SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Fall/Winter 2018 Workshop Series
Floral Bundle Dyeing with Brittany Boles
Floral bundle dyeing layers color the same way you make a delicious meal, thoughtful design, scent, texture, and delicious natural ingredients blend together. We’ll steam our fabric like textile dumplings to create lovely Monet-esque designs. We’ll use flowers grown in my dye garden, spices, extracts, and pigments to ceate beautiful water color effects on natural fabric. You’re invited to bring your own bouquet of dried flowers to immortalize as well. We’ll discuss the world of natural dyes and explore hammered leaf and flower prints (hapazome influences) on paper as well. Price includes a premordanted silk pillowcase and samples of raw silk noil and bamboo/cotton fabric and a handbook with home instructions.
Fiber artist and indigo grower, Brittany Boles, shares her knowledge of the world of plant colors in workshops along the north coast. She maintains a dye garden at NorthFork 53 Farm in Nehalem, specializing in Japanese Indigo pigment extraction. She’s passionate about collaborating with local artists and connecting with her local native dye plants in her small coastal town of Gearhart.
COST: $40 plus a materials fee of $25 (Please pay material fee directly to instructor.)
BRING: Notebook, pen, dried flowers (optional), and a bag for transporting damp fibers home. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Coffee and tea provided. Please wear clothes that are ok to get dye on.
This workshop is for students age 10 and up. Max students 12.
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 Fall/Winter 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.
Garett Brennan is a Portland, Ore-based songwriter, singer and instrumentalist. His solo work explores the far intimate corners of acoustic, roots and Americana, and his side project work with pigWar explores the fringe boundaries of soul, psychedelic and rock. His live performances are undeniably authentic and raw. Garett Brennan and Jon Neufeld have been playing together since 2008 through various incarnations and have released three albums together. Their show on December 8 will explore a whole new vault of materials that they are preparing to take into the studio for their next album this winter. Brennan’s material pulls from the mellow pockets of JJ Cale, the old-timey sensibility of Gillian Welch and the lyrical moody vibes of more modern writers like Gregory Alan Isakov and Jeff Tweedy.
This event is free and open to the public!
www.garettbrennan.com
4th Annual Handmade Bazaar at The Sou’wester
Kay Beizel
– wire weave jewelry
– wire weave & wrapped trees with gemstones
www.facebook.com/forestfoxastoria
– paper cards and stationary designs
www.lovebirdpaper.com
Nature Nell’s Sister
– eco printed journals
– handmade cards 100% recycled materials
www.etsy.com/shop/naturenellssister
– fairy furniture
– spirit dolls
– table-top shrines
The Adrift Hotel in Long Beach, WA is having a similar sale as well on this same day so swing by to visit them 10am-4pm on Saturday! (409 Sid Snyder Dr, Long Beach, Washington 98631, 360-642-2311) Here is a list of their event on FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/306163463322558/
Brush Prairie is a vintage honky tonk country band playing a mix of covers by the likes of Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams etc and originals that sound of the same era. Fronted by Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols, named after the small Washington town she was born in.
This event is free and open to the public.
Rude Wife brings Inspirational dreamy witch songs.
https://soundcloud.com/coastal_nick/rude-wife
Offen offers Slow layered ambient ocean vocals/guitar
https://offenin.bandcamp.com/releases
**Solstice celebration: Please bring item(s) for altar
This event is free and open to the public
Fall/Winter 2018 Workshop Series
Winter Solstice SoulCollage®: Letting the Light Back In with Josephine Banks
During this time of Winter Solstice as the amount of light we receive lengthens, we gather with the Lightbearer in mind. What is the Lightbearer to you? Who or what brings the light for you? Although not always seen, the light is always there. Let’s explore the ever present light using SoulCollage®.
SoulCollage® is an intuitive collage process for self-discovery and community developed by Seena B Frost. Tapping into the transformative power of imagination and intuition you will create personal collaged cards from images. The goal is to discover the unique inner and outer guides and challengers of your individual Souls, while in an environment that supports creativity and is safe for each person to explore and express his or her own unique soul in its lightness and shadow.
Josephine Banks, aka, Miss Begotten is a self-taught artist, writer, gardener, Domestic Goddess and SoulCollage® Facilitator living in Vancouver, WA. The beautiful Pacific Northwest and frequenting the Long Beach Peninsula as often as possible keeps her spirit alive, fresh and growing on a daily basis. Miss Begotten is currently sharing her art at The Bay Avenue Gallery in Ocean Park, WA. Using SoulCollage® I have found that pulling up bits and pieces of myself that have been locked away is a beautiful process. I find it enriching and healing to my life and that of others.
COST: $50
BRING: All supplies provided in addition to lunch; I will be sharing a pot of soup and some lovely bread. Please feel free to bring any snack you may need for the duration. Coffee, tea and water provided.
This workshop is for students age 16 years old and up. 12 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 Fall/Winter 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.
Jerry David DeCicca’s released two albums in 2018, Time the Teacher (March 2018) and Burning Daylight (Sept. 2018). Noted reviews included Americana Album of the Month (March, 2018) by Uncut magazine and called “a remarkable feat of empathy… DeCicca’s Wondrous Country” by The Fader. DeCicca’s albums have been featured in Aquarium Drunkard, Magnet, Mojo and Brooklyn Vegan and included collaborators like Will Oldham, Kelley Deal, and Spooner Oldham. He is also the producer of albums by Larry Jon Wilson (Drag City), Will Beeley (Tompkins Square), Ed Askew (Tin Angel) and the Numero Group. His previous band, The Black Swans, recorded 5 albums, toured for over 10 years, and was recognized in Pitchfork, Tiny Mix Tapes, American Songwriter, and many more.
Adam Ostrar recorded 4 albums with his band, Manishevitz (JagJaguar) before heading out as a solo artist. His latest record, Brawls in the Briar on Super Secret Records, has earthy rustic qualities reminiscent of John Fahey, Tim Buckley, with some of the mystical English folk of Bert Jansch and Robbie Basho. He’s known to cover Eno and touches on Moles/Richard Davies melodies.
This event is free and open to the public!
www.jerrydaviddecicca.com
www.adamostrar.com
Photo by Eve Searls
Tuesday December 25
9am – 9pm
PJ Party and All Day Movies
Bring your favorite slippers to the Sou’wester and join us for a PJ Party and All Day Movies! Help us select a handful of wonderful movies from our massive VHS collection! We will publish a schedule of movies along with times so you can either watch them ALL, or pop in for your favorite one! Plus the popcorn bar will be OPEN!
Bitches of the Sun is an Oregon based trio founded in winter of 2017 by Willamette Week award winning vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Davis. After the session saxophonist made his way to the Pacific Northwest from Chicago, Illinois he decided to push his musical boundary and play his hand at being a front-man. In efforts to find a refreshing new sound that embodied traditional rock elements he was introduce to bassist Nick Wright and drummer Seth Shaler. Together this powerhouse has an extensive resume of individual features and group performances with the likes of Wyclef Jean, Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper and Buddy Guy. Described by its loyal fan base as “Portland’s rock band” the trio uses it’s diverse musical background to deliver a large selection of body shaking grooves wrapped in emotionally complex arrangements guaranteed to get everyone on the dance floor.
Every performance gifts the audience with unforgettable moments that can only be envied by those who missed out. And with the release of their 2018 self-titled Bitches of the Sun EP they are proving to be a force of limitless growth and longevity.
~Hands up for the Bitches of the Sun~
https://www.bitchesofthesun.com/
This event is free and open to the public.
New Year’s Eve DJ Cuica & Sahel Sounds‘ Dance Party All Night Long! bring in the New Year with dance grooves and moves! Dance party begins at 8pm with toast to the New Year at midnight in the lodge.
Last person on the dance floor wins a gift certificate for a free weekend stay at The Sou’wester!
Please call the front desk 360-642-2542 (9am-9pm) to book a spot if you want to stay at the Sou’wester during this dance.
