Warren and Julia Sanders
of Global Ocean Health. Major proposals to
cut carbon pollution will fl y or fl op in Salem
and Olympia within a few weeks. Politicians
are listening. Make your voice count.
Imogen Gallery
4 to 6 p.m.
Artist reception for George Wilson.
Marine Drive and 11th Street
All evening
“Horse Seining on the Columbia.” Projection
of forgotten footage from 1939, restored by
Jeff Daly. A world premiere.
Voodoo Room
10 p.m.
Larry Kaplan plays ballads from New En-
gland and beyond.
KALA
10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Annual FisherPoets Dance with DJ Dinah
Urell. Come on back and shake your boots.
Late night cocktails.
Columbian Theater
10:30 to 11:30 p.m.
“Poetry at the Line: the second annual —
and improved — FisherPoets Slam,” with
Jon Broderick. Eight fi sherpoet contestants
go cork for cork.
SaTuRdAy
FEB. 23
Pier 39
All day
Hanthorn Cannery Museum self-guided
tour of the oldest existing fi sh processing
plant on the Columbia. Enjoy the Fisher-
man’s Breakfast at Coff ee Girl while you’re
there.
Studio 11
9 to 11 a.m.
“Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Print Making,” with
Duncan Berry. Create an original fi sh print
from albacore or salmon. ($25 materials fee.
Sign up at the FPG Gearshack.)
Imogen Gallery
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“Tides,” watercolors by George Wilson.
FisherPoets Gearshack
1312 Commercial St.
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission buttons and fi sherpoets’ chap-
books, CDs and art. Silent Auction bids
close at 4 p.m.
Barbey Maritime Center
10 to 11:15 a.m.
“Poetry Out Loud: Speaking a Poem,” with
Clem Starck and Ron McDaniel. Exploit
your unique voice to better connect with a
listening audience.
Pier 39
10 to 11:15 a.m.
“Knot Tying, Line Splicing,” with Dano
Quinn. Learn a new skill. Once you know
a bowline, you’ll wonder how you lived
without it.
South Bay Wild Seafood Market
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
“Astoria Marine Construction Company,”
photos by fi sherpoet Pat Dixon and Veron-
ica Kessler.
Barbey Maritime Center
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“So, the Queen Owns All the Salmon?”
with Fulbright scholar Julie Brown. Fishing
history, traditions and superstitions in the
Scottish Highlands and Islands.
Pier 39
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Singers’ Circle,” with Mary Garvey. Sing
shanties and ballads along with the Lower
Columbia’s favorite singer and friends.
Astoria Visual Arts Gallery
Noon to 5 p.m.
“Traditional Japanese Folk Art of the Sea:
Gyotaku/Fish Printing,” by Duncan Berry
and contemporary NW artists.
Columbian Theater
Noon to 1:15 p.m.
“The Good Fight: Protecting Bristol
Bay from the Proposed Pebble Mine,”
with Elizabeth Herendeen, Melanie
Brown and Georgeanna Heaverley of
Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay.
Learn the latest developments in the
Pebble permitting process and engage
in the US Army Corps of Engineers’ draft
Environment Impact Statement comment
period. Why not submit some fi sh poetry as
a comment?
Columbian Theater
1:30 to 3 p.m.
“Story Circle,” with Jay Speakman. Hear
commercial fi shing veterans tell authentic
stories, true mostly, about adventure and
tedium working on the water.
Barbey Maritime Center
2 to 3:15 p.m.
“The Strength of the Tides is Hers Also,”
with Elma Burnham. Celebrate, support
and empower women who work on the
water. Share experiences, set goals, join the
conversation. All are welcome.
Studio 11
2 to 4 p.m.
“Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Print Making,” with
Duncan Berry. Create an original fi sh print
from albacore or salmon. ($25 materials fee.
Sign up at the FPG Gearshack.)
WineKraft
2 to 4 p.m.
“Open Mic.” Everyone welcome to have a
short go.
Columbian Theater
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
“You Can’t Make This Stuff Up,” with former
Bering Sea skipper Jack Molan. Video, pho-
tos and stories from four decades fi shing
up there.
Marine Drive and 11th Street
All evening
“Horse Seining on the Columbia.” Projection
of forgotten footage from 1939, restored by
Jeff Daly. A world premiere.
Columbian Theater
10 to 11 p.m.
Ray Troll and the Ratfi sh Wranglers contin-
ue in concert.
Liberty Theatre
10:30 p.m.
“Umpteenth Annual On-Site FisherPoetry
Contest.” The 2019 rules will be announced
by MCs at evening venues during the Gath-
ering. Everyone wearing a 2019 FPG button
is eligible to compete. Got one? Have a go.
WineKraft
10 p.m. to close
“Singers’ Gathering.” Still feel like singing
together with friends? Stop in.
SuNdAy
FEB. 24
Pier 39
9:15 to 10 a.m.
FisherPoets Gathering Gospel Harmony
Sing. Just for fun.
10 a.m. to noon
FisherPoets Gathering Farewell Mic. A very
brief farewell read from lots of lingering
scheduled fi sherpoets.