SASi brings art to life
By Reader Staff Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc. is diving into the creative world with Art Alive, a night of live painting and illustration demonstrations on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 4:45 p.m. The fundraiser, which...
Category: Arts & Culture
Amateur historians host Let’s Vike It! Faire
By Reader Staff The Viking Age-inspired fair Let’s Vike It! is returning to Newport, Wash. on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12. Including vendors, food, entertainment and educational classes centered on ancient Norse...
Panida screens Oscar-winning film Hamnet
By Reader Staff The Panida Theater will screen one of 2025’s most award-winning films, Hamnet, on Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. Based on the novel of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell, the...
Perfect Days, at the Panida, contemplates the simplicity of a well-lived life
By Reader Staff It’s a well-worn concept that from small, intentional actions can come good — even great — things, which is the animating idea behind the 2023 film Perfect Days, which will screen...
Panhandle Blues Fest returns to Oldtown
By Reader Staff Back for its 10th year, the Panhandle Bluesfest is bringing the blues to west Bonner County with a lively lineup of regional bands playing from Sept. 11-12 at Wendy & Whitey’s...
Snake oil and miracle grapefruits
Diet fads through the ages By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Humanity is, on the whole, a vain species, concerned with beauty standards and status throughout its history. We have also become accustomed to quick fixes,...
Mad about Science: Digital Addiction Part III
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist In the final installment of the “digital addiction” series, we will be looking at methods to combat social media and video game addiction, and the benefits to reducing screen time...
‘Flour, butter, tradition’
Sawyers Bakery combines Sandpoint heritage with European flair By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff If you’ve stopped by one of downtown Sandpoint’s newest businesses — Sawyers Bakery — in the afternoon, you may have noticed a...
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...
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...
