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!
Winter 2019 Workshop Series
Story is a Chance: Writing as Spiritual Practice with instructor Melissa Bennett
Gerald Vizenor (Anishinaabe) wrote, “Life is a chance, a story is a chance. That I am here is a chance.” Our lives are miracles tied to the lives of our ancestors and to the lives of our descendants. All of the moments, big and small, that brought us to this point have meaning and significance. In this workshop, we will utilize sitting and walking meditation practices as a way to slow down and take time to listen deeply to our own stories. We will utilize writing practice as a means of exploring the many chances our ancestors took to bring us to this moment, the chances we have taken to bring us to now, and how these chances impact the stories of our own lives and the lives of those who come after us. We will share our work with each other, trusting in the chance to create change in the world and imagine new possibilities for our future.
Melissa Bennett (Umatilla/Nimiipuu/Sac & Fox/Anishinaabe), M.Div. is a writer, storyteller, educator, and spiritual care provider. Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Melissa’s work focuses on social justice, culture, tradition, and spirituality. Melissa was a 2015 recipient of the Evergreen State College Longhouse Native Creative Development Grant. She is also a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop – an association of socially engaged writers working to advance creativity, foster generosity, and serve community.
COST: $40
BRING: pen, paper, and please wear appropriate clothing for walks on the beach, (optional items to bring: a small blanket or pillow for use during meditation practice and a small item for placement on altar – altar items will be returned to participants after class). Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Coffee and hot tea provided.
This workshop is for students over 18 years old. 15 students max.
*RSVP: via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.c
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Winter 2019 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.
Navid Eliot is best known as the songwriter and front man of the band Planes on Paper, but he is also an active touring sideman, studio guitarist, and producer for a slew of well-loved Northwest artists. Navid’s solo sets focus on showcasing unheard new works, as well as exploring a huge catalogue of the folk and pop covers that have influenced his writing.
https://soundcloud.com/user-700708283
www.planesonpaper.com
This event is free and open to the public!
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 1-3, 2019. Spaceness is FREE, open to the public, and welcoming to people of all ages.
Follow @spacenesss ( ⏎ 3 s’) on Instagram for updates and special information about the event.
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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.
Art Exhibit
Treasure From
by artist Jillian Barthold
March 8 through June 2, 2019
A new art exhibit in a vintage travel trailer turned into a permanent art gallery, at The Sou’wester Lodge
‘Treasure From’ is a new series of illustrations by Portland-based artist Jillian Barthold that explores her relationship to the objects surrounding her and their worth – while removing the word worth from the context of monetary value. The series examines what constitutes treasure to an individual and finds that perhaps most often, treasure is less about the object itself and more about where it comes from.
OPENING RECEPTION on Friday March 8, 6pm-9pm.
OPEN: Fri/Sat/Sun 9am-9pm (and by request: visit the lodge front desk and we’ll open the gallery for you)
Art Gallery & Opening Reception free and open to the public.
Jillian Barthold is an illustrator, designer, and maker originally from nowhere, but currently living in Portland, OR. Her work is heavily inspired by the Japanese world view or aesthetic of wabi-sabi, travel, and child-like wonder. She creates and makes many things under the moniker Monster Songs. Other enjoyments include, but are not limited to, staring at the moon, sitting in the ocean, and playing fetch with her cats.
This trailer is 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. Now repaired and transformed into an art space, this art gallery is part of our Artist Residency Program and our non-profit organization, Sou’wester Arts.
Winter 2019 Workshop Series
Shibori, Batik, & Dip-Dye Using All Natural Indigo with instructor 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 the instructor.
BRING: Please wear clothing you don’t mind getting dye on (or an apron) and shoes that can get wet. Bring a snack if you’d like. Coffee and hot tea provided.
This workshop is for students age 18 and up. 10 students max.
RSVP: via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.c
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Winter 2019 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.
Tobias Berblinger cranks out solid original tunes spearheaded by folk weirdness and sing-along barroom anthems. While fulling honoring the tongue-in-cheek trappings of country music storytelling, with the protagonist managing to lose his dog, his house, his girl, and his weed all in the same song. His latest album, The Luckiest Hippie Alive, is out now on TDRCO and is an affectionate testament to strong songwriting, a fertile period in American music, and the perennial highway blues.
http://tdrco.org/tobias_berblinger/
This event is free and open to the public!
Winter 2019 Workshop Series
Rope Basket Making
with instructor Jessica Pezalla
We will learn how to make hand-sewn rope baskets that are perfect for holding jewelry or small objects. I will provide dip dyed cotton piping in a variety of colors. Some hand sewing experience is useful, but is not required.
Jessica Pezalla is the creative director and founder of the design studio Bramble Workshop. She creates window displays, event decor, and custom art installations with a focus on paper and textiles. Jessica has designed window displays for Hermes, West Elm, Ella Moss, and Anthropologie. She’s also worked with event planning companies to create key pieces for events for Target, Old Navy, and Elle Magazine. In 2018 she created a paper flower installation for Crystal Bridges Museum in AR and is currently working on an installation for the Portland Airport.
COST: $48
BRING: all supplies provided as well as hot coffee and/or tea
This class is recommended for students age 12 years and up. 8 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542 between 9am-9pm
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Winter 2019 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.
Jonah Sissoyev writes deeply personal songs of struggle, longing, and reflection. Fans of lyrical country and Americana music will appreciate the way Sissoyev weaves together two classic genres with heartfelt sentiment. Jonah’s acoustic finger style accompanied by a gentle cello is Akin to Gregory Alan Isakov, Ryan Adams and Mandolin Orange.
https://jonahsissoyev.bandcamp.com
This event is free, all ages, and open to the public!
Lindsay Clark finds balance between traditional folk, english folk, country, and her own version of experimental folk that seems to stem from her soul. With influences ranging from the Beach Boys, Elizabeth Cotton, Joni Mitchell, appalachian folk, her classical upbringing, and her father’s record collection, she blends many worlds into a uniquely warm sound. She has carved out a unique and vibrant place as an artist with her penchant for poetry, rich harmony, and and a style of self-taught fingerpicking influenced by Nick Drake, John Fahey, and others. Popmatters called Crystalline (2018) “a rare exhibition of the weight that minimalism can bear in contemporary, reflective folk music.” Atwood Magazine called her first single “apiece of poetry in and of itself.”
Originally from the small gold rush town of Nevada City, CA, she now resides in Portland, OR. Her sound has been described as “folk with angelic vocals washing over smooth edges” (1859 Magazine). She has shared the stage with musicians such as Alela Diane, Nat Baldwin (Dirty Projectors), Ryan Francesconi (Joanna Newsom), Laura Gibson. Her most recent effort was engineered and co-produced this year with San Francisco’s Jeremy Harris (guitar/vocals – Vetiver, Devendra Banhart). “Crystalline” was released in September 2018 via Oscarson.
Photo Credit – Myles Katherine
www.lindsaybethclark.com
facebook.com/lindsayclarkmusic
www.lindsayclark.bandcamp.com
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Bea Troxel started writing songs in the tenth grade about bad haircuts. In High School she played in a band called Bea, Rita, and Maeve (named “Best High School Band of 2013” by the Nashville Scene). The trio won Studio 360’s High School Battle of the Bands contest, and Thao Nguyen and Andrew W.K. covered Bea’s song, “The River,” as performed by Bea, Rita, and Maeve. Nguyen wrote of their music, saying there was a “subtlety and refinement in the musicianship.”
Troxel played all through her time at Sewanee in southern TN, but she did not begin to seek out shows until she moved to Pennsylvania where she found herself in the midst of the Northeast DIY music scene. She opened for musicians such as Glenn Jones, Laura Baird, and Sons of an Illustrious Father, and organized her first tour through the Northeast in 2017. She recently moved back to Nashville and released her debut album, The Way That It Feels, in September. Since the album’s release she has toured throughout the NE, played around Nashville, and was on official showcase artist at SXSW 2018.
Photo by Jonas Hill
https://www.beatroxel.com
https://www.facebook.com/beatricetroxel
https://beatroxel.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-that-it-feels
https://www.instagram.com/beatriceclaretroxel/
This event is free, all ages, and open to the public!!
WEEKLY WELLNESS OFFERING
Guided Meditation with Adrian
In community we share a seated practice to focus on mindfulness. Meditation helps us to be mentally clear and grounded by quieting the chatter of mind. In this lead practice we will explore some basic techniques to aid in slowing down to allow for more spaciousness and compassion so we can live a healthier, happier life.
Adrian is an visual and culinary artist delighted by the wonder of life. She is dedicated to the pursuit of wellbeing and finds awe, strength, and joy in the practice and study of yoga and meditation. Adrian has found solace and spaciousness through meditation. Her practice has been refined by numerous teachers including her time spent at the Tam Wua Buddhist Monastery in Thailand. She teaches yoga and meditation with the Sou’wester Lodge and Watershed Wellness. She is overjoyed to share her love of movement and breath practices with these thriving communities.
COST: $5-10 per person suggested donation
RSVP: Call (360) 642-2542 at least 24 hours before this event if you’d like a guaranteed spot, otherwise drop-ins are welcome!