Funding The Festival
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For the past 38 years, music lovers from around the region have marked early August on their entertainment calendars in anticipation of The Festival at …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For the past 38 years, music lovers from around the region have marked early August on their entertainment calendars in anticipation of The Festival at …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s safe to say 2019 has been the most challenging in the Festival at Sandpoint’s history. A beloved local institution for 37 years, it has …
Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you were alive during the ‘80s or ‘90s, chances are you’ve shaken your money maker to The B-52s. From their early hits “Rock Lobster” and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Portland, Ore., band Pink Martini has carved out a unique space for itself in popular music. Blending multiple genres together, including Latin, classical, jazz and …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The legendary Bruce Hornsby will be kicking off 2016’s Festival at Sandpoint concert series on Thursday, Aug. 4. Recently the Reader was honored to have …
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