Iconic satire Blazing Saddles to screen as $5 film at the Panida
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 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 …
By Reader Staff
Great music joins forces with a great cause when local favorite the Bridges Home Trio takes the stage for a reunion concert on Friday, April 26, at …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
It’s been nine long, long years since vaudevillian musical group MarchFourth last graced the Panida Theater’s stage, bringing a level of showmanship and pizzazz that …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Local playwright Teresa Pesce has channeled her inner Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in her new murder mystery Sherlock, presented by Sandpoint Onstage at the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Sandpoint-raised Sam Tru opened for Gladys Knight at the Festival at Sandpoint in 2021, it was the realization of a dream she’s had for …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Innovia Foundation is spending the month of February spotlighting historic theaters in communities across eastern Washington and North Idaho, including the Panida Theater in …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since 1995, the Panida Theater has been the local home of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, which last year expanded for the first time to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s a new year, which means it’s time for the new series of Comedy Avalanche shows at the Panida Theater, kicking off 2024 with a …
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