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!
Clear Mind Coastal Retreat
Born on the gulf coast of Mississippi into a family of Dixieland jazz musicians, it came as no surprise to many that Matthew Fountain made his way back to music after an extended absence. After picking up a guitar at age 9 and playing in metal bands through his early teens, Fountain spent his twenties instead focused on screenwriting before making the move out west in 2008 to reconnect with his musical roots and start a band in Portland, OR.
http://www.matthewfountain.com
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
The Art of Seasonal Nourishment: An Ayurvedic “Cook, Learn & Eat” Dinner Party with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer
Come cook, learn and dine with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer, Ayurvedic Nutritionist, after a fun day at the coast! We will explore summer seasonal foods, herbs and spices while preparing Ayurvedic Kitchari – a delicious traditional Ancient Indian one-pot cleansing dish – and an herbal refrigerant tea.
Filled with fresh, nourishing ingredients to balance the energies of any season, Kitchari is an indispensable addition to your repertoire of home recipes. Apply your new Ayurvedic cooking skills to make quick, healthy and filling school or work lunches, a hearty meal to share with loved ones or a supportive dish for your next cleanse.
Through this interactive workshop, you will learn which foods are your best allies in summertime and gain a deeper understanding of why eating seasonally is so critical to our health through the wisdom of Ayurvedic principles.
Elyssia Maya Schaeffer is a Certified Ayurveda and Yoga Teacher, Holistic Nutritionist and Certified Wellness Coach living in Portland, Oregon with her fun loving husband and two cheeky chihuahuas. Elyssia found Ayurveda – the medical system of Ancient India, which translated from Sanskrit means “the knowledge of life” – through Yoga. After years of asana practice, she was drawn to the philosophical side of the Yoga tradition and from here was introduced to the sister science of Yoga – Ayurveda. In addition to teaching workshops in Portland, Elyssia co-runs the monthly Center for Ayurveda and Yoga Study Clinic with her mentor and a colleague. (To learn more about the CAYS clinic, email anandamayaayurveda@gmail.com or Instagram at anandamayaayurvedapdx.)
COST: $20
BRING:An appetite!
Children welcome, 8 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
Ecstatic Dance with Scott Schaeffer
Find the joy in moving your body, regardless of how it looks to others!
Ecstatic Dance is a term used to describe free form dance and in general describes transcendental, sacred dance, and other practices of movement meditation. Ecstatic Dance events are differentiated by being inclusive to all ages in a talk-free space with little to no direction on how members are supposed to dance. While there is no single format or guidelines that all events called Ecstatic Dance adhere to, as a rule there is no talking, no cameras, and no judgement, thus creating a safe and open space where you can turn your mind off and be led by your heart and your rhythm. There is only the pulsing beat of the music under the bright light of day, best greeted stone cold sober and ready to groove. Plan on moving your body in a music filled space in a way that is freeform to the uniqueness of you!
While not quite a workshop, Scott Schaeffer will facilitate this event with a brief introduction, definition and history, of this form of free-form dance. Then join in as Schaeffer plays a mix of world and electronic rhythm and beats for this event.
Scott Schaeffer lives in Portland, Oregon and is moved by music, love, and laughter. “Through dance, we believe everyone can discover, explore, unleash, and enhance their individual potential to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. By engaging our senses and listening to our bodies, we connect to others and shape a consciousness that extends beyond our own.”
COST: $5
BRING: Wear comfortable clothes that allow your body to move without restriction and comfortable shoes that allow your feet to move on a smooth concrete floor.
All ages welcome. (Children must be accompanied by an adult if they are in attendance.)
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Ian Williams’ and Katie Mosehauer’s meticulous songwriting and production make up the centrifuge around which Glass Heart String Choir’s music spins.
The roles have been established over ten years of collaboration: Ian writes the lyrics, assembling songs into rawbone skeletons. He sends them to Katie, who adds flavor and layering. The song bounces back and forth, back and forth: Ian, the messenger, Katie the interpreter. Eventually, all the pieces are in place. Having built their own studio four years ago in hopes of creating a space where they could freely experiment with technique and sound layering, The Thoughts are able to take their time engineering and mixing, capturing every feature flawlessly.
New EP Light – engineered to perfection – deals in many ways with insecurity. Threaded primarily around uncertainty, anxiety, and the feelings of inability that come alongside not being able to capture beauty in a way that does it justice, The Thoughts’ nonetheless gorgeous EP is lush and layered, playing with surging vocals over baroque musical sheets, weaving together intricate stories that express leveling doubt. Pieced together meticulously by two classically trained composers, it’s a testament to the band’s sensitivity and work ethic: a tonal masterpiece that grounds listeners in reality as it flies them away with wonderment.
This event is free and open to the public.
Talia Keys is a genre crossing multi-instrumental “musical powerhouse” bringing you her brand of Soul-Funk-Rock n’ Roll, with unique vocal stylings and a storytelling flow.
Sourcing energies largely compared to the bluesy rawness of Janis Joplin and the fire of Jimi Hendrix. Synergizing that old soul vibe with new school sounds, best described by Katie Bain as “blistering.” Having been “struck by her talent, stage presence and refreshing candor.” – Insomniac: 2014 Best of Electric Forest.
This event is free and open to the public.
http://www.taliakeys.com/solo.html
Dustin Hamman is the front man for Run On Sentence. His musical tastes span many genres but have always been rooted in American folk music. He had an early fascination with American Indian singing and early punk rock but has recently been dabbling in marriages of a variety of genres including soul, psychedelic country and noise/ambient. Dustin has toured the United States and Western Europe extensively and continues to surprise audiences with his diversity as a performer.
This event is free and open to the public.
Tsar Anise is the Pacific Northwest-based, dreamy bedroom-pop recording project of Sarah Van Horn, turned live two-piece with the addition of Tasha Trasher. The two, sharing a love of things lush and beautiful, create unique and emotional recordings while seeking to connect through their genuine and dynamic live shows.
Sarah (pdx locals Vibrissae, Visiting Diplomats, So Long Forever, Larrabee) began writing and recording for the project in 2015 while in various states of life and locale transition. The songs, materializing out of her ruminations on womanhood, lost love and faith, mental illness, and familial estrangement resulted in the Leisure/Love Demo (Nov.2016). Her style of dreamy, pop-inspired music weaves through genres and shows little concern for traditional structure or rules; relying more on feeling and story to guide the outcome. Tasha (Violaine, Magic Mansion, Kim Baxter, Hope and Anchor, and innumerable other well-loved PDX bands) joined in late 2017. With Tasha bringing her experience as a seasoned multi-instrumentalist and song writer to the creative process, the two are working on new songs and recordings. Their live sound has been compared to Low, Neko Case and The Cocteau Twins.
Tsar Anise is the ‘verby soundtrack to your quotidian-escapist daydreams and the radio playing while you make french toast on the weekend. Tsar Anise is sincere, self-indulgent survival in a space suit.
This event is free and open to the public.
http://tsaranise.com/
Photo credit : Christina Carlsson
Blue Flags & Black Grass is a combination of many flavors of acoustic American Roots Music. With the instrumentation of Banjo, Res-o-phonic Guitar, Fiddle, Washboard, Kazoo and Upright Bass, Blue Flags emulates the String Bands of the 1920s and ‘30s. Their typical gig will blend Ragtime, Viper Jazz, Country Blues, Old-Time, Jug Band and Bluegrass. As well as performing classic standards and dusting off hidden gems, Blue Flags also features original songs by Flip ‘Fats’ McGuire.
This event is free and open to the public.
Opening Reception Friday October 5th, 5pm-8pm
for exhibition
“Deep Skies“
October 5 – December 30, 2018
This show is installed in the Art Trailer Gallery, a vintage travel trailer, at The Sou’wester Lodge. Free and open to the public.
Please stay after the reception to enjoy live music in the lodge from 8pm-10pm by band Dizzy Nest as part of this opening celebration.
Artist Biography:
Heather McLaughlin was born next to the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore Maryland and relocated to Red Lodge Montana, on the north border of Yellowstone Park, in 1991. After high school, she continued west to Portland Oregon and continued her studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art. Heather completed her Bachelors of Fine Art in Printmaking in 2005. She currently serves at the print studio Manager at PNCA while also teaching printmaking and youth arts as an adjunct instructor in PNCA’s Continuing Education Program. Heather also volunteers as an art instructor at Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls and has served on the board for Flight 64 (a Member-run Print Studio). In addition to her art Heather is a musician, performer and production assistant.
