Four-time first-prize winner Dano Quinn performs at Seattle Maritime Festival's annual Stories of the Sea competition last year.
The twelfth annual Stories of the Sea/Fisher Poetry Slam will take place at the Highliner Pub & Grill tonight.
Presented in cooperation with Pacific Marine Expo, the Stories of the Sea contest is part of the Seattle Maritime Festival and challenges story tellers, poets and musicians to tell the funniest, heart-warming, or harrowing tale about life at sea.
Each performer is given 10 minutes to perform and their performance is judged based on creativity, presentation, imagery and poetic design. The guest judges are are usually representatives of the media and the maritime industry.
There are only 12 performer spaces available and registration is on a first-come basis.
The top three performers will be awarded cash prizes, courtesy of the Maritime Festival.
The event will take place tonight from 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. at the Highliner Pub & Grill, 3909 18th Avenue West.
for more information, contact Mick Shultz at shultz.m@portseattle.org.
