SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

Discover what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!

Mar
2
Fri
Spaceness 2018
Mar 2 @ 7:00 pm – Mar 4 @ 12:00 pm

SPACENESS is a celebration of time, space and the unknown through experimental art, media and performance. Each year SPACENESS takes over the Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview, WA, as well as the adjacent forest, seashore and wild spaces.

The next celebration of Spaceness is MARCH 2-4, 2018. Spaceness is FREE and welcoming to people of all ages. We recommend attendees secure lodging at one of the many comfortable establishments in the nearby towns of Astoria (OR), Ilwaco, Seaview, and Long Beach (WA) to enjoy the entire weekend of programming.

Follow @spacenesss ( ⏎ 3 s’) on Instagram for updates and special information about the event.

SPACENESS 2018 SCHEDULE

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Spaceness begins at 7pm Friday March 2nd and winds down at noon on Sunday March 4th. The event is comprised of performances and ongoing installations.

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Printed schedules and merchandise can be found at CABIN 8 during the event.

See the ARTIST ROSTER for project descriptions.

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY MARCH 2ND, 2018

Sunset 6:04pm

7pm: Spaceness begins! Ongoing installations are open. (See ONGOING list below)

8pm: Earth Babies perform in the Lodge

9pm: Space Karaoke at Rod’s Lamplighter

SATURDAY MARCH 3RD, 2018

Sunrise 6:49am

11am: rise x fall // jaleesa johnston, rubén garcía marrufo & maximiliano perform in the Pavilion

1pm: Imprint // Sarah Brahim in collaboration with Brett Van Patten in the Pavilion

3pm: War of the Worlds // Spaceness Radio FM listening party in the Murphy Room in the Lodge

Sunset 6:06pm

6:30pm: Space Champion III opens;
I am every age I ever was by Julia Barbee will be on view

7pm: Old Unconscious play DestinationMusic in the Lodge

8pm: STATIC PASSENGER // Michelle Kline, Nick Bindeman, Matt Henderson, Kathy Duffy, Sara Paradis & William Rihel
Pavilion

9pm: Space Kareoke Rod’s Lamplighter

SUNDAY MARCH 4TH, 2018

Sunrise 6:49am

10am: Coffee Jazz in the Lodge

ONGOING INSTALLATIONS

The Cosmic Labyrinth // David Worthington, Cabin 10

Body in a Coma Riding on Beasts // Shay Myerson, Cabin 7

Infinity Hole // Sam Wildman, Trailer Courtyard

Spaceness Radio FM // William Rihel, frequency TBA, based in the Murphy Room

The Healing Machine // Earth Babies, the Woods

Manifesto 4: A Signpost | A Warning | A Way Home // Daniel Glendening, the Woods

TDRS-B // Matt Emmons, the Lodge

Untitled (the sound of a motor, running) // Lisa Ward, **limited capacity, sign up required, occurs in Art gallery Trailer

EncounterZ // DaVideo Tape, Cabin 9

Conspiracy Theories About Conspiracy Theories // Lauren Moran & Derrick Spotts, Typewriter Room in the lodge

UFOregon // Dominic Brown, jin camou, Sara Schultz, & Dana Weiss, location TBA

I am every age I ever was // Julia Barbee, upper balcony of lodge after sunset

Space Champion III // Samuel Farrell, Cory Gray, Nicky Kriara, Jason Tschimperle, recording studio trailer

SPACENESS RADIO FM // William Rihel, radio station based out of Murphy Room in the Lodge, frequency TBA

Open Signal student animations, Cabin 8

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Spaceness was founded by Portland artists Julia Barbee, Matt Suplee, and Alison Jean Cole and has been awarded funding by the Precipice Fund, Calligram Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Portland chapter of the Awesome Foundation.

 

SPACENESS 2018 will be accepting proposals from Sept 20, 2017 to Nov 1, 2017.

CALL TO ARTISTS

Entering the twenty-first century we have myriad human theories and logical arguments that explain the existence of our galaxy, the heavens, and the universe; however, that pool of knowledge is insufficient in addressing what we still do not know – the things that baffle and confound our species – truths that may evade us for eternity. These are the concepts that fall under the definition of “spaceness’.

 

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Mar
10
Sat
Plant The Seed Writing Workshop: The Magnificent Practice of Getting Out What Your Heart & Guts Have To Say with Franciszka Voeltz & Jennifer Morales
Mar 10 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Spring 2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Plant The Seed Writing Workshop: The Magnificent Practice of Getting Out What Your Heart & Guts Have To Say
with Franciszka Voeltz & Jennifer Morales

Co-led by Franciszka Voeltz and Jennifer Morales, Plant the Seed is a workshop designed to break writers of all levels (including those who don’t call themselves writers) through barriers that keep them from creating the work they are meant to write. Together we will practice moving forward in our writing–without apology. Writers of all genres are welcome to join in the work and play of cracking open our writer-hearts, busting out of our stuck practices, and harnessing the power of what emerges. We will close the workshop by naming new commitments to our writing–planting the seed for future work. If you find any part of you saying “YES!” while reading this workshop description, then this is our personal nudge encouraging you to listen to the yesses! If you struggle with making time for your writing and somehow everything else becomes more important, tell your words you have not abandoned them and put this on your calendar!

From the crossroads of writing and social practice, Franciszka Voeltz writes poems-to-go on a portable typewriter for magnificent strangers in public places, curates a collective poem to the entire planet, and has two decades’ experience facilitating community writing workshops and readings in living rooms, at universities, and everywhere in between. Writing together is her favorite way to be with people. Voeltz’s chapbook POETXTS is available from Imaginary Friend Press, and her work has appeared in journals including Dark Mountain, Analecta Literary Journal, and Adrienne. Voeltz is the recipient of various poetry fellowships including those granted by the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Santa Fe Art Institute, and Art Farm. She earned an MFA in Writing from the University of California, San Diego. www.franciszkavoeltz.com

Jennifer Morales is a queer Latina poet, fiction writer, and performance artist whose work across genres wrestles with questions of gender, identity, complicity, and harm. She has led writing workshops for all ages—1st-graders through adults—and has been called (by the adults, not the 1st-graders) “a natural-born teacher.” She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University-Los Angeles in 2011. Jennifer’s first book, Meet Me Halfway (UW Press, 2015), a short story collection about life in hyper-segregated Milwaukee, was Wisconsin Center for the Book’s 2016 “Book of the Year.” Reviewers called it “a compelling debut” (Booklist) and Jennifer “an impressively gifted writer” (Midwest Book Review). Excerpts of her unpublished novel, Junction, appeared in The Account (spring 2017) and in Happy Hours: Our Lives in the Gay Bars (Flashpoint, 2017), edited by S. Renée Bess and Lee Lynch. Recent publications also include poems in MAYDAY and in “Pulsamos,” a special issue of Glass Poetry dedicated to the Pulse nightclub victims. She’s the president of the board of the Driftless Writing Center, building literary community in rural Southwestern Wisconsin. www.moraleswrites.com

COST: $50
BRING: Writing tools of your choice (this can be pen/pencils and paper or a laptop or a typewriter – whatever you feel most comfortable writing with). Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided).
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542

All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome. 10 students max.

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

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Mar
17
Sat
Workshop: DIY Screen Printing
Mar 17 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Spring Workshop Series at the Sou’wester

DIY Screen Printing & Contact Paper Stencils
with Heather McLaughlin

Using tape and contact paper artists can create temporary screen printing stencils. This is a great way to make screen at home with little to no chemicals or equipment. In this workshop artists will create successful designs to cut, create the contact paper stencils by hand and pull a small set of prints. In addition to prints on paper, artists can also print on fabric or other flat materials. 

Heather McLaughlin was born next to the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore Maryland and relocated to Red Lodge Montana, on the north border of Yellowstone Park, in 1991. After high school, she continued west to Portland Oregon and continued her studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art. Heather completed her Bachelors of Fine Art in Printmaking in 2005. She currently serves at the print studio Manager at PNCA while also teaching printmaking and youth arts as an adjunct instructor in PNCA’s Continuing Education Program. Heather also volunteers as an art instructor at Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls and has served on the board for Flight 64 (a Member-run Print Studio). In addition to her art Heather is a musician, performer and production assistant.

COST: $40 plus a $10 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to instructor)
BRING: Please wear clothes that can get messy. Bring an art apron if possible. Students may also bring anything they would like to print onto aside from paper (like t-shirts, handkerchiefs etc.) Please bring a snack for yourself if you’d like (hot tea and coffee provided).
This workshop is for teens and adults. Younger students okay with an adult partner. 12 students max
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

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Apr
1
Sun
2018 Easter Egg Hunt @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Apr 1 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Sou’wester guests!… join us in welcoming spring with an Egg Hunt starting at 10:00am. Hop in the lodge for coffee & tea and then head off to find your treats!

Egg Hunt OUTSIDE for Kiddos (Kid-Kind Treats)
PLUS
Egg Hunt INSIDE the Lodge for Adults (Adult-Themed Treats)

Our eggs are fun-filled with lots of non-traditional and non-junk food treats!

Apr
7
Sat
Into the Whirl: Cross-Step Waltz with Steve Carruthers
Apr 7 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Spring 2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Into the Whirl: Cross-Step Waltz
with Steve Carruthers


Discovered and popularized by Stanford University Professor Richard Powers, Cross-step Waltz comes to the north coast! It is a beguiling, accessible partner dance, beloved the world over, with popular music of many genre. Together we will learn this turning and gliding dance in a circle, with a short, easy, repeating routine. As we practice and solidify the basic Cross-step Waltz, we will add skills in lead/follow technique, and learn a basic 3-steps “starter” move to be able to take waltzing outside the group circle, to travel and dance around the room freely with a partner, moving together in the moment. All-levels welcome, no partner needed to register. We will rotate partnering. We’ll take breaks through the time. Bring a hearty snack to keep yourself fueled.

Steve got hooked on partner dancing in 1990, beginning with Scandinavian folk-dancing in Portland. He began teaching lead/follow partner dancing in classes and private lessons in 2011. He has taught at The Viscount Dance Studio and currently conducts a weekly class at Multnomah Arts Center – Portland Parks & Recreation. He and other dancers and teachers are establishing the ‘de-gendering’ of social dancing such that today any person may learn and do either or both roles. Steve keeps the perspective of the learner in mind by continually being a student himself, taking classes and lessons in Portland and at dance festivals. He has a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “the music made me do it,” revealing the way he likes to be, and hopes everyone can be; connecting with each other, as two dancers collaborating in the moment, tuning in to each other and the music, co-creating a work of kinetic expression of color and emotion in the music. Steve is a Warrenton-Hammond native and especially pleased to bring Cross-step Waltz to the north coast.

COST: $28 per person or $52 per couple 
BRING: Wear light comfortable shoes, smooth soles, no high heels. Option for dancing shoes-free, bring snug fitting socks. Bring water bottle, and hearty snack to stay fueled. (hot tea and coffee provided) (Optional – bring a sack lunch for after 1:30pm & optional open studio to practice after 1:30pm also)
Come alone or with a partner, no partner needed to RSVP. 18 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

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Apr
14
Sat
Shibori, Batik, & Dip-Dye Using All Natural Indigo with Carolyn Hopkins
Apr 14 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Spring 2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Shibori, Batik, & Dip-Dye Using All Natural Indigo
with Carolyn Hopkins

We’ll be making tote bags or scarves (depending on what you fancy). You will learn shibori and wax-resist techniques in order to create patterns on your naturally dyed indigo piece. I’ll walk you through the process of how indigo works, and you will leave with an item made by you!

Carolyn Hopkins holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and her work has been shown internationally. Her focus is on the intersection of art and craft, and primary mediums are fibers, glass, and clay.

COST: $40 plus a $10 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to instructor)
BRING: Please wear clothing you don’t mind getting dye on (or an apron) and shoes that can get wet. (hot tea and coffee provided)
RSVP: via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542

All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome.
This workshop is for students age 18 and up. 10 students max.

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

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Exhibit: Larry Yes
Apr 14 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Opening Reception Saturday April 14th, 5pm-7pm

for exhibition

what the world needs now is LOVE

by Larry Yes

April 14 – June 24, 2018

This show is installed in the Art Trailer Gallery, a vintage travel trailer, at The Sou’wester Lodge. Free and open to the public.

 
Larry Yes is an artist, songwriter and musician whose focus is on positivity, humor and heartfelt emotion. He loves using art to turn strangers into friends. His social engagement projects include, “Free Art in the Park”, a public party/art therapy session; and Positive Words, a community-sourced installation of uplifting language. His visual art has been shown at PDX Contemporary Art Window Project and the Portland Building, and he has collaborated with the Portland Museum of Modern Art. In his nearly 30-year musical career, he has toured Europe, performed with Michael Hurley; Sonny and the Sunsets; and Elliot Smith; and has played the Quiet Music Festival and SXSW. He describes his current musical style as “positive cosmic folk.” A native Oregonian, he lives in Portland.
 
 
2014 to present Studio to School (Portland, Or.) various art collaborations with Julie Keefe and the Peninsula Elementary School Community, Including the Fruit Tree Project in collaboration with Caldera and the Artists of Fallen Fruit
2006 to 2016 Free Art in the Park (Portland, Or.) “Free Art in the Park” is an extension of artist and social practitioner Larry Yes’ long-term community engagement event series. Part block party and part creative free-for-all, this free, inclusive event invites people of all ages to paint, socialize and enjoy live music by local musicians. Intended for people from all walks of life, it aims to transcend the barriers that separate artist from audience, and to create human connection using art. Yes has facilitated this event at NoPo’s Albina Green Park, and recently at Pioneer Square in partnership with Portland Museum of Modern Art’s (PMOMA) Houseguest residency.
2006 to 2016 Art and Culture Curator at Cherry Sprout Produce (Portland, OR) With a focus on local community artists and musicians and universal freethinkers featuring installations and performances by Chris Johanson, Vanessa Renwick, Jefferson High school, Cynthia Star, Ural Thomas, Michael Hurley, Pierced Arrows, Edna Vazquez, Lonnie Holley, August Lipp, Victoria Williams….
2005 to 2008 Artist Assistant for Jacob Hashimoto (New York/Italy) Fabrication and installation for shows in New York and Italy including shows at Studio La Città Verona, IT; Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL; Mary Boone Gallery, New York, NY
2004 to 2005 The ArcTisTics (Taos, New Mexico) Acting and collaborative member of an amazing theater troupe that brought together artists from the community to perform along with adults with disabilities from Taos County Arc.
 
2017 RACC Professional Development Grant
 
Curriculum Vitae
ART
At Paragon Gallery, Portland Community College, Cascade, “Making Change” May 2017
At Cascade Gallery, “What the World Needs Now is Love” September 2017
At Hello Goodmorning, “Pink Show” Group-Show January 2017
At Splendorporium, “For all the Creatures of the Universe” July 2016
At the Tall Skinny, “Radical Positivity” May 2016
At the Portland Building, “Positive Words” September 2015 At PDX Contemporary
At ROCA, “Positive Mountain and Positive Heart” 2016
At Marigold, “108 Positive Words” May 2015
At Cherry Sprout, “Positive Words For All the People” September 2014
At PMOMA, “SUN/LIGHT” group-show February 2013
At The Fresh Pot, “Ice Cream Ghosts and Other Fun Ideas” 2009
At Cherry Sprout, “24 Cones of Ice Cream and the Ghosts who Love Them” 2009
At Taos Diner, “Mind Flowers” 2006
MUSIC Solo and Band Albums
“Love Vibes For All the Creatures of the Universe” 2017
“The Next Wave of Omni Galactic Peace Warriors” 2012
“The New You” 2010
“Seal in the Sunshine” 2008
“Take Me to Your Spaceship” 2006
“Whole Lotta Skeletons” 2003
“Sad Silly Story” 2002
“Love Is” 2001
“All Numbers are Mystical”1999
“Alone in the House of Love” 1997
“Full on Toast” 1996
 
The Art Trailer Gallery lives in a 1960’s Aloha made in Aloha, Oregon! It was rescued from a neglected RV park in the northern part of the Long Beach Peninsula. After lots of TLC, it has transformed into a bright and beautiful open space to reflect a traditional gallery. It is now part of the Artist Residency Program and our non-profit organization, Sou’wester Arts.

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Apr
28
Sat
Beginner’s Embroidery Workshop with Liz Wright
Apr 28 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Spring 2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Beginner’s Embroidery Workshop
with Liz Wright

Have you felt the itch to stitch? Join Liz Wright of Assembly for a fun and relaxing hand embroidery workshop! You’ll learn five basic stitches while working on an exclusive modern floral or night sky pattern (your choice!) designed just for this class. We’ll also discuss hoops, needles, floss, and fabric and some options for finishing and hanging your completed piece. All of the supplies and hands-on instruction necessary will be provided to get you started on your new favorite hobby!

Originally from Ohio, Liz Wright has a long history of creative projects and pursuits as a professional artist, designer, video producer, small business owner, and museum researcher. Founded in 2016 by Liz and Brian Wright, Assembly Assembly PDX (http://assemblypdx.com/) hosts hands-on modern craft and DIY workshops in the Portland area. The workshops and classes, covering a wide variety of crafts, are perfect for beginners and designed to empower creativity and pique interest in potential new hobbies. 

COST: $30 plus a $15 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to instructor)
BRING: All supplies provided. Please bring a snack for yourself if you’d like (hot tea and coffee provided).
RSVP: via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542


All workshops are open to the public.
This is a beginner class, but all skill levels welcome.
This workshop is for students age 16 and up. 15 students max.

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

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May
5
Sat
Wild Forage Workshop/Forage for Health/Spring Seasonal Transition with Lara Pacheco & Paige Common
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Spring 2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Wild Forage Workshop/Forage for Health/Spring Seasonal Transition
with Lara Pacheco & Paige Common

Join Chef, Paige Common of Eatin’ Alive, and herbalist, Lara Pacheco to transition from Spring movement to Summer expansion with nutrient dense food, plant medicine and seasonal awareness. Our workshop will include a plant walk, meditation, food demo and medicine that we make to take home. A catered, seasonal lunch by Paige will also be included.

Lara Pacheco is a Taíno, Latinx mamita that believes that our collective liberation is accessed through decolonizing ourselves by weaving into the web of ancestral medicine. Lara directly works through this realm with plants, fungi, music and dance. When not caring for her family, land and all creatures, Lara runs Seed and Thistle Apothecary an educational resource, and co runs the seasonal wellness clinic that works to provide access to herbal medicine and massage for marginalized communities and brown girl rise, a youth empowerment program for young femmes of color.

Detroit born and bred, soulful living inspires this gal: healthy diets, hearty laughter and active lifestyle. Paige Common started preparing plant-based foods in her Portland kitchen giving life to Eatin’ Alive in 2010. She believes that a rainbow a day will keep the doctor away. Paige is available for one-on-one health coaching, recipe development, pre/post-natal consultations, small event catering, speaking engagements and classes.

COST: $30
BRING: Notebook, pen, scissors, brown paper bag. Hot tea and coffee provided. Nourishing lunch provided by Paige Common.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542


All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome. 15 students max.

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

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May
12
Sat
The Creative Flash: Writing Workshop with Chelsea Werner-Jatzke
May 12 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Spring 2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

The Creative Flash: Writing Workshop
with Chelsea Werner-Jatzke

Flash fiction is a small and powerful beast that will bite you in the ass if you’re lucky. Think of a moment that left a mark and ask yourself where it’s teeth are. In this class we’ll examine the particular bite marks of a variety of flash fictions and work on sharpening our own teeth in this condensed and intense prose form. Class time will be spent reading and discussing examples from masterful flash fiction authors, generating work from prompts, and sharing writing, and offering feedback.

Chelsea Werner-Jatzke is the author of Adventures in Property Management (Sibling Rivalry, 2017) and Thunder Lizard (H_NGM_N, 2016). She is co-founder and director of Tilll, a literary organization that offers an annual writing residency at Smoke Farm in Arlington, WA. She is outreach coordinator for Conium Review. She has been a Jack Straw Writer, an Artist Trust EDGE fellow, and an incubator artist through Cornish College. She has received residencies from Vermont Studio Center and Ragdale Foundation, taught creative writing through Seattle Central Community College, and served on the board of Lit Crawl Seattle.

 

COST: $25
BRING: Notebook or paper, pen. Please pack a lunch that you can take to the beach for a lunch break writing exercise (hot tea and coffee provided).
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542

All skill levels welcome.
This workshop is for students 16 years of age and up. 20 students max. 

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