‘Community over competition’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Artists have a reputation for toiling alone, pouring their creative energies into their work in a solitary struggle between their vision and ability to bring …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Artists have a reputation for toiling alone, pouring their creative energies into their work in a solitary struggle between their vision and ability to bring …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Edward Kienholz has been waiting 25 years for his driver.
The world-renowned artist was buried in his 1940 Packard Coupe on Howe Mountain in Hope …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint shared its 2019 poster July 11, unveiling a piece that highlights the merger of nature and culture that happens at Memorial …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For the seventh year, a cultural enrichment and exchange program known as Music Bridges Borders run by Elinor and Rick Reed has exchanged musicians between …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s not everyday the governor recognizes you on social media. That’s just what happened to Bonners Ferry student Cason Neal, whose artwork was chosen as …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Nellie Lutzwolf is bringing her love for the unique and antique things in life to downtown Sandpoint through Wolf & Bell, a shop named for …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For history buffs, there’s nothing better than watching history come alive. History will indeed spring to life on Friday, Jan. 11, with Living Voices’ production …
By Brietta Leader
Reader Contributor
“I don’t dance” is a phrase I have heard many times over the years. I used to react with concern or coercion, leaving the conversation …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
An art project that could go as far as Jamaica and New York City is getting its start in Ponderay.
Local man Don Frost is …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint revealed its poster art Wednesday night in a traditional ceremony that sets the tone for the fun to come.
Festival officials …
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