Music Without Borders:
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
The woodwind section cheerily buzzes their mouthpieces, the string section waits anxiously with their bows upright in rest position, and the sound of young musicians …
Category: Music
An interview with: Pink Martini
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Portland, Ore., band Pink Martini has carved out a unique space for itself in popular music. Blending multiple genres together, including Latin, classical, jazz and …
Sandpoint SummerFest: Thanks for all the memories
By McCalee Cain
Reader Staff Writer
For over two decades, the Sandpoint Summerfest has been an intimate celebration of community and culture. This year marks the festival’s last, and the …
Not your average rap album
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The stereotypes that accompany contemporary rap music are not the same stereotypes that accompany being a 21-year-old college-educated white female in North Idaho. Thanks …
‘Could I Join the Choir?’
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
A few years ago I took a handful of private voice lessons from Karin Wedemeyer (founder/director of the Music Conservatory). It was one of the …
Junoon: The biggest band you’ve never heard of
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
There are questions we will never know the answers to: Why is there suffering in the world, why does Hawaii have interstate highways, and what …
Festival extends deadline for Charley Packard Memorial Scholarship
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint is extending the application deadline for the first ever Charley Packard Memorial Songwriting Scholarship.
The new deadline is Friday, June 30. This dedicated …
Waldorf student interns with KRFY radio
By Tom Carty
Reader Contributor
My name is Tom Carty, and I’m a student at Sandpoint Waldorf School. For my eighth-grade project I have chosen to work with the local …
Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba: Part Two
While Miriam Makeba and Harry Belafonte both faced the institutionalized prejudice of the time, Belafonte in many ways escaped much of the persecution that fell on Makeba, possibly because of …
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TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss The Wardens, The Gothard Sisters Celtic Celebration, the Gun ‘n Horn Show, 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.
