A celebration of the commercial fishing industry in poetry, prose and song, the FisherPoets Gathering has attracted fisherpoets and their many fans to Astoria, Oregon the last weekend of February since 1998.

Fisherpoets perform music, poetry and prose Friday and Saturday evenings between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. at Astoria venues that include the Astoria Brewing Co. (formerly the Wet Dog Café), the Ten-Fifteen Theater, Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom, the Columbian Theater, KALA performance gallery, Xanadu Astoria, and the Liberty Theatre.

MCs Kevin Scribner and Wayne Chimenti
5 p.m.
The Skamokawa Swamp Opera, Skamokawa WA
David Bean, Portland OR
Kevin Scribner, South Walla Walla OR

6 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Kate Williams, Cordova AK
Larry Reyser, Ferndale WA

7 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Robin Koger, Eagle River AK

8 p.m.
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Ed Garrison, Prince of Wales Island AK
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC

9 p.m.
Wayne Chimenti, Nordland WA
Nahja Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Anchorage AK