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
Tue
Workshop: INTERACTIVE FIGURINES with Kaitlyn Nelson @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – Jul 1 @ 5:00 pm
Weekly workshops are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Youth (7-14) program is 10 AM – 5 PM.
Adult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
 
 
In this workshop, students will create interactive figurines using clay, paint, wire, fabric, and fiber. Students will create their own personalized toys while learning processes of sewing, sculpting, fabric works, painting, and more. This workshop has a special focus on durability, functionality, and play-safe processes.
 
 
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Jul
6
Tue
Workshop: FUNDAMENTALS OF WABI SABI & CLAY with Veronica Hwang @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Jul 6 @ 10:00 am – Jul 8 @ 5:00 pm

Weekly workshops are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Youth (7-14) program is 10 AM – 5 PM.
Adult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
 
 
 
In this class we will learn the concept Wabi sabi, beauty in imperfection and simplicity! We will build an object of student choice using the pinch, slab and coil methods of construction. We will explore still life, portraits, and forms from nature and encourage students to follow their own creative instincts and inspirations.
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Jul
10
Sat
Three For Silver : Presented by Sou’wester Arts @ The Sou'wester
Jul 10 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Three For Silver : Presented by Sou’wester Arts

A full-time trio of gypsy jazz mercenaries and multi-instrumentalists, Three For Silver has won the praise of audiences across the region since they formed in 2012. The trio combines the distinct vocal styles of the sultry/sweet Willo Sertain and the abrupt shards of Lucas Warford.

 

Jul
17
Sat
Joshua Thomas: Presented by Sou’wester Arts @ The Sou'wester
Jul 17 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Joshua Thomas: Presented by Sou’wester Arts

Joshua Thomas (born Joshua Thomas Schurr ; January 22, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter based in Portland, OR. He has independently released 2 EPs and a full-length album, Sleep Like The World (2010), Halfway (2012), and The Harboring (2014). The first EP and the full-length (Halfway) were released under his given name, Josh Schurr, before he decided to produce all future projects under Joshua Thomas. His first work under that name is a 6-song EP, The Harboring. Thomas has released five singles over the last two years and is at work on a new EP.
Jul
20
Tue
Workshop: DRAWING AS SEEING: NATURAL TEXTURES with Heather McLaughlin (Adult only) @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Jul 20 @ 3:00 pm – Jul 22 @ 5:30 pm
Adult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
 
 
In this workshop, we will be collecting textures and utilizing drawing exercises as we build up to a large-scale drawing. Using charcoal, Conte, oil stick and ink students will work in black and white in this advanced study of natural forms and textures. Together workshop participants will be identifying and discussing the local flora, fauna, land history, and ecosystems. Using this research, discussion, and visual exploration, students will develop the subject matter for their large-scale work.
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Jul
26
Mon
Robert Meade : Presented by Sou’wester Arts
Jul 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Robert Meade: Presented by Sou’wester Arts

Robert Meade’s a singer/songwriter, solo acoustic musician who’s been living and performing throughout the Northwest area for over a decade. His brand of upbeat Rhythm ‘n’ Blues & Americana music is bound to lift the spirit. 

Jul
27
Tue
Workshop: ANIMAL PARADE with Heather McLaughlin (Youth only) @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Jul 27 @ 10:00 am – Jul 29 @ 5:00 pm
Weekly workshops are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Youth (7-14) program is 10 AM – 5 PM.
 
 
In this workshop, students will create paper masks and foam plate prints of animals. Students will work collaboratively to create prints and visual works representing real or imaginary ecosystems. Students will also use the masks they make to perform as their animals.
 
 
 
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Workshop: PATTERN MAKING USING RELIEF PRINTING with Heather McLaughlin (Adult only) @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Jul 27 @ 3:00 pm – Jul 29 @ 5:30 pm
Adult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
 
 
Drawing inspiration from the landscape, participants in this workshop will gain experience creating repeating patterns. Using soft blocks, students will carve their patterns into a reusable matrix from which to print. Students will be using water-based inks to print on paper and fabric, with opportunities for collaboration. Students are encouraged to bring additional materials to print on, such as cotton yardage, tote bags, pillowcases, or clothing items.
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Jul
31
Sat
Anna Tivel: Presented by Sou’wester Arts
Jul 31 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Anna Tivel is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. She has released four studio albums on Portland-based Fluff & Gravy Records.[3] Her 2017 album Small Believer received positive reviews[4][5] and was named a “Top 10 underheard album of 2017” by Ann Powers of NPR.[6] In 2019, NPR called her album The Question “one of the most ambitious folk records of 2019”;[7] it was also listed by Paste as one of “10 essential folk albums from 2019”.[8]

Rolling Stone listed her as a standout performer at the 2019 AmericanaFest in Nashville, writing “In a week of countless songsmiths showcasing their attempt at that exact type of singer-songwriter storytelling, Tivel’s winding, largely chorus-less tales shined and shimmered.”[9] The magazine also named the lead single from The Question, “Fenceline”, a “song you need to know”.[10]

Tivel was born in La Conner, Washington and grew up in a musical family, learning violin and fiddle as a child. After moving to Portland at age 18, she developed an interest in songwriting and began to write and perform her own material.[11] Many of her songs are vignettes about the lives and struggles of ordinary people; she said in an interview “I’m drawn over and over to the small stories of people (myself included) just trying to get by, to do a little better, to feel some sort of beauty in an ugly world.”[12] Tivel’s songs are often somber in tone as she has said that she “just [doesn’t] trust happy songs as much”.[13]

On her last album, The Question, she collaborated with engineer Brian Joseph and producer and musician Shane Leonard.[14]

Aug
3
Tue
Workshop: NATURE ANIMATION with Laura Medina @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Aug 3 @ 10:00 am – Aug 5 @ 5:00 pm
In this workshop, students will collect natural elements from their surroundings to create interesting patterns and designs that will come alive through animation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available