‘Jazz adjacent’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Sandpoint-raised Sam Tru opened for Gladys Knight at the Festival at Sandpoint in 2021, it was the realization of a dream she’s had for as long as she...
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Festival announces Trombone Shorty & Orleans with Big Boi for July 27 show
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint will welcome a towering icon of the blues with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Big Boi on Saturday, July 27. Tickets go on sale Friday, March...
Winter Carnival 2024: Week 2
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Thursday, Feb. 22 Activities at Schweitzer Meditation in the Cambium Spa, 9-9:30 a.m., followed by tubing from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Flow Yoga at Cambium from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Get...
Touring funk, psych jam band to play 219 Lounge
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the world of live music, there are occasionally bands that stand apart from the rest. Instead of playing the same set over and over again in every backwater...
Winter Carnival 2024: Week 1
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint Winter Carnival celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, and, despite the noticeable lack of snow, is swinging into its second century with a blizzard of events happening...
Songs on Skis songwriting night debuts at the St. Bernard on Schweitzer
By Ben Olson Reader Staff High atop Schweitzer Mountain there lies a bar that is perhaps the most local establishment within miles; The St. Bernard. The weekend skiers from Washington and beyond rarely walk...
The Festival at Sandpoint welcomes new staff and board members
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint is welcoming some new faces while saying goodbye to another, with the announcement Jan. 9 that Patrick Hoffman would join the full-time staff of the arts nonprofit...
Revel in the sound
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s a glorious time to be a musician. Gone is the strict adherence to genres and narrow creative lanes, replaced with the realization that performers can make whatever type...
Local musician Chris Paradis releases new album Way Up Yonder
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For such a small town, Sandpoint has always been blessed with an inordinately high number of talented musicians. One of the more prolific artists in town is Chris Paradis,...
Jack Frost Fest enters sixth year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Back for its sixth year, the Jack Frost Fest marks the coming transition between cool fall days and winter in Sandpoint. Founded by Mattox Farm Productions’ Robb Talbott, who...
