The gift of music
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Playing a musical instrument is a lifelong activity that enriches life, one note at a time. Musical for Life, a Sandpoint-based nonprofit organization, aims to …
Category: Arts & Culture
Toward a more complex ‘Moses’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Writing for CNN, acclaimed University of Texas at Austin historian, and one of the leading American thinkers on race, Peniel Joseph took up the topic …
Love Letters play perfect for date night
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater starts off its 2020 theater season with a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Love Letters, by playwright A.R. Gurney, …
New local lit hits the stands
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The novels of Hope writer Bill Percy center on the kinds of issues you’d find in the news: school shootings, tax evasion conspiracies, sex trafficking …
A very Sandpoint Valentine’s Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Whether live music, dancing, parades or spoon carving float your boat, Sandpoint has something for lovers and loners alike this Valentine’s Day.
All events are …
Sandpoint Winter Carnival: Week 1 events
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The annual Winter Carnival spans from Feb. 14-23, featuring a bevy of events, including everything from parades to parties.
Here’s an edited schedule of events …
Rainy day blues
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It rained most of last week, and as a result I’ve found myself listening to work by more melancholy, contemplative artists on our office Spotify …
First Friday plays host to art receptions around town
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
From local students just dabbling in the world of art to established artists looking to share their work in new studios, Sandpoint will have them …
Hitler must die
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Auteur director Quentin Tarantino took some heat from certain quarters for the ending of his 2009 Nazi-Western revenge fantasy flick Inglourious Basterds. If you …
The Joker and Judy
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Aside from the tribalism of professional sports and the bloodsport of political shitposting on Facebook, the gleeful deconstruction of celebrity ranks among 21st-century Americans’ preferred …
Reader in Print
Special Report
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
This week in Sandpoint: Hold on to your sleds … it’s time to celebrate all things snowy and bright during the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, kicking off Friday with the Parade of Lights and continuing with non-stop events, Feb. 10-23:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Enter the Sandpoint in Pictures Winter Photo Contest! Post your best winter snapshot in the Sandpoint Winter Photo Contest for a chance at hometown fame, plus a $20 gift certificate to MickDuff’s and a copy of the scenic coffee table book ‘Selkirks Spectacular.’ How to enter? Easy – just post your photo and vote daily at SandpointPictures.com»
