40 years of CAL
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Like most great ideas, the Community Assistance League began with two women trying to solve a problem.
As the legend goes, Sydne Van Horne and …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Like most great ideas, the Community Assistance League began with two women trying to solve a problem.
As the legend goes, Sydne Van Horne and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For Festival At Sandpoint fans planning on hitting every show of the 2019 season, time is running out to get the best bang for the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Since the release of his debut album “Chariot” in 2003, Gavin DeGraw has become a household name in the singer-songwriter genre and in the realm …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
Half the magic of the Festival at Sandpoint lies not in the auditory stimulation, but the gustatory: The food and drink of Festival street add …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
ZZ Top is working on five decades of creating iconic rock jams, which is a feat not many artists can claim. The Reader caught up …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Whether you’ve seen every Festival at Sandpoint show since the ‘80s or this is your first time, there’s always room to make the experience more …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Festival at Sandpoint officials are hoping to make 2018 the safest and most convenient festival year to date.
This year, event organizers are introducing security …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Over 30 years ago, a trio of high school friends in Colorado started messing around and playing music for fun. When Todd Park Mohr, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For nearly two decades, the members of Greensky Bluegrass have created their own version of bluegrass music, mixing the acoustic stomp of a stringband with …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Spokane Symphony has been a staple of the Festival at Sandpoint Grand Finale for decades. This year, in celebration of 20 years conducting the …
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