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Thursday, February 21
Thursday, February 21, 6 p.m. Early arriving presenters and friends congregate at Sanctuary Restaurant on Hwy 101 in Chinook WA 15 minutes north across the Columbia River, for a no-host dinner, prepared and served by Geno and Joanne Leech. Must reserve at: 360-777-8051 .
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Friday, February 22
2 to 5 p.m. Related event: Artist's Reception for Moe Bowstern, a show celebrating her Xtra Tuf zine. AVA Gallery, 11th & Exchange
3:30 - 5:30 Friday afternoon: "Meet & Greet" for arriving FPG readers & musicians at Shipyard Bar & Grill at Astoria Event Center, 9th & Marine Dr. |
Friday Evening Program |
Wet Dog Cafe
MCs: Jon Broderick & Jay Speakman
5:30
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
6 p.m.
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach & Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
7 p.m.
Harrison "Smitty" Smith, Long Beach WA
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Joe Lindholm, Anacortes WA
8 p.m.
Wesley “Geno” Leech, Chinook WA
Dylan Braund, Missoula MT
Curt Olson, Broadus MT
Auction
9 p.m.
Jon Campbell, Narragansett, RI
Alex LaFollette, Newport OR
Ray Troll, Ketchikan AK
10 p.m.
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Andrew McCown, Betterton MD
Dave Densmore, Knappa OR
11 p.m.
Dale Clark, Astoria |
A new FPG Feature: "VooDoo Mike" at VooDoo Lounge
Invited readers kick off each hour, as listed, and host the mike for their hour. FPG readers sign up at VooDoo, or show up to listen and read for up to 10 minutes when the mike is open. Evening closes late with pick-up music past midnight. Audience welcome! Limited seating.
Friday, February 22
7 p.m. Buck Meloy
8 p.m. Holly Hughes
9 p.m. Sierra Drake
10 p.m. Jon Broderick
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Columbian Theater
MCs: Moe Bowstern & Joanna Reichhold
5:30 p.m.
Spud and Kid Siegel, Astoria & Manzanita OR
Robert Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
6 p.m.
Charlie Sheldon, Seattle, WA
Joanna Reichhold, Cordova AK
Charlie Jackson, Depot Bay OR
7 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Long Beach WA
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
Sarah Aili Farquhar, La Push WA
8 p.m.
Dave Densmore, Knappa OR
Bud Marresse, F/V Lake Bay WA
Mary Jacobs, Kodiak AK
9 p.m.
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Sandy Macfarlane, Cape Cod MA
10 p.m.
Alan Moberg, Saltspring Island B.C.
Jane Herrold, Astoria OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR |
Astoria Event Center
MCs: Pat Dixon & Rich King
5:30 p.m.
R.J. Kopchak, Cordova AK
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria area
7 p.m.
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
8 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Joe Lindholm, Anacortes WA
John Copp, Portland OR
Auction
9 p.m.
David Campiche, Seaview Wa, & Brian O'Conner, Nahcotta WA
Emily Springer, Fairbanks AK
Pete Gannaway, Issaquah WA
10 p.m.
Rich King, Kauai HI
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Spud & Kid Siegel, Astoria & Manzanita OR
11 p.m.
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria area
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Saturday, February 23
Saturday Evening Program |
Wet Dog Cafe
MCs Buck Meloy & Erin Fristad
5 p.m.
Abbie Huddleston & Ryan Sparks, Gearhart OR
Charlie Jackson, Depot Bay OR
Adam Carlsen, Cannon Beach OR
6 p.m.
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Joanna Reichhold, Cordova AK
7 p.m.
Bob Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Alan Moberg, Saltspring Island BC
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
8 p.m.
Penn Wallace, Lynnwood WA
James & Julz Kasner, Newport OR
R.J. Kopchak, Cordova AK
Auction
9 p.m.
Charlie Sheldon, Seattle WA
Rich King, Kauai HI
Neil Pfundt, Bellingham WA
10 p.m.
Erin Fristad, Port Townsend WA
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Brownsmead Flats, Brownsmead & Astoria OR
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A new FPG Feature: "VooDoo Mike" at VooDoo Lounge
Invited readers kick off each hour, as listed, and host the mike for their hour. FPG readers sign up at VooDoo, or show up to listen and read for up to 10 minutes when the mike is open. Evening closes late with pick-up music past midnight. Audience welcome! Limited seating.
Saturday, February 23
7 p.m. Michael Burger
8 p.m. John Elliott
9 p.m. David Campiche
10 p.m. Pete Gannaway
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Columbian Theater
MCs: Hobe Kytr & Michael Burger
5 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Margaret Doyle, Orcas Island WA
Jim Reiter, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Wesley "Geno" Leech, Chinook WA
Sandy Macfarlane, Cape Cod MA
Harrison "Smitty" Smith, Long Beach WA
7 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Neil Pfundt, Bellingham WA
Ray Troll, Ketchikan AK
8 p.m.
Emily Springer, Fairbanks AK
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem Valley OR
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
9 p.m.
Michael Burger, Cannon Beach OR
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
10 p.m.
Alex LaFollette, Newport OR
Tim Pugh, Portland OR
Andrew McCown, Betterton MD
11 p.m.
James & Julz Kasner, Newport OR
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Astoria Event Center
MCs: Dave Densmore & Jon Campbell
5 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Dennis McGuire, Port Townsend WA
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
6 p.m.
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Mary Jacobs, Kodiak AK
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Kaydie Satein, Portland OR
John Palmes, Juneau AK
8 p.m.
Wesley "Geno" Leach, Chinook WA
Brownsmead Flats, Brownsmead & Astoria OR
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
9 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart, OR
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI
Auction
10 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Sierra Drake, Cordova AK
Dale Clark, Astoria OR
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Saturday, February 23
Saturday Workshops |
Saturday Workshops
Presenter Time & Venues graciously donated, thank you!
8 a.m. Related event: Coffee Girl Cafe's Fisherman's Breakfast, from 8 a.m. Pier 39
9 a.m. to 12 noon
1. Self-guided tour of historic Hanthorn Cannery/Bumblebee Cold Storage Unit, with video of early days of Columbia River Packers' Assoc. & Bumblebee Tuna plant. Pier 39
2. Open Boat! Fisher poet Dave Densmore welcomes visitors to his fishing boat, the Cold Stream. Pier 39
9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
1. From the Water to the Page: new tools for telling your sea stories. Erin Fristad leads a fast-paced generative workshop designed to provide a new set of tools for your writer’s toolbox. Through a variety of writing exercises, work towards discovering the best way to tell your story. There will be an opportunity to share your writing and receive feedback from the group. All writing levels welcome. Come prepared to write! Baked Alaska restaurant provides coffee. Baked Alaska Expedition Room
2. History of Salmon Nation and the Salmon Nation Artists’ Project. Nonprofit Ecotrust has done pioneering work educating the public about risks of farmed fish. Presenter is Ecotrust intern Sara Lozito. CRMM Kern Room
3. Update on Pebble Mine, Alaska. Bristol Bay Alaska is home to the world's largest sockeye salmon run, and soon may also be home to one of the world's largest open-pit gold mines. Norm Van Vactor, of Snopac Seafoods, Seattle, examines the magnitude and the wisdom of the astonishing Pebble Mine proposal. CRMM Ford Room
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
1. Song Writing for Fishers. To John Palmes, music is about as basic as breathing and he's pretty sure anyone can do it. The guy who brought us "Addicted to Pink" about how humpies love to be caught if the color of the lure is right, leads this song-writing workshop. Come to write. Baked Alaska restaurant provides coffee. Baked Alaska Expedition Room
2. History of the Columbia River Packers Association. Presented by Irene Martin, author of the forthcoming book, The Flight of Bumble Bee, which traces the history of Astoria’s most famous cannery. Irene is the acknowledged authority on the history of Columbia River Fisheries. CRMM Kern Room
3. Ray Troll Art. Ketchikan artist Ray Troll has for decades captured the frantic, the exhausted, the celebratory imagination of commercial fishing men and women. Hardly a pilothouse exists that hasn't got a postcard replica of his work thumb-tacked to the wall somewhere. Ray shows slides and discusses his work and his new CD. CRMM Ford Room
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