The Panida turns 97
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For a 97-year-old, the Panida Theater looks pretty darn good. The historic theater and “living room of Sandpoint” will throw a special birthday party on …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For a 97-year-old, the Panida Theater looks pretty darn good. The historic theater and “living room of Sandpoint” will throw a special birthday party on …
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 Ben Olson
Reader Staff
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and The Gothard Sisters are prepared. The band, consisting of sisters Greta, Solana and Willow Gothard, has …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s new aerospace education nonprofit, Spacepoint, will host another in its series of events at the Panida Theater, with a screening Saturday, June 24 of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater announced Lauren Sanders as their new managing director, who will begin duties in early February. The move comes after former Managing Director …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
We tend to enjoy the outdoors here in North Idaho, and why shouldn’t we? Surrounded by mountains, pristine wilderness, as well as rivers and lakes …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
In honor of Pride Month, the Panida Theater is screening four films featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes.
Made possible through a grant from the Bonner …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
In one of the trailers for Emelie Mahdavian’s 2021 documentary Bitterbrush, Hollyn Patterson works with a colt as her fellow range rider, Colie Moline, …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Twice a year, in her attempt to embrace the muse, Dorothy Prophet directs and produces a play with local actors. After a two-year hiatus due …
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 …
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