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when an unexpected storm tosses 50-ton ships to and fro like so much flotsam? Growing up on the Long Beach Peninsula in the 1950s, many of my schoolmates were fatherless, the victims of the raging storms of the Pacific Ocean. Safety standards were minimal. GPS was not yet a dream, certainly not a reality. Sailing depended more on intuitive skill, experience, as well as luck or fate. The Coast Guard was frequently outmatched, as on the night when four Coast Guard vessels (two of which were 54 feet long and deemed unsinkable) and one crab boat were overcome by 40-foot seas. In that same decade, several ships sank or were forced aground, total losses.
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n a churning fury, ocean waves race to shore, swollen into spume, into whitecrowned foam, into blankets of sea spray. These currents can crush a fishing boat, or even a mighty steel-hulled ship. Storm waves will rip up a headland or erode beaches in nibbles or huge mouthfuls like a powerful untamed beast, sometimes in a matter of hours. Even on a bluebird day, water can drown a man without the slightest effort. Some might think of this power as indifferent, petulant or uncaring, or simply a force onto itself. A force to be reckoned with. One might imagine water as the power of God. Indeed, the Greeks gave that God a name: Poseidon, and prayed for deliverance from its bad moods.
Sea vistas
Observing water
I stand on the edge of land, and for hours contemplate the sound and fury of the liquid force before me. It’s February, though the weather has turned mild as a bowl of milk. But miles at sea, the storm of yesterday still brews up combers that race westerly like a cavalry charge toward a landmass we call home, the Oregon Coast. Leonardo da Vinci spent a lifetime studying the movement of water, the cataclysm of currents and eddies, and all that was shaped and altered by flood in his 15th century seascape. At times, he wished to control it, to harness the force of falling and surging water — of uncontrolled violence, as he noted, when floods overrode the riverbanks that laced his beloved Italy: The ancients called man a lesser world, and certainly the use of this name is well bestowed, because his body is an analog for world. As man has in him bones that support his flesh, the world has its rocks that support the earth. As man has a pool of blood in which the lungs rise and fall in breathing, so the body of the earth has its ocean tide which likewise rises and falls every six hours, as if the world breathed. As the blood veins originate in that pool and spread all over the human body, so likewise the ocean sea fills the body of the earth
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The Oregon Coast on a calm winter morning
with infinite springs of water. Long before the Italian Renaissance, Lao Tsu weighed in: The highest good is like water. / Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive. / It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao. Let it be said, these geniuses were not
alone in their observations, only ahead of their time. Ask your friend the fisherman. He knows storm. Ask a pastor or priest about how and when Jesus calmed the waters and walked upon the Sea of Galilee. What might we say about the force of spirituality versus the power of the sea? Ask mariners: Where does the love of God go,
And now I stand at the edge of this great unpredictable Pacific Ocean and meditate on a lovely seascape — meditate on crowns of silver and the pure white mountains of spume, on the translucent and emerald-blue underbelly of the rushing combers, or the flush of metallic colors, flashing like a hummingbird named Tinker Bell darting through thick salty air. Below me are a scattering of water-worn boulders, appearing somehow like Humpty Dumpty on the wall, many still attached to terra firma but reshaped by eons — by tide and currents and storm. My wife, Laurie, and I spent three days on the Oregon Coast, parked mostly in Depoe Bay. We walked and talked and confided, ate local seafood and held hands while moving like a younger couple, awestruck by some latter-day form of infatuation. Love, of course, is often shaped like beaches at the edge of the tide. Did those waves shape us? What magic or spell did the sea press upon our dreams or aspirations? And just as important: How do they impact you? I offer this: Get into your car and head south. Trade one paradise (our Columbia-Pacific homeland) for another (the south Oregon Coast), just a couple of hours south of Astoria. From sublime to sublime. From ferocious to wild. Foggy, misty or rain-saturated — choose for yourself, or simply take a chance. For a few days, become a beachcombing vagabond. Or travel to the edge of the known world. Pretend you are launching a wooden dory named “Looks Far” with a painted Haida eye on the prow. Drift far under the starry night illuminated by a full moon and brilliant white caps. Drift with the currents of your imagination, each dream surging like the mighty ocean under the hull of your cedar vessel. Be free as the water. CW
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A traditional chafing mat woven by Greg Neitzel. A workshop on this type of weaving is a unique hands-on opportunity for FisherPoet fans this weekend.
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An albacore fishprint by Duncan Berry. Berry is offering two printmaking workshops during the FisherPoets Gathering.
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Performers wanted for Astoria Pride Gayla ASTORIA — The Lower Columbia Q Center announces a call for performers for the Astoria Pride Gayla! Bring your song, dance or performance art to the McTavish Room at the Liberty Theatre 6 p.m. Monday, April 2. Come prepared with the piece you would like to perform at the Gayla on Friday, June 8. Solos, duets or groups are welcome. For more information, contact Marco Davis at marcogerarddavis@gmail. com, or call 541-654-2412. But wait there’s more …
Pride ambassadors
We are also seeking community representatives from Astoria, Warrenton, Knappa/Svensen, Illwaco/ Long Beach, Naselle, Gearhart/Seaside and Cannon Beach to be the Inaugural Lower Columbia Q Center’s Pride Ambassadors. The selected nominees will be honored at a special presentation during the Gayla on Friday, June 8. We will ask them to walk
with their communities in the Pride Parade along the Astoria Riverwalk and be part of the opening ceremony for the Block Party. If you would like to nominate someone (including yourself), contact us at astoriaoregonpride@ gmail.com by Saturday, March 31. And …
‘Follow the Rainbow’
We are sponsoring a written works and poster contest encompassing our theme “Follow the Rainbow.” The winning submissions will be featured in the Pride Guide, and all written works and posters will be on display at the Gayla and at the Q Center booth at the block party. Prizes will be awarded to the entrants. (There is a 1,000-word limit on the written works.) Please submit written entries and posters to astoriaprideguide@gmail. com by Saturday, March 31. Physical entries may be sent to PO Box 444, Astoria, OR 97103, CO: Pride Committee.
Theater workshop set for middle-school-aged kids CHINOOK, WASH. — The Peninsula Association of Performing Artists will host a theater workshop for middle-school-aged children 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. The event will take place at the Fort Columbia Theatre in Chinook. There is no charge for participating in the event, which will cover acting and backstage skills. Instructors will be Brooke Flood
and Ronald Thompson. “Whether you’ve never stepped foot on stage in your life or you’re looking to beef up your skills, this workshop is aimed at giving you a crash course in the process, from dreaming something up to making it a reality,” Flood said. People wanting to take part are asked to RSVP to info@papatheater.org or call 360-244-1454.
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Greet ships as they cruise into Astoria
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Tourists from the Star Princess cruise ship pose with a Port of Astoria welcome sign before venturing beyond the port’s Pier One security check point and into Astoria in September 2013.
ASTORIA — Clatsop Cruise Hosts welcomes new volunteers for its 2018 season. The hosts are volunteers who greet incoming cruise ships at various locations throughout Astoria. Clatsop Cruise Hosts conduct an annual luncheon and training for current and new volunteers. This year the event takes place 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 23, at the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Barbey Center. The first ship of the season arrives Sunday, April 8, with the Star Princess, a 2,600-passenger ship. A total of 25 ships are arriving to the Port of Astoria in 2018, including the Disney Wonder with more than 3,700 passen-
gers. There are about 150 registered volunteers with Clatsop Cruise Hosts, and between 50 and 70 are needed to assist greeting each ship. Clatsop Cruise Hosts is a nonprofit organization of volunteers dedicated to ensuring cruise ship passengers, crew and staff are graciously welcomed to our community and encouraged to explore all the North Coast offers. Cruise Hosts are devoted to educating visitors about our history, local culture and activities. For more information, visit clatsopcruisehosts.org or email Cyndi Mudge at clatsopcruisehosts@gmail. com, or call 503-440-7168.
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IN THE COLUMBIA-PACIFIC REGION Thursday, Feb. 22 Sugar Thistles 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Sugar Thistles play Americana and original tunes.
264 Third St., Cannon Beach, 503436-0285, no cover. Julie Adams and Michael Costello play a visceral blend of original music and soulful covers.
Basin Street NW 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Dave Drury on guitar, Todd Pederson on bass and friends perform mainstream jazz classics.
Jennifer Goodenberger 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Jennifer Goodenberger plays new age, folk and original music in styles from classical and contemporary to improvisational and contemplative piano.
Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-4680390, no cover. The Astoria Senior Center offers string band, bluegrass and country.
Maggie & the Katz 6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-1539, no cover, 21+. Maggie & the Katz play New Orleans gumbo blues, soul and rhythm-n-blues.
Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. The Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country.
Thistle & Rose 6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1159. Thistle and Rose perform original tunes, folk and Americana music from the 70s and 80s.
Pretty Gritty 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Blaine Heinonen and Sarah Wolff of Pretty Gritty play elements of country, rock, blues and soul.
Wes Wahrmund 6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund plays light jazz and original tunes on classical guitar.
Friday, Feb. 23 Reflections Noon, Cannon Beach Community Church, 132 Washington St., Cannon Beach. Jeanette Dickau will perform 30 minutes of Lenten piano reflections on the Steinway grand piano; free and open to the public. Jazz Festival 2 p.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 866-3456257, $20 to $95. Seaside Jazz Festival features top performers of traditional and contemporary jazz; events at Best Western and Elks Lodge begin at 3:20 p.m. Adams & Costello 6 p.m., Public Coast Brewing Co.,
Billy D 7 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, no cover. Billy D plays original backbeat roots, a melding of blues, rock and country music. John Orr Jazz Trio 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover, 21+. This mellow trio features the voice and electric guitar of John Orr with Tom Peak (drums) and Joe Church (bass). Pretty Gritty 8:30 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. Blaine Heinonen and Sarah Wolff of Pretty Gritty play elements of country, rock, blues and soul.
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6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund plays light jazz and original tunes on classical guitar. Barbie G 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover, 21+. Barbie G plays acoustic folk music. Simon Levene 7 p.m., Workers Tavern, 281 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-338-7291, no cover. Simon Levene performs a mix of original and cover songs played in a Brit-pop, garage, folk-rock style.
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Charlotte Pistor, a soprano from Salzburg, Austria, and an Astoria Music Festival artist
Deac Guidi, an Astoria resident and baritone
Sunday, Feb. 25 Viennese Operetta 3 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777. Soprano Charlotte Pistor brings familiar music from “The Merry Widow,” “Die Fledermaus” and other favorites to the Astoria Music Festival. Baritone Deac Guidi will also perform. $20 concert only, $40 champagne and pastries.
Saturday, Feb. 24 Jazz Festival 10 a.m., Seaside Convention Center, Best Western, and Elks Lodge, Seaside, 866-345-6257, $20 to $95. The annual Seaside Jazz Festival takes place at multiple venues and at different times throughout the weekend. Troll Radio Revue 11 a.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-0010, $2. KMUN 91.9 FM and KTCB 89.5 FM offer a live variety show with the Troll Radio Theater Troupe and guests. Adams & Costello 6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271
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Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361539, no cover, 21+. Julie Adams and Michael Costello play a visceral blend of original music and soulful covers. Bobcat Rice 6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1159. Bobcat Rice weaves his lead guitar around a mix of blues and classic tunes. David Drury 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Guitarist David Drury plays contemporary, classic and traditional jazz standards. Wes Wahrmund
Community Concert 7:30 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-3846. Come out and support the Manzanita community at this community concert fundraiser featuring music from the “Sixties.” Musical Songbook 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, Wash., 360-575-8499, $32 to $42. The American musical songbook “I Love A Piano” comes alive with the music of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Leonard Bernstein. The Hackles 8:30 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360642-2311, no cover. Luke Ydstie and Kati Claborn of The Hackles play folk and country on guitar and banjo. Idle Poets 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-5080, 21+. Idle Poets play jazz, pop and blues music.
Sunday, Feb. 25 Jazz Festival 9:30 a.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First St., Seaside, 866345-6257, $20 to $95. Seaside Jazz Festival offers morning gospel by top jazz performers; music continues at Best Western and Elks Lodge.
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Jazz Fest returns to Seaside SEASIDE — After more than 30 years running the Seaside Jazz Festival, co-directors Ruth Johnson and Judy Shook have decided it’s time to hand over those responsibilities. North Coast broadcaster Dennis Brodigan takes over the helm. Brodigan brings experience with the prominent local fundraisers and has been active in the Seaside community. “It is a great event that brings hundreds of people to the downtown core area,” he said. “It is good for Seaside and good for jazz.” The main festival runs Friday, Feb. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 25. A Thursday opening night performance featuring Dave Bennett and the Memphis Speed Kings at the Elks
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The Cabin Project, aka Katie Sawicki (left) and Zanny Geffel
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Dave Bennett and the Memphis Speed Kings open up the Seaside Jazz Festival.
Lodge is sold out. Concerts continue Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Seaside Civic & Convention Center, Best Western and the Elks Lodge. Each band or performer plays multiple sets through-
out the festival, moving between venues. These sets typically average at least an hour. There are five featured venues, and all venues are located in the downtown Seaside. Groups include the
Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band, Ivory and Gold, the All New High Street Party Band and Bob Draga and Friends. For more information, visit http://www.jazzseaside.com/Schedule.htm.
Oregon Trail Trio honors Beaver State’s history in song CANNON BEACH — The Oregon Trail Trio celebrates the Beaver State’s storied history in song 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Tolovana Hall in Cannon Beach. This free concert is designed for families with grade-school-aged children and learners of all ages. Besides bringing that wild, dusty history to life, the Trail Trio’s appeal is also rooted in the present. “An intimate, engaging live performance is where kids experience the wonder of music,” Trio member Mick Doherty said. While hearing music performed live in the days of the Oregon Trail was a given, today it’s not always the case. “In the digital age I think it’s very important for kids to hear what wind- and muscle-driven music sounds like,” Doherty said. Besides playing, singing
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and telling stories, the Trail Trio demonstrate the workings of their instruments, including guitar, fiddle, hammer dulcimer and tuba. (Believe it or not, the tuba was a staple of music on the Trail.) The Trio, an offshoot of the Oregon Trail Band,
perform traditional tunes one might have heard on the long journey west, as well as original songs recounting the settlement of Oregon. One of the traditional pieces in the Trio’s repertoire was discovered in a piano bench in a historic house in
Oregon City by group members Gayle and Phil Neuman. The Neumans are musicologists and educators who specialize in ancient, medieval and Renaissance-era styles and perform with the Oregon Renaissance Band. Gayle primarily plays fiddle. Phil plays the wind and string instruments, and a relative of the tuba called the “serpent.” Showgoers may recognize Doherty from a number of groups performing regularly on the coast, including the Cascadia Folk Quartet and Oregon Shadow Theater, a live shadow puppetry company. The event is produced by the Tolovana Arts Colony. Tolovana Hall is located at 3779 South Hemlock St. For more information, visit tolovanaartscolony.org, email tolovanaartscolony@ gmail.com or call 541-2154445.
Sing your song for all to hear SEAVIEW, WASH. — Portland-based orchestral rock band The Cabin Project combine free-writing, lyric exploration and song arrangement into a workshop at the Sou’wester Lodge (3728 J Place, Seaview) 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. Learn how to compose your own musical story in collaboration or independently. Over seven years, The Cabin Project, musical duo Katie Sawicki and Zanny Geffel, has built a methodology for songwriting — specifically, the interplay of rhythm and lyric cadence to compose moving, dynamic melodies. Explore communicating timeless themes such as love, justice, loss and other life journeys. In addition, Geffel will introduce hand drumming and rhythm circle techniques as a way to transcend one’s conscious practice through contemplative improvisation. Sawicki provides individualized, strategic, support to organizations, coalitions and community groups seeking to advance racial justice work. Geffel has a B.A. in
classical percussion from Biola University. She plays drum set, classical percussion, marimba, cajon and various Latin and African percussion instruments, specializing in classical, rock, jazz and musical theater. The workshop is for students 14 and up. The cost is $40. RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542. Bring a pen, notebook, any lyrics or poem drafts you’d like to share, and a guitar and/or hand drum or percussion instrument if you have one (we will provide instruments to those who don’t). Also bring a sack lunch and/or snack; hot tea and coffee will be provided. The class is part of the Sou’wester’s fall/winter 2017-18 workshop series. Visit souwesterlodge.com/ calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
Evening of music
Everyone is invited to an evening of music with these instructors later in the day, 8 to 10 p.m. in the Sou’wester Lodge. This event is free and open to the public.
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WEAVES OF CLASS SEAVIEW, WASH. — Explore creative meditation through the use of flower essences and the ancient craft of weaving with the class “Busy Hands Quiet Minds: Weaving as Meditation,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Sou’wester Lodge (3728 J Place, Seaview, Washington). An optional meetand-greet will be held 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, followed by an optional bedtime meditation. Weaving is a methodical and slow practice. As our hands get involved with each stitch, our minds are free to rest from our conscious stream of thought. It is in this state of quiet that we are best able to hear our creative voice and let it shine. Instructors Natalie Novak and Samantha LaMont will be your guides as you use these simple, traditional tools to enter a meditative state. Join this class and learn not only how to weave, but also how weaving can be a tool used daily for self-care and meditation. Students will leave with the flower essences we use in class, plus a complete weaving kit that includes a frame loom, essential weaving tools, illustrated instructions, yarn and a special tote to carry it all home in. Novak, a Portland artist, works primarily in tapestry, drawing from ancient and contemporary weaving techniques to explore color relationships and modern mysticism. LaMont — a weaver, painter and teacher living in Portland — creates ritual art and cultivates a practice of being through guided meditation and flower exploration. This workshop is for all
Learn the healing touch at Sou’wester SEAVIEW, WASH. — Jason Tschimperle, the proprietor of Mamook Wellness at Sou’wester Lodge, will give a workshop, “Hands on Healing for the People,” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. Inspired by the Reiki tradition of hands-on energetic medicine, this workshop includes a discussion on energy, medicine, meditation, breath work and a loving routine for helping others come to calm and wholeness. Tschimperle is a meditation instructor, sound healer and therapeutic bodyworker.
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Healing hands
This workshop is geared toward adults, and the cost
is $40. A maximum of six students will be allowed to attend. RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542. Bring a notebook, and wear comfortable clothing. Also bring a sack lunch and/ or snack; hot tea and coffee will be provided. The Sou’wester is located at 3728 J Place, Seaview, Washington. This class is part of the Sou’wester’s fall/winter 2017-18 workshop series. Visit souwesterlodge.com/ calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
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Creative weaving
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The Sou’wester Staff Art Show runs through Sunday, Feb. 25.
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Natalie Novak, a Portland artist
ages, but minors must be accompanied by an adult. A total of 14 students will be allowed. RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542. The cost is $40, plus a $65 material fee paid directly to the instructor. Bring a sack lunch and/or snack; hot tea and coffee will be provided. This class is part of the
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Samantha LaMont, an artist and teacher living in Portland
Sou’wester’s fall/winter 2017-18 workshop series. Visit souwesterlodge.com/ calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
SEAVIEW, WASH. — Time is running out to see the Sou’wester Staff Art Show in a vintage travel trailer turned into a permanent gallery. The show runs through Sunday, Feb. 25. All artwork in this exhibit is original work made by artists who work at the Sou’wester Lodge. The space is open 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday and by request: Stop in at the lodge’s front desk, and we’ll open the gallery for you. The trailer is a 1960s Aloha made in Aloha, Oregon. It was rescued from a neglected RV park in the northern part of the Long Beach Peninsula. Now repaired and transformed into an art space, this
gallery is part of our artist residency program and our new nonprofit organization, Sou’wester Arts. The next show will be open Friday, March 2, through Sunday, March 4, and feature artist Lisa Ward as part of Spaceness 2018, an arts festival at the Sou’wester, free and open to the public.
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COA S T W E E K E N D C Friday, Feb. 23 Kite Celebration 11 a.m., World Kite Museum, 303 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4020, $3 to $5. Asian New Year kite celebration features kites and cultures of Asian countries, folk art, videos and daily hands-on activities.
Thursday, Feb. 22 It’s Time Astoria 5:30 p.m., Astoria Middle School, 1100 Klatskanine Ave., Astoria. Astoria voters are encouraged to attend this discussion on the possible extension of the School Facilities Bond. Author Talk 6 p.m., Cannon Beach History Center, 1387 Spruce St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-9301. Authors Alisha Hamel and Warren Aney will present their book “Oregon Military” on Oregon’s military heritage; followed by book sales and signings. History & Hops 6 p.m., Seaside Brewing Co., 851 Broadway,
Seaside, 503-7387065. Robin and Bill Montero will give a presentation on the “Sailors Grave” at the next History & Hops speaker series. Wit & Wisdom 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-325-7468. Join Philosofarian for a discussion on “Is Poetry a Way of Thinking?”
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Artist Reception 6 p.m., Royal Nebeker Gallery, 1799 Lexington Ave., Astoria, 503338-2421. Artists in Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century, an international juried show will be featured.
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Coast Weekend editor suggested events
FisherPoets Gathering 3 p.m., multiple venues, Astoria, $15. FisherPoets Gathering is a celebration of the commercial fishing industry in poetry, prose and song with morning and afternoon workshops offered Friday and Saturday.
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Author Reading 5 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St., Astoria. Victoria Pitkanen Stoppiello, author of “This Side of Sand Island” will do a reading during the annual FisherPoets Gathering. “High School Musical” 7 p.m., Seaside High School, 1901 Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503738-5586. Disney’s “High School Musical” is the story of two teens who meet at a karaoke contest and discover their mutual love for music; $10 adult, $8 senior, $6 student. Film Screening 7:30 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503368-3846, $5. Wandering Reel Traveling Film Festival returns with a collection of six short international films; Michael Harrington, director/curator will attend followed by a Q&A. “Fit to Kill” 7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, $20 to $25, PG-13. “Fit to Kill” is a comedy noir of infidelity, murder, dark humor and multiplying plot twists; includes adult themes.
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The characters of “Born Yesterday,” the Riverbend Players’ latest production
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“Born Yesterday” 7 p.m., NCRD Theater, 36155 9th St., Nehalem, 855-444-6273, $15, rated PG. “Born Yesterday” is the story of a newspaper reporter who takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman’s girlfriend.
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PBL Tournaments 8 a.m., Seaside, Warrenton, Astoria, 503-717-4308, $2 to $7. Support young athletes at the annual Pacific Basketball League tournaments held at schools in Seaside, Warrenton and Astoria.
Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts. Author Reading 5 p.m., KALA, 1017 Marine Drive, Astoria. Victoria Pitkanen Stoppiello, author of “This Side of Sand Island” will do a reading during the annual FisherPoets Gathering.
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4-H Super Saturday 9 a.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, 503-325-8573. 4-H youth (5 to 8) and (9 to 19) are invited for a day of skills, fun, science, dog training and arts and crafts; lunch is $5 and reservations required. Kite Celebration 11 a.m., World Kite Museum, 303 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4020, $3 to $5. Asian New Year kite celebration features kites and cultures of Asian countries, folk art, videos and hands-on activities.
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“Peter Pan” 2 p.m., ASOC Playhouse, 129 Bond St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, $5 to $10. Soar away to Neverland in this magical, musical adaptation drawn from J.M. Barrie’s fictional character. Civil War Talk 3 p.m., Pine Grove Community Center,
Artist Reception 6 p.m., Cannon Beach Gallery, 1064 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-0744. Artists exhibiting in “Heritage Stories,” a juried, community show will be featured at the reception. GEORGE VETTER/CANNON-BEACH.NET PHOTO
“Fit to Kill”stars Aaron Harris and Heather Neuwirth “Fit to Kill” 7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, $20 to $25, PG-13. “Fit to Kill” is a comedy noir of infidelity, murder, dark humor and multiplying plot twists; includes adult themes. 225 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Civil War re-enactor Mike Scott will give a free presentation on “The Civil War Connection with Oregon.” FisherPoets Gathering 3 p.m., multiple venues, Astoria, $15. FisherPoets Gathering is a celebration of the commercial fishing industry
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in poetry, prose and song with morning and afternoon workshops offered Friday and Saturday. TAPA Auditions 3 p.m., Oregon Coast Dance Center, 106 Main Ave., Tillamook. Director Ann Harper will cast three men (18 to 60+) and four women (18 to 60+) for the upcoming spring play “Moonglow” by
“Born Yesterday” 7 p.m., NCRD Theater, 36155 9th St., Nehalem, 855-4446273, $15, rated PG. “Born Yesterday” is the story of a newspaper reporter who takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman’s girlfriend. “High School Musical” 7 p.m., Seaside High School, 1901 Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503738-5586. Disney’s “High School Musical” is the story of two teens who meet at a karaoke contest and discover their mutual love for music; $10 adult, $8 senior, $6 student.
Kite Celebration 11 a.m., World Kite Museum, 303 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4020, $3 to $5. Asian New Year kite celebration features kites and cultures of Asian countries, folk art, videos and hands-on activities. “Born Yesterday” 2 p.m., NCRD Theater, 36155 9th St., Nehalem, 855-4446273, $15, rated PG. “Born Yesterday” is the story of a newspaper reporter who takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman’s girlfriend. Charles the Clown 2 p.m., Raymond Theatre, 323 Third St., Raymond, Wash., 360875-5123, $5. Sunday Afternoon Live presents Charles the Clown, offering pure family entertainment that is unique, fun, funny and fully engages the audience.
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“Frogtown” 2 p.m., Columbia Theatre, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, Wash., 360-575-8499, $5. Rainy Months Series features “One Night in Frogtown,” a story about a saxophone playing tadpole, cultural diversity and
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finding one’s voice; $25 family of six. TAPA Auditions 3 p.m., Oregon Coast Dance Center, 106 Main Ave., Tillamook. Director Ann Harper will cast three men (18 to 60+) and four women (18 to 60+) for the upcoming spring play “Moonglow” by Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts. Wrestling Event 5 p.m., The Armory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $10. Pacific Northwest Pro Wrestling brings action-packed, top-level wrestling to Astoria. PBL Tournaments 7 p.m., Seaside, Warrenton, Astoria, 503-717-4308, $2 to $7. Come out and support young athletes at the annual Pacific Basketball League tournaments held at schools in Seaside, Warrenton and Astoria. “Peter Pan” 2 p.m., ASOC Playhouse, 129 Bond St., Astoria, 503-3256104, $5 to $10. Soar away to Neverland in this magical, musical adaptation drawn from J.M. Barrie’s fictional character.
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Coast Weekend editor suggested events
Tuesday, Feb. 27 Plant Talk 1:30 p.m., Calvary Bible Church, 560 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Nehalem Bay Garden Club will feature journalist Ketzel Levine, giving a talk on “Love, Loss and Loathing: My Decades-old Affair with Plants.”
Benefit Night 4:30 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-3257468. Join Fort George at its monthly benefit night to raise funds for local causes; funds benefit SOLV spring beach clean up.
Wednesday, Feb. 28 Art of Aging 3 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503368-3846, $5. A panel of experts will speak on the topic of grief at the next Art of Aging/Art of Dying series. About Bees 6 p.m., Dennis’ 7 Dees, 84794 Hwy. 101, Seaside, 503-738-6980. John Benson will give
a presentation on “Mason Bees & Other Pollinators.” Repair Café 6 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-307-0834. Repair Astoria hosts free repair events that bring people and broken stuff together with a team of volunteers who know how to fix what’s broken.
Thursday, March 1 Angora Hiking Club 1 p.m., meet at 6th St. parking lot (6th and 7th streets), Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-4680474. Bill Herold will lead an easy hike at the Astoria Riverwalk. “High School Musical” 7 p.m., Seaside High School, 1901 Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503-7385586. Disney’s “High School Musical” is the
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story of two teens who meet at a karaoke contest and discover their mutual love for music; $10 adult, $8 senior, $6 student. Tales for Grown-ups 7 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-3683846, $10. Actor Liz Cole presents “Story Time for Grown-ups: Reigning Cats and Dogs,” includes stories and poems.
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REELING IN THE AUDIENCE
The 21st annual FisherPoets Gathering — taking place Feb. 23-25 — honors the fisherman’s life through art By WILLIAM HAM FOR COAST WEEKEND
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n the last weekend of February, commercial fishermen travel from far and wide to congregate in Astoria to ply their wares. This, in itself, is not unusual; fishing has been part of the culture of the North Coast since the mid-19th century. But on this occasion, their notebooks are their nets, their catch is measured by the metrical foot, and the only license required is poetic. It is time, in other words, for the FisherPoets Gathering. The 21st Annual Gathering, taking place Friday, Feb. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 25, in locations throughout Astoria, showcases the work of poets, songwriters, storytellers and visual artists from all aspects of the commercial fishing community. Skippers, deckhands, cannery workers and beach fishermen, from locales as far-flung as Brussels and as nearby as Chinook, come to share their observations of the fisherman’s life through their art: celebratory and serious, comic and tragic. This year, no fewer than 110 fish-
erpoets will be performing at seven main venues on Friday and Saturday evenings: the Wet Dog Cafe, the Voodoo Room, the Columbian Theater, Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom, KALA Gallery, the Liberty Theatre and (on Saturday only) the Labor Temple Cafe. Performances from these venues will be simulcast live on KMUN radio and at coastradio.org. In addition, other locations such as Pier 39, the Barbey Maritime Center and the Clatsop County Heritage Museum will be hosting workshops on everything from weaving traditional chafing mats to Japanese fish print making, poetry and songwriting tutorials, and seminars on subjects like “Protecting Working Waterfronts and Community Fisheries” and “Tides: the Science and Spirit of the Ocean.” (A complete listing of events can be found on the Gathering’s official website, fisherpoets.org.)
MORE INFO Check out the official program to this year’s FisherPoets Gathering starting on Page 13 BELOW: “The Sky It Falls,” on view at Imogen Gallery during the FisherPoets Gathering COREY ARNOLD PHOTO
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Jon Broderick, founder of the FisherPoets Gathering
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A genre all its own
As with many great endeavors, it began with the work of a single man. “I made the first phone calls,” said Jon Broderick, head of the FisherPoets planning committee. A commercial salmon fisherman since the 1970s, Broderick conceived the idea for the first gathering in late 1997, after noticing that his favorite trade publication, the Alaska Fisherman’s Journal, had started publishing verse alongside the usual industry news articles. A former schoolteacher with a literary bent of his own — “my job was to encourage adequate writers to become good and good writers to become great,” as he puts it — Broderick acquired a list of the journal’s contributors, augmented it with a handful of former shipmates, and proceeded to cast his net to bring them together to share their work. “I called 40 people, 39 of them said ‘heck yeah,’ and we packed the Wet Dog one night in February ’98,” he recalled. The evening was a rousing, raucous success, and word of mouth traveled quickly. By the following year, there were already too many participants for a single venue, and the Gathering has only continued to expand in the two decades since. In fact, it’s become something of a floating cottage industry, with chapbooks, CDs, t-shirts and artwork bearing the FisherPoets imprimatur, and satellite “fisherpoetry” events held in locales from Alaska to Maine. “It’s a genre all its own,” Broderick said.
New blood, old salts
But nowhere is the growth more evident than here in Astoria. Every year sees new blood mingling with old salts, much to Broderick’s delight and, he confesses, relief. “I’m very pleased to see a lot of younger fishermen and women joining us. For a while I was afraid it’d just be us old people,” he said. “The biggest thrill for me is to hear people telling their stories in a fresh way, whether they’re newcomers or veterans. I’ve always said that a good piece of writing is three things: honest, fresh and effective. To hear people telling stories about our lives as commercial fishermen that are those three things is tremendously satisfying to me.” In the end, although the FisherPoets Gathering has garnered attention from the BBC to the New York Times and brings thousands of enthusiastic attendees every year, its mission remains the same as it did 20 years ago. “This event was never really designed to bring people to town, it’s designed to bring commercial fishermen together in a creative fashion,” Broderick said. “People do seem to enjoy it even if they know nothing about the industry, which thrills and surprises us, but the focus will always be on the men and women of the fisheries enjoying each others’ company and telling each others’ stories. And if anyone else wants to share that with us, we’re happy to have them.” CW
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Gillnetters at work
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Fisherpoet Tele Aadsen, of Bellingham, Washington, will be reading and emceeing at this year’s FisherPoets Gathering.
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Rob Seitz, of Astoria, performs during the 2013 FisherPoets Gathering at the Voodoo Room.
John Elliot from Saltspring Island, British Columbia reads a passage of his work at Fort George Brewery during last year’s FisherPoets Gathering.
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A RISING TIDE Fisherpoet Elma Burnham founded ‘Strength of the Tides’ movement to empower women in maritime industries By KATHERINE LACAZE FOR COAST WEEKEND
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or Elma Burnham, working as a commercial fisherwoman is merely one facet of her identity. The resident of Bellingham, Washington, is also an amateur poet — a skill that will be exhibited during the FisherPoets Gathering in Astoria this weekend — as well as a fluent French speaker, marketing consultant for small food-related businesses and the founder of a movement called “The Strength of the Tides Is Hers Also,” which strives to empower, support and celebrate women working in maritime industries. On Saturday, Feb. 24, during the FisherPoets event, Burnham will lead a workshop to share her story and bring awareness to the Strength of the Tides organization, which was founded as a rebuttal to the idea of women’s lives, bodies and strengths being undervalued in today’s culture, according to the official website. The workshop will take place 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Clatsop County Heritage Museum.
A family tradition
Burnham was born and raised on Long Island Sound and grew up around the water. Her parents fished on Cook Inlet and worked for Joint Venture Fishers in the 1980s. Burnham graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 2013, majoring in French and minoring in elementary education and African-American studies. It was in 2010 during a summer break, when she worked her first commercial salmon fishing season in Bristol Bay, Alaska. She discovered a love for the profession — from the opportunity to work with her hands to participating in a historic practice and spending long days on the water. She returned each summer for the fishing season until 2017, when she took a year off. “It was the first time I was in one place for a full year in a long time,” she said. In general, those who work in the fishing industry lead seasonal lifestyles, an outcome that is challenging but also interesting and “part of the draw,” she said. Each year is a fresh chance to decide if she wants to return for another season. While the rhythm of seasonal work can provide flexibility and intrigue, Burnham has also found it difficult to build relationships and invest in a community when only living there six or seven months of the year.
She’s worked hard to get involved in Bellingham and make it her home. Last fall, she helped co-organize the Fisher-Poets-on-Bellingham-Bay event, a celebration of Bellingham’s working waterfront.
Strength of the Tides
Burnham launched Strength of the Tides in November 2016, shortly after the election of President Donald Trump. As she wrote in a September article for the National Fisherman magazine, “It’s not that the issues I worry about today weren’t present under the Obama administration or would disappear during a Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton presidency, but it is undeniably true that my main concerns felt more pressing and raw after Nov. 8, 2016.” These concerns included the devaluation of women’s roles in many industries, as well as eroding federal policies for environmental conservation and protection. Burnham’s experience in the fishing industry has been primarily positive, she said, adding, “I have a lot of love and respect for the male captains and colleagues I work with.” However, she knows that is not the case for all women working on the water. “I wanted to take some action about that,” Burnham said. “I believe to do that, you have to start in your own community.”
Supporting women
Originally, Strength of the Tides focused on commercial fishing, but the community has expanded in the past year to include all maritime industries. “If the project speaks to you, it’s yours also,” Burnham said. “I’m not trying to exclude anyone. But I also think it’s important to narrow it enough so it has feet and continues moving forward.” Strength of the Tides pursues its mission through four methods: representation; solidarity and accountability; community; and education. One aspect of the project is a pledge commanding people of all backgrounds and genders to acknowledge they support women who work on the water and to commit to building safe, respectful workplaces for women. Additionally, Burnham manages various social media accounts for Strength of the Tides, and posts stories of women who work on the water to the Instagram account on a weekly basis. She’s created a community
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Elma Burnham, founder of “The Strength of the Tides Is Hers Also,” with a King Salmon
on Facebook for people to collaborate, talk shop and share their experiences and advice. She also hopes to eventually host events or facilitate other types of forums for this dialogue. Finally, Burnham continues developing the education aspect of the movement, with a long-term goal of creating venues for women to teach other women the unique skills of maritime trades.
FisherPoets
In the off-season, Burnham enjoys journaling on topics that are water- and fishing-inspired. She uses the craft to process and express thoughts and emotions about her experiences on the water. She is attending the Astoria gathering, which celebrates commercial fishing through poetry and songs, for the third time. She first shared personal material at last year’s event, when she and a friend performed a version of John Prine’s “Paradise” with the lyrics rewritten to be about Bristol Bay.
“It’s a really welcoming place,” she said of the Gathering. “I’m not sure I consider myself a poet all year round, but during the FisherPoet weekend, I feel welcome enough to participate as that.” The FisherPoets Gathering is one of her favorite weekends of the year, Burnham said. She appreciates the chance to interact with other people who make their living or spend part of their year fishing. During the season, when they’re working, “there’s not a lot of autonomy,” she said. “Getting them together in most people’s off-season in February, that’s so special,” she said. “It’s fun to see everyone in their street clothes.” In addition to the workshop, Burnham will be presenting her own work as a fisherpoet 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the Voodoo Room and 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Wet Dog Cafe. For more information about Strength of the Tides, visit the Facebook page or strengthofthetides.org/. CW
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Welcome to the 2018 FisherPoets Gathering
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ne of my favorite Northwestern poets, Richard Hugo, began his 1980 poem “The Towns We Know and Leave Behind, the Rivers We Carry With Us” with a verse I have never been able to get out of my head. I forget the names of towns without rivers. A town needs a river to forgive the town. Whatever river, whatever town it is much the same. The cruel things I did I took to the river. I begged the current: make me better. There is maybe nothing more emblematic of a Northwestern sense of place than water; the sleet grey winters and ubiquitous rainfall, the creeks, sloughs, sounds and bays. Of course the salmon rivers that have defined the history of population and colonization in the territory, all of it meandering out into the Pacific Ocean. Richard Hugo has been called a eulogist of Northwestern rivers, but I find his writing to be as much a celebration as it is a critique — reflections as much on the internal lives of the people who have shaped our landscape as on the external region of the natural world. He regarded these views as inseparably linked. While those who make their living or live by working on the water have always been an integral part of the backdrop in the Pacific Northwest, what the FisherPoets Gathering has created is a rare platform for working people to describe the landscapes of their lives in their own voices. It should come as no surprise that the ways we classify our experiences of abundance and loss, joy and scarcity inherent in creating a life that’s tied to this environment are as rich and
GET YOUR ENTRY BUTTON! Don’t forget your entry button, good throughout the weekend at all reading and special event venues. Buttons are for sale at: • The FisherPoets Gearshack (1174 Commercial St.): Noon to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday • The Liberty Theatre Box Office (1203 Commercial St.): 2 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday • The Wet Dog Cafe (144 11th St.): 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday • The Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce (111 Marine Drive): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday • And at all reading venues during the Gathering. Price: $15 each Children and students under 18 get in free.
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Billie Delaney, fisherpoet
diverse as the people who make up the fishing industry. Telling stories in bars is nothing new for most commercial fishermen, but since its inception in 1998 the Gathering has swelled to include more than a hundred writers from both coasts and Alaska, as well as films, photography and other visual art, exploring the themes that define the past, present and future of the fishing community. In addition to the nights’
reading events, you can tour a working boat, a no-longer-working cannery, support working artists by purchasing some of their wares at the Gearshack and get some tips on writing and nautical craft from pros. This year’s schedule of Saturday workshops includes other important stuff: You will have the opportunity to hear from people who have been at the heart of the decades-long fight to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay from large-scale mining interests at the Pebble Mine update and attend the “Strength of the Tides” workshop, where participants will explore ideas of how to create a greater culture of accountability, safety and access for women in the fisheries. Wherever you wind up at the 21st annual FisherPoets Gathering, it will be impossible to come away without some insight into the people, places and waters that take up residence inside of us. I’m glad you could make it. — Billie Delaney Port Townsend, WA
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Jay Speakman, left, of Gearhart, and Jon Broderick, of Cannon Beach, play a duet during a FisherPoets Gathering. They will emcee and perform together during the 2018 event.
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FisherPoets Gathering Special Events FRIDAY, FEB. 23 Noon to 10 p.m. FisherPoets Gearshack 1174 Commercial St. Admission buttons and fisherpoets’ chapbooks, CDs and art. Silent auction opens; bids close at 4 p.m. Saturday. Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39 Take a self-guided tour of the oldest existing fish processing plant on the Columbia River. Mug up at Coffee Girl while you’re there.
2:30 to 3:45 p.m.
Clatsop County Heritage Museum
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Columbian Theater
“Protecting Working Waterfronts and Community Fisheries” with Kevin Scribner and members of the Marine Fish Conservation Network. Learn from successes in Garibaldi.
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Six short films with Steve Schoonmaker, Charlie and Cheryl Ess, Mark Titus, Marie Rose, Ryan Peterson and John Mellor. All evening
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
4 to 5 p.m.
Commercial and 11th streets
Barbey Maritime Center
“We Are Bristol Bay” outdoor slideshow. Mesmerizing.
“Weaving Traditional Chafing Mats” with Greg Neitzel. Put to beautiful use at last those scavenged pieces of crab line you’ve found on the beach.
10 p.m. to midnight
Imogen Gallery
KALA
Photography by Corey Arnold
Annual FisherPoets Dance with DJ Dinah Urell. Come on back and shake your boots. Latenight cocktails.
KALA Gallery Photography by Tom Hilton 12:45 to 2 p.m. Patriot Hall, Clatsop Community College “Hooked on Rhyme: Taking Rhyme Beyond Couplets” with Peter Munro. Practice vivifying or killing poetry with rhyme. Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39 “Fishermen, Policy and Progress Toward Healthy Oceans” with Brad Warren, Julia Sanders and others from Global Ocean Health. See how Oregon and Washington are moving toward laws that cut carbon pollution and affect fishermen. 2 to 4 p.m. WineKraft Open mic. Everyone welcome. Drop in with some friends to have a short go. 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Patriot Hall, Clatsop Community College “Revision: Finish Carpentry with Words” with Jon Broderick. Apply attention to detail, the right tools and polish to your creative writing. 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Studio 11 “Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Print Making” with Duncan Berry. Create a traditional fish print from albacore or salmon. ($25 materials fee. Sign up in advance at FPG Gearshack.)
Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39 “Singers’ Circle” with Mary Garvey. Who doesn’t want to sing ballads and shanties along with the Lower Columbia’s favorite singer and friends?
Six short films with Steve Schoonmaker, Charlie and Cheryl Ess, Mark Titus, Marie Rose, Ryan Peterson and John Mellor.
KALA Artist reception with photographer Tom Hilton. All evening Commercial and 11th streets “We Are Bristol Bay” outdoor slideshow. A second mesmerizing evening. 10 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
Clatsop County Heritage Museum
Liberty Theatre
WineKraft
“Protecting the Bristol Bay Watershed from Pebble Mine” with Melanie Brown and Elizabeth Herendeen of Salmon State. Learn of recent developments, imagine the future and decide what to do about it.
“Singers’ Gathering.” Didn’t get enough at the workshop this morning and still feel like singing together with friends? Stop in.
“Poetry at the Line: the first annual FisherPoets Slam” with Moe Bowstern. Eight fisherpoet contestants go cork for cork.
SATURDAY, FEB. 24 9 a.m. to noon Pier 39
Noon to 1 p.m. Wet Dog Cafe
Open Boat aboard the Cold Stream with Dave Densmore. The coffee’s always on.
“State of Wonder”: OPB’s weekly radio show about arts, culture and creativity broadcasts live from the FisherPoets Gathering.
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
1:30 to 3 p.m.
FisherPoets Gearshack
Columbian Theater
Admission buttons and fisherpoets’ chapbooks, CDs and art. Silent Auction bids close at 4 p.m.
“Story Circle” with Jay Speakman. Hear commercial fishing veterans tell authentic stories, true mostly, about adventure and tedium working on the water.
All day Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39 Enjoy a self-guided tour of the oldest existing fish processing plant on the Columbia. Mugup at Coffee Girl again. 10 to 11:15 a.m. Barbey Maritime Center “Tides: the Science and Spirit of the Ocean” with Jonathan White. Marvel at the forces that keep the Earth’s oceans in ceaseless motion. Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39 “Songwriters’ Support Group: The Diddliest Catch” with John Palmes and others. Find encouragement and make progress.
Clatsop County Heritage Museum “Strength of the Tides” with Elma Burnham. Celebrate, support and empower women who work on the water. Share experiences, set goals, join the conversation. Studio 11 “Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Print Making” with Duncan Berry. Create a traditional fish print from albacore or salmon. ($25 materials fee. Sign up in advance at the FPG Gearshack.)
10:30 p.m. Liberty Theatre “Umpteenth Annual On-Site Fisherpoetry Contest.” The 2018 rules will be announced by MCs at evening venues during the Gathering. Everyone wearing a 2018 FPG button is eligible to compete. You’ve got one. Have a go. Audience applause helps determine which winning poem is posted on the fisherpoets. org website.
SUNDAY, FEB. 25 9 to 10 a.m. Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39 Harmony Singing workshop and Friendly Gospel Sing. John Palmes and friends lead another three-part harmony practice with surprisingly pleasant results, followed by the traditional gospel sing. Just for fun. 10 a.m. to noon Hanthorn Cannery Museum Pier 39
2 to 4 p.m. WineKraft Open mic. Bring your best friends and your best shot. Everyone welcome to have a short go.
FisherPoets Gathering Farewell Mic. A very brief farewell read from lots of lingering scheduled fisherpoets.
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The FisherPoets Gathering thanks its 2018 supporters Clatsop Community College for 21 years of abiding, visionary staff support and for equipment, The Daily Astorian for donating, since 2013, the publishing, printing and distribution of our programs, The City of Astoria for its $3,000 grant from the Arts and Cultural Fund to Promote Tourism, Judi and Milt Stewart for their faithful support and $3,000 donation in honor of Judi’s brother Jack Connaway, West Coast fisherman and skipper of the Adios, Oregon Sea Grant for its $2,000 grant towards operational expenses, Readership supporters for their $250 donations for distant FisherPoets (Bornstein’s Seafoods, Englund Marine, Fishhawk Fisheries, Salmon For All, Table 360), Brett Meyer for his $100 donation, KMUN Coast Community Radio for bookkeeping, being our nonprofit home, promotion and broadcasting live Friday and Saturday nights, Mimi Rose for donating space again for the 2018 FisherPoets Gearshack, The Oregon Folklife Network for its partnership and documentation support, The Astoria Riverwalk Inn for donating rooms to the Gathering, Our evening reading venues the Wet Dog Cafe, the Voodoo Room, the Columbian Theater, Fort George Brewery + Public House, KALA, the Liberty Theatre and the Labor Temple Cafe and Our special event venues, the Barbey Maritime Center, the Pier 39 Hanthorn Cannery Museum, Clatsop Community College’s Patriot Hall, the Clatsop County Heritage Museum, Studio 11 and WineKraft for inviting us all in, Friends and businesses who donated to our silent auction, Volunteers who grease the Gathering’s gears and, as always, Our FisherPoet friends who come sometimes from very far away, mostly on their own dime, to gather this weekend in Astoria with us.
Navigating the 2018 FisherPoets Gathering
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The Wet Dog Cafe, alternately raucous and rapt, has been the spiritual home of the FisherPoets Gathering since the beginning in 1998.
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e think we counted 46 events a fan can attend at the FisherPoets Gathering this weekend. It’s like confronting a single 60hour opener in Kodiak. Sort of. Except you won’t miss ’em at the FisherPoets Gathering. A great evening awaits fisherpoets and fans at every venue. The Wet Dog Café, alternately raucous and rapt, has been the spiritual home of the FisherPoets Gathering since the beginning in 1998. The Wet Dog seats 250 fans and offers its own beers and local, wild seafood and shellfish. Minors are welcome until 10 p.m. The Voodoo Room — intimate, quirky and often crowded — seats fewer than it sometimes holds and offers pizza and drinks to FisherPoet fans 21 and older. Everyone loves to read at the Voodoo. The Columbian Theater, cozy yet spacious, the site of so many quintessentially Astorian events, offers beer, wine and simple eats, and seats 250 in nostalgic comfort. Minors are welcome. KALA, host of the annual FisherPoets Dance Friday
night, seats about 70 in an intimate but lively setting and offers a full bar for fans this weekend. Minors are allowed. At Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom fans can enjoy wine or Fort George’s own brew with their FisherPoetry in a performance-focused venue. Minors are welcome, here, too. The magnificent Liberty Theatre seats plenty in Venetian splendor. Beer and wine purchased in the lobby are allowed inside. KMUN will broadcast live Friday and Saturday nights. Stick around for friendly late-night poetry competition. Saturday evening the Labor Temple Cafe, a former union hall diner and bar, pitches in. In the back, past the refurbished bar, are seats and bar tables for 80 or so fans over 21. This year a dozen thought-provoking, creative FisherPoets Gathering workshops are scattered among some of Astoria’s most treasured venues. It’s a pleasant walk, in good weather, east to Pier 39, out the dock to the former Bumble Bee Seafoods plant, now the Hanthorn Cannery Museum. Find workshops
in the Northwest corner. If you’ve driven, you can park inside the cannery or, to enjoy the boardwalk, back on 39th Street. The Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Barbey Maritime Center, the restored spacious and airy former train depot, sits at the east end of the Museum’s parking lot. Enjoy lots of sunlight even on a cloudy day in there. The Clatsop County Heritage Museum warrants a visit even if it weren’t full of FisherPoets Gathering workshops all day Saturday. Astoria’s pleasantly creaky neo-classical former City Hall hosts us on the second floor (there is an elevator) overlooking town and the Columbia clear to Cape Disappointment. Clatsop Community College, a FisherPoets supporter from the beginning 21 years ago, invites us Friday afternoon to the top of 16th St. where sparkling new Patriot Hall commands a sweeping view of the Lower Columbia. Take a stroll around the elevated indoor track before you go downstairs to workshops in room 206. Jamie Boyd invites you to share her Studio 11 space either afternoon for
Duncan Berry’s fish-print making workshop. Sign up in advance, though, at the Gearshack. The workshop has a $25 materials fee. WineKraft overlooks the water on Pier 11 but at the foot of 10th Street. It’s hard to imagine a more inviting place to enjoy open mic in the afternoon or a more cozy one to sing ballads together late. Finally, the FisherPoets Gathering Gearshack, our pop-bookstore at 1174 Commercial St., and the closest thing we have to a central office, offers you a chance to take a piece of the Gathering home. Pick up your favorite fisherpoets’ chapbooks, CDs and art. Bid on some of the remarkable contributions the community has made to our silent auction. Bids close at 4 p.m. Saturday. The Gearshack won’t be open Sunday. Our fisherpoets.org website had more information for you about workshops. Beyond that, do what fishermen do. Ask around. Take some chances. Play some hunches. Check the chart. Answer some questions. Watch the weather. Keep your net wet. Catch all you can. Have fun. — Jon Broderick Cannon Beach, OR
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FisherPoets Gathering Evening Schedule — Friday, Feb. 23 COLUMBIAN THEATER
LIBERTY THEATRE
WET DOG CAFE
Emcees: Pat Dixon and Dano Quinn
Emcees: Tele Aadsen and Rob Seitz
Emcees: Wayne Chimenti and Doug Rhodes
5 p.m. Irene Martin, Skamokawa WA Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA Geno Leech, Chinook WA 6 p.m. Dano Quinn, Seattle WA Harry Moore, Palmer AK Cary Jones, Eugene OR 7 p.m. Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK Marty McCallum, Bellingham WA Larry Kaplan, Essex CT 8 p.m. Moe Bowstern, Portland OR John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA 9 p.m. Pat Dixon, Olympia WA Jon Lee w/ Spud Siegel, Portland OR Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR 10 p.m. to close Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria and Portland OR
5 p.m. Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR Rich Bard, Vashon WA Jen Pickett, Brussels Belgium 6 p.m. Rob Seitz, Astoria OR Joel Miller, Portland OR Vicki Horton, Port Townsend WA 7 p.m. Rich King, Kilauea HI Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME 8 p.m. Clem Starck, Dallas OR Brad Warren, Seattle WA Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR 9 p.m. Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA John Palmes, Juneau AK John Copp, Portland OR 10:30 p.m. Poetry at the Line Slam with host Moe Bowstern
5 p.m. Moe Bowstern, Portland OR Kevin Scriber, Portland OR Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR 6 p.m. Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA Oceana Wills, Homer AK 7 p.m. Dan Keyser, Chinook WA Lou Beaudry, McCall ID Tom Hilton, Astoria OR 8 p.m. Doug Rhodes, Craig AK Mark Alan Lovewell, Martha’s Vineyard MA Scott McAllister, Juneau AK 9 p.m. Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
KALA
VOODOO ROOM
FORT GEORGE LOVELL SHOWROOM
Emcees: Peter Munro and Mariah Warren
Emcees: Will Hornyak and Holly Hughes
Emcees: Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman
4 p.m. Anna Young, Cordova AK Mike Tarabochia, Shoreline WA Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK 5 p.m. Gary Lemons, Port Townsend WA George Wilson, Portland OR Marcia King, Kilauea HI 6 p.m. Phil Meehan, Portland OR Jim Toteff, Kalama WA Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA 7 p.m. Peter Munro, Kenmore WA Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC 8 p.m. Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR 9 p.m. Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA Lloyd Montgomery, Puyallup WA Jonathan White, Orcas WA Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
5 p.m. Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA RK and Cherry Rice, Long Beach WA Phil Lansing, Boise ID 6 p.m. Holly Hughes, Indianola WA John Mellor, Berkeley CA Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK 7 p.m. Mary Garvey, Seaview WA Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA 8 p.m. Will Hornyak, Portland OR Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA Don Pugh, Snohomish WA 9 p.m. Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK Bruce Jones, Astoria OR Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC Mark Titus, Seattle WA
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4 p.m. James Kasner, Newport OR Georgeanna Heaverly, Soldotna AK Emilie Springer, Homer AK 5 p.m. Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR Wallace McDonald, Petersberg AK Marie Rose, Haines AK 6 p.m. Henry Broderick, Cannon Beach OR Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA Nancy Lord, Homer AK 7 p.m. Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR Jon Branshaw, Westport WA Duncan Berry, Otis OR 8 p.m. Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA 9 p.m. Catie Bursch, Homer AK Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman, Cannon Beach and Gearhart OR
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FisherPoets Gathering Evening Schedule — Saturday, Feb. 24 COLUMBIAN THEATER
WET DOG CAFE
VOODOO ROOM
Emcees: Tom Hilton and Phil Lansing
Emcees: Meezie Hermansen and Ron McDaniel
Emcees: Rich King and Buck Meloy
5 p.m. Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA Lloyd Montgomery, Puyallup WA 6 p.m. Nancy Lord, Homer AK Phil Lansing, Boise ID Holly Hughes, Indianola WA 7 p.m. Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA RK and Cherry Rice, Long Beach WA Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA 8 p.m. Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR Doug Rhodes, Craig AK Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA 9 p.m. Tom Hilton, Astoria OR Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA Anna Young, Cordova AK
4:30 p.m. LeeAnn Schmelzenbach, Seaside OR Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK 5 p.m. Gary Lemons, Port Townsend WA Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR Bruce Jones, Astoria OR 6 p.m. Geno Leech, Chinook WA Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC Harry Moore, Palmer AK 7 p.m. Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK Duncan Berry, Otis OR Jen Pickett, Brussels Belgium 8 p.m. Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK Peter Munro, Kenmore WA Marty McCallum, Bellingham WA 9 p.m. Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA David Bean, Portland OR Mike Tarabochia, Shoreline WA
FORT GEORGE LOVELL SHOWROOM
LIBERTY THEATRE
Emcees: Mary Jacobs and Steve Schoonmaker
Emcees: Dave Densmore and Toby Sullivan
5 p.m. Rob Seitz, Astoria OR Cary Jones, Eugene OR Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR 6 p.m. Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA 7 p.m. Mary Garvey, Seaview WA Dan Keyser, Chinook WA Phil Meehan, Portland OR 8 p.m. Oceana Wills, Homer AK Will Hornyak, Portland OR Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA 9 p.m. Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK Jonathan White, Orcas WA Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria and Portland OR
5 p.m. Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC Georgeanna Heaverly, Soldotna AK 6 p.m. Larry Kaplan, Essex CT John Mellor, Bserkeley CA Marie Rose, Haines AK 7 p.m. Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK Jim Toteff, Kalama WA Emilie Springer, Homer AK 8 p.m. Geno Leech, Chinook WA Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR Scott McAllister, Juneau AK 9 p.m. Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA Dave Densmore, Astoria OR Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
5 p.m. Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR John Copp, Portland OR Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK 6 p.m. Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR Jon Branshaw, Westport WA 7 p.m. John Palmes, Juneau AK Wallace McDonald, Petersburg AK Dano Quinn, Seattle WA 8 p.m. Brad Warren, Seattle WA Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR 9 p.m. Rich King, Kilauea HI Rich Bard, Vashon WA Marcia King, Kilauea HI Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
KALA
LABOR TEMPLE
Emcees: Nancy Cook and Victoria Stoppiello
Emcees: Moe Bowstern and Jon Broderick
5 p.m. Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC Catie Bursch, Homer AK Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR 6 p.m. Clem Starck, Dallas OR Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA Mark Alan Lovewell, Martha’s Vineyard MA 7 p.m. Irene Martin, Skamokawa WA Jon Lee, Portland OR Nancy Cook, Astoria OR 8 p.m. Pat Dixon, Olympia WA Vicki Horton, Port Townsend WA Don Pugh, Snohomish WA 9 p.m. Lou Beaudry, McCall ID Sierra Golden, Seattle WA Mark Titus, Seattle WA Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
6 p.m. Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR 7 p.m. Moe Bowstern, Portland OR Joel Miller, Portland OR George Wilson, Portland Or 8 p.m. Rob Seitz, Astoria OR Matt Williams, Redmond OR Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
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Moe Bowstern
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What’s New at the 2018 FisherPoets Gathering
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ven if this is your 21st consecutive FisherPoets Gathering, you can be sure, once again, it’ll be like no other. For one thing, 18 new voices join several scores of returning fisherpoets this year. Imagine the collective experience they bring. From around the great Gulf of Alaska come Catie Bursch, Georgeanna Heaverly, Nancy Lord, Harry Moore, Marie Rose and Oceana Wills. John Mellor has come up from San Francisco Bay. From around the Salish Sea, for the first time come Bob Gudmundson, Marty McCallum, Philip Randolph Patten, Mike Scott, Mark Tarabochia, Mark Titus and Jonathan White. From closer to home Bruce Jones, Greg Neitzel, LeeAnn Schmelzenbach and Kevin Scribner have drifted in off the Columbia. We’ve spread our special event workshops among new and iconic Astoria venues for people to enjoy. Clatsop Community College’s renovated Patriot Hall, the Clatsop County Heritage Museum and Studio 11 host us this year for the first time. You’ll have new opportunities to investigate more workshops Friday and Saturday afternoons this year, as well.
We continue to offer a seventh reading venue Saturday evening. This year Astoria’s historic Labor Temple Cafe has invited us in. Though the event center is closed, the stunning and spacious Liberty Theatre hosts a full schedule of readings both nights, including the Gathering’s first-ever juried poetry slam “Poetry at the Line.” Let’s see how that goes. Oregon Public Broadcasting is coming this year to broadcast its weekly show “State of Wonder” noon to 1 p.m. Saturday from the Wet Dog Cafe, the original home of the FisherPoets Gathering. We’ll see how that goes, too. And, like most years, we’ve got a new Gearshack address. At 1174 Commercial St., you’ll find it next door to last year’s. Ray Troll’s terrific FisherPoets Gathering T-shirt is for sale again there. The 2018 FisherPoets Gathering is bigger than ever again, and at some venues the first readings have had to move south to 4 p.m. Our film sessions and open mic are a little earlier, too. So study that schedule carefully, pin that button to your chest and miss as little as you can. When it’s over, you’ll have some stories of your own. Thanks for coming.
“Lashing Down Lines in a Midnight Storm” By Maggie Bursch, fisherpoet I cling to the heaving rail and pray to god that I won’t die this way, with skin so soft and halite crystals growing in my hair. Then barely hanging on, I swear and look into the filthy brine below. Why is it that they say it’s green and blue when for days it’s boiled every shade of black like it’s been drinking and drinking makes it mad. I tie the line that’s been banging at my head And wish these tangled waves looked less like bed. I pull up the blanket and slip into the deep. How is it I expect myself to sleep With a drunk man smashing, smashing at my boat And all these currents rising in my throat?
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Sierra Golden, of Seattle, Washington, will perform at this year’s FisherPoets Gathering.
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FEBRUARY 22, 2018 // 21
Fisher Seitz gears up to cast his amusing lines Poet wooed his wife, then penned an ode to lingcod By PATRICK WEBB FOR COAST WEEKEND
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oetry has loomed large in the life of Rob Seitz. He grew up one of five kids packed with his parents in a single-wide trailer in Fairbanks, Alaska. “When it’s 65-below, you need something. Dad used to make us memorize poetry in the winter months,” he smiled. Robert Service’s classic “The Cremation of Sam McGee” chronicled a prospector who froze to death. “It planted the seed,” Seitz said. After his schooling, he gillnetted for salmon with his grandfather and brother around Alaska’s then-lucrative Cook Inlet, before the devastation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill prompted a move to the North Coast. Between 1992 and 2011, he fished here for Dungeness crab, pink shrimp and albacore. He met the love of his life, Tiffani, who had been a welding student and assistant instructor at Clatsop Community College. “I wrote a lot of poems trying to win her over,” he said, looking across to catch her eye and share a smile. “Once she relented, I went on to write about fish!” Seitz, 51, will be one of the presenters at the annual FisherPoets Gathering in Astoria this weekend. He said he is delighted to connect with audiences whose lives afloat parallel his. “At the beginning, I was afraid to get up. It was very stressful,” he said, remembering his performing debut. “Going to FisherPoets was important, though. It helped remind me why I got into fishing. It was like a support group.” Organizer Jon Broderick recalls that initial nervousness. “Rob was apprehensive at first, but now he’s a star,” he said. “He’s so authentic — the real deal. They are both very steady, progressive people, wanting to use the resources wisely and preserve jobs — in some ways, visionary.” Tiffani Seitz recalls encouraging her husband, too. “I kept saying he could do that,” she said, then teasing about certain ironies. “If people are writing poetry about it, it’s a dying industry.”
Gallons per flush
His success performing in Astoria led to another appearance four years ago at the Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an opportunity to entertain while learning about East Coast fishers’ concerns.
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Fisherpoet Rob Seitz and his wife, Tiffani, have returned to the North Coast after about five years fishing in California. The couple has four children. They are grateful for widespread assistance while turning a former Flavel storefront in Astoria into a fish market. “It really made us feel like we are a part of this community,” Rob Seitz said.
“KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU, ALWAYS BE READY TO DUCK. IT’S A FOOLISH FISHERMAN WHO DEPENDS SOLELY ON HIS LUCK.” —FROM “A STRATEGY FOR FILLING THE BOAT” BY RON SEITZ
In 2013, Seitz self-published “2.5 g.p.f.,” a book of poetry and prose. The title refers to the size of bucket used for onboard bathroom use (g.p.f. = gallons per flush). It includes an ode to lingcod, poems about net mending and beloved yet feared fishers’ wives. Interspersed are poignant observations on responsible parenting, the cancer death of his young sister and intimate revelations of troubles he has overcome. They’ve given many to family and friends as presents, and a few remaining copies will be available when they open a new fish market in downtown Astoria. South Bay Wild, will be housed in a Ninth Street storefront in the Mary and Nellie Flavel Building in Astoria, which has been vacant for decades. The building was recently purchased by Marcus and Michelle Liotta. The Seitz crew will also prepare fish and chips and fish tacos. It’s part of what economists label a vertically integrated business model where the producer/supplier sells directly, without a
middleman. “It helps people feel that they have connection to the people who are providing their fish,” Tiffani Seitz said. They have taken Small Business Development classes to enhance their practical knowledge on marketing and branding. Rob Seitz added, “We are going back to the way it used to be.”
Help from many directions
The unglamorous task of preparing the store is alleviated by support the family have enjoyed on their return from Morro Bay on the central California coast. A five-year stint away fishing for petrale and Dover sole, rockfish, lingcod and thorneyheads gave them experience marketing their own catch, plus success with a commercial smoker. They worked with a nonprofit organization studying how fishers best adapt to regulatory changes and make the industry more sustainable. But groundfishing was still diminishing,
In 2013, Rob Seitz published a book of his poetry and prose titled “2.5 g.p.f.” The title refers to a certain bucket size.
and the high cost of federal observers and other difficulties led them back to the North Coast with their 59-foot F/V South Bay. “Going away really made us appreciate this community,” Seitz said. “I think you have to really go away to understand its value, the infrastructure and the fishing support group, the hydraulic people, the net guys. Everyone. We got help from so many directions.”
Punchline
Seitz anticipates being asked what percentage of his poetry is work or inspiration. “Some stuff I want to write about, but it takes a while to figure out how I want to say it. I try to make it humorous,” he said. “I have got one that I have questions about and one that is a long way from being finished. “Then, as FisherPoets approaches, I concentrate on it.” His reward is sharing the experience. “I have the opportunity to do something that a lot of people never have the opportunity to do,” he said. “I try to make people understand some of the aspects of fishing. “And fishers say that’s exactly how they feel — that’s one of the things I like.” He offers a punchline that’s clearly rehearsed, but totally appropriate. “It’s a dangerous combination being a fisherman and a poet … because it doubles your chances of dying penniless and insane!” CW
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A critic’s look at the 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards Story by THE MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA MOUTH@COASTWEEKEND.COM
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epending on your vantage, here comes either the wet blanket or voice of reason as I weigh in on the 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards, published last week. First, though, let me thank everyone who voted. The results are illuminating. It’s also important, I think, to consider how demographics may skew the awards: Astoria has the largest population, so its businesses are likely to garner more votes. To that I say two things: Next year, smaller towns like Cannon Beach and Seaside need to rock the vote. Second: Dine across the region. Mix it up. Exploring is a reward in itself! ••• Best Asian Food 1. Nisa’s Thai Kitchen 2. Himani Indian Cuisine 3. Golden Star Restaurant In a perfect world, each of the regional cuisines recognized above would duke it out in their respective category (e.g., Best Thai, Best Indian, etc.). But this list is also noteworthy for a cuisine it lacks: Japanese. In particular, sushi on the North Coast can leave you wanting. That said, while it’s seasonal and limited, the Roll & Bowl cart deserves recognition. I can’t wait until it’s back alongside the farmer’s markets. I miss those deep, developing, slurpy ramen bowls and the sushi that wraps up our freshest local bounty. •••
Best Bar 1. Reach Break Brewing 2. Astoria Coffee House & Bistro 3. Carruthers Kudos to Reach Break. Their ever-rotating small batches and focus on the beers less trafficked (i.e., not just a bunch of IPAs) have built a devout following in relatively short order. Reach Break strikes me as something like your brewer’s favorite beer. But awarding Reach Break “Best Bar” feels like a mix-up. In my reading, a “Best Bar” has an atmosphere every bit as intoxicating as what’s in the glass. Aesthetically, Reach Break’s interior is a void. A sterile garage with cold, flat surfaces that reflect noise and blaring halogen lights, it doesn’t even rise to “man cave” status. A little sprucing up would go a long way. (New neighbor Reveille Ciderworks shows how. In two words: mood lighting.) Were we voting on “Best Brewery,” “Best Patio” or “Best Pod,” I’d have no problem. Beyond all that, in my book, any bar that closes at 9 p.m. on a Saturday is immediately removed from Best Bar consideration. But don’t get it twisted: I’m a big Reach Break fan. ••• Best Bartender Jeany Birdeno (Merry Time Bar and Grill) This is so well deserved. Jeany Birdeno is Wonder Woman. She’s efficient, ebullient, charming, totally unflappable and everywhere at once. But let us remember: A plaque or trophy is not how you reward a bartender. Thank Jeany by tipping generously! •••
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Jeany Birdeno, pouring a drink at the Merry Time Bar and Grill in Astoria, won Best Bartender — and deservedly so.
Best Burger 1. The Depot Restaurant 2. Portway Tavern 3. Fort George Brewery Speaking of the Merry Time, I can’t believe their stout, juicy, aggressively well-seasoned burger didn’t make this list. Especially at happy hour rates, it’s a steal. And when it comes to burgers, I’ve been working my way toward a comprehensive roundup. As such, I’d love to hear about your favorites. Pitch me on who’s got the best burger at mouth@coastweekend.com. ••• Best Chef 1. Michael Lalewicz (The Depot Restaurant) 2. Alec Evans (Astoria Coffee House & Bistro) 3. Dan Brownson (Carruthers) After a brief disruption (edged out last year by Street 14’s Andrew Catalano) Michael Lalewicz returns to his trusty, familiar spot as Best Chef. I have no intention of arguing, suffice to say that I hope to see some women on the list soon. Before she decided to close Blackbird, Lee Vance would’ve been a shoe-in. Still, there are other strong candidates, like The Irish Table’s Crystal Corbin. But, by and large, the vast majority of North Coast restaurants are
run by male chefs. It’s beyond time for that to change. ••• Best Fine Dining 1. The Depot Restaurant 2. Carruthers 3. T Paul’s Supper Club Once again it’s hard to argue with The Depot’s taking the top honor here. Over the years they’ve been as deserving and indomitable as Meryl Streep. Beyond exquisite food and an affecting atmosphere, service is a significant component of “fine dining.” At The Depot, service is impeccable, almost preternatural: They seem to know what you need before you even know it yourself. And with no shots at any of the others honored in the Fine Dining category, we should talk a bit more about demographics. That’s the only way I can fathom that no Cannon Beach restaurants cracked the top three. A magnet for affluent residents and tourists alike, Cannon Beach is the North Coast’s epicenter of fine dining. The potential nominees are legion, including the Stephanie Inn, Newman’s at 988, The Irish Table, The Bistro, Castaway’s and so on. You could make a similar case for Best Chef. Over at least the last four years, winning teams at Iron
Chef Goes Coastal have included a Cannon Beach chef. (The 2017 winning team was made up of John Sowa, from Cannon Beach’s Sweet Basil, and Jeff Martin of Silver Salmon Grille in Astoria.) ••• Best Clam Chowder 1. The Depot Restaurant 2. Buoy Beer Co. 3. Fort George Brewery Best Desserts 1. Frite & Scoop 2. The Depot 3. T Paul’s Supper Club I want to give quick shout-outs to some of my personal favorites. For Best Clam Chowder (which ought to be, simply, Best Chowder), Buttercup and Salt Pub’s cooked-toorder varieties are essential. So, too, is Castaway’s in Cannon Beach: sinfully creamy, a little spicy and replete with hunks of delectable salmon. As for dessert, Buttercup’s ice creams with cone pairings, sorbets and semifreddos, are always worth a look as Julie Barker comes up with refreshing new confections every month. ••• Best Fish and Chips 1. The Bow Picker 2. Buoy Beer, Co. 3. Clemente’s I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Seaside’s Grisly Tuna has a terrific, snappy crust. Plus, it’s quick, reasonably priced and credit card-friendly. On the upper end, the halibut at Public Coast Brewing costs nearly an arm and a leg at $22.95, but the quality is apparent. I’m also considering regional roundups on fish and chips and chowder, too. Send me your faves: mouth@coastweekend.com. ••• Best Pizza 1. Fort George Brewery 2. Fultano’s Pizza 3. Baked Alaska The wood-fired oven upstairs at Fort George makes a pie to be reckoned with. But Seaside’s Avenue Q Pizza, with slow-fermented dough and monkish, puritanical devotion, is pure and simple pizza nirvana that’s ridiculously affordable to boot. CW
#MeToo: What Now? ASTORIA — Clatsop Community College and Fort George Brewery are pleased to announce the March event for the 2017-18 first Thursday Ales & Ideas lectures. On March 1, the college will kick off Women’s History Month with two talented speakers at the brewery’s Lovell Showroom. Mindy Stokes, women’s studies instructor and director of the Lives in Transition program, presents “#Me Too: What Now?” Stokes will provide a historical analysis of the Me Too campaign and why it’s a significant and sustainable aspect of the feminist movement. According to Wikipedia, the phrase “Me Too,” long used by social
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activist Tarana Burke to help survivors realize they are not alone, was popularized by actress Alyssa Milano when she encouraged women to Tweet it to “give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.” Since then, #MeToo has been posted online millions of times, and terms such as sexual harassment and sexual assault are common expressions used in the workplace. Stokes will provide a way forward in the “What Now?” por-
tion of the evening, discussing why the third and fourth waves of the feminist movement provide a theoretical framework for creating a society built on equity. The college is also pleased to introduce our newest instructor of writing, Marianne Monson, who will read an excerpt from her latest book, “Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women.” Doors open with food and beverage service at 6 p.m. Seasonal beers are on tap, food and other beverages are available for purchase, but no purchase is required. Minors are welcome. The Fort George Lovell Showroom is located at Duane and 14th streets in Astoria.
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Vlautin’s powerful novel explores young man’s quest for identity Willy Vlautin’s brandnew novel, “Don’t Skip Out on Me,” raises a beer can to the common man. The author, who now calls Scappoose home, was born in Reno and raised in a single-parent household. He dips into this background to flesh out his lead character in a plainspoken but searing story about a young man in search of his destiny, and the guardians who would help him if they could. Horace Hopper was abandoned by his parents when he was a kid, and farmed out by his grandmother to an elderly couple that runs a sheep ranching operation in Nevada’s mountains. Despite the constancy and kindness provided by Mr. and Mrs. Reese, Horace is still haunted by his parents’ desertion. Although the Reeses make it plain that they love him and value his contribution to their household and ranching operation, Horace fantasizes that he can only prove his worth by becoming a Mexican boxing champion. The fact that he is half-Paiute/half-Irish and speaks no Spanish does not dim his ambition. He is motivated by a selfhelp book he’d taken from his grandma’s bookshelf years ago. It is a mumbo-jumbo of mixed metaphors and contradictory advice. But that is the impetus that helps Horace determine that he must leave the ranch, move to Tucson, train with a coach and launch his boxing career. The Reeses are reluctant to see him go. Saddled with the aches and infirmities of age, they know that their future on the ranch is
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and Mexico. Although he finds success in the ring, his victories always feel like a fluke for one reason or another. And, as the trainer had warned, every fight exacts severe physical punishment. In “Don’t Skip Out on Me,” the author considers fear and the different shapes that it takes in different lives. He writes about people who move through “a world that is built to break your heart” — even when there are friendships and acts of decency and kindness that salve some of the bruising moments. And Vlautin unerringly captures the heartbreak of the generational divide — as every older generation realizes it cannot protect its younger charges from making their own mistakes as they forge their own way. The Bookmonger is Barbara Lloyd McMichael, who writes this weekly column focusing on the books, authors and publishers of the Pacific Northwest. Contact her at bkmonger@nwlink. com.
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coa st w eeken d M ARK ETPLACE 201 Antique & Classic Vehicles Astoria Automotive Swap Meet Vendors Wanted Clatsop Fairgrounds Saturday, March 10th 8am-2pm Contact Fred 503-325-8437-evenings 1-800-220-0792-days or Rod 971-219-5517
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651 Help Wanted Adult Foster Home is looking for a full-time and part-time Caregiver. Must pass background check, experience required. Call 503-791-6420 Astoria School District is seeking applicants for the position of Administrative Assistant Visit https://astoria.tedk12.com/ hire/index.aspx for details or call 503-325-6441 Full-Time Employment Experience Construction Worker needed. FT, valid driver’s license, licensed and bonded ok also. Please email experience and references to cottagekeeper@gmail.com. Cannon Beach 503-436-2306
651 Help Wanted Admin & Sales Support Windermere Realty Trust is an established real estate company looking for an upbeat, hardworking, and action-oriented Sales Support Specialist to join its business support team and quickly own the role. Our Sales Support Specialists occupy an integral position in our brokerages and provide the technical, administrative, and marketing support invaluable to both seasoned real estate brokers and rising stars alike. This role is also indispensable to our managing principal brokers, who rely on their Sales Support Specialists for everyday operations assistance and bigger-picture strategy and execution. We strive to surround ourselves with those who are tech savvy, personable, intelligent, and averse to being bored. In order to thrive in this role, you must be proactive. Strong candidates will also exhibit a high degree of professionalism and integrity and be looking to grow the role during their time with us. • Provide a wide array of technical, administrative, and marketing support directly to managing principal brokers and agents • Be the “Keeper of the Space” and ensure the office is clean, organized, efficient, and on-brand • Answer phones and act as the face of the company • Create feel-good moments for agents and their clients whenever possible Contact Lynn Brigham brigham@windermere.com Cashier/Clerk Looking for full-time and part-time employees. Accepting application for honest, friendly, self-motivated. Starting pay $11 per hour. Benefits for full-time employment after 6 Months. Pre Employment Drug screening required. Applications available at Bud’s RV in Gearhart 4412 Hwy. 101 North Gearhart, OR 97138
651 Help Wanted BUSY ASTORIA HOTEL NOW HIRING FOR FRONT DESK HOUSEKEEPING BREAKFAST BAR YEAR-ROUND POSITIONS Competitive Wage Bonus Program No Phone Calls Please Apply in Person 204 West Marine Drive Astoria or email to sales@astoriahie.com
City of Warrenton is accepting applications for a FT, Engineering Technician FSLA Non-Exempt. Salary Range 25, $4,579.11-$5,665.94. This is a PERS/OPSRP, AD&D Insurance, Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance and HSA, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave. Licensed Professional Engineers are also strongly suggested to apply for a position at the City of Warrenton. Applications and Job Description are available on the City of Warrenton website at http://ci.warrenton.or.us/, and at the City of Warrenton Municipal Center 225 S Main Ave, Warrenton, OR 97146 OPEN UNTIL FILLED IF YOU HAVE an eye for real value, you’ll eye the classified ads regularly. Front Desk and Housekeeping Full/Part-time positions available. Must be 18. Valid driver’s license required for front desk, preferred for housekeeping. Applications may be picked up and returned at: Inn of the Four Winds 820 N. Prom. Seaside, Oregon LOOKING for livestock buyers? Place a low-cost classified ad.
651 Help Wanted Clatsop Community College is now accepting applications for the following positions: Summer Academy Project Leaders Seeking Part-time project leaders for its grant-funded 2018 Upward Bound Summer Academy which serves 9th to 11th grade students. The program runs mid-June to late July. View job description/qualifications and apply on-line at our web site www.clatsopcc.edu. Project essay must accompany application; see special instructions on our employment page. Positions are open until filled with first review of applications on March 5, 2018. College/Career Advisor-TRIO Pre-College Programs Full-time, grant-funded position. View job description/qualifications and apply on-line at our web site www.clatsopcc.edu. Applications must be submitted by 5 PM on March 1, 2018. Call the Office of Human Resources at 503-338-2406 if application assistance is needed. AA/EOE WHY store items you’ll never use again? Exchange them for cash with a low-cost ad in the classifieds. CLATSOP COUNTY Road Worker Trainee $20.50-$24.93 /hour Public Works is seeking one full time trainee to become proficient in maintenance, repair and construction of roads and bridges. Requires knowledge and operation of heavy equipment, working familiarity with construction and repair methods, ability to follow instructions. Heavy equipment school and certificates in flagging, first aid/CPR, and licensed herbicide applicator a plus. Must possess ODL Class C and CDL learner’s permit with a good driving record. Able to move materials weighing up to 100 lbs. Application instructions and complete job description at http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/ jobs AA/EOE
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Clatsop County Shop Maintenance Assistant Range: $18.02 -$21.90 per hour+benefits Seeking full time Shop Maintenance Assistant to perform routine maintenance to Roads Division facilities and shop, and assist mechanic with vehicles, equipment, machinery. Requires HS diploma or equivalent, Class B (CDL) within 6 months of hire, knowledge of vehicle maintenance, general computer use, inventory control, recordkeeping. Visit http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/jobs for detailed instructions and required forms. AA/EOE Clatsop County Survey Technician II Range: $4,845.39-$5,889.60 per month+benefits Perform complex surveying duties including survey reviews, calculations, drafting, recordkeeping; surveying with GPS and total stations, public land corner restoration. Requires bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and minimum 3 years’ experience in engineering/surveying. Familiar with AutoCAD and Land Desktop. EIT/LSIT certification a plus. Visit http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/jobs for announcement and required forms. AA/EOE Full-time physical therapist/physical therapist assistant Position open in North Oregon Coast private practice. Seeking practitioner interested in a flexible schedule that will allow in creativity for developing individualized treatments for clients with orthopedic injuries, joint replacements, and various neurological conditions. Our Warrenton, OR practice looks out on the Columbia River in a region abounding in recreational activity. We are a small practice with a big heart and open minds. If interested please send resume to: billing@pacificcrestpt.com 25 N Highway 101 Warrenton, OR 97146 503-861-3550
Housekeeping/Housemen Full-Time/Part-Time needed. End of summer bonus! Applications at Gearhart By The Sea 1157 N. Marion. Starting wage $12/hr D.O.E
LOOKING FOR RESERVATIONIST & VACATION HOME CLEANERS! Experience preferred, but we will train the right people. Must be detail oriented, able to work on your own and have your own vehicle. Please provide a resume to Kathy at PO Box 723 Cannon Beach. We will not be accepting phone inquiries. NOW HIRING!! Avamere at Seaside has following positions available: Full and part time Caregivers Full time Med Tech Training available Please apply online at www.avamere.com Classified Ads work hard for you!
Nursery Care Attendant Sunday Mornings and occasional services while parents attend church services, working with a team of caregivers for 1-5 children, ages infant to 4 years Reliability, flexibility and experience a must Certifications & Trainings as needed Grace Episcopal Church 1545 Franklin Street in Astoria For more information or to request an interview Call M-F mornings (503)325-4691
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Make a Social Impact working at Tongue Point Job Corps! Counselor Requires Bachelor’s degree with 15 semester hours of social service-related instruction Culinary Instructor Professional certification Required such as HACCP ServSafe or ACF Dorm Advisor Recreation Advisor Cafeteria Attendant Part-time 20hrs/week For job descriptions and to apply:
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ERROR AND CANCELLATIONS Please read your ad on the first day. If you see an error, The Daily Astorian will gladly re-run your ad correctly. We accept responsibility for the first incorrect insertion, and then only to the extent of a corrected insertion or refund of the price paid. To cancel or correct an ad, call 503-325-3211 or 1-800-781-3211 Ocean Spa Fully furnished hair station available for rent. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 231 N Hemlock St Cannon Beach, OR 97110 503-436-0664 oceanspacb@gmail.com
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MCMENAMINS Sand Trap Pub is Now Hiring: Line Cooks, Servers, Bartenders, Housekeepers! What we need from you: An open and flexible schedule, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays; Previous experience is preferred! A love of working in a busy, customer service-oriented environment; Seasonal and Long term positions are available. Interested in a career in the hospitality industry? We offer opportunities for advancement as well as an excellent benefit package to eligible employees, including vision, medical, chiropractic, dental and so much more! Apply online 24/7 at mcmenamins.com OR stop by the Sand Trap and fill out an application. 1157 N. Marion Ave. Gearhart, OR 97138 EOE
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651 Help Wanted Small Business Development Center Business Advisor Full time, partially grant funded position. View job description/qualifications and apply on-line at our web site www.clatsopcc.edu. Applications must be received by February 23, 2018 at 5 PM. Call the Office of Human Resources at Clatsop Community College 503-338-2406 if application assistance is needed. AA/EOE
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ASTORIA — With FisherPoets Gathering just around the corner, Imogen Gallery is pleased to be hosting “Aleutian Dreams,” an exhibition by professional artist/fisherman, Corey Arnold of Portland. This will be Arnold’s third exhibition at Imogen, held in conjunction with the 2018 FisherPoets Gathering, an annual celebration of the fishing community, offering a glimpse into a very specific industry through stories and poetry written and recited by fisher folk. The exhibition is already open, and an artist/welcoming reception will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, to kick off the full weekend FisherPoets events. Throughout that weekend, Arnold is also planning a collaborative projection show on an adjacent building to Imogen Gallery (240 11th St.). Light bites and beverages will be provided by the Astoria Coffee House & Bistro for both events. The exhibition will remain on display through
Tuesday, March 6. Arnold’s career as a fine art photographer and fisherman has taken him far, both documenting and fishing the world’s oceans. The photographs included in this exhibition are from more recent trips, working out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where he focused his time documenting the challenging work of the commercial fishing industry. Arnold’s work celebrates the fisherman lifestyle. He also hopes to convey a broader message, raising awareness of the challenges that coastal communities and our oceans are facing in the 21st century. His work has been exhibited worldwide and published in Harpers, The New Yorker, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Time and National Geographic among others. For more information about Imogen Gallery, call 503-468-0620, stop by in person or visit imogengallery.com or the gallery’s Facebook page.
Get a fisherpoet’s book directly from author ASTORIA — The second printing of “This Side of Sand Island: Reflections on Fish, Finns and Finding out about Family on the Lower Columbia” will be available during Astoria’s FisherPoets Gathering directly from the author, Victoria Pitkanen Stoppiello. She will read 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the Wet Dog (144 11th St.), and 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at KALA (1017 Marine Drive), both in downtown Astoria. Her book will be on sale at the FisherPoet Gath-
ering’s Gearshack (1174 Commercial St.) 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at coastal independent bookstores, or by contacting Stoppiello directly at stoppiello@nehalemtel.net. This illustrated essay collection looks, sometimes with a sense of loss, at the impact of society’s choices on conditions for commercial fishing and the effect on families and communities. It also provides snapshots of Finnish traditions such as sauna and the proper way to stack firewood.
Living for 13 years in the house where her dad was born in Ilwaco, Washington, gave Stoppiello the opportunity to observe a small fishing community while learning more about her dad’s family. The collection was drawn from Stoppiello’s roughly 20 years of writing on the editorial pages of the Chinook Observer and initially published just in time for the 2016 FisherPoets Gathering in Astoria, where Stoppiello has been a reader 11 of the last 20 years.
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The cover of “This Side of Sand Island: Reflections on Fish, Finns and Finding out about Family on the Lower Columbia” by Victoria Stoppiello. Ryan Pedersen, a Nehalem-based graphic designer, designed the book.
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Continued from Page 5 Richard T. & Friends 11:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Richard T. and friends performs a repertoire of blues. Maggie & the Katz 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Maggie & the Katz play world-class blues music, Creole, jazz, funk and rhythm-n-blues and soul. Skadi Freyer 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Skadi Freyer plays jazz compositions on piano.
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Edmund Wayne 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, no cover. Edmund Wayne plays instrumental Americana, alternative folk and indie roots music. The Hackles 8:30 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360642-2311, no cover. Luke Ydstie and Kati Claborn of The Hackles play folk and country on guitar and banjo.
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Tuesday, Feb. 27 Maggie & the Katz 7 p.m., Warren House Pub, 3301 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-1130. Maggie and the Katz play world-class blues music, Creole, jazz, funk, rhythm-n-blues and soul.
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Wednesday, Feb. 28 Thistle & Rose 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Thistle and Rose play folk, Americana and bluegrass music from the 70s and 80s, and original tunes.
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St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Dave Drury on guitar, Todd Pederson on bass and friends perform mainstream jazz classics. Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-4680390, no cover. The Astoria Senior Center offers string band, bluegrass and country. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. The Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country.
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YACHT CLUB IN FULL RIG MARCH 1 ASTORIA — At 7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, the Astoria Yacht Club welcomes professional rigger Stewart Carter, who will talk about sailboat rigging and rig tuning. Carter will talk about materials, techniques, rig evaluation and tuning the rig for differing conditions. Following our program on sail trim, Stewart will discuss methods for getting the most out of our sails, whether for racing or
cruising, and the trade-offs inherent in different rigs and sail-handling choices. Learn how to find the hidden flaws in your boat’s rig, and improve safety and performance at sea or around the buoys. There is no charge for this presentation, which is open to the public. All talks will be held at the clubroom (300 Industry St., Suite 201) in Astoria at the west boat basin.
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is now available at the following What is Oregon’s connection to the Civil War? locations throughout MANZANITA — The Clatsop County • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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North Coast community is invited to a presentation, “The Civil War Connection with Oregon,” 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 (Oregon’s Edward Baker Day), at the Pine Grove Community Center (225 Laneda Ave.) in Manzanita. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society, this program will offer intriguing historical viewpoints about the role of Oregon in the Civil War. Mike Scott, a Civil War reenactor, will guide us through the involvement of Oregon before, during and after the war. He will share his insights into Oregon connections to this historical era. Everyone is invited to a reception downstairs at the Historical Society following the presentation.
Discover the mystery of Sailors’ Grave SEASIDE — The Cove in Seaside is a popular local surfing paradise and a habitat for a wide variety of precious marine life. And its most popular and mysterious landmark is the Sailors’ Grave. There are many stories speculating on those for whom Sailors’ Grave is a final resting place. Robin and Bill Montero will share their research and discovery of the grave’s possible residents in their presentation “Known Only To God: The Mystery of Sailors’ Grave” at the next History & Hops discussion 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Seaside Brewing Co. (861 Broadway St.). When the Monteros purchased their home across the street from Sailors’ Grave, they became interested in knowing more about the landmark. As they joined their neighbors in caring for the site, they researched its history, which culminated in the City of Seaside erecting a historical marker based on the information they discovered. History & Hops is a series of local history discussions hosted by the Seaside Museum & Historical Society the last Thursday of each month, September through May.
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Mike Scott, a Civil War reenactor
Sailors’ Grave in the Cove area of Seaside.
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Becky Tonkin lends her sewing skills at the Repair Cafe to fix a customer’s pair of jeans.
Need a fixer? Head to Repair Cafe ASTORIA — Repair Cafe will once again convene in the Lovell Showroom to fix items — anything one person can carry in — 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. These free monthly repair events bring people with broken stuff together with people who know how to fix it. Our “fixers” can repair, or give expert advice on most items:
clothing, computers, furniture, power tools, household appliances and bicycles — and you can observe and learn a bit about how it’s done. Help us with our goal to keep 2,000 lbs. of broken items from entering our local landfill by fixing your broken stuff. The Lovell Showroom of Fort George Brewery is locat-
ed at the corner of Duane and 14th streets in Astoria. The Taproom will be open for beer and food purchases during the Repair Cafe. Feel free to contact us in advance if you have questions about an item for repair at 503-307-0834 or darlywelch@mac.com. Check us out on our Facebook page at “Repair Astoria.”
Journalist speaks of love affair with plants MANZANITA — The Nehalem Bay Garden Club will have a very special meeting 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Calvary Bible Church (560 Laneda Ave.) in Manzanita. The speaker will be Ketzel Levine, giving a talk titled “Love, Loss and Loathing: My Decades-Old Affair with Plants.” Levine, a lifelong journalist who started in upstate New York, worked at the BBC in London and spent most of her career with
National Public Radio. She joined the network in 1977 and was part of the team that created Morning Edition. During her years there she worked as an arts producer, sports reporter and senior correspondent for Morning Edition. She was also NPR’s plant expert, the “Doyenne of Dirt,” and appeared regularly for almost a decade on Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. Levine has also written for Sunset, Martha Stewart
Living and Horticulture magazines. She is the author of “Plant This: Best Bets for Year-Round Gardens,” a compilation of her work as a columnist for The Oregonian. Ketzel will have her book available for signing. The meeting entrance is on the lower level of the church and is ADA-accessible. There is plenty of parking, including handicapped spaces. Light refreshments will be served. You don’t need to be a member to enjoy this free program.
SEASIDE — The Clatsop County Master Gardener Association presents “Mason Bees and other Pollinators,” a free talk 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 Dees Garden Center (84794 U.S. Highway 101 S.) in Seaside. Mason bees are a native pollinator that thrive in our coastal climate. They begin pollinating earlier than honeybees, stay closer to their home and are one of the few pollinators that work in the rain. Come learn about these valuable pollinators and how you can house, enjoy and make them useful in your garden. Home gardeners can be a solution to increasing concerns about the decline of pollinators. Mason bee supplies will be available. Presented by John Benson, past president of the Nehalem Bay Garden Club and lifelong gardener, the event is part of the association’s 2018 Speakers Series.
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1. a shoddily built shack; a hovel or dilapidated cabin 2. originally, a sailor’s work song, often sung in unison during labor at sea to concentrate on the rhythm of the job on deck. The term has come to encompass any ballad about life on the ocean.
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3. a class-based pejorative cruelly projected upon an area or people to convey a sense of poverty or general unkemptness, i.e., Shantytown or Shanty Irish
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These two different definitions — one landlocked and dismissed, the other launched from the tongue into salty air — both arise from the Francophonic world with separate roots. The hovel shanty is the 19th century output of a Canadian French noun, chantier, meaning “logging camp” or “hut,” and burrows all the way back, through Old French and Latin, to
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the Ancient Greek word, kanthḗlios, which refers to a donkey. The sea shanty is a now-common variant spelling of chanty, first noted in 1867, which burst out of the modern French verb, chanter, meaning “to sing,” and is closely related linguistically to chant, as in the repetitive expression of an excited crowd. “Sea shanty singers (from the French chanter, to sing) will be in full voice this weekend for the Graveyard of the Pacific event that takes place Saturday and Sunday at various locations, including the Fort Columbia Theatre, the Columbia River Maritime Museum and the
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment.” —Cate Gabel, “Sea shanties ring in Graveyard of the Pacific weekend,” C oast Weekend, Oct. 21, 2010 “On Saturday, the Port of Ilwaco is under attack. The black flag will be raised at high noon to cannon and musket fire, as swashbucklers, scallywags, muzzleloaders and mountain men launch a rambunctious raid, led by the Rifle Loot & Salvage Co. “As black-powder cannon salutes blast and the sounds of sea shanties fill the air, a living history pirate encampment will display weapons, cargo and knot-tying. Visitors can also taste biscuits and learn how to prevent scurvy.” —“All hands on deck,” Coast Weekend, May 18, 2006 CW
hriving everywhere except the extreme polar ice caps, mosses and lichens are routinely mistaken for each other all over the world. Since both are low-growing plantlike organisms that prefer moist, shady, fixed locations, it’s easy to understand the confusion. But a close look reveals their differences. Here along our coastline, where water and shadow seem to combine to form their perfect environment, a glance in almost any direction brings an opportunity to practice. Classified independently in the division Bryophyta, there are currently 14,500 known species of mosses. Whether they’re clinging to your woodpile, springing up through cracks in the sidewalk or carpeting the forest floor in a deep pile of emerald, these simple plants are all characterized by their primitive root structures and miniature leaflets and stems, all of which are visible to the naked eye. Using photosynthesis, they convert sunlight into energy to sustain them-
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On the branch of an apple tree, a Methusaleh’s Beard lichen (center, light green) grows with a Hammered Shield lichen (right) and a common Northwest moss (left, dark green).
selves, but unlike true plants, they lack the complexity of a vascular system and have no way to move nutrients from place to place. This limitation ensures their small size, since it would be impossible for them to push food to terminal leaves at great distances. Usually growing in rounded clumps or mounds, mosses have the ability to retain up to 20 times their weight in water, a necessity for reproduction which occurs through the distribution of spores. Strangely enough, they can also survive long periods of drought, where the structures of the moss become desiccated and dormant for months on end, only to be revived and flourishing within hours of rehydration. Completely unrelated, lichens aren’t any kind of plant at all, but rather, symbiotic organisms that arise when algae combine with fungus to become something wholly new and unique, the algae providing food through photosynthesis and the fungus offering structure and protection for the algae. More than 20,000 species of lichen exist worldwide, ranging in textures and colors, from bright green to
red, orange and even yellow. Slow growing and quite hardy, they are among some of the oldest living things on Earth, with one specimen believed to be more than 8,000 years old. Able to flourish on a variety of substrates, lichens can be found on trees, rocks, houses and soils — basically anything that holds still. Highly absorbent, they are great indicators of environmental health and are frequently used to determine levels of toxins in air and water. Throughout history, both mosses and lichens have been used by humans for a variety of purposes. Native Americans used moss to help insulate dwellings, cushion bedding, and as diapers or dressings for wounds — a practice still in use through the first World War. Some mosses, specifically Sphagnum, are also harvested for fuel, floral arrangements and for smoking malt in the production of Scotch whiskey. Lichens are on the historical record as both food and clothing, and are still used today in toothpastes, deodorants and salves, as well as in the manufacture of antibiotics. CW
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Gearhart gallery holds reception for new artist Maps and journeys: a writing workshop GEARHART — During the first Gearhart Art Walk of the year the Trail’s End Art Gallery will feature Bill Logan, a new member and quite an accomplished one at that. The show opening will hold a reception in Logan’s honor 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 3. In addition to our featured artist will be new paintings, photographs and three-dimensional work by other member artists. The gallery is located at 656 A St., one block south of Pacific Way. Logan hails from Massillon, Ohio, and now lives in Astoria. In high school, he began painting with oil on large plywood sheets. His artwork took a hiatus while he earned a living as a career journeyman lineman. Now Logan has returned to his passion of painting. He uses a graphic tablet to create abstract drawings, combining computer tools with his brushes. He selects his colors and blends them on the computer screen as one would traditional materials. “It is my hope that you receive as much joy in viewing my work as I do in creating it,” he said. Trail’s End welcomes newcomers to the art world as well as seasoned ones. We have a judged show every year and a new show of member artists each month. For more information, drop by or call during winter hours 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The number is 503-717-9458.
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the realities and metaphors of taking journeys and consulting/making maps. Writers of prose, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, songs and scripts will find inspiration for their work as they delve into the investigations of maps and journeys. The workshop takes place in a private home. The class costs $65 and will cap at 15 participants, who will pay at the beginning of the workshop. Scholarships are also available. To register, email Love at nestuccaspitpress@gmail.com. Love is the publisher of Nestucca Spit Press. He’s the author/editor of 17 books about Oregon.
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ASTORIA — Maps and cartography hold a special place in human imagination and history. Writers write about journeys all the time. In fact, stories and poems about journeys are some of the oldest writing known to humankind. Just think “The Odyssey” and Moses wandering in the wilderness. Join author, editor and writing instructor Matt Love 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31, for a “Maps and Journeys” writing and creative thinking workshop in Astoria. In the workshop, Love will guide participants through a series of writing prompts, cartography exercises and discussions that employ
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