Three decades of Friends
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A lot can change in 30 years, but one thing has remained the same for the East Bonner County Library: the dedication of the Friends of the Library. This...
Category: Arts & Culture
A history of conflict
By Christine Holbert Reader Contributor I recently spent six weeks in Ukraine, visiting family, traveling and promoting the new Lost Horse Press Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series at the Lviv Book Forum and elsewhere. That...
Music Conservatory finds a permanent home
By Katherine Greenland Reader Contributor The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint recently completed the purchase of the building at 110 Main St. After 10 years of occupying the nearly 12,000-square-foot building as rental tenants, the...
Pet peeves of the people
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A few weeks ago, we assigned our “(Wo)Man on the Street” columnist Susan Drinkard her weekly question: “What are your pet peeves?” Little did we know what a rich...
Short films from the Big Apple and beyond
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like short stories in literature, short films are often overlooked by the average consumer. It’s anyone’s guess why, since this underrated genre has the potential to pack an entire...
Alt-right comedian Owen Benjamin comes to the Panida
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Owen Benjamin is coming to the Panida Theater for a “Date Night Comedy Show” on Monday, Sept. 30. The 39-year-old New York native is also a classically trained pianist,...
Searching for Einstein
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A life-sized bust of Albert Einstein has gone missing from Sandpoint High School, according to its creator, Dan Shook. The former longtime art teacher at SHS, Shook made the...
Today’s art, tomorrow’s world
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writers, musicians and artists from all walks of life will take hold of microphones in 300 countries across the world Saturday, Sept. 28, sharing their visions for better lives...
Sounds from outside
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Summer is typically tour season for traveling bands, and a handful of out-of-towners are swinging through the 219 Lounge in the days immediately before the calendar flips to fall. ...
Finding power in story
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Few things empower a person like being given the tools and confidence to tell their story. The Johnson-O’Malley film program strives to do just that by teaming up with...
