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. …
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. …
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint unveiled another act for the 2024 Summer Series of concerts at War Memorial Field, announcing that Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw will take …
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 …
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 …
By Reader Staff
The five-piece band Rockabilly Space Force will make its planetary debut in Sandpoint for a special show Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Panida Theater.…
Fresh from releasing their debut album, Routine for Now, Seattle-based Americana jam five-piece The Whags will breeze into Sandpoint again to play Eichardt’s Pub at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Stop by the second annual Dover Harvest Festival from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 7 to ring in the start of fall with food, …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In that delicate space somewhere between outlaw country, folk, modern Northwest soul and Jupiter lies Bart Budwig. Armed with a guitar, trumpet and pockets full …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Hailing from a small mountain town outside of McCall, Jeff Crosby is no stranger to Idaho living. For the first time in almost a decade, …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For two weeks every summer, the Festival at Sandpoint builds a small village at War Memorial Field and hosts the biggest musical concerts in Sandpoint, …
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