Rooted in emotion
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Theater-goers will have the chance to visit the south of Spain without leaving Sandpoint when Flamenco de Raíz takes the Panida stage on Friday, May …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Theater-goers will have the chance to visit the south of Spain without leaving Sandpoint when Flamenco de Raíz takes the Panida stage on Friday, May …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Panhandle Specials Needs, Inc. is one of those local organizations you can’t help but love. Dedicated to providing a safe, productive environment for disabled adults, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
No matter your geographic location or the language you speak, every world citizen is familiar with the emotional and social toll that political polarization can …
By Reader Staff
For the 20th year, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival will come to the Panida Theater in Sandpoint, with live and online screenings scheduled for Friday, Feb. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For Keely Gray, the phrase, “The show must go on,” is especially appropriate when it comes to the upcoming production of Young Frankenstein. Gray’s …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After almost two decades of “kicking the can down the road,” in the words of one Panida board member, the theater’s board of directors hosted …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A single conversation with Portland musician Scott Pemberton makes one thing clear: The line between living everyday life and being a song-writing creative is blurred.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
For comedian Phillip Kopczynski, storytelling lies at the core of making people laugh. More than that, it’s telling honest stories that has helped him earn …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Mary Frances Thompson Fisher grew up during a tumultuous time in Native American history, coming of age at the turn of the 20th century in …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Three local arts groups are better than one, as evidenced by the return of This Winter Night — a production of dance and music brought …
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