From dream to hard-earned reality
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Lena Haug likes a challenge.
The professional equestrian has never shied from the unknown, whether it was leading horseback expeditions as a teen in Chile …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Lena Haug likes a challenge.
The professional equestrian has never shied from the unknown, whether it was leading horseback expeditions as a teen in Chile …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Portland, Ore.-based singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne is a musical chameleon.
Locals will have a chance to see her changing colors in person Friday, Sept. 16 at …
By Reader Staff
Variety is certainly the spice of life for the Pend Oreille Arts Council, as evidenced by the recent announcement of the local nonprofit’s 2022-’23 performing arts series, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It’s been 50 years since Sandpoint experienced its first Arts and Crafts Fair, and 43 since the Pend Oreille Arts Council adopted the event. Records …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Like many artists, Dan Carpenter’s creative journey has been lifelong.
“I think I started drawing before I could write,” he told the Reader.
Carpenter, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Chris and Dan Brubeck, namesake members of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet, originally became jazz musicians because it happened to be the Brubeck family business.
As …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Looking back on the highlights of my childhood, I’d definitely have to list the time that I ruled a kingdom. There was also the time …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council has long believed that to truly foster an artistic and culturally rich community in North Idaho, resources must extend beyond …
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 …
By Claire Christy
Reader Contributor
The Pend Oreille Arts Council invites the community to an open house event at the Joyce Dillon Studio on Friday, Jan. 7, from 5-7 p.m. …
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