The gift of song
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Give yourself the gift of music with any of a trio of holiday performances from local artists performing Friday, Dec. 13 through Sunday, Dec. 15. First, the Pend Oreille...
Category: Arts & Culture
Tapping into the root
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As the cold nights swallow shorter and shorter days, chimneys begin to emit those comforting puffs of smoke from winter fires within. It’s wood-burning season — the time to...
Festival season pass sales ‘on track’ for 2020
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint hosted its annual membership meeting Dec. 10, drawing a modest crowd to MickDuff’s Beer Hall. “I thought we’d have a record turnout for our annual...
A shindig for the season
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Robb Talbott and his wife, Tasha, lived in West Virginia, they frequented an annual event at a ski touring center meant to celebrate the changing of the seasons...
A feeling and a sound
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Celtic interpretations of Christmas tunes have become a staple of holiday season playlists, but rarely are they performed with the sheer talent, pedigree and affinity of Affinití, the trio...
West-side Washington comics coming to the 219
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A trio of comics are coming to the 219 Lounge for a must-see show Saturday, Dec. 7. Top of the bill is Seattleite Nate Jackson, an alum of MTV...
Big adventure on the big screen
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Let’s admit it — backcountry winter adventures are not for everyone. But watching incredible feats of exploration play out on the big screen while knowing you’re helping local youth...
ICL artist in residence show features the landscapes of Carl Rowe
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The beauty of Idaho is tough to put into words, let alone capture on canvas, but Boise-based landscape painter Carl Rowe has made his career doing just that. His...
A connection to the past
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s often said that journalists write the “first draft of history.” In the case of North Idaho native and former journalist Gary Pietsch, he has a chance to add...
‘Knowledge is power’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It was 71 years ago when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by 48 different member countries of the United Nations, marking Dec. 10 as Human Rights...
