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!

Aug
26
Sat
Starover Blue: Presented by Sou’wester Arts @ The Sou'wester Lodge
Aug 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
 
 
The nostalgic tones of a Juno-106 combine with ambient layers, sparkling guitars, and airy, bittersweet vocals to define Portland dream pop band Starover Blue
 
Founding members Kendall Sallay and Dirk Milotz began the group in 2007 while studying music at San Jose State University, then relocated to Portland in 2016 where they reformed as a six-piece. The band’s penchant for lush vocal harmonies, textural experimentation, and subtle use of odd meters appeals to fans of acts ranging from Cocteau Twins, Beach House, and Big Thief to The Joy Formidable, The Velvet Teen, and Wye Oak.
 
A new EP is underway for 2023 release, taking inspiration from heavier-hitting indie rock versus the synth pop textures of 2019 LP Ordinary Magic and 2016 debut Spacegeist. 
Aug
27
Sun
Clay Play @ Ilwaco Artworks
Aug 27 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 

Community Clay Play

Work with pottery clay and tools to create a finished piece of your own!

REGISTER TO ATTEND

$20/person, includes firing & glazing one item. Additional $10+ per piece 6 inches+. Must prepay to attend Clay Play.

All ages are welcome. Come bond with family or friends! 

 

Location:

ILWACO ARTWORKS

109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA 

(across from City Hall & next to Roots)

Sep
2
Sat
Olivia Awbrey Live at The Sou’wester @ The Sou'wester
Sep 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Olivia Awbrey Live

Presented by Sou’wester Arts

Olivia Awbrey is a weathered songwriter based out of Oregon. Her debut full-length album, Dishonorable Harvest, gained international recognition amongst independent music enthusiasts and earned her a spot at festivals across the Northwest and in Canada. Flood Magazine notes that, “each of Awbrey‘s songs is an intricate story in itself.” An old-soul folk musician with a modern indie lens, Awbrey reflects on nuanced perspectives within conflict, drawing from the buttressing of urban and rural settings, searching for an honest moment that cuts through the noise of assumptions. She recently began pressing vinyl by hand. Her next album is forthcoming.

Sep
9
Sat
Ezza Rose Live at The Sou’wester @ The Sou'wester
Sep 9 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Live at The Sou’wester

Since 2009, Ezza Rose and band has been cultivating a sound of their own. Drawing on several influences from the likes of Mazzy Star, Patti Smith, and their residency in Portland, ERB writes and performs music which reflects the listeners’ lives back at them while hinting at a new perspective. The fluidity of love, the ebb and flow of relationships, and getting caught in the machine of expectations, all are deconstructed with flowy rhythm, aggressive electric guitars, and dreamy vocal melodies. Ezza is excited to strip these songs down to their roots and perform for you acoustic this evening! She is currently working on a solo acoustic record to be released late in the year 2023. 
 
“More electrified and slightly more ominous than the simple, lilting sound she previously established, this is Rose at her best so far.” – Willamette Week
 
“…an intense studio album with a sudden and unexpected beauty.” – Oregon Music News
 
“Her beautifully delicate, mournfully classic voice floats amongst the loosely bound, misty particles in the air and our minds and fills the cracks with a sound that’s chilling and comforting, all at once.” – Vortex Music Magazine
 
“Ezza’s singer/songwriting talents push on. Her voice is consistently smooth and clear, ethereal, and from the gut.” – ElevenPDX
Sep
23
Sat
All About Sauerkraut Workshop @ The Sou'wester Lodge Pavilion
Sep 23 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
All About Sauerkraut Workshop @ The Sou'wester Lodge Pavilion

All About Sauerkraut Workshop:

How to make it, eat it, and why it rules

w/ Sash Sunday $68

Sash will briefly explain what sauerkraut is and the science of lacto-fermentation. You’ll get to help make a batch of sauerkraut and get some to take home to ferment. Then she’ll demonstrate a few recipes that incorporate raw ferments that will help you get more probiotics into your diet and more razzle-dazzle into your cooking.

Oct
7
Sat
Lindsay Clark Live at The Sou’wester @ The Sou'wester
Oct 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

LIVE AT THE SOU’WESTER

Lindsay Clark

Presented by Sou’wester Arts

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.

Oct
11
Wed
Spektrum Tea Service @ The Sou'wester Lodge
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Spektrum Tea Service with Nick Jaina

MUSIC, STORIES, TEA & COLOR IMMERSION

Nick Jaina hosts a special hour of conversation, tea, color immersion, music, and reading from his new book SPEKTRUM. Every session is different because the guests bring their own excitement and hesitation, and the color for each hour is determined by a randomly selected card. If you are interested in giving a scrub to every cell of your body, rearranging your mindset, and connecting to humanity, this is the place you need to be.

The Sou’Wester sessions will take place in a vintage trailer and will be limited to 7 guests per session.

Advance tickets only. $25/person. Available sessions are:

Tea services start promptly on time, so please arrive ten minutes early.

TICKETS

Oct
12
Thu
Spektrum Tea Service @ The Sou'wester Lodge
Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Spektrum Tea Service with Nick Jaina

MUSIC, STORIES, TEA & COLOR IMMERSION

Nick Jaina hosts a special hour of conversation, tea, color immersion, music, and reading from his new book SPEKTRUM. Every session is different because the guests bring their own excitement and hesitation, and the color for each hour is determined by a randomly selected card. If you are interested in giving a scrub to every cell of your body, rearranging your mindset, and connecting to humanity, this is the place you need to be.

The Sou’Wester sessions will take place in a vintage trailer and will be limited to 7 guests per session.

Advance tickets only. $25/person. Available sessions are:

Tea services start promptly on time, so please arrive ten minutes early.

TICKETS

Oct
13
Fri
Spektrum Tea Service @ The Sou'wester Lodge
Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Spektrum Tea Service with Nick Jaina

MUSIC, STORIES, TEA & COLOR IMMERSION

Nick Jaina hosts a special hour of conversation, tea, color immersion, music, and reading from his new book SPEKTRUM. Every session is different because the guests bring their own excitement and hesitation, and the color for each hour is determined by a randomly selected card. If you are interested in giving a scrub to every cell of your body, rearranging your mindset, and connecting to humanity, this is the place you need to be.

The Sou’Wester sessions will take place in a vintage trailer and will be limited to 7 guests per session.

Advance tickets only. $25/person. Available sessions are:

Tea services start promptly on time, so please arrive ten minutes early.

TICKETS

Oct
14
Sat
Nick Jaina live at The Sou’wester @ The Sou'wester
Oct 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Live at The Sou’wester

Nick Jaina

Presented by Sou’wester Arts

Nick Jaina is a musician and author living with his wife and stepson in Oakland, California. He has published three books, released over a dozen albums, produced several ballets, and composed various film scores. He teaches writing workshops online and in person, and hosts magical tea services that involve music, reading, and color immersion. He was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in 2015. He has collaborated with dancers from the New York City Ballet and Oregon Ballet Theater.