Teton Gravity Research brings its 29th annual screening of stoke to the Panida
By Reader Staff
“Stoke” is a word that we use during this time of year to describe the excitement leading up to the commencement of the snow sports season. We’re …
By Reader Staff
“Stoke” is a word that we use during this time of year to describe the excitement leading up to the commencement of the snow sports season. We’re …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Since its founding five years ago, Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre has created some memorable moments on the Panida Theater main stage. Led by Keely …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Country musician Ty Herndon rose to fame in 1995 with the release of his ballad of love and loss, “What Mattered Most,” which reached No. …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Local filmmakers will celebrate the culmination of more than a year’s worth of work with the premiere of Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill…
By Reader Staff
The 2024 installment of the Full Draw Film Tour comes to the Panida Theater on Friday, June 21, featuring some of the best original, independent bowhunting films …
By Reader Staff
The Panida Theater announced the resignation of longtime volunteer and board member Jim Healey on June 7.
Healey has filled a number of volunteer roles at …
By Reader Staff
What can a story tell us beyond its basic details? That’s the overarching philosophical exploration at play in The Shape of Trees, a locally filmed, produced …
By Reader Staff
Among the many iconic comedy films of Mel Brooks’ career, Blazing Saddles could fairly be described as a high point not just for the writer-director-actor, but for …
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.…
By Reader Staff
Acclaimed around the world, pianist Tien Hsieh is also a Sandpoint favorite, having performed twice as a soloist with the Spokane Symphony at the Festival and once …
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