Panida announces Jim Healey resignation
By Reader Staff
The Panida Theater announced the resignation of longtime volunteer and board member Jim Healey on June 7.
Healey has filled a number of volunteer roles at …
By Reader Staff
The Panida Theater announced the resignation of longtime volunteer and board member Jim Healey on June 7.
Healey has filled a number of volunteer roles at …
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 Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
The Panida Theater will celebrate its first 100 years in 2027 and — in honor of the auspicious anniversary — the Panida Centennial Celebration Committee …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When community members attended the Panida Theater board meeting Oct. 5, many didn’t realize they’d be watching a drama that was every bit as compelling …
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
On Friday, Oct. 4, the documentary film RBG about the extraordinary U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is coming to the Panida Theater. The …
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
This month marks the 50th anniversary of a musical, cultural, social and political event that has acquired mythic status over time. Nearly two generations have …
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
The film “Green Book” is currently riding a wave of financial and critical success. It recently won the Best Picture award at the 91st Oscars, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Betsy Boyles attended the North Idaho Women’s March with a baby strapped to her chest, a fluorescent pink sign in her hand and a red …
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
Hate-filled fliers left in citizens’ driveways here in Bonner County. A peace flag ripped down from a local’s front porch here in Bonner County. Racist …
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
When connecting the dots of a person’s life, one discovers that there is not just one story line, but many. Some dots intersect, and some …
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