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!
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Cut It Up Art Card Party: “Put A Bird On It” with Mark Elliott
Create unique art cards using images, shapes and colors cut from a large selection and variety of magazines. Choose magazines to cut up or select from a collection of high quality bird photography images on glossy cardstock. Collage onto art board or cardstock, postcard size and/or larger. Come together for the sheer joy of making art. We’ll provide the art supplies, you bring a good supply of creative enthusiasm. No art-making experience is needed. Join in on this relaxed atmosphere, not necessarily taught, but instead gently facilitated by an artist who will happily help and answer any questions. Arrive anytime and come for just a bit or stay the entire time…you decide! Adult-geared event but parent-guided kids are welcome.
Art and Birds are two of Mark Elliott’s loves. Mark Elliott has and MFA from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio and a BFA from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, and has been birding for 35 years. Mark is the Audubon Society of Lincoln City’s field trip guide and teaches raptor identification and basic birding at Oregon Coast Community College. He also leads field trips for Yaquina Birders and Naturalists in Newport, Oregon and at the Birding and Blues Festival in Pacific City, Oregon. Mark stays active in citizen science by taking part in annual Christmas Birdcounts and has been recording data for COASST (Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team) for seven years. He has birded 48 states, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and Europe. He now lives on the Oregon coast.
COST: suggested donation $5 per person or $10 per family (no one turned away for lack of funds)
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome. Geared for adults but parent-guided kids are welcome.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Coptic Stitch Bookbinding with Jillian Barthold
Make your very own blank Coptic Stitch hand-bound book! In this workshop you’ll learn the basic tools used in bookbinding and the step by step process of making a hard cover coptic stitch book! Coptic stitch binding is one of the earliest forms of bookbinding and is sewn with thread leaving an exposed spine. You’ll leave with your very own blank book to use as a journal, recipe book, or sketchbook! Beginners to Advanced – All skill levels welcome!
Jillian Barthold is an illustrator, printmaker, bookbinder, and maker from nowhere. Her work acts as a magnifying glass to explore the everyday objects that surround us. She teaches screenprinting and book arts at the IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center), loves looking at maps, and wears glitter every single day. She is the co-founder of Fruit Salad Club, an unapologetically silly studio, community, and gallery space in Portland, OR.
COST: $30
BRING: All supplies provided, but students could bring some special paper for the front and back cover if they want! Please bring a snack if needed (hot tea and coffee provided).
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome.
This workshop is for students age 14 and up. 10 students max.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
The Sons Of Rainier are a recent collaboration of four musicians, Devin Champlin (Gallus Brothers, Crow Quill Night Owls), Dean Johnson (Lowman Palace), Sam Gelband, and Charlie Meyer (both of Honcho Poncho). They formed in a supernatural occurrence at the coziest of dimly lit bars in Seattle and bonded over a shared interest of singing together. The music rests on the foundation of Devin’s songwriting, and is brought forth with warm tube amps, Dean’s unpredictable, weeping guitar lines, a loosely tuned snare, upright bass, and close three part harmonies. It is 45 rpm folk music that is sweet and haunting. It’s a polaroid of a stolen slow dance.
This event is free and open to the public.
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Creating a Travel Journal with Fay Malloy & Marilyn Zornado
Students will learn the basics of creating a travel journal. We will discuss the history of the travel journal, illustration, narrative and page layout strategies. We will show historical examples from Lewis & Clark to Malloy & Zornado. Students will create a clever leather-wrapped travel journal with a pencil closure. For students who want to share their work, we will discuss publication options as well as using Adobe InDesign and other on-line publishing options.
Fay Malloy and Marilyn Zornado, proprietors of Fremont Garden Press, are the authors of the “The Longest Beach, An Eccentric Guide to the Long Beach Peninsula,” “Bottoms Up, A Guide to Seasonal Cocktails” and, currently in production, “Barging Through Belgium.” Marilyn is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and teaches at PNCA. Fay has a platinum-certified “Backyard Habitat” and is a Master Recycler. Both were Artist-Bartenders-In-Residence at the Likewise Bar in Portland.
COST: $35
BRING: Please bring a good pencil to be included in the book itself. (Instructors recommend to eat a hearty breakfast as lunch will be postponed till after class.) Bring a sack lunch and/or snack for after class if you want. (hot tea and coffee provided).
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome.
This workshop is for students age 15 and up (unless approved by the instructors).
15 students max.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
3rd Annual Handmade Bazaar at The Sou’wester
ANDREA MAZZARELLA (Astoria, OR)
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Drawing as Seeing: The Figure, Nude & Costume with instructor Heather McLaughlin
Drawing is a way of seeing, a way of understanding, and an exercise. This workshop will utilize the human figure to explore spatial relationships, composition, contours and values. During this 4 hour workshop students will complete multiple small drawings and one long pose using traditional materials such as charcoal and conte crayon. The class will start with nude gestures and short nude poses. The final pose will be costumed. We will cover techniques for recording scale, light, and shapes while practicing mark making techniques and sharpening our ability to see our environment.
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, where she completed her Bachelors of Fine Art with a focus in traditional Printmaking in 2005. She served on the board of Flight 64 Studio (a Member-run Print Studio) from 2008 until 2014. She currently manages the Printmaking Studio at PNCA in addition to teaching classes in the Continuing Education program. In addition to her art, Heather is a performer and production assistant, her main project is ROTTIES. Visit Heather’s website at hardcoremermaid.com
COST: $40 plus a $10 material/model fee (Please pay material/model fee directly to instructor)
BRING: Please wear clothes that you will be comfortable in outdoors that you do not mind getting art materials on. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided in the Lodge.
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome.
This workshop is for adults. 12 students max.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
Matt Dorrien is a songwriter currently living in Portland, Oregon. Having self-released two albums under the moniker Snowblind Traveler, he now looks forward to the premiere of his most personal album to date, which will be released under his own name early next year on the Portland-based label Mama Bird Recording Co. His music has been described as timeless and heartbreaking, and his songs reminiscent of the work of artists like Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, and Carole King: A tribute to the golden age of songwriting.
This event is free and open to the public
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Plant Allies and Writing Rituals: Shifting into a New Year of Personal Resilience with Lara Pacheco & Abby Chroman
Create a practice for personal resilience in the year ahead, with simple medicinal herbs, a daily writing practice, and practical tools for dealing with a challenging world. We will explore a couple of plant allies and rituals to incorporate into daily life that include making a tea blend and a smudge stick. We will take a short walk to cultivate awareness of the elements and season and use this as a place to draw inspiration for a writing practice.
Lara Pacheco is a Taino, Latinx mamita that believes that our collective liberation is accessed through decolonizing ourselves by weaving ourselves into the web of ancestral medicine. Lara directly works through ancestral medicine with plants and fungi. 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.
Abby Chroman is a Program Manager at Portland State University’s School of Business, where she helps launch and lead social impact and innovation initiatives. An MA candidate in Conflict Resolution, Abby is also a facilitator and trainer in conflict resolution, and collaborative process, for individuals, organizations and community groups. Before joining PSU Abby worked for five years with Ashoka, an international NGO, where she helped select and connect leading social entrepreneurs.
COST: $15-$20 sliding scale
BRING: Notebook and writing implement, comfortable clothes for being outside in the winter. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided)
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome. (The walk will be no more than a 1/4 of a mile and will take along the paved path along the road towards the ocean.)
This workshop is geared for adults.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
Lorain (formerly Grand Lake Islands) is a recording, performing, and head-clearing project of songwriter Erik Emanuelson and instrumentalists Bob Reynolds, Joseph Anderson, and Robin Bacior.
They play woozy American music. Emanuelson’s expressive tenor, recalling ghosts of Nashville Skyline era Dylan and the late Jason Molina, floats over lush textures and the band’s understated groove.
Having played and toured for years—in New York City, Portland, and throughout the west coast—under the name Grand Lake Islands, Emanuelson, along with current collaborators, Reynolds and Anderson decided to step away and reassess. The band had cultivated a creative chemistry and sound that had drifted significantly from Grand Lake Islands’ ramshackle-folk beginnings. With the addition of Portland musician, Robin Bacior, the change was imminent.
Lorain was conceived around a batch of new songs and the desire to build a project, collectively, from the ground up. These new songs emphasize restraint, relying more on subtlety, texture, and structure than crescendo to hit their mark. Despite this, Emanuelson’s ability to emote has remains intact, if not refined.
This event is free and open to the public.
New Year’s Eve Dance Party All Night Long! Bring in the New Year with dance grooves and moves!
Last person on the dance floor wins a gift certificate for a free weekend stay at The Sou’wester!
