Festival at Sandpoint recap
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With a flash of fireworks and a crescendo from the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra, the popular summer concert series wrapped its 41st season on Aug. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With a flash of fireworks and a crescendo from the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra, the popular summer concert series wrapped its 41st season on Aug. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For Eugene, Ore. band Spunj, playing live is what it’s all about.
The quartet will perform at the free outdoor Sandpoint Summer Music Series at …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint’s 41st annual summer concert series is coming to an end with a week of highly anticipated shows for fans of all …
By Kaleb Keaton
Reader Contributor
For those of you who have been playing the Reader’s Festival Bingo, I did you a few favors this past Saturday night. Wearing the band’s …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint returns Thursday, July 25 for its 41st annual concert series, featuring a host of performers whose music runs the gamut from …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Growing up in Memphis, Tenn., and later moving to Nashville, Drew Holcomb has been steeped in regional musical traditions his whole life.
“I grew up …
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint summer concert series is back, and whether you’re a first-timer or have attended the iconic shows since the Reagan administration, there are always …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Some bands sound perfect in a dark, sweaty dive bar. Others are complemented by solitude and a pair of headphones. When it comes to The …
By Reader Staff
Over the course of four Saturdays in July and August, Friends of Hope Cemetery will host a concert series benefiting the nonprofit’s efforts to ensure the future …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nonprofit organization Music Bridges Borders will welcome the community to its sixth annual Local Artists Showcase highlighting the talents of 12 Sandpoint-based groups and solo …
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