By Ben Olson Reader Staff For a musician eager to keep moving forward, it’s always important to challenge the boundaries and to keep experimenting. For Sadie Sicilia—formerly Sadie Wagoner—opening for Ben Harper at the...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff They don’t make them like Viggo Mortensen anymore. The soft-spoken, notably un-Hollywood actor, photographer, poet and lover of North Idaho is just about as far from the typical “Hollywood...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Chances are good you’ve seen Charles Dickens’ holiday staple “A Christmas Carol” adapted dozens of times over the years. But you’ve never seen it like this before. A mix...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff “The Nutcracker” is a cherished Christmas production all over the world, and Sandpoint is no exception. For more than two decades, the Eugene Ballet Company has wowed local audiences...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you live in North Idaho and haven’t seen a Shook Twins show, you might want to get your head examined. Over the years, we’ve watched these Sandpoint darlings...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Arguably, one of the most recognized and important structures in Sandpoint is the historic Panida Theater. Built in 1927 as a vaudeville and movie house, the Panida has seen...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Denver-based Americana singer/songwriter Andy Hackbarth and his band will return to Sandpoint for a special performance at the Panida Theater on Friday, Nov. 11. The show will be part...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For Sarah Hines, “Peace Among Black Hills” shows the power of dreaming big. Inspired by the life of her grandmother, the locally produced film tells a tale of perseverance,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When it comes to musical street cred, Perla Batalla has got it covered. Not only did she cut her teeth as a backup singer for the prolific and legendary...
By Chris Balboni Reader Contributor “I am not the story here,” says Edward Snowden in “Citizenfour,” Laura Poitras’s Oscar-winning documentary covering his exposure of the National Security Agency surveillance programs. For Snowden, all that...
