Full Schedule
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 FisherPoets Events
9 AM
WRITING WORKSHOP Maritime Ballad Writing - John VanAmerongen
FAIRHAVEN LIBRARY Fireplace Room
WRITING WORKSHOP Elements of Storytelling - Moe Bowstern
FAIRHAVEN LIBRARY Fireplace Room
WRITING WORKSHOP How to Write Like a Fisherman (Nothing Fishy About It) - Jon Broderick
FAIRHAVEN LIBRARY Fireplace Room
WRITING
FAIRHAVEN LIBRARY Northwest Room
Register: workshops@buckmeloy.com, $10 fee
11 AM
Register: workshops@buckmeloy.com, $10 fee
1 PM
Register: workshops@buckmeloy.com, $10 fee
WORKSHOP Poetry Out Loud: A Voice Workshop - Clemens Starck
Register: workshops@buckmeloy.com, $10 fee
BOUNDARY BAY BREWERY FISHERPOETS-ON4-7:30 PM Beer Garden BELLINGHAM BAY 4:15-11 PM Mountain Room
4 PM
FREE ADMISSION
SEA SHANTIES SING-A-LONG FREE ADMISSION 7:30 PM
HONEY MOON MEAD & CIDER BAR
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016 10 AM
WELCOME CEREMONY
Bellingham SeaFeast Opens
Arts & Crafts, Food Vendors, Field-of-Fun, and Educational booths open
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park, Squalicum Harbor, and South Harbor Loop Drive
BOAT RIDE & TOUR #1 Boat ride to Bellingham Cold Storage, return by bus to
GATE 5
U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER Open for viewing & Bellingham Fire Department Fire Boat – Salish Star
GATE 3 Visitors Dock
10:15 AM
Boathouse Roundabout
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016 10:30 AM
SPECIAL TOUR A
Bellingham Technical College (BTC) Fisheries Center
PERRY CENTER FOR FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE SCIENCES 1600 C Street (1.3 miles from SeaFeast)
NET-MENDING
COMMERCIAL FISHING PAVILION
SESSION #1
With Professional Menders
GUESS
THE FISH
COMMERCIAL FISHING PAVILION
“MEET YOUR FISHER” ACTIVITIES
SAWTOOTH DOCK
COOKING DEMO “Fun, Easy Fish for Families,” Chef Mataio Gillis of Ciao Thyme
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE
Commercial fishing vessel interactive displays and Safety-at-Sea demonstrations
11 AM
JON & RIKA “SONGS OF THE SEA”
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
MEET & GREET
SAWTOOTH DOCK Living Legacies of the Bellingham Waterfront
FISH FILLETING DEMONSTRATION #1
COMMERCIAL FISHING PAVILION
SALMON BBQ GRILLING CHAMPIONSHIP Grillers receive/prepare King salmon fillets
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE PARKING LOT
PADDLE-ON-BELLINGHAM BAY
YOUTH SAILING DOCK
Kayaking and paddle boarding every hour, on the hour
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE BOAT RIDE & TOUR #2 ROUNDABOUT Bus ride to Bellingham Cold Storage, return by boat to Gate 5 11:05 AM
GATE 5 BOAT RIDE & TOUR #3 Boat ride to Bellingham Cold Storage, return by bus to 11:30 AM
Squalicum Boathouse Roundabout
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016 11:30 AM
DOCK WALK #1
Tour of commercial fishing boats
GATE 5
Register at Welcome Booth (Limit 10) 12 PM
BREWS-WITH-A-VIEW OPENS
BELLINGHAM CIRCUS GUILD “SOMETHING WONDERFUL”
OYSTER SHUCK & SLURP CONTEST
Cheer for teams of bivalve busters and local celebrity slurpers
BEER GARDEN MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
COMMERCIAL FISHING PAVILION
12:15 PM
BOAT RIDE & TOUR #4 Bus ride to Bellingham Cold Storage, return by boat to Gate 5
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE ROUNDABOUT
12:30 PM
SPECIAL TOUR B Bellingham Technical College (BTC) Fisheries Center
PERRY CENTER FOR FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE SCIENCES 1600 C Street (1.3 miles from SeaFeast)
BOAT RIDE & TOUR #5 Boat ride to Bellingham Cold Storage, return by bus to
GATE 5
LIVE! EASY TIGERS
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
12:45 PM
Squalicum Boathouse Roundabout
1 PM
U.S. COAST GUARD HELICOPTOR RESCUE
1:30 PM
BBQ HEAT #1
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE & PARKING LOT Salmon BBQ grillers deliver their salmon to Judges
LIVE! BADD DOG BLUES SOCIETY 1:45 PM
BBQ HEAT #2
2 PM
BBQ HEAT #3
2:15 PM
FISH FILLETING DEMONSTRATION #2
ZUANICH POINT PARK
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE & PARKING LOT Salmon BBQ grillers deliver their salmon to Judges SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE & PARKING LOT Salmon BBQ grillers deliver their salmon to Judges COMMERCIAL FISHING PAVILION
BBQ
HEAT #4 SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE & PARKING LOT Salmon BBQ grillers deliver their salmon to Judges
JON 2:30 PM
& RIKA SEA SHANTY WORKSHOP
WEB LOCKER #224
BBQ HEAT #5
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE & PARKING LOT Salmon BBQ grillers deliver their salmon to Judges
SPECIAL
TOUR C Bellingham Technical College (BTC) Fisheries Center
PERRY CENTER FOR FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE SCIENCES 1600 C Street (1.3 miles from SeaFeast)
GATE 5 DOCK WALK #2 Tour of commercial fishing boats Register at Welcome Booth (Limit 10) SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE INFORMATION SESSION “History & Culture of Bellingham Bay”
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016 2:45 Pm
NET-MENDING SESSION #2
LIVE!
COMMERCIAL FISHING PAVILION
With Professional Menders
GARRETT & THE SHERIFFS
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
3 PM
SALMON BBQ GRILLING CHAMPIONSHIP
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE
3:30 PM
SALMON BBQ WINNERS ANNOUNCED
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
4 PM
LIVE! WEISWALD
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
Judges deliberate
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE COOKING DEMO “Fall Holiday Fish,” Laurel Niblock of Chefs-on-the-Run GATE 5 DOCK WALK #3 Tour of commercial fishing boats Register at Welcome Booth (Limit 10)
SURVIVAL SUIT DEMOS & RACES Two teams of four participants 4:30 PM
5:15 PM
LIVE! HOT DAMN SCANDAL
SAWTOOTH DOCK & LOADING DOCK MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park
SQUALICUM BOATHOUSE INFORMATION SESSION
Panel—Your Seafood: Sustainability, Safety, and Health
6 PM
ARTS, FAMILY FUN, AND EDUCATION BOOTHS CLOSE
FINALE:
A FEAST OF THE SEA
BELLWETHER BALLROOM
7 tables of seafood, premier of sea-to-plate film, Living Legacies, BBQ winners 6:15 PM
LIVE! BABY CAKES
7 PM
BREWS-WITH-A-VIEW & FOOD BOOTHS CLOSE
BELLINGHAM SEAFEAST CLOSES See you in 2017! 8 PM
MAIN STAGE Zuanich Point Park