Festival announces free shuttle service
Ben Olson
Reader Staff
SPOT (Selkirks-Pend Oreille Transit) and the Lake Pend Oreille School District have partnered with The Festival at Sandpoint to provide convenient, free parking and transportation to …
Ben Olson
Reader Staff
SPOT (Selkirks-Pend Oreille Transit) and the Lake Pend Oreille School District have partnered with The Festival at Sandpoint to provide convenient, free parking and transportation to …
Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you were alive during the ‘80s or ‘90s, chances are you’ve shaken your money maker to The B-52s. From their early hits “Rock Lobster” and …
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The evening of Wednesday, Aug. 9, marks a night of the Festival at Sandpoint focused on local talents in honor of Sandpoint legend Charley Packard, …
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Describing a band’s sound can be as easy as naming a genre. As someone who is constantly referring her friends to new music, I take …
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
When up-and-coming country artist Mitchell Tenpenny visits Sandpoint Aug. 5 to open for Jake Owen, concert attendees are sure to walk away with memories of …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
The origin story behind a band’s name can say a lot about the band itself. This is definitely the case for Seattle’s neo-funk outfit, Biddadat.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Portland, Ore., band Pink Martini has carved out a unique space for itself in popular music. Blending multiple genres together, including Latin, classical, jazz and …
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint is extending the application deadline for the first ever Charley Packard Memorial Songwriting Scholarship.
The new deadline is Friday, June 30. This dedicated …
By Cameron Rasmusson and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A debate over whether to use natural or artificial turf in the Memorial Field renovation project is forcing people to question the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With a career that stretches back three decades, Grammy Award Winner Angélique Kidjo continues to create music that speaks to the soul. Dubbed “Africa’s premier …
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