The world’s a stage
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 I lived in the...
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The genius of youth
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 established artists and into...
Local music, dance talent share the stage
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 to the community by...
POAC opens Joyce Dillon Studio
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. upstairs in the Music...
A world of feeling
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff When asked to describe his band’s music in only a few words, Barrio Manouche frontman Javi Jimenez falls silent. Then, he laughs. “It is really hard for me to...
Letting the music move him
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Okaidja Afroso writes what he knows. Born to a musical family in a culturally rich fishing community on the west coast of Ghana, Afroso has built a life of...
Artistry in the streets
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Though the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s annual Arts and Crafts Fair does not typically take place until late summer, POAC Arts Coordinator Claire Christy said that the massive art...
Sandpoint Showstoppers offers drama opportunities for local youth
By Reader Staff If you know a third- through sixth-grader with an interest in learning about the dramatic arts through entertaining, interactive activities with their peers, check out Pend Oreille Arts Council’s new after-school...
Where history and live theater meet
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council is slated to host its first live performance in more than a year, presenting the Living Voices’ production of “Northwest Passages” on Friday, March 19 at...
Art for the era
By Claire Christy Reader Contributor Many important works of art have been born of suffering, including during COVID-19 quarantine. While self-isolation may not be over for everyone, the Pend Oreille Arts Council has called...
