COMMUNITY

The Hive named Business of the Month by Chamber

Live Jazz w/ Bright Moments

5:30-8pm @ Arlo’s

Live Music w/ Frytz Mor

Join MCS and POAC for an “ArtWalk Encore” exhibit featuring work by Susie Snider, Don Fisher and Lesley Gadsby. Wine served for donations to POAC

SATURDAY, July 29

Festival at Sandpoint: Train with Better Than Ezra

7:30pm @ Memorial Field

Multi-Grammy-winners Train and Better Than Ezra have produced amazing hit songs over the years that you’ll all recognize. Gates open at 6pm. Tickets are SOLD OUT for this show

Crazy Days

All day @ Downtown Sandpoint

Downtown merchants offer huge deals in this annual sidewalk sale sponsored by the Sandpoint Shopping District. Check it out!

Live Jazz w/ Ben Vogel

5-8pm @ Pend d’Oreille Winery

Blues, rock, jazz and soul

Friends of the Panida yard sale

8am-1pm @ 814 Cedar St.

Proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Panida

Festival at Sandpoint: The String Cheese Incident

7:30pm @ Memorial Field

Live Music w/ Lance Cohen and the Carbuncles

7-9pm @ Connie’s Lounge

Newest venture of Mike & Shanna

Sandpoint Farmers’ Market

9am-1pm @ Farmin Park

Produce, crafts, food and more.

Live Music by BOCA

Idaho Old-Time Fiddlers Jam

3-5pm @ Sandpoint Senior Ctr. Free to attend

SunDAY, July 30

Spacepoint: Eclipse! The Ring of Fire

3-5pm @ MickDuff’s Beer Hall

Live Music w/ Hillfolk Noir

9pm-midnight @ 219 Lounge

Junkerdash perfection from the big city. Killer Tacos food truck on site

Live Music w/ Steve Neff and Dennis Zwang

6-9pm @ BlueRoom

Live Music w/ Jordan Pitts

1:30-4:30pm @ MickDuff’s Beer Hall

Live Music w/ Steve Neff

By Reader Staff

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce has named downtown Sandpoint concert venue The Hive as its Business of the Month for July, noting that events space “is breathing vibrancy into downtown” and offering “affordable and high-quality entertainment in a premier setting.”

The Hive has undergone a handful of periods over the years when its doors were closed, but reopened under new ownership in the winter of 2022 with a Food Bank and Toys for Tots community event. Since then, the venue has been hosting consistent live music and other events, such as the year-round “Drink in History” talks in partnership with the Bonner County Historical Society.

One of America’s most significant independent bands, SCI has formed a loyal community over 20 years. Gates open at 6pm. Tickets $59.95 and are available at festivalatsandpoint.com

Sandpoint Chess Club

9am @ Evans Brothers Coffee

Local Cottage Market

10am-6pm @ Farmin Park

Vendors selling artisan wares, leather works, pottery, etc.

Monday Night Blues Jam w/ John Firshi

7pm @ Eichardt’s Pub

Free Family Show: DC League of Super-Pets

10am @ Sandpoint Cinemas

Sandpointcinemas.com. FREE to attend

Benny on the Deck

5:30-8pm @ Connie’s Lounge

6-9pm @ Sandpoint Organic Ag. Center Dr. Matthew Bernards, University of Idaho, will lead an exploration of the 2023 annular eclipse (or Ring of Fire) and total solar eclipse in 2024, with hands-on opportunities to use professional telescopes. Spacepoint.org monDAY, July 31

Outdoor Experience Group Run

6pm @ Outdoor Experience

3-5 miles, all levels welcome tuesDAY, august 1

6-9pm @ BlueRoom

Magic w/ Star Alexander 5-8pm @ Jalepeño’s

And it’s not just Sandpoint locals who are enthused to have the biggest stage in town back in action — nearly a quarter of The Hive’s customers come from outside the Sandpoint area, attracting about 1,000 people to town, where they stay in hotels, dine in restaurants and spend money in local establishments, according to the chamber.

Full Moon Bike Ride and fundraiser for CCS • 8pm @ Eichardt’s Pub wednesDAY, august 2

Gather at Eichardt’s at 8pm to help support Community Cancer Services, then join the Full Moon Bike Ride at 9pm. If you haven’t been, what are you waiting for?

ThursDAY, august 3

Festival at Sandpoint: Family Show with Michael Franti & Friends • 12pm @ Memorial Field Gates open at 11am. Tickets $14.95 and are available at festivalatsandpoint.com

Festival at Sandpoint: Michael Franti & Spearhead with SOJA • 7:15pm @ Memorial Field Gates open at 11am. Tickets are SOLD OUT for this show

“The Hive survives with great care from the community. We need our community to come out and support when they are able. Free shows or buying tickets all show us you want us to continue bringing entertainment to downtown Sandpoint,” stated Hive General Manager Mack Diebel. “Soon, we will be moving forward with a sponsorship program to help further our ability to add value to our music scene and give businesses an opportunity to invest in a place that brings the community together.”

The Hive also supported the Sandpoint Songwriting competition, created an artist development plan, and is working on programs and platforms for artists to get stage and professional production experience.

Find The Hive at 207 N. First Ave., in downtown Sandpoint, and online — with information about upcoming shows and ticketing — at livefromthehive.com.