Artist Bruce Duykers to present abstract art at Winery
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the world of art, abstract painters seem to have the most fun. Sandpoint artist Bruce Duykers will showcase a dozen of his abstract creations — many of them...
Category: Arts & Culture
A trip to the surreal
By Susan Drinkard Reader Contributor A Trip to Bountiful is my all-time favorite movie, but a trip to Syme’s Hot Springs is my favorite trip to the surreal. Having visited the hot springs innumerable...
We can still save Trestle Creek and uphold Idaho’s Lake Protection Act
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor In a remarkable show of unity and determination last year, our community rallied against a proposed expansive marina at the mouth of Trestle Creek on the shores of Lake...
Mad About Science: Final Fantasy
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s difficult to pinpoint a video game franchise that’s had the most cultural contribution to human society globally. It’s easy to point at titles like Call of Duty, World...
Listening in tongues
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A long time ago, on a road trip through the countryside surrounding the German-Austrian border, the girls with whom I was riding broke into song when one of them...
Medieval eats
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Taste perhaps brings on the strongest evocation of memory, which, if you want to get all woo-woo, makes it the closest we can get to a mode of time...
POAC presents acclaimed indie rockers The Sweet Remains
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council presents indie folk-rock band The Sweet Remains on Tuesday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Panida Theater. The Sweet Remains is a rare, all-independent band with...
Daydreaming in Bonner County
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Local artists dove into the subconscious for the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s upcoming exhibition, Abstract Dreamscape, which promises to share the private world of dreams with the public. POAC...
A warmer melting pot
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As far back as the 18th century, the melting pot metaphor was used to describe the fusion of various cultures, nationalities, religions and ethnic groups into one distinct people....
Cosmic talent lands in Sandpoint
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council and nationally renowned artist Lucy West are partnering to present her exhibition Artistry in Orbit, which uses vivid depictions of space to showcase the...
