Local photographer Woods Wheatcroft to release 2026 calendar with party at IPA

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

While the phrase “it’s that time of year again” has entered cliche territory, it’s literally “that time of year again” when the calendar is nearing its annual expiration date and in need of a replacement so we know when “that time of year again” will return.

As he has for the past six years, local photographer Woods Wheatcroft is releasing his annual calendar, with a party Friday, Nov. 28 at Idaho Pour Authority (203 Cedar St., in downtown Sandpoint).

Calendars will be available for $20 each from 5-8 p.m., as well as cards, original artwork and prints for sale. 

Wheatcroft has shot for big-name companies like Patagonia, Kavu and Kleen Kanteen, but also contributed regularly to print publications from Outside Magazine to Sandpoint Magazine and the Reader. His collage work has also earned attention and praise, including as the featured piece for the 2022 Festival at Sandpoint concert poster. He will host a collage-making table at the Nov. 28 calendar release, with a drop-in fee of $5-$15 (on a sliding scale), with supplies provided.

At the same time, Cadie Archer, Ben Olson and Josh Vitalie — also known as Harold’s IGA — will play from 6-8 p.m. as their shoegaze side project Blird.

Wheatcroft’s calendar images depict scenes ranging from the Oregon Coast to the California desert, and the Cabinet Mountains to Schweitzer.

“I always aim for an eclectic mix of moments from the archive — some local, some out of town,” he told the Reader. “It’s a fun collaboration with my designer friend Britt Johnston from Ketchum. Our goal is a lighthearted mix of life. And with so much social media — digital internetus interruptus — it’s refreshing to still create a printed piece for people to enjoy and use.”

See more of Wheatcroft’s work at woodswheatcroft.com.