Maya Goldblum, as Queen Bonobo, to release EP May 7
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Born in Sandpoint, Maya Goldblum, a.k.a. recording artist Queen Bonobo, drew on her experiences abroad in Ireland to create her latest EP, Sail From This …
Category: Music
Ageless ambition
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Luckily for aspiring cellists of the Idaho Panhandle, Suzuki String Academy is now home to Bianca d’Avila do Prado — originally of Brazil, but who …
‘We’ll be back’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For the second year in a row, Sandpoint’s Lost in the ’50s — a celebration of the cars, fashion and music of the 1950s — …
Festival to host first-ever virtual fundraiser auction
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint is swinging into the 2021 season with a virtual wine auction, slated to run Monday, April 12 until Saturday, April 17.…
Oops! What have we done to Britney?
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When The New York Times-produced documentary Framing Britney Spears hit FX and Hulu earlier this year it captivated audiences, but not in the way …
MCS hires a new director of music
By Reader Staff
Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that is true for Sandpoint’s local school of performing arts. The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint recently announced a new …
Singing praises to movie musicals that work
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Movie musicals are tricky. At their best, they weave a story around infectious melodies that leave viewers still humming long after the movie has ended. …
Both sides now
By Sophie McMahon
Reader Contributor
Music allows us to view our lives through someone else’s lens, and in the same breath teaches us equally about ourselves as it does the …
Application for Whiskey Jack Arts Venue pulled
By Reader Staff
A proposed arts venue off Whiskey Jack Road along the Boyer Slough is no longer under consideration, after the family behind the project has chosen to pull …
Rave music is still all the rage
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I was in high school and college, there was a phenomenon known as a rave that doesn’t seem to happen much anymore. The concept …
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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, the Heart Ball, Low Bar Chorale, 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.
