SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Writing is Magic: Mechanics with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper

This class will be an exploration of the magic that is writing. We will intersperse short lectures on the hidden truths in the etymology of language with writing exercises that unlock what you are afraid to write about. The purpose is to explore the reverential nature of writing, as a form of therapy, understanding, and communication. Olivia and Nick will focus on inspiration, building meaningful stories, and connecting to the parts of ourselves that are atavistic, that have always existed. (Students are encouraged to take both classes, April 8th and April 15th, but are also welcome to join one or the other. The content of each class will be different. The focus of the class on April 8th will be on Story Structure: We will focus on mythology and the roots of storytelling to inform us how we can structure a story to provide a satisfying progression for the character and themes. The focus of the class on April 15th will be on Mechanics: We will focus on subtext, dialogue, and other ways of packing as much emotion and depth into every line of our writing.)

It will be fun too! Your life is your art. You have already collected all the beautiful things in your world with every choice you’ve made. Now all you have to do is see your own life with grace, and document what you see with honesty. Easy.

Nick Jaina is a writer and musician from Portland, Oregon. His memoir Get It While You Can was a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Award. Olivia Pepper is a healer and mystic from Austin, Texas. 

COST:  $50 

BRING: pen and paper or laptop, and please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided)

All workshops are open to the public.

All Skill Levels Welcome.

This workshop is for students age 14 and up.

RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542

We’re thrilled to present our first She Shreds Weekend Showcase!!  Come take break from the city life, enjoy some sweet jams from Portland based artists, walk on the beach, relax in the sauna, soak in the sun (or rain, ’cause you know… PNW), bring your dog, your mom, your partner, and chill with the She Shreds crew. It’s gonna be the best.

*** Reserve your trailer/cabin by calling Sou’wester directly at (360) 642-2542 and mention it’s for the She Shreds showcase.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFO:
Reservations must be made via phone NOT online.
$10 at the door day of OR $25 weekend pass available at ticket link.
ALL AGES

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop with Liz & Brian Wright

Macrame, a 70’s icon, has made a comeback in a big way! Come learn and practice the fundamental knots that can be used to create decorative and functional shapes, while you create a modern wall hanging to adorn your home. The foundational knotty skill set learned in this class will certainly set you on your way to creating future tapestries, plant hangers, and more!

Founded in 2016 by Liz and Brian Wright, Assembly hosts hands-on modern craft and DIY workshops in the Portland area. The workshops and classes, covering a wide variety of crafts, are perfect for beginners and designed to empower creativity and pique interest in potential new hobbies. Originally from Ohio, Liz Rosino Wright has a long history of creative projects and pursuits as a professional artist, designer, video producer, small business owner, and museum researcher. Brian Wright, a native of Southwest Washington, is a busy Portland-based drummer, event producer, and lover of all crafts beginning with his addiction to sewing in 2010.

COST:  $30 plus $25 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to the instructor.) 

BRING: please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided)

All workshops are open to the public.

All Skill Levels Welcome.

This workshop is geared for students age 14 and up. (Advanced younger students might be ok too.)

RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542

Ledford’s attention to lyrical detail is simply stunning. He makes the most of everyday circumstance, while never making the mundane feel normal. – 9X Music Magazine.

Louis Ledford is a great songwriter; witty, insightful and observant regarding the oddities of human behavior. – J. Kelly, Creative Loafing, Atlanta.

Louis Ledford achieves what Woody Guthrie was so good at–making an instant connection with the listener – Americana UK.

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Shorebirds, Seabirds & Little Brown Birds with Mark Elliott

This Birding Field Trip will meet inside the Sou’wester Lodge at 9:30am and finish at noon. Some birds we will be looking for are Yellow-rumped Warblers, Great Blue Herons, Violet-green Swallows, Caspian Terns, Surf Scoters (a sea duck), nesting Brandt’s Cormorants and Bald Eagles. We will learn about bird behavior and how to identify birds by using “fieldmarks” and habitat. We will be hiking in and around Cape Disappointment State Park and we can carpool. A Washington State Park “Discovery Pass” will be needed for parking (a $10 day fee). Bring binoculars. For those who want to continue birding in the afternoon please bring a sack lunch.

Audubon Society of Lincoln City’s field trip guide Mark Elliott has been birding for 35 years. He teaches raptor identification and basic birding at Oregon Coast Community College. Mark also leads field trips for Yaquina Birders and Naturalists in Newport, Oregon and at the Birding and Blues Festival in Pacific City, Oregon. Mark stays active in citizen science by taking part in annual Christmas Birdcounts and has been recording data for COASST (Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team) for seven years. He has birded 48 states, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and Europe. He now lives on the Oregon coast.

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Experiments in Writing & Zine Making with A.M. O’Malley & Grant Gerald Miller

Come experiment! This workshop will consist of 4 hours of generative writing and then and 1-2 hours of zine making with a lunch break. We will explore erasure poems, flash memoir and flash fiction and will do our best to embody the spirit of play in our writing. The class include a zine-which is a self-made publication made by one person or a small group.

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. Find her at amomalley.com

Grant Gerald Miller was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Alabama and an assistant editor at Black Warrior Review. His work has appeared or is set to appear in various journals including Hobart, Qu Magazine, Bartleby Snopes, Necessary Fiction, and Nimrod.

COST:  $25 – $40 sliding scale

BRING: a writing utensil and paper, and please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided)

All workshops are open to the public.

All Skill Levels Welcome.

This workshop is for students age 15 and up.

RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542