Festival at Sandpoint recap
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With a flash of fireworks and a crescendo from the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra, the popular summer concert series wrapped its 41st season on Aug. 4. The Reader tracked...
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Spunj worthy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For Eugene, Ore. band Spunj, playing live is what it’s all about. The quartet will perform at the free outdoor Sandpoint Summer Music Series at 6 p.m. on Thursday,...
Week 2 of the Festival at Sandpoint
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint’s 41st annual summer concert series is coming to an end with a week of highly anticipated shows for fans of all ages, including a family...
The right kind of moves
By Kaleb Keaton Reader Contributor For those of you who have been playing the Reader’s Festival Bingo, I did you a few favors this past Saturday night. Wearing the band’s T-shirt? Hit. A hippie...
The National Parks merges music and the outdoors
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Some bands sound perfect in a dark, sweaty dive bar. Others are complemented by solitude and a pair of headphones. When it comes to The National Parks, they always...
Sandpoint SummerFest celebrates 30th years
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been 30 years since the first annual event once known as Jerryfest, which over the past three decades has morphed into SummerFest — an all-out seasonal party full of...
An international harmony
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Thousands of cities across 120 countries will join together on Make Music Day, Friday, June 21, celebrating humanity’s shared love of music with free concerts and lessons. This will...
Festival concludes 2024 lineup with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, The National Parks
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint has made its final lineup announcement for the 2024 Summer Series, adding Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors with The National Parks on Sunday, July 28. Longtime staples...
MCS Gala Weekend celebrates summer
By Reader Staff The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint will host a series of concerts Friday, May 31-Sunday, June 2, with multi-instrumental performances from students and faculty alike. What began in 2022 as a celebration...
Channeling authenticity
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When choosing Legally Blonde The Musical for her fifth production, Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre founder Keely Gray said the choice came down to authenticity. “One of the reasons...
