Get thee out there and partake of the bountiful fun
SANDPOINT — Rounding the corner into some serious holiday action this week, starting with a pair of holiday one-act original plays on stage at the Panida Thursday-Sunday.
Tonight, CASA holds a big fundraiser purse party at Pend d’Oreille Winery and Friday and Saturday, POAC presents the Moscow-based Runaway Symphony in concert at the Pearl Theater and the Heartwood Center, respectively.
Saturday and Sunday bring the Bonner County Fairgrounds Christmas Fair and next Wed., Matchwood Brewing brings The Powers to town for a Thanksgiving Eve show at their new venue.
Get thee out and partake of the bounty.
Thursday, Nov. 15
Two Holiday One-Act Plays
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players team up for two heartwarming comedy one-act stage productions. Left at the altar at her Thanksgiving wedding, Chloe decides to keep her honeymoon suite and make the best of it. Or will she, if her ex-shows up thinking the same thing in “Thanks a Lot.”
As Christmas gets closer, Sam has confidence that this coming eve just might be the night he proves why he is a “True Believer.”
These Two One Act plays of mistaken identity and pure faith will be showing for one weekend only.
Admission: $14 adults, $10 youth, available at Eve’s Leaves and online at panida.org
CASA Purse Party
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301, Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: Doors open at 4 p.m.
Sip as you shop Buy, Bid and Win designer handbags just in time for holiday giving! Lite Bites provided by Fork in the Road catering.
Admission: $5 — includes a glass of wine.
Friday, Nov. 16
Two Holiday One-Act Plays
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players team up for two heartwarming comedy one-act stage productions. Left at the altar at her Thanksgiving wedding, Chloe decides to keep her honeymoon suite and make the best of it. Or will she, if her ex-shows up thinking the same thing in “Thanks a Lot.”
As Christmas gets closer, Sam has confidence that this coming eve just might be the night he proves why he is a “True Believer.”
These Two One Act plays of mistaken identity and pure faith will be showing for one weekend only.
Admission: $14 adults, $10 youth, available at Eve’s Leaves and online at panida.org
Brian Jacobs
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301, Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Grab a glass of wine and relax with the singular sounds of Brian Jacobs. Admission: Free and open to the public.
Truck Mills Quartet
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 p.m.
Northwest guitarist Truck Mills and his supporting cask of local musicians Andrew Browne, Mick Taylor and Tito Huizar. Mills and his band are master musicians who 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.
Devon Wade
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
He’s an independent country music artist with a strong love for what country music has always been - songs about real life.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
POAC presents Runaway Symphony
Venue: Pearl Theater, 7160 Ash St., in Bonners Ferry.
Time: Doors and café open at 6 p.m.; Performance starts at 7 p.m.
Don’t miss Runaway Symphony, Moscow’s favorite band, for two exclusive performances in Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint, Runaway Symphony’s songs unfold like chapters in a novel, weaving an orchestral folk odyssey through rich harmonies, dynamic instrumentation, and vivid storytelling.
Admission: Tickets available at Bonners Books, Mountain Mike’s and online thepearltheater.org, or call 208-263-6139
Saturday, Nov. 17
Two Holiday One-Act Plays
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players team up for two heartwarming comedy one-act stage productions — “Thanks a Lot” and “True Believer.”
Admission: $14 adults, $10 youth, available at Eve’s Leaves and online at panida.org
Bonner County Fairgrounds Christmas Fair
Venue: Bonner County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 4203 N. Boyer Road, in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Check off some names on your gift-giving list during this holiday shopping extravaganza. Shop for handmade gifts and unique crafts, check out the treats and coffee, plus there will be kids’ activities and Christmas fun! Santa visits from noon to 2 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
‘Drink In History’
Venue: Bonner County History Museum, 611 S. Ella Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 2-5 p.m.
Sandpoint has an interesting history full of murder, mayhem, and prohibition. Join this colorful tour, which stops for a drink at each stop!
Admission: Cost is $40 per person, which includes the tour, a drink at each location, and a special gift. You must be a museum member to participate, so visit bonnercountyhistory.org to join.
Information: 208-263-2344
Sadie & Desiree
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301, Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Gather some friends and allow Sadie’s voice and Desiree’s piano music to carry you away.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
November Doubles Cornhole Tourney
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 312 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: Registration ends at 12:30 p.m., first toss at 1 p.m.
Cornhole kings and queens will be taking to the four regulation indoor brewery courts, or outside if no rain.
Set up to test your tossin’ abilities in a double elimination tournament! They’re capping it to 32 teams, so sign up early.
Register via phone at 208-209-6700, by dropping in days before or day of at 11 a.m. (that’s when the doors open).
Admission: $10 per person or $20 buy-in per team for those 21 and over.
The Letter ‘B’
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Ever since its inception in 2013 in Missoula, Montana, Letter B has never stopped. Born from a thought and a beat, a cadence and a rhyme — a bouncing ball bellowing under the big sky — the folk/rock/indie-hip-pop group draws inspiration from the likes of the Dave Matthews Band, Atmosphere and Ray Lamontagne to blend its down-home roots with a global perspective.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Lavoy
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 p.m.
Making their 219 debut, Lavoy, a five-piece Spokane-based alt-pop and indie band, blend and layer hints of modern alt-pop and 1980s nostalgia. Since their polished synth-laden take on dance party rhetoric hit the airwaves in early 2014, the charismatic collective have brought new meaning to the term ‘entertainment’, while the unassuming audience finds themselves persuaded into letting the movement take over and soon realize they’ve given way to the alluring sound.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
POAC presents Runaway Symphony
Venue: Heartwood Center, 615 Oak St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7 p.m.
Don’t miss Runaway Symphony, Moscow’s favorite band, for two exclusive performances in Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint, Runaway Symphony’s songs unfold like chapters in a novel, weaving an orchestral folk odyssey through rich harmonies, dynamic instrumentation, and vivid storytelling.
Information: 208-263-6139
Sunday, Nov. 18
Two Holiday One-Act Plays
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players team up for two heartwarming comedy one-act stage productions.
These Two One Act plays will be showing for one weekend only.
Admission: $14 adults, $10 youth, available at Eve’s Leaves and online at panida.org
Desiree on piano
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 2-4 p.m. — Sun. Nov 18
The winery’s stunning, historic 1870 Decker Brothers concert grand piano is back in action and Desiree is providing the piano music.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Bonner County Fairgrounds Christmas Fair
Venue: Bonner County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 4203 N. Boyer Rd., in Sandpoint.
Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Check off some names on your gift-giving list during this holiday shopping extravaganza. Shop for handmade gifts and unique crafts, check out the treats and coffee, plus there will be kids’ activities and Christmas fun! Santa visits from noon to 2 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Monday, Nov. 19
Truck Mills Blues Jam
Venue: Eichardt’s Pub & Grille, located at 212 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, Nov. 20
Night-Out Karaoke
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 p.m.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Wednesday, Nov. 21
The Powers
Venue: Matchwood Brewing Co., 513 Oak St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Join Matchwood Brewing, for a special Thanksgiving Eve live music and community event featuring The Powers. Based out of Coeur d’Alene, this featured band of the Festival at Sandpoint has a delightful mix of parts — from dynamic harmonies with acoustic guitar to banjos fighting with fiddles! Plus, neighbors, friends, and family are invited to create gratitude ornaments decorated with notes or depiction of things you are grateful for to hang on a seasonal ‘Gratitude Tree’ through the holidays. Ornaments available to decorate at Matchwood with canned food donation for the Bonner Community Food Bank. Family-friendly.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Truck Mills & Mike Thompson
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Two first rate musicians sharing the stage for a night of blues, gospel and jazz tunes.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Karaoke with Kevin Dorin
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7-10 p.m.
MickDuff’s Beer Hall and Kevin Dorin are excited to welcome all Karaoke Kings & Queens for a fun and open night of singing at the Beer Hall!
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.