North Idaho through history’s eyes
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In collaboration with The Bonner County History Museum, celebrated naturalist and writer Jack Nisbet will give a presentation on fur trader, surveyor and cartographer David …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In collaboration with The Bonner County History Museum, celebrated naturalist and writer Jack Nisbet will give a presentation on fur trader, surveyor and cartographer David …
By Katie Botkin
Reader Contributor
Alexa Wildish called Sandpoint home before she appeared on The Voice in 2023. Millions tuned in to watch her sing her way to the playoffs, …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nonprofit organization Music Bridges Borders will welcome the community to its sixth annual Local Artists Showcase highlighting the talents of 12 Sandpoint-based groups and solo …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council will draw inspiration from the father of impressionism, Claude Monet, Friday, June 28 for its annual Art Party fundraiser. “Monet’s …
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
Did she or didn’t she? That is the question the film Anatomy of a Fall will answer… or not!
The 2023 French courtroom drama will …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Far North branch will host a fundraiser and info session on Thursday, Feb. 29 for the Sand Creek Clubhouse …
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint’s Youth Orchestra will perform its Winter Concert at the Heartwood Center on Monday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome and …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee met on the banks of the Mississippi River while touring the Midwest festival circuit. Both had found some success …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Born a globetrotter to parents of both Sicilian-American and Guatemalan backgrounds, Cristina Vane could speak four languages and had lived in three countries before moving …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Mattox Farm Productions has proven itself a force for musical good in Sandpoint, bringing nationally touring artists from a wide swath of genres and backgrounds …
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