Fall Fest: Four days of music and mountain fun
By Reader Staff The 33rd annual Fall Fest returns to Schweitzer, kicking off Friday, Sept. 4 and ending Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7. The chairlift and activities open at 11 a.m. each day and...
Category: Arts & Culture
MCS founder calls ouster a ‘hostile takeover’
Karin Wedemeyer alleges campaign to remove her as executive director By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A leadership shakeup at the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has made waves throughout the community, with the news in late...
Monarch and Friends Festival organizers thanks supporters
By Reader Staff Organizers of the Monarch and Friends Festival, which took place Aug. 29 in Sandpoint’s Granary District, extended a lengthy thank-you to all those who made the gathering a success. “The Monarch...
True public wildlands protection is urgently needed. IPPLI falls far short
By Groups concerned about the IPPLIReader Contributors The Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative (IPPLI) presented in the Sandpoint Reader guest editorial [Perspectives, “Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative reaches landmark agreement,” July 23, 2026], would...
Last reminder to build boats for the Sand Creek Regatta
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The annual Sand Creek Regatta has set this year’s date for Saturday, Sept. 12, giving those wishing to enter the beloved local event a deadline to finish their boats. The...
POAC seeks volunteer instructors for Kaleidoscope Program
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Commission’s Kaleidoscope program will add six to eight more classrooms in the coming school year, expanding from the 2025-’26 term when 56 volunteers taught in 47 classrooms...
Shared Waters: A film for a defining moment for the Kootenai River
Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Pollution from five mountaintop removal coal mines in the Canadian Rocky Mountains is flowing downstream through the Elk River Valley of British Columbia; into the transboundary Koocanusa Reservoir; and then into...
Panida presents bluegrass rock band Armchair Boogie
By Reader Staff Are you ready to get down? The Panida Theater presents Armchair Boogie, a full-throttle bluegrass quartet infused with the energy of a jam band and the swagger of rock ’n’ roll....
The age of anxiety and The Death of Robin Hood
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff An enterprising young film student might be well served by examining an apparently developing cinematic tendency: Movies about epic heroes in their crusty, fallen arches years. The decline-of-the-king trope has...
Mad about Science: Digital addiction part II
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist In last week’s column we discussed the effects of video game addiction and how it sockets into digital dependency. This week, we will be exploring the effects of social media...
