Saturday, July 12, 7:30pm under the big tent at Wallowa Lake Lodge
Tickets $15 / $12.50 for Fishtrappers — in-person and virtual tickets available
Registered Summer Fishtrap participants and volunteers do NOT need tickets
Since 1988, Fishtrap has gathered good writers and clear thinkers from around the country to this special place. Join us as we celebrate the finale of the 38th Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers with an evening of words and music from just a few of the many talented writers and musicians who get to call this place home.
Featuring
Adele Nash is a 5th generation rancher, a mother, a cooker and a writer. Her writing has been shaped by the storytellers she grew up with, cowboys with their wild westies around campfires, and artists in kitchens with their recipes and wit. For Adele, it is all about what you leave behind, and she would like to leave behind a good piece of land, confidently loved children, the perfect beef stew recipe, and a pile of honest stories.
Pamela Royes lives on a farm with her husband Skip and an undetermined number of (from big to small) cows, horses, mules, dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, and honeybees. But no pigs. Pam loves planting things, baking sourdough bread, playing her ukulele, and writing. She is currently writing a novel for young adults, and working on a book of essays about people, food, and landscape.
Rich Wandschneider moved to the Wallowas in 1971 as a back to the lander with a job at the local County Extension Office. After five years of extension work he and his wife Judy opened the Bookloft. In 1988, Rich and a group of friends launched Fishtrap as a place to promote clear thinking and good writing in and about the West. He is now Library Director at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture while promoting the legacy of fellow Fishtrap founder, historian, and advocate for American Indians, Alvin M. Josephy Jr.
New Orleans-based Bad Penny Pleasuremakers, Matt Bell & Joy Patterson, met on a blind date shortly after Hurricane Katrina, in 2005, and have been playing music as a duo and with full bands ever since. They play ragtime, acoustic blues, country blues & traditional jazz from pre-WW2 America, with a focus on Louisiana history and roots.
Jezebel’s Mother: Songwriters Carolyn Lochert and Janis Carper blend their talents to form a unique sound; swirling with rhythms and harmonies, sentiment and smiles, tight but spontaneous, each performance a musical adventure that reveals the bond of best friends. Whether they’re belting out blues on a big concert stage or crooning in the corner of a cozy coffeehouse, these two seasoned musicians entertain with soul and style.