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EVENTScalendar of winter 22/23

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SOME PLANNED EVENTS WERE NOT FULLY SCHEDULED BY PRESS TIME. CHECK SANDPOINT ONLINE’S EVENTS CALENDAR (UPDATED WEEKLY) FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION.

November

8 Live Music with Jonathan Foster.

Eichardt’s Pub Grill & Coffee House, 212 Cedar St., 7 p.m. 208-253-4005 www.eichardtspub.com

10 The Complete Works of William

Shakespeare (Abridged). Sponsored by Family Health Center and POAC. At the Panida Theater, 300 N. 1st Ave., 7:30 p.m., free! www.artinsandpoint.org 11 Get Plowed. Kaniksu Land Trust, Pend Oreille Pedalers, & Sandpoint Nordic Club’s annual Get Plowed party at Pine Street Woods. 208-263-9471. www.kaniksu.org/happenings.

11-13 SARS Ski Swap at the Bonner

County Fairgrounds, 4203 N. Boyer Rd., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. $5/person or $10/family. www.sars.snowportal.com

12 Science on Saturdays with Jim

Ekins. The Panida, 300 N. 1st Ave. Sponsored by Daher, 10 a.m, free. 208263-9191. www.panida.org 12 Festival Youth Orchestra free concert at the Heartwood Center, 6 p.m. 208255-4554. www.festivalatsandpoint.com

17 “All the Wild Horses” with Lena

Haug. See page 24. 19-20 Christmas Craft Fair. Bonner County Fairgrounds, free. Santa visits daily noon to 2 p.m. www. BonnerCountyFair.com 19-23 K&K Thanksgiving Fishing Derby. Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club’s annual fall fishing contest. www.LPOIC.org. 20 Fall Serenade. Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, 7-9 p.m.,110 Main St. 208-2654444. www.sandpointconservatory.org

23 The Burger Dock’s Giving Thanks.

116 N. 1st Ave., Ste B,3-6 p.m. free meal. First-come, first-serve. 208-597-7027. www.theburgerdock.com 25 Tree Lighting and Santa’s Arrival at Town Square and visit from Santa. www. downtownsandpoint.com. 208-255-1876 25 Schweitzer opens for the season. 208-263-9555. www.schweitzer.com

December

3 Free First Saturday at the Museum.

Bonner County Historical Society and Museum, 611 S. Ella, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 208263-2344. www.bonnercountyhistory.org

7 A Celtic Christmas at the Panida

Theater, 7 p.m. 300 N. First Ave., 208263-9191. www.panida.org

9-11 Into the Land of the Nutcracker.

Suzuki String Academy and Allegro Dance Studio. Shows Fri., Sat., and Sun. at the Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., 208-2639191. www.panida.org 17 A Danceworks Christmas. Panida hosts recital at 3 p.m. www.panida.org

23-24 Ski with Santa at Schweitzer

Mountain. 208-263-9555. www.schweitzer.com

January

6 Backcountry Film Festival. Presented by SOLE, 7:00 p.m. at the Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. www.sptmag.com/filmfest23 13 Living Voices at the Panida. See page 24.

14 Northern Lights at Schweitzer.

Fireworks light up the evening over Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Weekend. Festivities start at 6 p.m. 208-255-3081. www.schweitzer.com 19 CHAFE 150 Registration begins. 2023 Race day is June 17. www.CHAFE150.org.

*Free Ski/Winter Access Day at

Farragut State Park, 13550 E. Hwy. 54, Athol, Idaho. Explore the trails on snowshoes or xc skis. Park opens at 7 a.m.

*Free Ski/Winter Access Day at Priest

Lake State Park, 314 Indian Creek Park Rd., Coolin, Idaho. 208-443-2200. *Banff Mountain Film Festival at the Panida Theater.

February

4 15th Annual Heart Ball sponsored by Bonner General Health Foundation. At the Bonner County Fairgrounds. www. bonnergeneral.org/heart-ball 19 Let it Glow firework show at Schweitzer. Presidents’ Weekend. 208255-3081. www.schweitzer.com. 16-20. Wild and Scenic Film Festival. All proceeds go towards trail building, outdoor education, and mountain goat stewardship programs in the Scotchmans. www.scotchmanpeaks.org 17 Diane Schuur at the Panida. See page 24. 17-26 Winter Carnival. One of the biggest events of the Sandpoint winter. www.sandpointwintercarnival.com *Starlight Racing. Schweitzer Mountain Resort hosts four weeks of evening racing on Friday nights, 208-255-3081. www. schweitzer.com

March

3-4 The Follies, Sandpoint’s fundraising sensation for Angels Over Sandpoint. www.angelsoversandpoint.org 25 Red Riding Hood, a Missoula Children’s Theatre performance at the Panida.See page 24.

April

9 Schweitzer closes. Last day to ski! 208-255-3081. www.schweitzer.com.

21 The Black Market Trust at the

Panida. See page 24.

29-May 7 K&K Spring Fishing Derby.

Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club holds the annual spring fishing derby on our big lake www.LPOIC.org.

May

1 Silverwood Opening Weekend. www. silverwoodthemepark.com. 11-14 Lost in the 50’s, Sandpoint’s premiere spring event. Car show, parade, live music and more! 208-265-5678. www. lostinthe50s.org 15 Festival Youth Orchestra spring concert. 208-255-4554. www.festivalatsandpoint.com SandpointMagazine.com SANDPOINT MAGAZINE | 23

Almanac Alone cast2022/2023 POAC Pend Oreille Arts Council

See complete, up-to-the-minute calendars at www.sandpointonline.com Performing

Arts Season

Lena Haug

Living Voices

Diane Schuur

The Pend Oreille Arts Council’s 2022-23 line-up includes eclectic performances ranging from Hawaiian slack key and legendary jazz to indie-pop and live theater. The season kicked off this fall and continues through the spring. Ticket prices range from $5-35. All performances are onstage at the historic Panida Theater downtown. For more information, call 208-263-6139 or visit www.artinsandpoint.org

November 17: AN EVENING WITH LENA HAUG & “ALL THE WILD HORSES”

A screening of the award-winning film “All the Wild Horses” documenting the amazing Mongol Derby, the longest endurance horse race in the world, followed by a conversation with local equestrian Lena Haug about her personal experience racing across the Mongolian desert this summer. See related story on page 18.

January 13: LIVING VOICES

Our popular theatrical partnership with Living Voices is back with a production of “Within the Silence,” sharing the story of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during WWII, told from the perspective of Emiko, a teenager in 1941.

February 17: DIANE SCHUUR

Legendary Grammy-award-winning jazz vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur has released 23 albums, has played at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the White House, and is a recipient of the Helen Keller Achievement Award.

March 25: MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATre: “RED RIDING HOOD”

The ever-popular community theater event, casting a host of local children of all ages for a local production of the fairy-tale classic.

April 21: THE BLACK MARKET TRUST

A five-member gypsy-jazz band based in Los Angeles, inspired by Django Reinhardt and the Great American Songbook, featuring virtuosic playing, beautiful harmonies and fun interaction with the audience.