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!
Natural Dye & Weaving Workshop
at the Sou’wester Lodge
with instructor Brooke Shepherd of Seawater Studio
Winter Solstice: Celebrate the return of the light!
Together in this workshop we will celebrate the cyclical and ever-changing seasonal offerings that nature generously provides in order to produce naturally dyed fabric and yarns.
Sat Dec 19 11am – 3pm
After a nature walk along the beach, where we will be gathering materials for our dye baths, we will prepare our fabrics and yarns using seawater as a mordant. Plants, shells, wood, old fishing hooks, most anything we find along the seashore will be used as a dye, resist, or decoration of your one-of-a-kind fabric.
Sun Dec 20 10am – 12pm instruction and afterwards Open Studio
Weaving workshop! We will first go on a walk to gather items to weave into our mini-tapestries. You will learn the basic techniques of weaving on a small loom and we will incorporate themes of winter, darkness, and light as you learn to create plain weave, rya knots, and shapes with hand dyed yarn.
All supplies provided. Families are encouraged to participate together.
Suggested donation $15 – $20 for adults; $10 for kids.
Sign up for one day or both days of this workshop.
Please RSVP souwesterlodge@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
We are located at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
All are Invited to Celebrate the Chinese New Year at the Sou’wester!
Acupuncture 12pm – 2pm
Tom Geha, MAOM, Licensed Acupuncturist
of North Beach Acupuncture will provide Community Based Acupuncture in the cozy lodge at The Sou’wester. $30 per person
Please RSVP at souwesterlodge@gmail.com or (360)-642-2542
“Community acupuncture is practiced in a group, rather than one-on-one, setting. Don’t worry! You won’t be baring much skin. The treatments are primarily on the front of the body and mainly on distal points (legs, arms, hands, feet, ears, etc.). You will zone out and relax in a nice comfy chair for an hour or so. This is the way that acupuncture is traditionally done in Asia. The idea is to make acupuncture as accessible as possible.” –www.littlebirddc.com
Come with any questions you have. Wear loose, comfortable clothing for easy access to acupuncture points. Don’t eat large meals just before or after your visit. Refrain from overexertion, working out, drugs or alcohol for up to 6 hours after the visit. Avoid stressful situations. Make time to relax, and be sure to get plenty of rest.
Tea Ceremony 3pm – 4pm
Join Mountain & Sea at the Sou’wester for a Chinese gongfu tea ceremony!
Free and Open to the Public.
Please RSVP at souwesterlodge@gmail.com or (360)-642-2542
Representatives from Mountain and Sea, a Portland based importer of single-source Taiwanese oolong teas, discuses the history of the gongfu tea ceremony before teaching participants the gongfu tea ceremony in celebration of the new year.
Gongfu tea is a traditional art that is reserved for the preparation of the finest quality teas. Gongfu (aka kungfu) tea literally means, “making tea with skill” and refers to the refinement needed to extract the balanced aromatics and flavor notes of the different types of tea. Water quality, vessel selection, proper temperature and steep time are some of the essentials of this art form. We will use pure spring water from the Oregon Coast Range to steep three varietals from famed tea producing regions:
- 2015 Gao Shan Oolong | High Mountain Oolong (Nantou, Taiwan)
- 2015 Zheng Yan Qi Lan | Wuyi Orchid Oolong (Fujian, China)
- 1998 Aged Puer (Yunnan, China)
A uniquely delightful experience that will leave you feeling calmed, refreshed and tea drunk. Yes, you can get tea drunk! Join us this February 6th and ring in the (Chinese) New Year right!
Mountain and Sea was created by Nicholas and Nora Grod with the desire to share in the beauty of traditional tea arts that has pervaded East Asian culture for centuries. Nora’s Taiwanese family has been involved high mountain oolong tea industry for over thirty years and it is through this connection that we are able to have direct access to their tea farm in Central Taiwan. For the past decade, Nicholas and Nora have been students of Master Wu Zhongxian, whose teachings include Daoist internal martial arts, Yijing divination, Four Pillar astrology, brush calligraphy and more. The gongfu tea ceremony is another embodiment of these ancient practices because the nature of steeping tea in this way forces one to slow down and be mindful.
Lantern Launch 5:30pm
Free and Open to the Public.
Join us as we launch a singe paper lantern up into the night sky to celebrate this Chinese New Year! All are invited to write a New Year intention, thought, poem or phrase on the lantern before lighting and launching it into the sky after sunset.
Sou’wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA
Please RSVP at souwesterlodge@gmail.com or (360)-642-2542
SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*
Writing & Zinecraft Workshops with Melissa Favara & A.M. O’Malley
*AS OF JUNE 1ST THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS GUESTS STAYING AT THE SOUWESTER!
Place and Time: Experiments in Writing and Zinecraft
Each day of this three-day series, team-taught by Melissa Favara and A.M. O’Malley, will provide participants with the opportunity to experiment with writing several short works of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry. Participants will be provided with writing prompts and their own vintage manual typewriter to use for the writing process, feedback sessions, and materials and guidance for creating one-of-a-kind artifacts (zines) of their favorite creative writing pieces.
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues June 21 10am – 2pm (please bring sack lunch for break)
Day A: Experiments in Poetry and Prose This workshop will include writing from prompts and time for sharing; each writer will generate several small pieces. After a break for lunch and revision/feedback time, we will engage in zine making.
Wed June 22 10am – 2pm (please bring sack-lunch for break)
Day B: Flash Fiction / Micro Essay Writers will generate several small pieces of writing, engage in workshop with peers, and make zines after lunch.
Thurs June 23 9:30am – 1pm (with lunch break if possible – bring lunch or snack)
Day C: Poetry for Everyone Writers will generate several poems, share work with the group, and after the break, polish with a partner and craft zines.
Melissa Favara writes creative nonfiction, poetry, and nonfiction, teaches writing and literature at Clark College, collects typewriters, and curates the 1,000 Words reading series. She is a member of the board of directors of the Independent Publishing Resource Center and writes the zine teen sleuth, and seeks every opportunity to promote reading, writing, and the printed word.
A.M. O’Malley lives in Portland, OR where she is the Executive Director of the Independent Publishing Resource Center. Her writing has appeared in Nailed Magazine, Poor Claudia and The Burnside Review, among other publications. Expecting Something Else her first full-length book of poem-memoir is out on University of Hell Press.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to Sou’wester. Plus $5 material fee separate and paid to instructor (for those who take more than one of the classes, one $5 material fee covers all days).
Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for teens and adults. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students: 20
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to Sou’wester. Plus $5 material fee separate and paid to instructor (for those who take more than one of the classes, one $5 material fee covers all days).
Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for teens and adults. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students: 20
Please RSVP by June 17 souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
**AS OF JUNE 1ST THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS GUESTS STAYING AT THE SOUWESTER! Currently Our SUMMER ART CAMP Workshops are Only Open to Guests Staying at The Sou’wester and they may fill up fast! Plan ahead.
SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*
FILM SERIES with Eric Isaacson OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Tues June 21 8pm – 9pm
A COSMIC AND EARTHLY HISTORY OF RECORDED MUSIC
ACCORDING TO MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
This admittedly whirlwind presentation attempts to sum up the entire history of recorded music starting with the birth of all stars in the universe and ending in the dark ages of the 1980’s. To tell this story, Mississippi Records representative Eric Isaacson uses 45 minutes of film, 166 slides, and many audio samples. Also being shown are many novel and strange pieces of film that drive home how high and low culture can fly.
Wed June 22 8pm – 9pm
INCLUDING A SHORT PRESENTATION ON ECSTATIC TRUTH
Mississippi Records presents one of the most influential films on its philosophy, The Secret Life of Plants! A beautiful film, originally released in 1978 featuring a tripped out Stevie Wonder Soundtrack, stunning stop motion photography showing the life of plants, deep in sites into the meaning of life and much more! After the film, Eric Isaacson from Mississippi Records will give a very short slide show and film presentation on Waylon Green (the director of Secret Life) and the concept of Ecstatic Truth.
Thurs June 23 8pm – 9pm
I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE:
Film, stories & images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax archive
A film, music and aural presentation by Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records. Featuring archival film, images & stories spanning 1890 to the present day. The live footage performances are culled from rarely seen film shot during Alan Lomax’s North American travels between 1978 to 1985 and Mississippi Record’s own enormous library of folk blues, gospel, esoteric, international & punk music.
Mississippi Records has produced over 200 releases on LP & 100 releases on cassette tape. They have managed to do this on a shoestring budget, without ever advertising or engaging in promotion of any kind & distributing only through DIY avenues. Eric Isaacson is the founder of the label & is responsible for much of the graphic design, editing & producing of its releases. He also owns & operates the Mississippi Records retail shop in Portland, Oregon.
Cost: Each Film $2 and includes POPCORN BAR! Hot tea and coffee provided.
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
**AS OF JUNE 1ST THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS GUESTS STAYING AT THE SOU’WESTER! Currently Our SUMMER ART CAMP Workshops are Only Open to Guests Staying at The Sou’wester and they may fill up fast! Plan ahead.
SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*
Time-Lapse to Scaven-Journals: Workshops with Damon Ayers and Tessie Word
Textured Landscapes (A Workshop for Children and Parents)
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
All three workshops will be fun and physically active. You are encouraged to attend with your child or if you like, drop them off, for a creativity-filled early morning exploring the multiple textures of the Long Beach Peninsula.
The minimum age for drop-off is 8 years old.
Tues June 28 9:30am – 12:30pm
Day One: Scavenjournal
In this workshop we will begin to expand the textual and visual potential of being–in-place. We will create collaborative journals with comics, poetry and collage inspired by the settings and materials we find around the Sou’Wester and the Long Beach peninsula. Each participant will leave with a notebook filled with shared creative exercises for further exploration.
Wed June 29 9:30am – 12:30pm
Day Two: Texternal Rewards
For this ramble/ derivé we will be armed with charcoal, paper-mache and large paper for making rubbings and recordings in the variety of landscapes around the Sou’Wester Lodge. We will walk or bike from the ocean beach to the Lone Fir Pine cemetery a half mile or so inland. Along the way we sample different interesting textures in the environment and then over-lay them with the cut and paste poetry we are able to find on the tombstones of Lone Pine. Everyone will leave with new impressions of the natural world and our place in it and also some unique artworks.
Thurs June 30 9:30am – 12:30pm
Day Three: Natural Theaters
Time lapse photography and stop motion animation.
In this workshop, we will explore the cinematic potential of the gorgeous and dramatic landscape around the Sou’Wester Lodge. Beach and rock, rippling grasslands and forests of low surf pines become the stage for our exploration of the art of beautiful images and fluid frame rates. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite doll, action figures, or toys but we are also open to exploring the way the landscape changes over time and how we might use the materials of nature to creatively engage with the visual sensations of time. If possible, participants should bring a smart phone, tablet, laptop or other portable electronic device that is wifi compatible and can run apps. We can provide two or three that we will share but personal devices are very encouraged.
Damon and Tess are both practicing artists and licensed K-12 teachers who are also parents of a two and a half year old daughter. We are learning to turn seemingly conflicting demands as parent-artists into new opportunities for creativity in family life. As workshop facilitators, we aim for participants of all ages to feel actively and creatively engaged, and to have opportunities for thinking critically about essential questions for continuing art practice.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day. An additional material fee of $3 for the scavenjournal class, paid directly to instructor. Each class will have a short walk or fieldtrip, please wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Please also bring a backpack or tote bag for carrying a notebook and collecting samples. If possible, participants in day three will need a smart phone, tablet, laptop or other portable electronic device that is wi-fi compatible and can run apps. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (optional lunch together after the workshop). Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 2+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:16.
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
*Currently Our SUMMER ART CAMP Workshops are Only Open to Guests Staying at The Sou’wester and they may fill up fast! Plan ahead.
Bike Decorating Party
Bring your bicycle or decorate one of ours. We’ll have decor items but all are welcome to bring your own potential bike-bling if you have it too.
Baby Strollers, Skateboards, Unicycles, and Wagons can be decorated too!
Then join us on July 4th to, roll, walk, stride or stroll, in the July 4th Seaview Neighborhood Parade at 10am. For the July 4th parade: meet at the Sou’wester at 9:45am or at the start of the parade in Seaview on 34th and K. FUN! Free and Open to the public. Activity for Adults and Parent Guided-Kids.
