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!

Nov
19
Sun
Partner Dancing 101 Workshop with Sarah Riddle
Nov 19 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Partner Dancing 101 Workshop with Sarah Riddle

You want to learn to dance, but don’t know where to start? Perfect. There are many beautiful dances out there to learn, but sometimes just the fundamentals of how to move with rhythm and grace with another person are enough. This 3 hour workshop will focus on lead/follow technique that are universal, and the mechanics of traveling, turning, and moving as one. Students will learn how to find and keep a beat, and how to tailor each dance to the particular style of song they are dancing to and how to work with their own natural dance skills. This is not a ballroom course where you learn ‘forms’ and strict patterns. This class is about learning how to dance in any context with another person. Students leave this workshop not just being the masters of their own dance, but the creators as well. It is a valuable life skill!

What’s the biggest take-away from this workshop? You will learn how to love, not fear, partner dancing. This class is great for anyone looking to hone their partner dance skills without having to choose a specific dance style to master. No partner required. Wear layers and comfortable/thin soles shoes with little to no tread.

 


Sarah Riddle has been dancing, teaching, and performing Latin dances since 1997.  Her lifelong training in Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Cabaret, and Jazz, which have deeply influenced her style of Latin dance, teaching, and choreography. A former member and co-director of Portland’s first Salsa dance company, Sabor Latino, and one of Portland early Salsa pioneers, Sarah has studied, performed, choreographed, and taught all over the world. Her training in african based social dances is vast (LA style, Puerto Rican, Columbian, Casino, Afro-Cuban, NY Salsa on ‘2’, Classic Mambo, Forro, Kizomba, Boogaloo, Plena, Bomba, and even Samba) making her approach to dancing and teaching not only well researched, but thorough. Sarah is a former PCC faculty member in the Humanities department teaching World Dance: History of Salsa, so if you have an interest in the history of Salsa, she loves to talk about it! That being said, her Salsa classes are taught on 1, and Cha Cha on 2, incorporating bits from all the other types of Latin dance out there, so that students are well informed of what they experience in the social scene, and in their travels! Don’t know what on 1 or 2 means? Don’t worry, she’ll explain it in class 😉 Her wedding prep and Partner 101 classes pull from her experience with other dances, such as Swing, Tango, Waltz, Zydeco, and NightClub 2-Step.  She does not teach ballroom, or competitive dance. Her style of teaching is 100% client based. Sarah is able to articulate not just how the dance and music work, but why, and how to make it yours. Her classes are upbeat, fun, sometimes analytical, and full of dancing (not just demo). The material is dance-floor appropriate, meaning you can actually use it in a social setting. She applies a no-scold policy to all of her classes, so don’t be afraid to make mistakes 😉 Sarah plays in a local rock band (Ages and Ages) as a percussionist/vocalist, so be prepared to learn some rhythm! She also spent 10 years as an early childhood educator, so you can be sure that she will cover all styles of learning in her approach to teaching, and with supernatural patience.


COST:  $40

BRING: No partner required. Wear layers and comfortable/thin soles shoes with little to no tread. (hot tea and coffee provided)


All workshops are open to the public.

All Skill Levels Welcome.

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

 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

 

This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.

 

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Nov
23
Thu
GRATITUNES~A Thankful Feast of Music
Nov 23 @ 8:00 pm – Nov 25 @ 10:00 pm

Nov
25
Sat
Drawing as Seeing & the Acceptance of Chaos: A Sumi Ink Wash Drawing Workshop with Heather McLaughlin
Nov 25 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Drawing as Seeing & the Acceptance of Chaos: A Sumi Ink Wash Drawing Workshop with Heather McLaughlin

Drawing is a way of seeing, a way of understanding, and an exercise. This drawing workshop will focus on pleinair (on-sight) observational drawing with the beautiful and chaotic material: sumi ink. The ink is an excellent tool to capture light and shapes, as compared to the way pencils and pens lead themselves to contours and patterns. This special ink has rich, deep blacks that are easy to swoon over. During this 4 hour workshop students will complete multiple small drawings. We will cover techniques for recording scale, light and shapes while practicing pleinair drawing skills and increase our understanding and mastery of the sumi ink medium.


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, where she completed her Bachelors of Fine Art with a focus in traditional Printmaking in 2005.  She served on the board of Flight 64 Studio (a Member-run Print Studio) from 2008 until 2014. She currently manages the Printmaking Studio at PNCA in addition to teaching classes in the Continuing Education program. In addition to her art, Heather is a performer and production assistant, her main project is ROTTIES. Visit Heather’s website at hardcoremermaid.com

COST:  $40 plus a $10 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to instructor.)

BRING: Please wear clothes that you will be comfortable in outdoors that you do not mind getting art materials on. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided in the Lodge.

 

All workshops are open to the public.

All Skill Levels Welcome.

This workshop is for adults. 12 students max.

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

 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

 

 

 

 

This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwester.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.

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Settle Your World: Self Empowering Techniques for Fostering a Calm Life in a Wild World with Jason Tschimperle
Nov 25 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Settle Your World: Self Empowering Techniques for Fostering a Calm Life in a Wild World with Jason Tschimperle

 

Through self study, meditation, breath work, Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping), and down to earth real talk, we will help each other make a plan for creating more calm and living freer in the wilderness of humanity.


Jason Tschimperle is the proprietor of Mamook Wellness at The Sou’wester Lodge, an educator, meditation instructor, sound healer, and therapeutic bodyworker. And he likes being calm.


COST:  $40

BRING: Wear comfortable clothing and please bring a notebook and 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 adults. 8 students max.

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

 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

 

 

 

This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.

 

Nov
26
Sun
Cut It Up Art Card Party: “Put A Bird On It” with Mark Elliott
Nov 26 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Cut It Up Art Card Party: “Put A Bird On It” with Mark Elliott

Create unique art cards using images, shapes and colors cut from a large selection and variety of magazines. Choose magazines to cut up or select from a collection of high quality bird photography images on glossy cardstock. Collage onto art board or cardstock, postcard size and/or larger. Come together for the sheer joy of making art. We’ll provide the art supplies, you bring a good supply of creative enthusiasm. No art-making experience is needed. Join in on this relaxed atmosphere, not necessarily taught, but instead gently facilitated by an artist who will happily help and answer any questions. Arrive anytime and come for just a bit or stay the entire time…you decide! Adult-geared event but parent-guided kids are welcome.


Art and Birds are two of Mark Elliott’s loves. Mark Elliott has and MFA from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio and a BFA from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, and has been birding for 35 years. Mark is the Audubon Society of Lincoln City’s field trip guide and teaches raptor identification and basic birding at Oregon Coast Community College. He 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.


COST:  suggested donation $5 per person or $10 per family (no one turned away for lack of funds)


All workshops are open to the public.

All Skill Levels Welcome. Geared for adults but parent-guided kids are welcome.

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

 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

 

 

 

 

This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.

 

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Dec
2
Sat
2017 Bookbinding Workshop
Dec 2 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Coptic Stitch Bookbinding with Jillian Barthold

Make your very own blank Coptic Stitch hand-bound book! In this workshop you’ll learn the basic tools used in bookbinding and the step by step process of making a hard cover coptic stitch book! Coptic stitch binding is one of the earliest forms of bookbinding and is sewn with thread leaving an exposed spine. You’ll leave with your very own blank book to use as a journal, recipe book, or sketchbook! Beginners to Advanced – All skill levels welcome!


Jillian Barthold is an illustrator, printmaker, bookbinder, and maker from nowhere. Her work acts as a magnifying glass to explore the everyday objects that surround us. She teaches screenprinting and book arts at the IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center), loves looking at maps, and wears glitter every single day. She is the co-founder of Fruit Salad Club, an unapologetically silly studio, community, and gallery space in Portland, OR.


COST:  $30

BRING: All supplies provided, but students could bring some special paper for the front and back cover if they want! Please bring a snack if needed (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. 10 students max.

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

 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

 

 

 

This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.

The Sons of Rainier
Dec 2 @ 8:00 pm

 

The Sons Of Rainier are a recent collaboration of four musicians, Devin Champlin (Gallus Brothers, Crow Quill Night Owls), Dean Johnson (Lowman Palace), Sam Gelband, and Charlie Meyer (both of Honcho Poncho). They formed in a supernatural occurrence at the coziest of dimly lit bars in Seattle and bonded over a shared interest of singing together. The music rests on the foundation of Devin’s songwriting, and is brought forth with warm tube amps, Dean’s unpredictable, weeping guitar lines, a loosely tuned snare, upright bass, and close three part harmonies. It is 45 rpm folk music that is sweet and haunting. It’s a polaroid of a stolen slow dance.

 

This event is free and open to the public.

Dec
3
Sun
Creating a Travel Journal with Fay Malloy & Marilyn Zornado
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Creating a Travel Journal with Fay Malloy & Marilyn Zornado

Students will learn the basics of creating a travel journal. We will discuss the history of the travel journal, illustration, narrative and page layout strategies. We will show historical examples from Lewis & Clark to Malloy & Zornado. Students will create a clever leather-wrapped travel journal with a pencil closure. For students who want to share their work, we will discuss publication options as well as using Adobe InDesign and other on-line publishing options.


Fay Malloy and Marilyn Zornado, proprietors of Fremont Garden Press, are the authors of the “The Longest Beach, An Eccentric Guide to the Long Beach Peninsula,” “Bottoms Up, A Guide to Seasonal Cocktails” and, currently in production, “Barging Through Belgium.”  Marilyn is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and teaches at PNCA.  Fay has a platinum-certified “Backyard Habitat” and is a Master Recycler.  Both were Artist-Bartenders-In-Residence at the Likewise Bar in Portland.


COST:  $35

BRING: Please bring a good pencil to be included in the book itself. (Instructors recommend to eat a hearty breakfast as lunch will be postponed till after class.) Bring a sack lunch and/or snack for after class if you want. (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 (unless approved by the instructors).

15 students max.

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

 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

 

 

 

 

This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.

 

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Dec
16
Sat
3rd Annual Handmade Bazaar
Dec 16 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

3rd Annual Handmade Bazaar at The Sou’wester

We are hosting our 3rd Annual Handmade Bazaar. The sale is on Sat Dec 16th from noon-6pm at The Sou’wester in 4 spaces: the Pavilion (now heated), the Lodge Living Room, Lodge Velvet Lounge Guest Room, and also in our new Art Trailer Gallery with 20 + artists/makers! Lindsie Feathers will be playing live music from 2pm-4pm. The Adrift Hotel & Spa  in Long Beach (409 Sid Snyder Dr, 360-642-2311) will be hosting an artisan bazaar/sale (Christmas Holiday Bazaar w/ Sou’wester) as well on the same day (10am-4pm) and we will partner with them in promotion of both events/sales! Fun!
 
 
 
JULIA BARBEE (Portland, OR)
– artisan fragrances
– objects
http://juliabarbee.com/home
https://www.instagram.com/julia_barbee/
 
LUCY BARNA (Astoria, OR)
– Astoria Makerspace (display)
https://www.astoriamakers.com
https://www.instagram.com/astoriamakers/
 
KYMM BAZE (Long Beach Peninsula, WA)
– distressed frames & handmade signs
 
MISSY BLACK (Astoria, OR)
of Blackloot Jewelry
– handmade electroformed copper jewelry
(Crafted with ethically sourced and high quality materials. Emphasis on opals, turquoise, raw diamonds, and crystals.)
– handstand necklaces (silver and rose gold).
All Handcrafted jewelry to fit every budget.
https://www.blackloot.net/about/
https://www.instagram.com/blackloot_jewelry
 
JOE CHASSE (Long Beach Peninsula, WA)
– sculptural works out of repurposed metals
http://informiorium.blogspot.com
 
HEATHER DOUGLAS of Oscar Astoria (Astoria, OR)
– screenprinted bags
– hand illustrated coloring books
– poetry books
http://oscarastoria.com/shop/
 
DIERDRE DUEWEL (Long Beach Peninsula, WA)
– 8 x 10 mosaic mirrors
 
ANNIE ESKELIN (Ilwaco, WA)
– small boxes & original art
– pendents with seascapes
 
ARI FREITAG (Portland, OR)
– walnut ink
– original drawings and prints
– jewelry
http://cargocollective.com/AriFreitagArt
 
LIZ HARRIS, YELLOWELECTRIC (Astoria, OR)
– silk screened & some hand sewn tee shirts
– records and CDs of mine on other labels as well as those from my own label
– letter press and silk screen prints
– small press book of my art drawings
– little affordable cards from recycled album covers (letter press and offset printed)
http://repeatingpattern.com/drawings.html
https://grouper.bandcamp.com
 
MAMOOK WELLNESS (Seaview, WA)
– wildcrafted wellness products
– original artwork, drawings on paper
http://mamookwellness.com
https://www.facebook.com/mamookwellness/
 

ANDREA MAZZARELLA (Astoria, OR)

– skincare line: organic and essential oils
– solstice/holiday wreaths: 100% biodegradable and local plants
– simple jewelry with amethyst and citrine
 
HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN (Portland, OR)
– Hand Printed “Alternative” Greeting Cards
– Original Art Work
– Wall Tapestries
– Limited Edition prints
PLUS Heather will have a printmaking station, by donation, for visitors to print their own card or poster.
http://www.hardcoremermaid.com
https://www.instagram.com/hardcoremermaid/
 
NATALIE MYERS of Grace Body Essentials (Seaside, OR)
– soaps & sugar polish
– lip balm & forever balm
– organic dog wash
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=grace%20body%20essentials
 
RAINY DAY FARMS (Naselle, WA)
– lavender spritzers and sachets
– Culinary lavender/recipe cards
– Smudge Sticks
http://www.rainydayartistry.com/farm.htm
 
RICCI HANDMADE PAPER (Port Angeles, WA)
– tree-free handmade paper (using rainwater)
– stationery, blank cards, book paper, artist paper
– gift packages
 
CHELSEA ROSE (Astoria, OR)
– crochet baby toys
– crochet hats/headbands/scarves/accessories
– holiday/greeting cards
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtistaLocaStudio?ref=profile_shopicon
 
SAHAR ROSENBAUM (Ocean Park, WA)
– quilts
– fiber art
 
ADA ROSMAN (Hoquiam, WA)
– handmade jewelry inspired by travel
http://www.adarosman.com
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdaRosman
 
DAWN STETZEL (Seaview, WA)
– eco prints on paper (natural pigments)
– journals/sketchbooks/cards
– reversible dog bandanas
https://www.instagram.com/naturenellssister/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/NatureNellsSister?ref=hdr_shop_menu
 
DENNIS THOMAS of Thomas & Son Woodworks LLC
(Warrenton, OR)
– furniture (reclaimed wood and new)
– signs & sandwich boards
– cutting boards and other kitchen items
– woodcrafts
thomasandsonwoodworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Thomas-Son-Woodworks-LLC-1112873028747275/about/?ref=page_internal
 
JOANNE WEBSTER (Long Beach, WA)
– fairy furniture
– fiber jewelry
– felt ornaments
– star-baby pins
 
Sou’wester Swag
– totes, cups, wearables
 
…and more
 

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Dec
17
Sun
Drawing as Seeing: The Figure, Nude & Costume with instructor Heather McLaughlin
Dec 17 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Workshop Series at The Sou’wester

Drawing as Seeing: The Figure, Nude & Costume with instructor Heather McLaughlin

Drawing is a way of seeing, a way of understanding, and an exercise. This workshop will utilize the human figure to explore spatial relationships, composition, contours and values. During this 4 hour workshop students will complete multiple small drawings and one long pose using traditional materials such as charcoal and conte crayon. The class will start with nude gestures and short nude poses. The final pose will be costumed. We will cover techniques for recording scale, light, and shapes while practicing mark making techniques and sharpening our ability to see our environment. 

 


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, where she completed her Bachelors of Fine Art with a focus in traditional Printmaking in 2005.  She served on the board of Flight 64 Studio (a Member-run Print Studio) from 2008 until 2014. She currently manages the Printmaking Studio at PNCA in addition to teaching classes in the Continuing Education program. In addition to her art, Heather is a performer and production assistant, her main project is ROTTIES. Visit Heather’s website at hardcoremermaid.com


COST:  $40 plus a $10 material/model fee (Please pay material/model fee directly to instructor)

BRING: Please wear clothes that you will be comfortable in outdoors that you do not mind getting art materials on. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided in the Lodge.


All workshops are open to the public.

All Skill Levels Welcome.

This workshop is for adults. 12 students max.

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

 

 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

 

 

This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.

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