Plays, bingo & music top week's entertainment options
Are you ready for some bingo? Some turkey bingo, that is.
The community fan favorite, which benefits the Sandpoint Lions’ Toys for Tots program, is taking place Friday night and early Saturday afternoon. But that’s just the tip of the entertainment iceberg in the week ahead. The über-talented Unknown Locals and Panida Playhouse Players are again teaming up with two new holiday one-act plays that will tickle your funny bone, Music Conservatory of Sandpoint staff are hosting the music academy’s Fall Serenade will feature works by great masters and proceeds will benefit MCS scholarship and tuition assistance programs. A&P’s has a benefit on tap to help the Bonner Community Food Bank and so, so much more.
Grab your phone, get out the calendar and make plans to have some fun.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
Trivia Night
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St.
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Create a team with friends and family or play solo. Questions are fun and challenging & always new. Prizes awarded for winning teams.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
‘Hearthside Stories’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players bring two new holiday one-act plays to the main stage for the second year.
Hearthside stories heat up around the fireplace when the youngest brother is back from seminary and it seems he has had a change of heart in “Thanksgiving Next”. And can Santa make believers out of the kidnapping couple who think Santa is just another hoodlum in “True Believers?”
Admission: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students; available at Evans Brothers Coffee, at the door or online at panida.org
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
Mike & Shanna Thompson
Venue: Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St.
Time: 5-7 p.m. – Fri., Oct. 26
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Red Blend
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Red Blend, a local talented trio made up of Brian Jacobs, Meg Turner, and Chris Lynch are welcomed back to the Pend d’Oreille Winery. This trio offers an artistically blend of soul, pop, blues, and classic hits.
Admission: Free and open to the public
The Groove Black
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St.
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Brandon Watterson (guitar), Jason Stoddard (bass), and KC Carter (percussion) — a dynamic long-time Sandpoint trio have added Paz Rainbow on trumpet. Does it get any better? This team is up for the task, the task to make you dance.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Turkey Bingo
Venue: Bonner Mall, 300 Bonner Mall Way, Ponderay
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Come gobble up some fun and help the Sandpoint Lions Club raise some money for their annual Toys for Tots campaign. There will be lots of prizes for the bingo winners and some very nice raffle prizes. In addition, the Lions will be selling popcorn, hot dogs and drinks during both days.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
‘Hearthside Stories’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players bring two new holiday one-act plays to the main stage for the second year.
Admission: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students; available at Evans Brothers Coffee, at the door or online at panida.org
Miah Kohal Band
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave.
Time: 9 p.m.
Bring your dancing shoes as they will have you up and dancing all night long as Miah rocks the 219.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
SATURDAY, NOV. 23
Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival
Venue: Ponderay Event Center, 401 Bonner Mall Way, in Ponderay.
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
All are welcome to attend this fun arts and crafts festival with local artists and vendors and featuring Mystic Farm Wildlife Rescue.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Turkey Bingo
Venue: Bonner Mall, 300 Bonner Mall Way, Ponderay
Time: Noon-4 p.m.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
A&P’s Food Bank Fundraiser
Venue: A&P’s Bar & Grill, 222 N. First Ave.
Time: 2-6 p.m.
Come join the A&P’s crew as they host a fundraiser to support the Bonner Community Food Bank. There will be live music and A&P’s will be accepting food and/or cash donations. Do a little early holiday shopping at the silent and live auctions with ALL the proceeds going to the food bank. We are a drop off location so if you are unable to make this event, feel free to bring by some goodies for donation!
Information: bit.ly/2Oo7Ker
Panida Ice Cream Social and Annual Membership Meeting
Venue: Panida Little Theater, 302 N. First Ave.
Time: 3 p.m.
It’s the time of the year when the community gets to celebrate its favorite gathering place — the beloved Panida Theater. The Panida first opened in November 1927 and the community efforts came together to re-open the theater as a non-profit organization in November 1985. This double birthday will be celebrated with an ice cream social at the Panida’s annual membership meeting on Nov. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Panida Little Theater.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Dustin Drennan
Venue: Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St.
Time: 5-7 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.
Spare Parts Trio
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St.
Time: 5-8 p.m.
The Spare Parts Trio will be joining the Pend d’Oreille Winery in the tasting room for a great mixture of familiar ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s music.
Admission: Free and open to the public
‘Hearthside Stories’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players bring two new holiday one-act plays to the main stage for the second year.
Admission: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students; available at Evans Brothers Coffee, at the door or online at panida.org
Dimestore Prophets
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave.
Time: 9 p.m.
Founded in 2010, this three-piece band from Moses Lake, Wash., brings the heat with inspiration based in rock, reggae and groove for some total feel-good vibes.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
SUNDAY, NOV. 24
Bake Sale
Venue: Mitchell’s Harvest Foods, 1120 Highway 2, Priest River
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
There will be plenty of delicious homemade goodies as the Priest River Museum hosts a fundraiser to cover museum maintenance.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Sunday Brewery Brunch
Venue: Matchwood Brewing Co., 513 Oak St.
Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
An all-day brunch, special, DIY mimosas and you as Matchwood Brewing launches Sunday Brewery Brunches.
Admission: matchwoodbrewing.com
Piano Sunday with Pianist Dwayne Parsons
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301, Cedar St.
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Dwayne Parsons plays the winery’s concert grand piano in a most unique way. He doesn’t read sheet music and is a self-taught, freeform pianist that creates music as he plays.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
‘Hearthside Stories’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Unknown Locals & the Panida Playhouse Players bring two new holiday one-act plays to the main stage for the second year.
Admission: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students; available at Evans Brothers Coffee, at the door or online at panida.org
MCS Fall Serenade concert
Venue: The Heartwood Center, 615 Oak St
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Twice a year, the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint’s accomplished instructors give a recital performance that rivals those showcased at the finest concert halls in the world. Proceeds will benefit MCS’ scholarship and tuition assistance programs. The evening begins with an appetizer reception that includes a no-host wine bar and silent auction for outrageous desserts donated by local restaurant and pastry chefs.
Admission: $20 adults; $5 for MCS students.
Information: Call 208-265-4444 or go online to sandpointconservatory.org
MONDAY, NOV. 25
Monday Night Blues Jam
Venue: Eichardt’s Pub & Grille
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Host Truck Mills invites local and visiting musicians to join him on the Eichardt’s stage. Come down and play or watch and enjoy microbrew from one of our 13 taps.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
TUESDAY, NOV. 26
Cornhole League
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6-9 p.m. (Every Tuesday until Dec. 17.)
All skill levels, drop-ins welcome. For information, go to Facebook.com/SandpointIdahoCornhole or email sandpointcornhole@gmail.com
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Trivia Night
Venue: MickDuff’s Brewing Company, 321 N. First Ave
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Test your useless knowledge in teams of up to six or on your own. Win prizes and bragging rights.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Night-Out Karaoke with DJ Webrix
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave.
Come out and sing to your heart’s content, or just enjoy the show.
Time: 9 p.m.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27
Wind Down Wednesday
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 N. First Ave.
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Live music with Truck Mills and guest Denis Zwang.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.