Kick up your heels & have some fun this weekend
SANDPOINT — Welcome to May and the panoply of entertainment options it brings with it! Be sure to do your part today on Idaho Gives Day, with events this morning at Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters and this evening at Idaho Pour Authority.
POAC opens a new art show Friday evening at the Power House Gallery. Saturday is opening day for the Sandpoint Farmers Market season — hooray! — and there are several Cinco de Mayo events around town that same day, including a Reader appreciation concert with Brown Salmon Truck Saturday night at DiLuna’s Café.
Looking ahead, Bridges Home hosts a CD release concert on May 9 at The Heartwood Center, premiering the new original music on our new collection of songs.
Thursday, May 3
Jake Robin
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6 p.m.
Jake Robin is a singer/songwriter/producer residing on earth near water. Having cut his teeth in the Pacific Northwest in towns like Portland, where the wolves that raised him claimed he was born, he ventured off to greener and snowier pastures. Jake’s music is ‘up music for down people’ and ‘esoteric for everyone.’ His acoustic live performances fuse levity with the bittersweet.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Idaho Gives Day
Venues: Evans Brothers Coffee from 8-10 a.m.; and Idaho Pour Authority from 4:30-8 p.m.
The statewide, 24-hour giving day Idaho Gives is all online. Every year, people across Idaho come together for nonprofits as part of a day that celebrates the awesome work they do and to strengthen our state as a team. The goal this year is raise $1.5 million.
Information: idagovegives.org
Friday, May 4
POAC Spring Artist Member Exhibit
Venue: Power House Gallery, 120 E. Lake St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
This Pend Oreille Arts Council exhibit features artworks focused on the many forms and interpretations of a ‘Structure.’ Sponsored by Waterfront Property Management, Lisa Turner Photography and Sayler, Owens and Kerr Architecture Design Studio.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Truck Mills Band
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 p.m.
Acclaimed Northwest guitarist Truck Mills and his four-piece band play a wide variety of music ranging from blues with a jazz gospel flair to rock ‘n roll.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Brian Jacobs
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Come grab a glass of wine and enjoy Brian’s playing and singing.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Devon Wade
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Devon is an independent country music artist out of Sandpoint with a strong love for what country music has always been — songs about real life.
Admission: Free to those 21 and over.
Mike Johnson Trio
Venue: Cedar Street Bistro Wine Bar, Cedar Street Bridge, 334 N. First Ave., corner of First & Cedar, in Sandpoint.
Time: 6 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Mike & Shanna Thompson
Venue: Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5 p.m.
Admission: Free to those 21 and over.
Saturday, May 5
Sandpoint Farmers Market Opening Day
Venue: Farmin Park, Third Ave. & Oak St., downtown Sandpoint.
Time: Market starts at 9 a.m., music from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser
Venue: Trinity at City Beach, 58 Bridge St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Leadership Sandpoint hosts this fundraising event with proceeds benefiting the Kaniksu Land Trust ‘Pine Street Woods’ project and Angels Over Sandpoint. Live music, auction items, raffles, taco bar, games and more.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Brown Salmon Truck Concert
Venue: DiLuna’s Cafe, 207 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner followed by the concert
Di Luna’s Cafe hosts an appreciation concert for The Reader, with Browne Salmon Truck performing with Drew Browne on bass, Samantha Carston on vocals, and Truck Mills on guitar.
Admission: $10, available at DiLuna’s. Be sure to make dinner reservations by calling 208-263-0864.
First Free Saturday
Venue: Bonner County History Museum, 611 S. Ella Ave., in
Sandpoint.
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Join your friends at the museum for a day of soaking up our rich local and regional history.
Admission: Free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of local sponsor Hays Chevron in Clark Fork.
Information: 208-263-2344
Blues Night with Steve Rush, Kevin Dorin and Chris Paradise
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 312 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Steve Rush, Kevin Dorin and Chris Paradise are bringing it all together for a night of blues and slaying guitar tunes! Each one brings their own flare to the party and truly crush it when they play together.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
‘Sandpoint Style Showcase’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7 p.m.
This Panida exclusive runway fashion show is co-sponsored by Planted Roots Productions and is being hosted by local model/actress Hailey Hines.
Admission: Tickets available online at: www.panida.org
Cinco de Mayo
Venue: MakerPoint Studios, 1424 N. Boyer Ave. C106-14, in Sandpoint.
Time: Noon
This community woodworking, metal and art workshop hosts an open house from noon until they run out of people and food. In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, MakerPoint will be serving Texas-style fajitas and fixin’s.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Information: 208-255-4236
Zach Cooper Band
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 p.m.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the ‘Niner’ with Coeur d’Alene drumming legend Zach Cooper. Cooper has built a superstar band around himself to offer you a five-piece progressive blues and rock band will leave you wanting more.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Ethereal in E
Venue: Cedar Street Bistro Wine Bar, Cedar Street Bridge, 334 N. First Ave., corner of First & Cedar, in Sandpoint.
Time: 6 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Justin Lantrip
Venue: Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Admission: Free to those 21 and over.
FutureBirds concert
Venue: The Hive, 207 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: Doors at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m.
Known for their high energy shows and country rock infused sound, FutureBirds’ music incorporates reverb-soaked four-part harmonies supported by pedal steel guitar, rhythmic percussion, banjo, mandolin, and acoustic and electric guitars with heavy feedback, and has been described as ‘psychedelic country.’
Admission: $12 in advance, and $15 at the door.
Information: livefromthehive.com
‘Wine & Song’ fundraiser
Venue: Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union St., in Newport, Wash.
Time: 5 p.m.
Join the Pend Oreille Players as they kick off their capital campaign with live music and wine from Shannon Faye Winery.
Admission: $25 suggested donation, available online at pendoreilleplayers.org by phone at 509-447-9900, or at the box office.
Monday, May 7
Truck Mills Blues Jam
Venue: Eichardt’s Pub & Grille, 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, May 8
West African Traditions Drum Class
Venue: Embody Studio, 823 Main St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5:30 p.m.
This group explores the rich tradition of West African drumming styles under the expert leadership of Ali Thomas.
Admission: Suggested donation of $5-$15
Information: Call 208-597-1892 to reserve a djembe for class, or visit online at dununbabe.com
Wednesday, May 9
Bridges Home CD Release Concert
Venue: The Heartwood Center, 615 Oak St., in Sandpoint.
Time: Doors at 6 p.m.; concerts starts at 6:30 p.m.
At long last, the new collection of original material from the Bridges Home trio is ready to release! Come join the fun and hear this new music live for the first time with guest artists Bruce Bishop, Truck Mills, Fiddlin’ Red Simpson and Dennis Coats.
Admission: $5 at the door.
The Conversation — ‘John Maio: Telling Your Story on Video’
Venue: Ivano’s Ristorante, 102 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public (please support the host venue by planning to dine at Ivano’s).
Information: 208-263-1592
Bike to School Day
Lake Pend Oreille School District Safe Routes to School invites local families to join students nationwide for Bike to School Day. Bike to School Day events raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for biking and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, biking safety, traffic congestion, and environmental concerns.
Sponsored locally by LPOSD Safe Routes to School.
Information: 208-263-2184, ext. 1124
Truck Mills with special guest
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7 p.m.
Famed Sandpoint musician Truck Mills and special guest will be jamming at the Niner!
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Open Mic Night
Venue: Skal Tap Room, 476930 U.S. Hwy. 95 (next to Sandpoint Sports), in Ponderay.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Skal Taproom invites musicians and comedians to step up and show their stuff.
Admission: Free and open to the public.