The Wow Wows release first album
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With the release of their first album, “River Dolphin,” last week, Sandpoint band The Wow Wows have established themselves firmly as a musical force to be reckoned with. The...
Category: Arts & Culture
Local Artists Showcase to benefit music exchange program
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the seventh year, a cultural enrichment and exchange program known as Music Bridges Borders run by Elinor and Rick Reed has exchanged musicians between Sandpoint and Northern Baja,...
BF student wins statewide art contest
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s not everyday the governor recognizes you on social media. That’s just what happened to Bonners Ferry student Cason Neal, whose artwork was chosen as the state winner for...
‘Sylvia’ finds the funny side of dog ownership
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff They don’t call dogs a man’s best friend for no reason. “Sylvia,” the latest play from Cade Prophet Memorial Productions, takes that basic truth to its most hysterical and...
The art of advocacy
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council has been without an executive director for a couple of years now. With the position in limbo, Arts Administrator Hannah Combs and a handful...
Shop, support and stay a while
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Everyone should spend an hour with Lois Miller. You might laugh. You might learn a lot. You might even share too many personal details about yourself, just because it...
‘The Voice’ star Jacob Maxwell to play free show at Matchwood
By Reader Staff Matchwood Brewing Co. will host a special guest this weekend. Coeur d’Alene native Jacob Maxwell, who recently starred on season 16 of the popular television show “The Voice,” will join Coeur...
Little Wolf and Brenden Kelty Trio to play at Evans Bros.
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If there’s one thing about Sandpoint is that there is no shortage of awesome venues in which to watch live music. One place that sees a couple of special...
SummerFest announces 2019 lineup
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This July, SummerFest will be celebrating its 25th year (including the prior iteration known colloquially as “Jerry Fest”). Recently, the organizers announced the 2019 lineup to mark this milestone,...
The pioneers’ keepers
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For the second year, a group of volunteer citizens will perform an extensive cleanup on the Pioneer Cemetery — or “Chinese Cemetery” — in Hope. It’s an effort to...
