Heartwood to host touring banjo duo The Lowest Pair
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee met on the banks of the Mississippi River while touring the Midwest festival circuit. Both had found some success …
Category: Arts & Culture
Climb aboard LPO Rep’s Murder on the Orient Express
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the genre of murder mystery, there are few who have done it better than Agatha Christie. Her 66 detective novels and 14 short story …
Sandpoint cuts the ribbon on Silver Box installation ‘At Rivers Edge’
The city of Sandpoint celebrated the installation of the first of three pieces in the 2023-’24 Silver Box art-on-loan program with a ribbon cutting Sept. 13, welcoming the sculpture “At …
Hope, fear and a universe full of Luke Skywalkers
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
This July, the House Oversight Committee’s national security subcommittee heard testimony from multiple military officials alleging the existence of alien life — and, confirming the …
POAC announces new adult art class schedule at new location
By Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council has announced the fall adult art class schedule at its new location, which will be ready for students by mid-September.
Classes offered …
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By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I brought the Reader back into publication in January 2015 after two and a half years out of print, I was hopeful for our …
Council selects three new pieces for ‘Silver Box’ art-on-loan program
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members have selected three pieces of sculpture to be displayed at locations around the city through the Silver Box Program, marking the …
Shimmying to North Idaho
By Katie Botkin
Reader Contributor
For years, I traveled to Portland, Ore., to take fusion bellydance classes at Rachel Brice’s Datura studio, then the center of the universe for tribal …
Disney+ series Ahsoka makes old Star Wars fans feel even older — and that’s good
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s telling that The Washington Post felt compelled to publish a piece Aug. 22 titled, “What you need to watch before Ahsoka series releases.” First, …
‘This is your sled hill’
By Reader Staff
Shortly before the final band took the stage at the inaugural SledFest fundraiser on Aug. 26, Kaniksu Land Trust Executive Director Katie Egland Cox made an important …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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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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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, a Queer V-Day Dance Party, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
