FPG 2010 At a Glance:

Thursday:
8 p.m. to closing: Readers’ Welcome Mike, Clemente’s, 12th & Commercial

Friday:
3 p.m. Box Office opens for FPG event buttons, Columbian Theater, 11th & Commercial
3 to 5 p.m. Fisherpoets mixed media art show, Coffee Girl, Pier 39
3:45 to 5 p.m. Films, Columbian Theater
4 to 5:15 p.m. VooDoo Mike (Open), VooDoo Room, Columbian Theater
4 to 10 p.m. Gear Shack open, 1055 Marine Drive
5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Program of evening readings & music in: Astoria Event Center, 9th & Commercial, Baked Alaska, foot of 12th St., VooDoo Room, 11th & Commercial, Wet Dog Café, foot of 11th St.
10:30 p.m. to closing. Performance, Ray Troll & The Ratfish Wranglers, VooDoo Room

Saturday:
9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Workshops, Columbia River Maritime Museum, 17th & Marine Drive, & Baked Alaska
10 to noon. Open Boat, Coldstream, Pier 39
12 noon to 10 p.m. Gear Shack open
1 to 3 p.m. Chris Miller photo show opening, RiverSea Gallery, 1160 Commercial
2 to 4 p.m. Story Circle, Astoria Event Center
3 p.m. Box office re-opens for FPG event buttons, Columbian Theater
3:45 to 5 p.m. Films repeat, Columbian Theater
4 to 5:15 p.m. VooDoo Mike (Open), VooDoo Room
5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Program of evening readings in four venues: Astoria Event Center, Baked Alaska, Wet Dog Café, VooDoo Room
10:30 p.m. 2010 On-Site Poem Contest, Astoria Event Center
10:45 p.m. to closing. All-Musicians Pick-up Band, VooDoo Room

Sunday:
9:30 a.m. Gospel Sing, Astoria Event Center
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Readers' Farewell Mike, Astoria Event Center
3 p.m. "South County" Invited Reading, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery, 1064 S. Hemlock, Cannon Be

Fisher Poets Gathering 2010

Confirmed Readers & Musicians
2-19-10

Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Max Broderick, Arcata CA
Emily Burger, Portland OR
Michael Burger, Cannon Beach OR
Francis Caldwell, Port Angeles WA
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Dave Densmore, Knappa OR
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Margaret Doyle, East Sound WA
Michele Longo Eder, Newport OR
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Aili Farquhar, Olympia WA
Mary Garvey, Long Beach WA
Lara Lee Messersmith Glavin, Portland OR
Susan Hanson, Poulsbo WA
Jane Herrold, Astoria OR
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Abby Huddleston, Gearhart OR
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Mary Jacobs, Kodiak AK
Charlie Jackson, Depoe Bay OR
John Joseph, Port Angeles WA
James and Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
Rich King, Kauai HI
RJ Kopchak, Cordova AK
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Elena Lansing, Boise ID
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Gary Lemons, Port Townsend WA
Bud Marrese, Seattle WA
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Dennis McGuire, Port Townsend WA
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Chris Miller, Juneau AK
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasillla AK
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Natalia Povelite, Boise ID
Robert Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Joanna Reichhold, Arcata CA
Thomas Robinson, Siletz OR
Jake Ruiz, Arcata CA
Larry Ryser, Kodiak AK
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Frank Seaman, Astoria OR
Rob Seitz, Chinook WA
Charley Sheldon, Seattle WA
Dennis Shypertt, Hood River OR
Ryan Sparks, Seaside OR
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island, BC
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
John Thomsen, Boise ID
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Ray Troll, Juneau AK
Joe Upton, Bainbridge Island WA
Brad Warren, Seattle, WA
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
Hillel Wright, Kawasaki, Japan
Matt Yurdana with George Estreich, Portland OR

Local/Regional Music Groups:Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria area OR
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria & Brownsmead OR
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Kid & Spud Siegel, Manzanita & Astoria OR

Confirmed Artists:
Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Chris Miller, Juneau AK
Cary Jones, Eugene OR

Confirmed “Story Circle” Story Tellers:
 Frank Caldwell, Port Angeles WA
,Larry Hills, Lakeview OR
Capt. Phil Martin, Nahcotta WA

Silent Auction & Book/DVD/FPG Gear Sales: throughout the event at Gear Shack, 1055 Marine Drive

Related Art Show: Fishing daughter Jane Herrold’s portraits include several Fisher Poets, Astoria Coffee House, 243 11th St.

Thursday February 25
Pre-Event Fisher Poets Get-Together: Early arriving program readers & musicians, and their accompanying families/friends, gather at the Astoria Event Center at 6 p.m. Thursday for a no-host meal and pre-event greetings.

8 p.m. Readers’ Welcome Mike follows (audience welcome) at Clemente’s restaurant, 1198 Commercial St.

Friday February 26
3 to 5 p.m.
Fisher Poets invitational art show reception, works by Pat Dixon, Olympia WA (Alaska photographs); Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI (“Gulls” paintings); and Cary Jones, Eugene OR (marine life metal sculptures); at Coffee Girl, Pier 39

3:45 to 5 p.m.
Films: A showing of films on fishing-related issues, including The Truth, a documentary on East Coast fishing regulation from the fishermen’s point of view; El Cerco (The Fence), Tuna fishing the rough old fashioned way in Spain, a short film shown at the International Film Festival in Seattle; also Salmon’s Kin, a short of underwater photography of salmon, with poems by Fisher Poet Joanna Reichhold of Trinidad CA. Films repeat Saturday, same time. Columbian Theater

4 to 5 p.m.
Open Mike: Sign up onsite to read, sing or play on fishing topics for up to five minutes. VooDoo Room

10:30 p.m. to close
Concert: Ray Troll & The Ratfish Wranglers, hosted by VooDoo Room

Download the complete schedule here! (2.6MB, .pdf)

Friday Evening Program

Astoria Event Center
MCs: Jon Broderick & Jay Speakman

5:30 p.m. Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR & Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR

6 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Chinook WA
Larry Ryser, Kodiak AK
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK

7 p.m.
Ray Troll, Juneau AK
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Mary Jacobs, Kodiak AK

8 p.m.
Charlie Jackson, Depoe Bay OR
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria area OR

9 p.m.
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI

10 p.m.
Gary Lemons, Port Townsend WA
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria & Brownsmead OR

KMUN community radio broadcasts both evenings live from the Astoria Event Center at 91.9 FM
and at www.coastradio.org

Baked Alaska
MCs: Holly Hughes & Charlie Sheldon

5:30 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR

6 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Susan Hanson, Poulsbo WA

7 p.m.
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA

8 p.m.
Charlie Sheldon, Seattle WA
Rich King, Kauai HI
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC

9 p.m.
John Joseph, Port Angeles WA
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
RJ Kopchak, Cordova AK

10 p.m.
Bud Marrese, Seattle WA
Joanna Reichhold, Arcata CA

VooDoo Room
MCs: Pat Densmore & Ron McDaniel

5:30 p.m.
Kid Siegel, Manzanita, & Spud Siegel, Astoria OR

6 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC
Robert Powell, Tarpon Springs FL

7 p.m.
Emily Burger, Portland OR
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR

8 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasila AK
Francis Caldwell, Port Angeles WA

9 p.m.
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR
Margaret Doyle, East Sound WA
Tom Robinson, SIletz OR

10 p.m.
Ray Troll & Ratfish Wranglers, Juneau AK

10:30 to closing
Ratfish Wranglers performance, VooDoo Room

Wet Dog Cafe
MCs: Dave Densmore & James Kasner

5:30 p.m.
James & Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR
Aili Farquhar, Olympia WA

6 p.m.
Natalie Povelite, Boise ID
Hillel Wright, Kawasaki, Japan
Phil Lansing, Boise ID

7 p.m.
Dave Densmore, Knappa OR
Frank Seaman, Astoria OR
Joe Upton, Bainbridge Island WA

8 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Lara Lee Messersmith Glavin, Portland OR

9 p.m.
Michele Longo Eder, Newport OR
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR

10 p.m.
James & Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR

Saturday Evening Program

Astoria Event Center
MCs: Moe Bowstern & Kelley Watson

5:30 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR

6 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof, AK
Rob Seitz, Chinook WA

7 p.m.
Joanna Reichhold, Arcata CA
Charlie Sheldon, Seattle WA
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR

8 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Dennis McGuire, Port Townsend WA
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR

9 p.m.
Kelley Watson, Port Townsend WA
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
James & Julz Kasner, Blodgett OR

10 p.m.
Dave Densmore, Knappa OR

10:30 On-Site Poem Contest 2010
MCs: Nancy Cook & Dave Densmore

Baked Alaska
MCs: Dano Quinn & Jon Campbell

5:30 p.m.
Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI
Natalia Povelite, Boise ID

6 p.m.
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Elena Lansing, Boise ID
Henry Broderick, Cannon Beach, Abbie Huddleston, Warrenton, & Ryan Sparks, Gearhart OR

7 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Thomas Robinson, Siletz OR
Pat Densmore, Knappa OR

8 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC

9 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Joe Upton, Bainbridge Island WA
Michele Longo Eder, Newport OR

10 p.m.
Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI

VooDoo Room
MCs: Charlie Jackson & Buck Meloy

5:30 p.m.
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
John Thomsen, Boise ID

6 p.m.
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Gary Lemons, Port Townsend
Matt Yurdana, Portland OR

7 p.m.
Max Broderick & Jake Ruiz, Arcata CA
Tom Hilton, Portland OR
Mary Jacobs, Kodiak AK

8 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Michael Burger, Cannon Beach OR

9 p.m.
Charlie Jackson, Depoe Bay OR
Dennis Shypertt, Hood River OR
Aili Farquhar, Olympia WA

10 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Dennis McGuire, Port Townsend WA
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria area OR

11 p.m. - Closing All-Musicans Pickup-Up Band, VooDoo Room

Wet Dog Cafe
MCs: Pat Dixon & Rich King

5:30 p.m.
Rich King, Kauai HI
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC

6 p.m.
Bud Marrese, Seattle WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Wasilla AK
Rich King, Kauai HI

7 p.m.
Jane Herrold, Astoria OR
Robert Powell, Tarpon Springs FL
R.J. Kopchak, Cordova AK

8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA

9 p.m.
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Larry Ryser, Kodiak AK
John Joseph, Port Angeles WA

10 p.m.
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria & Brownsmead OR

Presenter Time & Venues graciously donated, thank you!

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! Fisherpoet Dave Densmore welcomes visitors to his fishing boat, the Cold Stream. Pier 39

9:45 to 11
“Sea Change,” film and discussion on ocean acidification, Brad Warren, Seattle WA, who runs a program on ocean acidification at the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, & Thane Tienson, Portland OR, whose law practice focuses on fisheries and environmental issues. Ford Room, CRMM

Knots & Lines, event founder Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach. Practice handy, useful, practical, indispensible knots that any greenhorn can learn. Kern Room, CRMM

Songwriting: John Palmes, Juneau AK, & Jon Campbell, Narragansett RI, lead a songwriting how-to seminar. Baked Alaska Discovery Room

11:15 to 12:30
Oregon Ballot Measure 74: Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR, Non-Profit Administrator of Salmon For All. Discuss the proposed measure that would effectively ban commercial net and trawl fisheries in Oregon waters. Ford Room, CRMM

“Further Adventures in Scientific Realism”: Ray Troll, Ketchikan AK. Ray’s artful and funny fish scenes are famous. He brings us slides of new work. Kern Room, CRMM

Poetry Writing: poet and poetry teacher Holly Hughes, Indianola WA. After a brief overview of elements of poetry, read and critique workshop poems. If you have poems to share for comment, please bring 10 copies. All levels of writing experience are welcome. Baked Alaska Discovery Room

8 a.m. start: Fisherman’s Breakfast at Coffee Girl Café. Pier 39

8:30 a.m. start: Fisherman’s breakfast special at Baked Alaska restaurant; workshop coffee provided.

1 to 3 p.m.
Art show reception, Bristol Bay fisherman Chris Miller’s photographs documenting Bristol Bay AK fisheries, RiverSea gallery

2 to 4 p.m.
Story Circle: Old hands tell vivid unwritten stories, Astoria Event Center

3:45 to 5 p.m.
Films repeat: The Truth, El Cerco, Salmon’s Kin. Columbian Theater

4 to 5 p.m.
Open Mike: Sign up onsite to read, sing or play on fishing topics for up to five minutes. VooDoo Room

10:30 p.m.
Onsite Poem Contest: Everyone attending FPG with a button can stand up and read the short poem they’ve written after hearing the 2010 rules Friday evening, announced in all venues and on the radio. Audience participates in choosing the best 2010 poem, and MC makes the final decision. It’s for the bragging rights! Contest MC: Nancy Cook. Astoria Event Center, 9th & Commercial

9:30 a.m.
Informal Gospel Sing, Astoria Event Center

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Readers’ Farewell Mike: Program readers and musicians send out a goodbye piece to a die-hard audience.

3 p.m.
Last Read: Invitational at Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery