Panida moves forward on lobby renovation project
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Panida Board voted on Feb. 6 to move forward with a renovation project that would bring changes to the lobby of the historic theater. “We’ve had three workshops...
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Days and days of frozen festivities
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Idaho’s snowy weather and freezing temperatures are back just in time for the return of Sandpoint’s Winter Carnival. This year, the celebrations will continue from Valentine’s Day on Friday,...
Panida screens Groundhog Day for $5 on Groundhog Day
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Anyone who works in local media knows the peculiar exhaustion that goes with covering the same event year after year. There are only so many ways to frame a...
Follies take a year off
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff After weeks of speculation, Angels Over Sandpoint confirmed Jan. 22 that the nonprofit will put the annual Follies variety show at the Panida Theater on hiatus this year, citing...
Instant classic Hundreds of Beavers to screen as $5 movie at the Panida
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When director/co-writer Mike Cheslik gave an interview to the Associated Press about his black-and-white, mostly silent slapstick comedy Hundreds of Beavers last year, he said, “When we were shooting,...
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Panida for 30th annual showing
By Reader Staff The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return to Sandpoint for its 30th time with three nights of screenings on Friday, Jan. 17 and Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7...
SOLE hosts 20th annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival
By Reader Staff Though there’s little to no snow in the lowlands, it’s time to grab your friends and family Friday, Jan. 10 to celebrate the local SnowSchool at the 20th annual Winter Wildlands...
Panida seeks input on lobby changes
By Reader Staff The board of directors of the Panida Theater is inviting feedback from the community on whether — or how — to make changes to the theater’s lobby area to address concerns...
Panida to show Knives Out as $5 film
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Few recent film characters have achieved such instant icon status as Benoit Blanc, the suave southern sleuth invented by writer-director Rian Johnson for his 2019 surprise hit Knives Out....
Festivus for the rest of us
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the uninitiated, Festivus is a holiday invented for an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld called “The Strike,” which involves the airing of grievances; feats of strength; a celebratory...
