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!
All the way from New Zealand…
A special Valentine’s Day Feature…
Reb Fountain!!
“Songwriters don’t come much better than this.” (William Dart, Radio NZ)
Just back from supporting The Chills and recording her new album (release June 2019) Reb’s had a busy year; After touring and recording with Finn Andrews (The Veils) she released ‘Hopeful & Hopeless’; “the most perfect EP ever made,” (Simon Wilson, Metro) which was, “a perfect jewel of songs” (Simon Sweetman, Off the Tracks) that was recorded live at The Wine Cellar in Auckland.
Reb won the Tui for Best Country New Zealand Album/Artist 2018 for her album and also APRA New Zealand’s Best Country Song 2018 for the title track ‘Hopeful & Hopeless’.
After hearing her perform, Neil Finn (Crowded House, Split Enz) handpicked Reb to feature in his all-star choir for his month long album building and recording project, ‘Out of Silence’; she has since performed with Neil for his New Zealand and Australian ‘Out of Silence’ tour.
Reb released and toured the second of her stellar new projects, ‘Little Arrows’; a much awaited album featuring the late Sam Prebble that was nominated for Best New Zealand Folk Album 2018. Her band, “made up for lost time by putting on one of the finest shows of the year” (Marty Duda, 13th Floor).
Reb then jumped straight into ‘The Boy Next Door – a celebration of Nick Cave’ to further sold out shows around the country. “From the moment she arrives on the Spiegeltent stage she possesses it completely.” (Bridie Freeman, The Hook).
A pre-eminent singer and performer Fountain has for years been the musicians secret, having performed and recorded with The Eastern, The Warratahs, Marlon Williams, Delaney Davidson, Don McGlashan, Finn Andrews, Will Wood, Tami Neilson, Neil Finn and featuring in The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary tour as the voice of Joni Mitchell.
“Reb Fountain is to be counted among our finest songwriters whose imagery is both personal and universal, and her command of a melody and a song transcends genre.” (Graham Reid, Elsewhere).
This event is free and open to the public!
Winter 2019 Workshop Series
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 you’d like. Coffee and hot tea provided.
This workshop is for students age 14 and up. 10 students max.
RSVP: via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542 between 9am-9pm
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Winter 2019 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.
Society of the Silver Cross is led by husband and wife duo Joe Reineke and Karyn Gold-Reineke of Seattle’s famed recording studio Orbit Audio. Society of the Silver Cross draw inspiration from their many trips to India, it’s rich musical textures, traditional chanting and spiritual wisdom. Everything about Society of the Silver Cross is heavy with mystery: they lure the listener into their sound, and their world, like ghost lights in a dense forest. Follow, if you dare, and what you’ll discover is a band that has developed a singular style – one that draws from darker, more cinematic moods, textures and cosmic atmospheres resulting in an otherworldly blend of musical bliss.
“Society of the Silver Cross deliver haunting and cinematic dark rock on When You’re Gone” –Metal Injection
“Intense, layered, lush and just a little disturbing, it’s really rather good.” – Americana UK
https://www.societyofthesilvercross.com/
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Erina is…
Soulful, jazzy, vox-heavy melodic dreamers.
This event is free and open to the public!
Winter 2019 Workshop Series
Story is a Chance: Writing as Spiritual Practice with instructor Melissa Bennett
Gerald Vizenor (Anishinaabe) wrote, “Life is a chance, a story is a chance. That I am here is a chance.” Our lives are miracles tied to the lives of our ancestors and to the lives of our descendants. All of the moments, big and small, that brought us to this point have meaning and significance. In this workshop, we will utilize sitting and walking meditation practices as a way to slow down and take time to listen deeply to our own stories. We will utilize writing practice as a means of exploring the many chances our ancestors took to bring us to this moment, the chances we have taken to bring us to now, and how these chances impact the stories of our own lives and the lives of those who come after us. We will share our work with each other, trusting in the chance to create change in the world and imagine new possibilities for our future.
Melissa Bennett (Umatilla/Nimiipuu/Sac & Fox/Anishinaabe), M.Div. is a writer, storyteller, educator, and spiritual care provider. Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Melissa’s work focuses on social justice, culture, tradition, and spirituality. Melissa was a 2015 recipient of the Evergreen State College Longhouse Native Creative Development Grant. She is also a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop – an association of socially engaged writers working to advance creativity, foster generosity, and serve community.
COST: $40
BRING: pen, paper, and please wear appropriate clothing for walks on the beach, (optional items to bring: a small blanket or pillow for use during meditation practice and a small item for placement on altar – altar items will be returned to participants after class). Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Coffee and hot tea provided.
This workshop is for students over 18 years old. 15 students max.
*RSVP: via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.c
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Winter 2019 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.
Navid Eliot is best known as the songwriter and front man of the band Planes on Paper, but he is also an active touring sideman, studio guitarist, and producer for a slew of well-loved Northwest artists. Navid’s solo sets focus on showcasing unheard new works, as well as exploring a huge catalogue of the folk and pop covers that have influenced his writing.
https://soundcloud.com/user-700708283
www.planesonpaper.com
This event is free and open to the public!
SPACENESS is a celebration of time, space and the unknown through experimental art, media and performance. Each year SPACENESS takes over the Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview, WA, as well as the adjacent forest, seashore and wild spaces.
The next celebration of Spaceness is MARCH 1-3, 2019. Spaceness is FREE, open to the public, and welcoming to people of all ages.
Follow @spacenesss ( ⏎ 3 s’) on Instagram for updates and special information about the event.
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Spaceness was founded by Portland artists Julia Barbee, Matt Suplee, and Alison Jean Cole and has been awarded funding by the Precipice Fund, Calligram Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Portland chapter of the Awesome Foundation.
Art Exhibit
Treasure From
by artist Jillian Barthold
March 8 through June 2, 2019
A new art exhibit in a vintage travel trailer turned into a permanent art gallery, at The Sou’wester Lodge
‘Treasure From’ is a new series of illustrations by Portland-based artist Jillian Barthold that explores her relationship to the objects surrounding her and their worth – while removing the word worth from the context of monetary value. The series examines what constitutes treasure to an individual and finds that perhaps most often, treasure is less about the object itself and more about where it comes from.
OPENING RECEPTION on Friday March 8, 6pm-9pm.
OPEN: Fri/Sat/Sun 9am-9pm (and by request: visit the lodge front desk and we’ll open the gallery for you)
Art Gallery & Opening Reception free and open to the public.
Jillian Barthold is an illustrator, designer, and maker originally from nowhere, but currently living in Portland, OR. Her work is heavily inspired by the Japanese world view or aesthetic of wabi-sabi, travel, and child-like wonder. She creates and makes many things under the moniker Monster Songs. Other enjoyments include, but are not limited to, staring at the moon, sitting in the ocean, and playing fetch with her cats.
This trailer is a 1960’s Aloha made in Aloha, Oregon. It was rescued from a neglected RV park in the northern part of the Long Beach Peninsula. Now repaired and transformed into an art space, this art gallery is part of our Artist Residency Program and our non-profit organization, Sou’wester Arts.
Winter 2019 Workshop Series
Shibori, Batik, & Dip-Dye Using All Natural Indigo with instructor Carolyn Hopkins
We’ll be making tote bags or scarves (depending on what you fancy). You will learn shibori and wax-resist techniques in order to create patterns on your naturally dyed indigo piece. I’ll walk you through the process of how indigo works, and you will leave with an item made by you!
Carolyn Hopkins holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and her work has been shown internationally. Her focus is on the intersection of art and craft, and primary mediums are fibers, glass, and clay.
COST: $40 (plus a $10 material fee) Please pay material fee directly to the instructor.
BRING: Please wear clothing you don’t mind getting dye on (or an apron) and shoes that can get wet. Bring a snack if you’d like. Coffee and hot tea provided.
This workshop is for students age 18 and up. 10 students max.
RSVP: via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.c
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Winter 2019 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.
Tobias Berblinger cranks out solid original tunes spearheaded by folk weirdness and sing-along barroom anthems. While fulling honoring the tongue-in-cheek trappings of country music storytelling, with the protagonist managing to lose his dog, his house, his girl, and his weed all in the same song. His latest album, The Luckiest Hippie Alive, is out now on TDRCO and is an affectionate testament to strong songwriting, a fertile period in American music, and the perennial highway blues.
http://tdrco.org/tobias_berblinger/
This event is free and open to the public!
Winter 2019 Workshop Series
Rope Basket Making
with instructor Jessica Pezalla
We will learn how to make hand-sewn rope baskets that are perfect for holding jewelry or small objects. I will provide dip dyed cotton piping in a variety of colors. Some hand sewing experience is useful, but is not required.
Jessica Pezalla is the creative director and founder of the design studio Bramble Workshop. She creates window displays, event decor, and custom art installations with a focus on paper and textiles. Jessica has designed window displays for Hermes, West Elm, Ella Moss, and Anthropologie. She’s also worked with event planning companies to create key pieces for events for Target, Old Navy, and Elle Magazine. In 2018 she created a paper flower installation for Crystal Bridges Museum in AR and is currently working on an installation for the Portland Airport.
COST: $48
BRING: all supplies provided as well as hot coffee and/or tea
This class is recommended for students age 12 years and up. 8 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542 between 9am-9pm
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Winter 2019 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.