Bountiful Bonner County
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The 2019 Bonner County Fair theme — “Bounty of the County” — doesn’t only refer to the gigantic zucchini fairgoers are sure to see Wednesday, …
Category: Music
Bandwagon: Super Diamond Tribute Band, Aug. 16, The Hive
Bust out your sequin jumpsuits and get ready, a Neil Diamond tribute band is descending on The Hive. San Francisco-based band Super Diamond will play all of Diamond’s timeless classics, …
Sandpoint Summer Series: Jocelyn & Chris Arndt
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For rockstars, sister-brother duo Jocelyn and Chris Arndt are a couple of “huge dorks.”
Those were Jocelyn’s words, as the pair spoke with the Reader…
Bandwagon: Mudslide Charley, Aug. 10, 219 Lounge
North Idahoans know that Montana is often lovingly called Montucky (we’ve heard some folks refer to us as Idabamans, so all’s fair). Not for nothing, Big Sky Country has Southern …
Festival at Sandpoint: Week 2
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Getting there
Walking or biking to War Memorial Field is ideal. Driving to the venue, while possible, will probably still mean walking quite a ways …
Notes from a first-year Festival volunteer
By George Alexander Wood Jr.
Reader Contributor
It is long past midnight, and I am doggone exhausted. My sweaty volunteer shirt, civilian clothes and Production Crew polo hit the floor …
A touring band confronts racism in Sandpoint
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the San Francisco-based band Afrolicious were looking for something to eat before their Aug. 3 show at The Hive. After setting up at …
Rock ’n’ roll all night
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As they say, “The show must go on.” In the case of the Festival at Sandpoint, downtown music venue The Hive keeps the show going …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
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:
⋅ ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS»
⋅ CIVIC EVENTS»
⋅ MOVIE SHOWTIMES»
⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
⋅ YEAR CALENDAR»
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.
