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!

Jun
29
Fri
LYDCP @ Sou'wester Lodge
Jun 29 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
LYDCP @ Sou'wester Lodge

LDYCP is a six piece melodic rock/avant chamber pop project, highlighted by “angelic-yet-angular” three part vocal arrangements. Referenced as sirens of the sea on more than one occasion, LDYCP propels through melodized inner dialogues and external discoveries​ like a cosmic river​ of sound, holding a construed sense of where the ideas begin and end and begin again​.​

​Based in Bloomington IN, as well as Portland OR.

“Stunningly angelic yet angular triple vocal arrangements dominate this chamber folk / post-rock hybrid. But piano sneaks in as a surprisingly weighty rhythmic friend to avant-garde guitar textures. This is a young band in their most protean and creative time- and we are stoked about it!” -Marmoset Music

“Sherman’s vocals float over a stunning bed of instrumentation that brings the piece to life. Her haunting lyricism echoes throughout as it swirls around the keys that are gently, but prominently placed.” – Paste Magazine

“Ethereal vocals, replete with reverb to make you feel like you’re floating on a cloud amidst the direct – and welcome – contrast of heavy electric guitar. It’s upbeat, and there are certain aspects that really drive home for several different genres.” – Impose Magazine

Jul
4
Wed
West Valley Shakers! @ Sou'wester
Jul 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
West Valley Shakers! @ Sou'wester

West Valley Shakers’ broad appeal lies in the refreshing, relatable, and exquisitely crafted songs that touch the vulnerable truth in each of us, and yet somehow, don’t take themselves too seriously.Combining the animalistic passion of Jimi Hendrix, the simplistic purity of The White Stripes, and the truth and timelessness of the old folk singers, West Valley Shakers create a live show that gets folks up and dancing. While catchy melodic and musical hooks combined with Delta blues-style repetition and the occasional blistering guitar work surprises and delights fans from all backgrounds. 

Guitarist/songwriter, Brent McLain met drummer/multi-instrumentalist Eric Lucas, at an open mic at the infamous Wildwood Hotel in Willamina, OR and they decided to join forces. With the release of their debut EP Sparkle and Thump, West Valley Shakers was born and sprang onto the scene in the summer of 2017, playing music festivals, venues, and house parties around the region. This helped to attract upright bass player Jed Vinson shortly after and has expanded their sound even further with Vinson’s rolling bass grooves and vocal harmonies.

West Valley Shakers are currently recording their new full length album in their home studio (nicknamed Electric Babyland). They will be hitting the road promoting their album all over the Northwest in the Spring and Summer of 2018 in festivals and venues and homes near you!

Jul
11
Wed
Dreamspook @ Sou'wester
Jul 11 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Dreamspook @ Sou'wester

Dreamspook’s colorful and groovy first album ‘King In The Folly Keep’ was released then quickly lost beneath a sea of failed expectations and existential grief in the summer of 2017. So, tired of attempting to ‘make it’, the goal now is to subvert the expectations of himself and of the industry that is. Reinvigorated by the ever unfolding mystery of creation, and intending to mirror it, the project will continue on, concerning itself with exploration and beauty. ‘There’s only to become’, he sings in a song that may never be released, and what would it matter? If one person hears and finds themselves in the wonder of becoming, fractal reasoning would have us believe that real growth and change spirals out from the tiniest things.

Jul
19
Thu
Opening Reception “Pillow Talk”
Jul 19 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Opening Reception Thursday July 19th, 6pm-9pm 

for exhibition

Pillow Talk”

by Amanda Manitach

July 3 – September 23, 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.

upper left photo credit Bruce Clayton Tom

Artist Statement:
My work revolves around drawing, specifically making marks with the body. It’s about the process and physicality involved in embroidering marks to make a statement that vacillates between the poles of vulgar, violent, gorgeous. The texts come from personal musings, found internet memes and aphorisms, fragments of forgotten poetry, or the banal, pithy, heartbroken musings of cultural icons and the unknown alike.

The practice of my drawing is largely intuitive and physically demanding. In drawings up to 30 feet long, text melts into a vibrating, hallucinatory design sourced from a 1885 French wallpaper sample, which harkens to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” In creating them I invoke a similar physicality to the story’s protagonist, often on my hands and knees for hours and weeks at a time, using a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil to make marks. Drawings are smudged, worn and covered with fingerprints. Many drawings comprise a palimpsest of sketches where masked figures, erased words, or traces of knotted and tangled fabric bleed through.

In installations like “Pillow Talk”, fragments of text gleaned from found sources or original writings literally pile up in soft heaps offering immersive, intimate exploration by visitors who are invited to physically embed themselves amongst the murmurings of forgotten poets and others.

photo credit Linda Derschang

Artist Biography:
I am a self-taught artist and the daughter of a Charismatic Christian minister who grew up in rural Kansas and Texas before moving to Seattle in my early 20’s. I see my work as a task of both consciously and subliminally sorting out the experience of a female trying to make expressive marks—a task that has found uncanny resonance for me with the history of female hysteria. I am fascinated by history, art, the politics surrounding the female body, and by art that borders on obsessive, meditative devotion. I sometimes have a dirty sense of humor. 

Manitach’s work has been exhibited at venues including Tacoma Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Bellevue Arts Museum, Winston Wächter Gallery, Bryan Ohno Gallery, Roq la Rue and Lawrimore Project. She is represented by Winston Wächter Gallery. From 2012-2015 she served as curator of Hedreen Gallery at Seattle University. She co-founded and co-directed multiple mixed-use arts spaces in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, including TMRW Party (2014) and The Factory (2015-16). She holds a BA in Literature (2001) from Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK. Her work is included in the permanent collection of Tacoma Art Museum.


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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Jul
25
Wed
Reconnecting Mind, Body & Spirit (Let That Shift Go!) with Shanna Gillette
Jul 25 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Summer 2018 Workshop Series

Reconnecting Mind, Body & Spirit (Let That Shift Go!) with Shanna Gillette

Join us for this us for this unique three hour transformational

workshop where we will learn to:

• REDUCE STRESS, not just during class but FOR GOOD,

• RELEASE TENSION and trauma from the body FOR GOOD,

• DISCOVER our perceived limitations and TRANSCEND them,

• CREATE a safe and respectful space to EXPLORE the HEART,

• DESIGN simple practices to FEEL GOOD EVERY DAY.

Much more than just a physical yoga class, in this workshop we will learn to use ancient yogic techniques mixed with the latest in neuroscience and proven mind/body methods to reconnect mind, body & spirit and tap into the the highest and best version of YOU!

Awaken to your true potential.

Move past your fears.

Make your brain work for you instead of against you!

Become the master of your mind.

Shanna Gillette is a certified yoga instructor, mindfulness coach, and metaphysical counselor with an extensive background in neuroscience, meditative techniques and theology. She is available for private sessions, group & corporate workshops, retreats and on-line.

 


COST: $30

BRING: yoga mat, notebook & pen (coffee and hot tea provided)

This workshop is for students age 12 years and up, 10 students max.

RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542


 

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

 

This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.


 

 

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Aug
11
Sat
Heart Hunters @ Sou'wester Lodge
Aug 11 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Heart Hunters @ Sou'wester Lodge

When you hear the duo Heart Hunters harmonize, you might guess that Brianna Blackbird and Drew de Man were lovers. And you’d be right. Bri’s voice solos gorgeously and blends sweetly while she plays upright bass or guitar. If Drew’s voice has something twangy about it, he comes by it naturally, having grown up in the South. They blend in richly hued harmony, wrapping themselves around songs of love and loss, spiritual yearning and social justice. These are potent tunes – picked out on old guitars and upright bass, doused with pedal steel, sparkling with harmony. They’ve opened for Birds of Chicago, Gaelynn Lea and Richard Buckner.

Brianna and Drew met while studying music therapy in Portland, Oregon. They soon began writing songs together and recording, released a couple of EPs and later, their first full-length CD in 2015, all under the name “Pretend Sweethearts.” The duo played cafes, bars, and clubs all along the West Coast and also brought their music to homeless shelters, youth detention centers, prisons and rehab facilities.

As they were falling in love, Bri and Drew lived an adventurous life on the road–sleeping on moonlit beaches, in hidden caves, shitty hotels and under ancient redwoods. Their wanderlust – and their need to find affordable housing – led them deep into South America and finally to a mountainside in Bolivia. Bri and Drew immersed themselves in songwriting and Andean culture and had their son there. Their two kids travel with Heart Hunters, touring the US and Europe.

Growing up in Georgia, Drew’s soundtrack was country, blues, string band and southern rock, but he also went to lots of Grateful Dead shows, and never shied away from punk rock. Drew’s father is a poet with a penchant for quoting ancient mystical texts around the campfire. In this case, the apple fell not far from the tree. At age ten, Drew was given his first guitar and has never stopped playing. He founded his first band, No River City, in 2001 and spent the next several years making records, touring the country and sharing stages with such artists as Iron & Wine, Calexico and Alejandro Escobedo. On the west coast, he spent some years playing in Fast Rattler with Brendan Phillips, son of the late U. Utah Phillips, to whom the band pays tribute.

Brianna Blackbird was raised in Oregon and spent many a rainy day getting lost in cassettes of Celtic folk. The daughter of a music teacher, she was raised on classic rock and Beethoven, and sang in several choirs and studying various vocal techniques, piano and guitar. Bri studied performance and social activism at Naropa College in Boulder, Colorado before moving to Brooklyn, where she began songwriting in earnest. Her songs are political, spiritual and often pretty dark, borrowing equally from Celtic, 90’s alternative and songwriters like Kate Wolf, Patty Griffin and Neil Young. She picked up the upright after learning some bass basics from Joe Stevens of Coyote Grace.

Heart Hunters is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. They teach music, work on houses, try to show up for marches, do session work and somehow manage to raise two awesome kids. Their new record, produced by Peter Case, is to be released in 2018. They’ll pack the babies among the guitars, smudge the van and hit the road.
https://hearthunters.love/home
This event is free and open to the public

Aug
12
Sun
Clear Mind Coastal Retreat @ Sou'wester Lodge
Aug 12 @ 3:00 pm – Aug 15 @ 12:00 pm

Clear Mind Coastal Retreat

A yoga, meditation and tarot retreat
to fill your cup with spaciousness and embodiment
 
Sunday, August 12 – Wednesday August 15, 2018
 
 
A 3-night Wellness Retreat with Yoga Therapist and Teacher Trainer Fawn Williams.
 
COST: Retreat fee is $250. This includes all yoga classes, meditation sessions, daily veggie and fruit plates, delicious iced herbal tea, fire ritual and water ceremony, and discounted tarot readings. Lodging fee is $250 for 3 nights in your choice of a vintage trailer or lodge room, and use of the Finnish sauna and garden spa. Lodging can be shared. Participants also receive discounted massage prices in the wellness trailer. 
 
Each day begins with movement games, warm ups, and prompts to orient and stimulate your highest self, including a complete Hatha yoga exploration to root you in presence. Evenings are devoted to body-based meditation through yoga nidra, and Yin yoga poses to soothe the nervous system, and prepare your body for deep rest. In addition to movement medicine Fawn will invoke spirit through intuitive astrology-based tarot readings.
 
Sunday, August 12
3pm: Check-in, Sauna, Beachcomb, Nap
6pm: Welcome Ceremony
7pm-9pm: Yoga Nidra + Yin Practice
9pm-10pm: Sauna
 
Monday, August 13 & Tuesday, August 14
8am-10am: Embody the Day
10am: Juice & Tea Bar
Sauna, Beachcomb, Nap
12pm-4pm: Individual Tarot Readings ($1/minute)
7pm-9pm: Yoga Nidra + Yin Practice
9pm-10pm: Sauna
 
Wednesday, August 15
8am-10am: Embody the Day
11:30am-12pm: Closing Meditation & Checkout
 
Fawn Williams, Yoga Therapist and Teacher Trainer C-IAYT, YACEP, E-YRT 500, has been teaching in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade. Her teaching style is alignment-based with emphasis on age, size, weight, gender, and cultural inclusion. Her classrooms are dynamic and filled with camaraderie. Her curriculum is emergent, as she always adapts yoga to the bodies she sees. She’s a massive tarot storyteller, astrology nerd, and mother. 
Aug
15
Wed
Matthew Fountain @ Sou'wester
Aug 15 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Born on the gulf coast of Mississippi into a family of Dixieland jazz musicians, it came as no surprise to many that Matthew Fountain made his way back to music after an extended absence. After picking up a guitar at age 9 and playing in metal bands through his early teens, Fountain spent his twenties instead focused on screenwriting before making the move out west in 2008 to reconnect with his musical roots and start a band in Portland, OR.
http://www.matthewfountain.com 

Aug
25
Sat
The Art of Seasonal Nourishment: An Ayurvedic “Cook, Learn & Eat” Dinner Party with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer
Aug 25 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Summer 2018 Workshop Series

The Art of Seasonal Nourishment: An Ayurvedic “Cook, Learn & Eat” Dinner Party with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer

Come cook, learn and dine with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer, Ayurvedic Nutritionist, after a fun day at the coast! We will explore summer seasonal foods, herbs and spices while preparing Ayurvedic Kitchari – a delicious traditional Ancient Indian one-pot cleansing dish – and an herbal refrigerant tea.

Filled with fresh, nourishing ingredients to balance the energies of any season, Kitchari is an indispensable addition to your repertoire of home recipes. Apply your new Ayurvedic cooking skills to make quick, healthy and filling school or work lunches, a hearty meal to share with loved ones or a supportive dish for your next cleanse.

Through this interactive workshop, you will learn which foods are your best allies in summertime and gain a deeper understanding of why eating seasonally is so critical to our health through the wisdom of Ayurvedic principles.

Elyssia Maya Schaeffer is a Certified Ayurveda and Yoga Teacher, Holistic Nutritionist and Certified Wellness Coach living in Portland, Oregon with her fun loving husband and two cheeky chihuahuas. Elyssia found Ayurveda – the medical system of Ancient India, which translated from Sanskrit means “the knowledge of life” – through Yoga. After years of asana practice, she was drawn to the philosophical side of the Yoga tradition and from here was introduced to the sister science of Yoga – Ayurveda. In addition to teaching workshops in Portland, Elyssia co-runs the monthly Center for Ayurveda and Yoga Study Clinic with her mentor and a colleague. (To learn more about the CAYS clinic, email anandamayaayurveda@gmail.com or Instagram at anandamayaayurvedapdx.)

 


COST: $20

BRING:An appetite!

Children welcome, 8 students max.

RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542


 

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

 

This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.


 

 

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Sep
1
Sat
Glass Heart String Choir @ Sou'wester Lodge
Sep 1 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Glass Heart String Choir @ Sou'wester Lodge

Ian Williams’ and Katie Mosehauer’s meticulous songwriting and production make up the centrifuge around which Glass Heart String Choir’s music spins.

The roles have been established over ten years of collaboration: Ian writes the lyrics, assembling songs into rawbone skeletons. He sends them to Katie, who adds flavor and layering. The song bounces back and forth, back and forth: Ian, the messenger, Katie the interpreter. Eventually, all the pieces are in place. Having built their own studio four years ago in hopes of creating a space where they could freely experiment with technique and sound layering, The Thoughts are able to take their time engineering and mixing, capturing every feature flawlessly.

New EP Light – engineered to perfection – deals in many ways with insecurity. Threaded primarily around uncertainty, anxiety, and the feelings of inability that come alongside not being able to capture beauty in a way that does it justice, The Thoughts’ nonetheless gorgeous EP is lush and layered, playing with surging vocals over baroque musical sheets, weaving together intricate stories that express leveling doubt. Pieced together meticulously by two classically trained composers, it’s a testament to the band’s sensitivity and work ethic: a tonal masterpiece that grounds listeners in reality as it flies them away with wonderment.

This event is free and open to the public.