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
Sat
Ceramic Charms, Beads & Good Luck Icons Workshop @ Ilwaco Artworks
Jun 29 @ 2:00 pm – Jun 30 @ 4:00 pm

Jun 29 & 30

Ceramic Charms, Beads & Good Luck Icons

w/visiting artist, w/Emily Wright $120

Create meaningful and magical symbols for you and your loved ones. Carve your own icon of good luck, cast it in plaster, and make beaded charms for yourself and others.

Saturday 2-6p

Sunday 12-4p

Location: Ilwaco Artworks

Live Music: Generifus @ The Sou'wester
Jun 29 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Live Music: Generifus

6/29. 8. FREE

Generifus is the music project of Washington State native Spencer Sult. Beginning in 2005, Sult has written, recorded and released around twenty LPs, Eps, Singles and Compilations. Generifus has toured the USA multiple times and Japan once via car, train,Greyhound bus and plane. 
Jun
30
Sun
Clay Play
Jun 30 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY

At Ilwaco Artworks

Clay Play is a casual, beginner-friendly session where you can learn handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! Ages 10+ w/an adult or ages 14+. $35/person. Register for any four Clay Plays for $100.

August Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 8/25: Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in  (1-4p no rsvp necessary): Mono Print Tiles.
  • 8/31: Soft Slab Cups

September Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 9/1: Carved Bowls
  • 9/8: Handled Cups
  • 9/15: Reliquaries (AKA Ornate boxes for special items)

Wings Over Willapa Festival Clay Plays:

Register for 9/21 or 9/22 Here

REGISTER for all other Clay Plays, Here

Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!

Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA

Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

 

Jul
6
Sat
Live Music: Lê Almeida & Melanie Radford @ The Sou'wester
Jul 6 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Lê Almeida & Melanie Radford: Presented by Sou’wester Arts

Melanie Radford:
 
As a professional bassist of multiple genres, Melanie has performed and toured across the United States, Europe, Australia, and Brazil, most notably with the 90’s indie rock band Built to Spill as well as her riff-heavy, post-riot grrrl outfit, Blood Lemon. While she became known as the bassist who brought infectious, head-banging energy to these bands, her solo work is a separate and distinctive energy altogether.
 
Conceptualized while touring extensively and needing to find an undisturbed space for herself, Melanie began writing her solo material as a love letter to the bass guitar, rooted in drone, delicate minimalism, and textural field recordings that were collected in her travels.
 
Currently working on her solo album, Melanie will be performing at Sou’wester, showcasing a sample of new material and collaborations with her partner, Almeida
 
Almeida is the mastermind of an unlikely and noisy indie scene that emerged in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro in the early 2000s. A prolific producer initially labeled as lo-fi, he was called the “Brazilian answer to Robert Pollard” in a report by The Guardian. His sound has incorporated elements of krautrock, free jazz, afrobeat, hip hop and Brazilian music.
 
Oruã, his main band, was formed in 2016 and from 2018 onwards began to tour, promoting his first albums recorded at Escritório on old cassette tapes. In 2018 Almeida left Brazil for the first time, playing drums with Built to Spill in Chile and with Oruã in Uruguay. He joined Built to Spill in 2018 for the band’s first shows in South America and then traveled between the United States and Europe, performing more than 130 shows with them, half opening with Oruã. He played drums, co-produced, and co-mixed Built to Spill’s latest release, When the Wind Forgets Your Name (2022, Sub Pop Records).
Jul
7
Sun
Clay Play
Jul 7 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY

At Ilwaco Artworks

Clay Play is a casual, beginner-friendly session where you can learn handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! Ages 10+ w/an adult or ages 14+. $35/person. Register for any four Clay Plays for $100.

August Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 8/25: Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in  (1-4p no rsvp necessary): Mono Print Tiles.
  • 8/31: Soft Slab Cups

September Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 9/1: Carved Bowls
  • 9/8: Handled Cups
  • 9/15: Reliquaries (AKA Ornate boxes for special items)

Wings Over Willapa Festival Clay Plays:

Register for 9/21 or 9/22 Here

REGISTER for all other Clay Plays, Here

Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!

Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA

Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

 

Jul
13
Sat
Clay Play
Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY

At Ilwaco Artworks

Clay Play is a casual, beginner-friendly session where you can learn handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! Ages 10+ w/an adult or ages 14+. $35/person. Register for any four Clay Plays for $100.

August Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 8/25: Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in  (1-4p no rsvp necessary): Mono Print Tiles.
  • 8/31: Soft Slab Cups

September Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 9/1: Carved Bowls
  • 9/8: Handled Cups
  • 9/15: Reliquaries (AKA Ornate boxes for special items)

Wings Over Willapa Festival Clay Plays:

Register for 9/21 or 9/22 Here

REGISTER for all other Clay Plays, Here

Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!

Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA

Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

 

Jul
14
Sun
Clay Play
Jul 14 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY

At Ilwaco Artworks

Clay Play is a casual, beginner-friendly session where you can learn handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! Ages 10+ w/an adult or ages 14+. $35/person. Register for any four Clay Plays for $100.

August Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 8/25: Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in  (1-4p no rsvp necessary): Mono Print Tiles.
  • 8/31: Soft Slab Cups

September Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 9/1: Carved Bowls
  • 9/8: Handled Cups
  • 9/15: Reliquaries (AKA Ornate boxes for special items)

Wings Over Willapa Festival Clay Plays:

Register for 9/21 or 9/22 Here

REGISTER for all other Clay Plays, Here

Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!

Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA

Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

 

Jul
20
Sat
Clay Play
Jul 20 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY

At Ilwaco Artworks

Clay Play is a casual, beginner-friendly session where you can learn handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! Ages 10+ w/an adult or ages 14+. $35/person. Register for any four Clay Plays for $100.

August Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 8/25: Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in  (1-4p no rsvp necessary): Mono Print Tiles.
  • 8/31: Soft Slab Cups

September Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 9/1: Carved Bowls
  • 9/8: Handled Cups
  • 9/15: Reliquaries (AKA Ornate boxes for special items)

Wings Over Willapa Festival Clay Plays:

Register for 9/21 or 9/22 Here

REGISTER for all other Clay Plays, Here

Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!

Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA

Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

 

Live Music: Lindsay Clark and Half Shadow @ The Sou'wester
Jul 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Live Music: Lindsay Clark and Half Shadow

7/20. 8p. Free

 

Lindsay Clark:

Lindsay Clark finds balance between traditional folk, English folk, country and her own version of experimental folk that seems to come from within. With influences ranging from the Beach Boys, Elizabeth Cotton, Joni Mitchell, Appalachian folk, her classical upbringing and her father’s record collection, she blends many worlds into a uniquely warm sound. She has carved out a unique and vibrant place as an artist with her penchant for poetry, rich harmony and a style of self-taught fingerpicking influenced by Nick Drake, John Fahey, and others.

Originally from the small gold rush town of Nevada City, CA, she now resides in Portland, OR. She has shared the stage with musicians such as Alela Diane, Adam Torres, Nat Baldwin (Dirty Projectors), Ryan Francesconi (Joanna Newsom), Jolie Holland, and Michael Hurley. Her sound has been described as “folk with angelic vocals washing over smooth edges” (1859 Magazine), with her recent album Carpe Noctem called “stunning” by NPR Music. The album features William Tyler, Alela Diane, Sage Fisher (Dolphin Midwives), & Andy Rayborn (Paper Gates) and was engineered, co-produced, co-arranged with Jeremy Harris (Fruit Bats / Hand Habits). She has also recently contributed to Michael Hurley’s latest release, Time of the Foxgloves.

Half Shadow:

For the past decade Half Shadow, the midnight-blue songwriting moniker of Portland’s Jesse Carsten, has been unfurling an enigmatic, windswept music: equal parts earthen folk and cosmic rock and roll, with a primal pop experimentalism seeping from the edges. Wedding an expansive, transcendent poetics to a fiercely home-spun aesthetic, Carsten creates joyful, eclectic song-collages that embrace the experimental singer-songwriter tradition of the Pacific Northwest while enfolding an array of canonical art-voicings; songs range from abstract finger-picked poems to heart-tugged acapella treaties and repetitive art-rock incantations. Half Shadow’s performances are recognized as deep feeling, immersive events. The Portland Mercury has praised Carsten’s shows as “invariably powerful, full of wonder, and unlike anything else.”

Following a steady string of homemade cassettes, CD-Rs, and digital one-off releases, Carsten birthed the first fully formed Half Shadow LP in 2019, Dream Weather Its Electric Song, which was hailed by Antiquated Future as “a carefully thought-out work…of poetic devotionals to the natural world, the subconscious, other realms.” The record was celebrated for its ability to work tangible magic. As Queen City Sounds put it, Dream Weather deconstructs “familiar songwriting styles, bringing the logical mind into alternate pathways of operating.” Following Dream Weather, on which Half Shadow toured in late 2019, and which after followed the world-crashing pandemic, Carsten released At Home With My Candles (Bud Tapes/Dove Cove Records), an album of mythopoetic paeans to the domestic uncanny, the mysterious and unseen worlds experienced at home. Expanding the project’s intimate poetics into something more sonically encompassing, Carsten conjured intimate folk song epics, lo-fi dirges, and primal pop experiments that effectively connect the domestic and the cosmic, the ordinary and the surreal. The album displays, according to Various Small Flames, “an uncanny marriage between personal insight and a wider mystical experience” and was celebrated by a small but fervent cadre of international listeners in the know.

Carsten’s non-linear and environmental dream-lyrics place him in the company of like-minded contemporaries such as Mega Bog’s Erin Birgy, Yves Jarvis, and Ruth Garbus, for whom songwriting is an attempt at surreal levels of poetic feeling. Having been called “one of Portland’s best kept secrets,” it is paradoxically Half Shadow’s mystery-inspired, DIY ethos that spirits Carsten’s ever-evolving project out of the home-recordist’s cave and onto more illuminated stages. When it does, Half Shadow is ready to wrap listeners in the dark, sparkling hues and mossy undergrowth that have become the poetic trademark of this singular undertaking.

Jul
21
Sun
Clay Play
Jul 21 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY

At Ilwaco Artworks

Clay Play is a casual, beginner-friendly session where you can learn handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! Ages 10+ w/an adult or ages 14+. $35/person. Register for any four Clay Plays for $100.

August Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 8/25: Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in  (1-4p no rsvp necessary): Mono Print Tiles.
  • 8/31: Soft Slab Cups

September Clay Plays | 10a-1p:

  • 9/1: Carved Bowls
  • 9/8: Handled Cups
  • 9/15: Reliquaries (AKA Ornate boxes for special items)

Wings Over Willapa Festival Clay Plays:

Register for 9/21 or 9/22 Here

REGISTER for all other Clay Plays, Here

Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!

Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA

Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.

email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.