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By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When Robb Talbott and his wife, Tasha, launched Mattox Farm Productions in Sandpoint five years ago, the mission was simple: host live music from quality …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When Robb Talbott and his wife, Tasha, launched Mattox Farm Productions in Sandpoint five years ago, the mission was simple: host live music from quality …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bianca d’Avila do Prado fell in love with Sandpoint before she moved here.
She visited in December 2020 to meet with instructors at the Suzuki …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In 1998, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shephard was brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyo. — a murder that was denounced as a hate crime since …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
They don’t call dogs a man’s best friend for no reason.
“Sylvia,” the latest play from Cade Prophet Memorial Productions, takes that basic truth to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The bands Mattox Farm Productions brings to town usually have a few things in common: they’re normally an Americana-based band, they’re often nationally touring and …
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 Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As the days grow shorter and we descend into this largely unloved North Idaho winter, Robb Talbott of Mattox Farm Productions is finding a way …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When reading up on Runaway Symphony, those seeking a simple genre label risk being misled. The word “folk” may jump out, but upon listening to …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
We’ve all had bad days, but for New York actor Jimmy, New Year’s Eve is a doozy.
His girlfriend has dumped him, his best friend …
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