Get the bricks
By Reader Staff
For years, passersby and visitors to the Panida Theater walked over more than 300 bricks purchased by and bearing the names of individuals and organizations who pledged …
By Reader Staff
For years, passersby and visitors to the Panida Theater walked over more than 300 bricks purchased by and bearing the names of individuals and organizations who pledged …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Brittany Jean has always been involved in music one way or another, be it sitting at a piano at age 6, starting voice lessons at …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It seems everything has been turned on its side during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one area that has been especially hard hit is community theater. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater added five members to its board Saturday, Oct. 17 during the nonprofit’s annual meeting, which drew about 50 community members — all …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s no mystery that people love Clue. The murder-mystery game — originally an English creation called Cluedo — originated in the 1940s and shortly thereafter …
By Reader Staff
The Panida Theater board of directors will hold its annual membership meeting on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. in the main theater at 300 North First …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater released a fundraising letter July 1, calling for support to make it through the remainder of 2020 as the well-loved community landmark …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater has been dark for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, but the marquee will again light up for the first event in …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Released in 1982, The Grey Fox tells the story of stagecoach robber and recently released prisoner Bill Miner, played by Richard Farnsworth. A restored version …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you think the coronavirus quarantine has lasted a long time, talk to the crew of Biosphere 2.
In 1991, a group of eight visionaries …
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