Plenty of cool happenings as summer hits town
SANDPOINT – Gonna keep this intro on the short side, due to the sheer volume of cool happenings this week!
Stop by Farmin Park this evening for the Summer Sampler with a tasty assortment of our community’s finest fare, then head over to the Panida for the Festival at Sandpoint Youth Music Camp Finale concert, where students show off what they learned during the week-long learning experience.
Friday brings us the free Fox & Bones concert at the Panida as the opener for Saturday’s Radius Film Festival on the theater’s big screen, with three blocks of showings from independent filmmakers within a 400-mile radius of Sandpoint. Also Saturday, take the whole family down to Lakeview Park for Family Fun in the Forest, where you’ll learn some new skills to make the most of your hiking and camping experiences this summer.
As usual, local venues are jamming all weekend with music.
Read on, and have fun:
Thursday, June 27
Festival at Sandpoint Youth Music Camp Finale Concert
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6 p.m.
The Festival at Sandpoint hosts this finale concert featuring students from the Festival’s Summer Youth Music Camp showing what they learned during the week.
Admission: $5 general admission; available in advance at the Festival office, 525 Pine St., Eve’s Leaves, online at panida.org and at the door the night of the show.
14th Annual Summer Sampler
Venue: Farmin Park in downtown Sandpoint.
Time 5-8 p.m.
Here’s your chance to try small bites and libations from Sandpoint’s finest food and drink establishments, plus enjoy live music by Devon Wade.
Admission is free, and tickets are $1 each. Food and drink items range from $3-$7. For each 10 tickets purchased, you will be entered into a drawing for a pair of Festival at Sandpoint concert tickets.
Pamela Benton
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 8-11 p.m.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Trivia Takeover Live
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Create a team with friends and family or play solo. Questions are fun and challenging and always new. Prizes awarded for winning teams. Specials on glasses of wine as well.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Bob Missed the Bus
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6-8 p.m.
John Hastings & Sandy Compton team up in the awesome duo known as Bob Missed the Bus! These two teaming up is what makes Sandpoint great: amazing artists making amazing music and each other even that much better when they’re together.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Friday, June 28
Fox & Bones concert
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Back by popular demand, Fox & Bones plays this free concert to open the Radius Film Festival in grand style.
Time: 8 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Chris Webster & Nina Gerber Concert
Venue: DiLuna’s Cafe, 207 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner and the concert starts afterward
Admission: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, available a DiLuna’s Café. Be sure to make reservations by calling 208-263-0864
Mobius Riff
Venue: Eichardt’s Pub, 212 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Echo Elysium
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301, Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Echo Elysium, a nuanced and dynamic electric and acoustic guitarist, has been transporting audiences to alternate dimensions for more than 10 years in the Pacific Northwest. His performances have been described as a ‘magical and ethereal’ experience.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Bright Moments Jazz
Venue: Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-7 p.m.
When these musicians perform, make it a point to get out and enjoy the good vibes.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
The Groove Black
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Bum Jungle
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9-midnight
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Saturday, June 29
Sandpoint Radius Film Festival showings
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: Block 1 at 1 p.m.; Block 2 at 4 p.m.; Block 3 at 7 p.m.
Sandpoint Radius Film Festival is the brainchild of a core group of talented filmmakers, producers, directors, artists and actors. Their goal is to create a festival that caters to Inland Northwest filmmakers with ample opportunities for networking, discussions and learning.
Admission: Tickets available at the box office and online at panida.org
Family Fun in the Forest
Venue: Lakeview Park, 901 Ontario St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 1-4 p.m.
Bring the family to learn about getting the most from your hiking and camping experience. Brush up on safety skills with a Red Cross wilderness first aid instructor. Test your knowledge of plant and tree identification at the Native Plant Arboretum. Meet wild critters through hands on activities with skulls, antlers, fur pelts, and more.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Information: ScotchmanPeaks.org
Bright Moments Jazz
Venue: Farmin Park, Third Ave. & Oak St., downtown Sandpoint.
Time: Market starts at 9 a.m., music from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Life is sweet when you ramble around the market, meeting friends, stocking up on its many delights and listening to this top shelf local array of fine musicians.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Dustin Drennan
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Dustin draws from a diverse pool of influences to inspire his music that might be called folk, cow-punk, or alt-country.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Turnspit Dogs
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
VFW Beer Festival
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Support veterans and the community as the 219 hosts the second in a series of VFW beer festivals. Good times with friends and veterans, great beer from Mad Bomber Brewing Company, a veteran owned business, and great music by John Firshi.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Naughty Pine
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 p.m.-midnight
Richland Washington based reggae inspired band, Naughty Pine. Back by popular demand, Naughty Pine will entertain you by mixing irreverent innuendo with a tried and true blend of soulful reggae.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Larry Mooney
Venue: Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
The Wild Crafters
Venue: Utara Brewing Co., 214 Pine St., in Sandpoint.
Time: Doors open at 9 p.m.
This exceptionally cool brewery offer after-hours original music in a prime listening setting – great brews, too, of course!
Admission: $10 for those 21 and over.
Information: 208- 627-5070
Sunday, June 30
Dwayne Parsons piano music
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, “borrows” a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day bacchanal through the streets of Chicago.
Admission: Tickets available at the box office and online at panida.org
Monday, July 1
Truck Mills Blues Jam
Venue: Eichardt’s Pub & Grille, located at 212 Cedar St.
Time: 7:30 p.m. – Mon., July 1
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, July 2
Bonner Mall Seniors Day
Venue: Bonner Mall, Highway 95, in Ponderay.
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Come walk the mall, followed by a featured speaker or entertainment, free refreshments, games and a drawing.
Information: 208-263-4272
Wednesday, July 3
‘Ben Stein’s Day Off’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7 p.m.
An evening with a lifetime of stories by actor, author, speechwriter and lawyer Ben Stein performing live. This will be a televised show so seating is limited.
Admission: Tickets available Eve’s Leaves and online at panida.org
Ian Gaddie
Venue: Farmin Park, Third & Main, in Sandpoint.
Time: 3-5:30 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Truck Mills & Denis Zwang
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Truck Mills and guest musician Denis Zwang entertain with great Blues, Folk, Gospel and Jazz.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Benny Baker & Kyle Swafford
Venue: Connie’s Café, 323 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.