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!
Explore the flora and fauna of the forest in this fun, adaptable clay workshop! Learn basic ceramic hand-building skills while exploring woodland themes! Participants will create their pieces using pinch, coil, slab, and pebble styles of hand-building. Students will also experiment with texture tools, both nature-made and human-made, to create different effects in their clay work. This program incorporates natural sciences, encourages special awareness, and builds kinesthetic skills. Materials fee for this workshop is $10.
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
During the After-School Program, students will use plant-based dyes and minerals to create traditional decorative papers for bookbinding. Students will use the papers to make journals and sketchbooks. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
Explore a rainbow of pigments during this Natural Dye Workshop with Iris Sullivan! Inspired by the occasional rainbow amidst the gray and rain, in this workshop students will create dye silk rainbows to lift our spirits and enliven our hearts. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Adult/Youth Saturday Workshop (under 12 accompanied by an adult)
- $50 + materials fee
- Scholarships Available
Immerse yourself in a sense of place and explore the ecology of the Long Beach Peninsula through an artistic and scientific lense. This unique series of workshops is led by one of our internal staff members and is offered every other week on T, W, and Th from Jan 18th – March 31st. Registration for the other Arts & Ecology staff-led workshops is recommended but not required.
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
A 3D design and build workshop focusing on material exploration and object purpose. Students will have access to a variety of materials such as wood, wire, fabric, clay and other odds and ends to experiment with and sculpt into their own inventive objects. Materials fee for this workshop is $15
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
A 3D design and build workshop focusing on material exploration and object purpose. Students will have access to a variety of materials such as wood, wire, fabric, clay and other odds and ends to experiment with and sculpt into their own inventive objects. Materials fee for this workshop is $15
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Adult/Youth Saturday Workshop (under 12 accompanied by an adult)
- $50 + materials fee
- Scholarships Available
Learn how to make simple jewelry out of copper and brass wire using the cold forging technique. Students will learn how to make simple rings, pendants, bracelets, and chain necklaces. Saturday’s workshop will be a more in depth exploration in cold forging techniques using simple tools such as a hammer, steel bench block, and pliers. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
Learn how to make simple jewelry out of copper and brass wire using the cold forging technique. Students will learn how to make simple rings, pendants, bracelets, and chain necklaces. Saturday’s workshop will be a more in depth exploration in cold forging techniques using simple tools such as a hammer, steel bench block, and pliers. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Adult/Youth Saturday Workshop (under 12 accompanied by an adult)
- $50 + materials fee
- Scholarships Available
Immerse yourself in a sense of place and explore the ecology of the Long Beach Peninsula through an artistic and scientific lense. This unique series of workshops is led by one of our internal staff members and is offered every other week on T, W, and Th from Jan 18th – March 31st. Registration for the other Arts & Ecology staff-led workshops is recommended but not required.
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
In this workshop we will turn unwanted garments into new fabulous creations! Bring in any piece of clothing you no longer want and we’ll make it into something completely new and unique! Learn to apply basic sewing skills to reimagine new styles. Materials fee for this workshop is $20
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools