Farmers’ Market seeking 2019 vendors
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Farmers Market was first launched 30 years ago, when local businesswoman Lois Wythe distributed flyers around town asking locals if they would be …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Farmers Market was first launched 30 years ago, when local businesswoman Lois Wythe distributed flyers around town asking locals if they would be …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Local music fans have something special waiting for them this weekend when Bart Budwig rolls into town.
The Inland Northwest singer-songwriter is known for his …
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 Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Music is often meant to tell a story.
Regardless of genre, musicians are storytellers in their own right, taking listeners on a journey through time …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When you play in a band in a small town, it’s important to change things up every once in awhile or you (and the crowd) …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The holiday season around Sandpoint wouldn’t quite be the same without the annual Shook Twins “Giving Thanks” concert, with John Craigie opening.
The show takes …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Clark Fork Library is a staple of many east Bonner County kids’ childhoods, but none so much as for Vanessa Hood Birch (9) and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Just when Sandpoint SummerFest organizers thought they were out, the community pulled them back in.
After festivities wrapped up last year, they believed the sun …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The first time I met Holly McGarry was over a decade ago, when I was managing a bar in Sandpoint called the Downtown Crossing. We …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint is just around the corner, and that means Sandpoint’s most expansive late-night concert series is right behind it.
The flagship series …
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