Growing up splitting time between south suburban Chicago and a lake in Southwest Michigan, Brian Bovenizer has always felt the push and pull of the city and the country. This dynamic is apparent in the lyrics and in the airy western groove of the band. While packing the traditional instruments you might find from many country bands, (pedal steel, twangy lead guitar, upright bass and drums) the Koala Cowboys take a loose, off-center approach to the genre.

Residing in Astoria, OR since 2009, Bovenizer has found a peace of mind and home near the ocean. Studying the songwriting style and wit derived from artists such as John Prine and Dr. Hook (Shel Silverstein), Brian has teamed up with a heavy-handed, light-hearted band that carries a vibe the like of masters, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen.

Together, with James Greenan (Cedar Shakes), Jeff Munger (Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside), Luke Ydstie (BP, Hook & Anchor, and also Luke Ydstie) and Olaf Ydstie, the band looks to put out their first recordings early this Summer.

Barna Howard was born and raised in a quintessential Midwest town. His youth in Eureka, Missouri was pure Americana – the sort of childhood that inspired E.T.-era Spielberg – baseball cards in his bicycle spokes, flying freely down Main Street and through neighbors’ backyards.

photo by Vincent Joseph

The songs on Barna Howard’s second album, Quite A Feelin’, ruminate on his relationship with home. Now entrenched in Portland, Oregon, many of the album’s tracks immortalize and reflect on the Eureka he once knew, while others focus on the relationships that define his new home out west. Small town life has long been celebrated in country and folk music, but Barna’s knack for capturing his own deeply personal nostalgia resonates in a rarely universal way.

“A delightfully intimate affair, Barna’s 2012 self-titled debut showcased an array of delicately finger picked odes to love and loss. Steeped in traditionalist folk of yesteryear, Howard’s voice and delivery echoing a young Dylan circa 1964 just before he made the leap from protest to (accidental) punk.” Rich Thane / 13 MAY 2015 – thelineofbestfit.com

SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*

Writing & Zinecraft Workshops with Melissa Favara & A.M. O’Malley

*AS OF JUNE 1ST THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS GUESTS STAYING AT THE SOUWESTER!

Place and Time: Experiments in Writing and Zinecraft

Each day of this three-day series, team-taught by Melissa Favara and A.M. O’Malley, will provide participants with the opportunity to experiment with writing several short works of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry. Participants will be provided with writing prompts and their own vintage manual typewriter to use for the writing process, feedback sessions, and materials and guidance for creating one-of-a-kind artifacts (zines) of their favorite creative writing pieces.

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues June 21 10am – 2pm (please bring sack lunch for break)

Day A: Experiments in Poetry and Prose This workshop will include writing from prompts and time for sharing; each writer will generate several small pieces. After a break for lunch and revision/feedback time, we will engage in zine making.

Wed June 22 10am – 2pm (please bring sack-lunch for break)

Day B: Flash Fiction / Micro Essay Writers will generate several small pieces of writing, engage in workshop with peers, and make zines after lunch.

Thurs June 23 9:30am – 1pm (with lunch break if possible – bring lunch or snack)

Day C: Poetry for Everyone Writers will generate several poems, share work with the group, and after the break, polish with a partner and craft zines.

Melissa Favara writes creative nonfiction, poetry, and nonfiction, teaches writing and literature at Clark College, collects typewriters, and curates the 1,000 Words reading series. She is a member of the board of directors of the Independent Publishing Resource Center and writes the zine teen sleuth, and seeks every opportunity to promote reading, writing, and the printed word.

A.M. O’Malley lives in Portland, OR where she is the Executive Director of the Independent Publishing Resource Center. Her writing has appeared in Nailed Magazine, Poor Claudia and The Burnside Review, among other publications. Expecting Something Else her first full-length book of poem-memoir is out on University of Hell Press.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to Sou’wester. Plus $5 material fee separate and paid to instructor (for those who take more than one of the classes, one $5 material fee covers all days).

Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for teens and adults. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students: 20

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to Sou’wester. Plus $5 material fee separate and paid to instructor (for those who take more than one of the classes, one $5 material fee covers all days).

Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for teens and adults. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students: 20

Please RSVP by June 17     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

**AS OF JUNE 1ST THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS GUESTS STAYING AT THE SOUWESTER!  Currently Our SUMMER ART CAMP Workshops are Only Open to Guests Staying at The Sou’wester and they may fill up fast! Plan ahead.

SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*

FILM SERIES   with Eric Isaacson  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tues June 21 8pm – 9pm

A COSMIC AND EARTHLY HISTORY OF RECORDED MUSIC

ACCORDING TO MISSISSIPPI RECORDS

This admittedly whirlwind presentation attempts to sum up the entire history of recorded music starting with the birth of all stars in the universe and ending in the dark ages of the 1980’s.  To tell this story, Mississippi Records representative Eric Isaacson uses 45 minutes of film, 166 slides, and many audio samples. Also being shown are many novel and strange pieces of film that drive home how high and low culture can fly.

Wed June 22 8pm – 9pm

SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS

INCLUDING A SHORT PRESENTATION ON ECSTATIC TRUTH

Mississippi Records presents one of the most influential films on its philosophy, The Secret Life of Plants!  A beautiful film, originally released in 1978 featuring a tripped out Stevie Wonder Soundtrack, stunning stop motion photography showing the life of plants, deep in sites into the meaning of life and much more! After the film, Eric Isaacson from Mississippi Records will give a very short slide show and film presentation on Waylon Green (the director of Secret Life) and the concept of Ecstatic Truth.

Thurs June 23 8pm – 9pm

I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE:

Film, stories & images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax archive

A film, music and aural presentation by Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records. Featuring archival film, images & stories spanning 1890 to the present day.  The live footage performances are culled from rarely seen film shot during Alan Lomax’s North American travels between 1978 to 1985 and Mississippi Record’s own enormous library of folk blues, gospel, esoteric, international & punk music.

Mississippi Records has produced over 200 releases on LP & 100 releases on cassette tape. They have managed to do this on a shoestring budget, without ever advertising or engaging in promotion of any kind & distributing only through DIY avenues. Eric Isaacson is the founder of the label & is responsible for much of the graphic design, editing & producing of its releases.  He also owns & operates the Mississippi Records retail shop in Portland, Oregon.

Cost: Each Film $2 and includes POPCORN BAR! Hot tea and coffee provided.

Please RSVP     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

**AS OF JUNE 1ST THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS GUESTS STAYING AT THE SOU’WESTER! Currently Our SUMMER ART CAMP Workshops are Only Open to Guests Staying at The Sou’wester and they may fill up fast! Plan ahead.

SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*

Time-Lapse to Scaven-Journals: Workshops with Damon Ayers and Tessie Word

 Textured Landscapes (A Workshop for Children and Parents)

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

All three workshops will be fun and physically active. You are encouraged to attend with your child or if you like, drop them off, for a creativity-filled early morning exploring the multiple textures of the Long Beach Peninsula.

The minimum age for drop-off is 8 years old.

Tues June 28 9:30am – 12:30pm

Day One: Scavenjournal

In this workshop we will begin to expand the textual and visual potential of being–in-place. We will create collaborative journals with comics, poetry and collage inspired by the settings and materials we find around the Sou’Wester and the Long Beach peninsula. Each participant will leave with a notebook filled with shared creative exercises for further exploration.

Wed June 29 9:30am – 12:30pm

Day Two: Texternal Rewards

For this ramble/ derivé we will be armed with charcoal, paper-mache and large paper for making rubbings and recordings in the variety of landscapes around the Sou’Wester Lodge. We will walk or bike from the ocean beach to the Lone Fir Pine cemetery a half mile or so inland. Along the way we sample different interesting textures in the environment and then over-lay them with the cut and paste poetry we are able to find on the tombstones of Lone Pine. Everyone will leave with new impressions of the natural world and our place in it and also some unique artworks.

Thurs June 30 9:30am – 12:30pm

Day Three: Natural Theaters

Time lapse photography and stop motion animation.

In this workshop, we will explore the cinematic potential of the gorgeous and dramatic landscape around the Sou’Wester Lodge. Beach and rock, rippling grasslands and forests of low surf pines become the stage for our exploration of the art of beautiful images and fluid frame rates. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite doll, action figures, or toys but we are also open to exploring the way the landscape changes over time and how we might use the materials of nature to creatively engage with the visual sensations of time. If possible, participants should bring a smart phone, tablet, laptop or other portable electronic device that is wifi compatible and can run apps. We can provide two or three that we will share but personal devices are very encouraged.

Damon and Tess are both practicing artists and licensed K-12 teachers who are also parents of a two and a half year old daughter. We are learning to turn seemingly conflicting demands as parent-artists into new opportunities for creativity in family life. As workshop facilitators, we aim for participants of all ages to feel actively and creatively engaged, and to have opportunities for thinking critically about essential questions for continuing art practice.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day. An additional material fee of $3 for the scavenjournal class, paid directly to instructor. Each class will have a short walk or fieldtrip, please wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Please also bring a backpack or tote bag for carrying a notebook and collecting samples. If possible, participants in day three will need a smart phone, tablet, laptop or other portable electronic device that is wi-fi compatible and can run apps. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (optional lunch together after the workshop). Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 2+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:16.

Please RSVP     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

*Currently Our SUMMER ART CAMP Workshops are Only Open to Guests Staying at The Sou’wester and they may fill up fast! Plan ahead.

Audios Amigos is an instrumental muscle car filled with guitars and hot sauce…

Audios Amigos are an instrumental, guitar fueled musical entity, who drive between the lanes of surf, country, latin, soundtrack, garage…etc etc. They consistently bring a high energy live show that will induce voluntary and involuntary movements of the arms, legs, and any other bodily attachments. They often wear mariachi or classic western inspired suits, however authentic suits are impossible to find in Portland Oregon (especially on a musician’s budget), so the band has made their own homespun versions. The Amigos love surf music, however they are not primarily a surf band, they traverse all styles of instrumental music with experience and reverence…they have shared the gigs with Red Fang, Sir Richard Bishop, Bob Log III, The Pork Torta, Pierced Arrows, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Reigning Sound, The Chop Tops…you get the picture, a wide berth of musical styles!

Bike Decorating Party

Bring your bicycle or decorate one of ours. We’ll have decor items but all are welcome to bring your own potential bike-bling if you have it too.

Baby Strollers, Skateboards, Unicycles, and Wagons can be decorated too!

Then join us on July 4th to, roll, walk, stride or stroll, in the July 4th Seaview Neighborhood Parade at 10am. For the July 4th parade: meet at the Sou’wester at 9:45am or at the start of the parade in Seaview on 34th and K. FUN! Free and Open to the public. Activity for Adults and Parent Guided-Kids.

Creative Writing   with Nick Jaina 

Creative Writing For People Who Hate Staring At An Empty Page

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues July 5 10am – 1pm

Wed July 6 9:30am – 11:30am

Thurs July 7 9:30am – 11:30am

This set of workshops (sign up for 1 or all 3) focuses on all the good things that writing can do for your mental and emotional state, how it can bring you closer to people, and how it can help you understand the world. Rather than just trying to make something marketable, we will work on discovering the interesting, funny, and wonderful ideas that are sitting inside of us.

Nick Jaina is a musician and author from Portland, Oregon. His book Get It While You Can is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Creative Non-Fiction. He has taught writing workshops for ten years at Pendleton Rock Camp.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.

Please bring a laptop or pen and paper. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:15.

souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

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Creative Writing   with Nick Jaina 

Creative Writing For People Who Hate Staring At An Empty Page

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues July 5 10am – 1pm

Wed July 6 9:30am – 11:30am

Thurs July 7 9:30am – 11:30am

This set of workshops (sign up for 1 or all 3) focuses on all the good things that writing can do for your mental and emotional state, how it can bring you closer to people, and how it can help you understand the world. Rather than just trying to make something marketable, we will work on discovering the interesting, funny, and wonderful ideas that are sitting inside of us.

Nick Jaina is a musician and author from Portland, Oregon. His book Get It While You Can is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Creative Non-Fiction. He has taught writing workshops for ten years at Pendleton Rock Camp.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.

Please bring a laptop or pen and paper. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:15.

souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

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Creative Writing   with Nick Jaina 

Creative Writing For People Who Hate Staring At An Empty Page

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues July 5 10am – 1pm

Wed July 6 9:30am – 11:30am

Thurs July 7 9:30am – 11:30am

This set of workshops (sign up for 1 or all 3) focuses on all the good things that writing can do for your mental and emotional state, how it can bring you closer to people, and how it can help you understand the world. Rather than just trying to make something marketable, we will work on discovering the interesting, funny, and wonderful ideas that are sitting inside of us.

Nick Jaina is a musician and author from Portland, Oregon. His book Get It While You Can is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Creative Non-Fiction. He has taught writing workshops for ten years at Pendleton Rock Camp.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.

Please bring a laptop or pen and paper. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:15.

souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

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