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
25
Sat
Those Willows
Mar 25 @ 8:00 pm

Portland based Indie Pop band Those Willows began almost 10 years ago when Jack Wells and Mel Tarter met in high school in the suburbs of Detroit, MI.

Since then, they have grown to a four piece band and evolved their sound with Motown, folk and soul influences.

With four releases, tours around the US, and songs appearing on MTV, VH1 and Bravo, Those Willows will hook you with their vice grip vocal harmonies and magnetic energy.

Apr
1
Sat
Boys Keep Swinging
Apr 1 @ 8:00 pm

David Bowie Cover Band from Portland, OR featuring members of Gossip, Wampire, Fur Coats, Cat Hoch Band, and Snowblind Traveler.  Boys Keep Swinging!

Apr
8
Sat
Writing is Magic: Story Structure with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper
Apr 8 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Writing is Magic: Story Structure with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper

This class will be an exploration of the magic that is writing. We will intersperse short lectures on the hidden truths in the etymology of language with writing exercises that unlock what you are afraid to write about. The purpose is to explore the reverential nature of writing, as a form of therapy, understanding, and communication. Olivia and Nick will focus on inspiration, building meaningful stories, and connecting to the parts of ourselves that are atavistic, that have always existed. (Students are encouraged to take both classes, April 8th and April 15th, but are also welcome to join one or the other. The content of each class will be different. The focus of the class on April 8th will be on Story Structure: We will focus on mythology and the roots of storytelling to inform us how we can structure a story to provide a satisfying progression for the character and themes. The focus of the class on April 15th will be on Mechanics: We will focus on subtext, dialogue, and other ways of packing as much emotion and depth into every line of our writing.)

It will be fun too! Your life is your art. You have already collected all the beautiful things in your world with every choice you’ve made. Now all you have to do is see your own life with grace, and document what you see with honesty. Easy.


 

Nick Jaina is a writer and musician from Portland, Oregon. His memoir Get It While You Can was a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Award. Olivia Pepper is a healer and mystic from Austin, Texas. 


COST:  $50 

BRING: pen and paper or laptop, and please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (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.

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

 

 

MayMay
Apr 8 @ 8:00 pm

Laurel Simmons is the songwriter behind MayMay and has just released her second LP, Mountains Hills Plateuas and PlainsMayMay debuted their first release, And so I place you in the setting sun, in 2012 after a few years of shows under the moniker and has evolved to be a project, at various times, played with Heather Woods Broderick, Peter Broderick, Birger Olsen and Raul Pastor Medall.

MayMay’s sound is inviting and reflective with lush yet spacious arrangements; weaving ethereal vocalizations, homespun beats, twangy guitars and melodic piano.

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Apr
15
Sat
Writing is Magic: Mechanics with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper
Apr 15 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Writing is Magic: Mechanics with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper

 

This class will be an exploration of the magic that is writing. We will intersperse short lectures on the hidden truths in the etymology of language with writing exercises that unlock what you are afraid to write about. The purpose is to explore the reverential nature of writing, as a form of therapy, understanding, and communication. Olivia and Nick will focus on inspiration, building meaningful stories, and connecting to the parts of ourselves that are atavistic, that have always existed. (Students are encouraged to take both classes, April 8th and April 15th, but are also welcome to join one or the other. The content of each class will be different. The focus of the class on April 8th will be on Story Structure: We will focus on mythology and the roots of storytelling to inform us how we can structure a story to provide a satisfying progression for the character and themes. The focus of the class on April 15th will be on Mechanics: We will focus on subtext, dialogue, and other ways of packing as much emotion and depth into every line of our writing.)

It will be fun too! Your life is your art. You have already collected all the beautiful things in your world with every choice you’ve made. Now all you have to do is see your own life with grace, and document what you see with honesty. Easy.


Nick Jaina is a writer and musician from Portland, Oregon. His memoir Get It While You Can was a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Award. Olivia Pepper is a healer and mystic from Austin, Texas. 


COST:  $50 

BRING: pen and paper or laptop, and please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (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.

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

 

Dusty Santamaria with Galen Ballinger & Travis Champ
Apr 15 @ 8:00 pm
Touring in support of his newest vinyl release, “Minor Cult Figure,” on Voodoo It Yourself Records, Dusty Santamaria  has been a phantom cornerstone of the West Coast underground music and poetry scene for the past decade. Drawing from mid-century R&B, gospel, and country music as well as Magick theory and poetics. Santamaria’s songs and memorable live shows have scored him opening slots for the likes of Reckless Eric and Lucinda Williams. A self described “minor cult figure,” Dusty Santamaria performs as one possessed by the spirit of that re-emerging zeitgeist of a lost, yet intrinsic era of American sound.
Apr
16
Sun
Easter Egg Hunt
Apr 16 @ 10:00 am

 

Calling all Sou’wester Guests…..Please join us in Welcoming Springtime with an Easter Egg Hunt starting at 10:00am. Come on into the lodge for coffee and tea and then rush off to find your treats!

10:00am to 12:00pm

Egg Hunt OUTSIDE for Kiddos (Kid-Kind Treats)

AND

Egg Hunt INSIDE the Lodge for Adults (Adult-Themed Treats)

 

You’ll even find some fun non-traditional non-junk food style fun in the hunt too! (Event for Sou’wester friends/family and for guests staying in lodging at the Sou’wester.)

 

Apr
22
Sat
Stringology plus Meg Baier
Apr 22 @ 8:00 pm
Stringologypresents the best in Vintage American Music, Classic Jazz & Swing in a unique duo format, that, as the name implies, is all-strings! Hot jazz of the 1920’s, ‘The Great American Songbook’ of the 1930’s and ‘40’s, Gypsy Swing — even Contemporary and Latin American styles are showcased by the virtuoso guitarist ERIC BOGART— and the “rock-solid” rhythm back-up of TERIANNE STRATTON on ukulele.
 
The influence of the legendary Gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt, who won acclaim for his unique guitar styling in 1930’s Paris, infuses every performance by “Stringology” with spirited excitement, passionate improvisation and pulsating rhythm that leaves every audience cheering– and wanting to come back for more.
 
Stringology” has performed in Seattle, Miami Beach, Victoria BC, Mexico, and can be seen regularly at many festivals and music venues on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State– their home base. 
Meg Baier’s latest release,  Cedar Rose, is an album composed by Meg Baier and Produced by Alan Singley. The songs are a little bit Laurel Canyon and a little bit Lilith Fair. Rich harmonies and sonic playgrounds surround the listener. The songs deal with love and making it in the world. It’s all very modern and classic at the same time. 
 
Apr
29
Sat
5 Year Anniversary Celebration
Apr 29 @ 4:00 pm – Apr 30 @ 12:00 pm
Apr
30
Sun
5 Year Anniversary Celebration
Apr 30 @ 10:00 am