Grey days have nothing on bright entertainment
SANDPOINT — These grey days got nothin’ on the bright lights of our local entertainment scene.
This week is jam-packed with interesting options, starting tonight with the POAC season opener concert featuring the phenomenal Perla Batalla at the Panida Theater. On Friday, check out the Italian-inspired film at the Panida and on Saturday — whoa! — all kinds of action, including an Angels Over Sandpoint stylish fundraiser at the Ponderay Events Center, the Boo Bash costume ball at Community Hall and the last, in-town show of the year for Bridges Home at Pend d’Oreille Winery.
Sunday features two different film showings at the Panida, including the moving short “Peace Among the Black Hills” that evening.
Check it all out, make your choices and have big fun.
Thursday, Oct. 20
POAC Presents: Perla Batalla’s House of Cohen
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Thursday
As part of the Pend Oreille Performance Series, Perla wraps her soulful voice around selections from the Leonard Cohen Songbook. Hearing Perla Batalla’s transcendent voice for the first time is an epiphany. In this House of Cohen tour, one may go to hear the songs, but you end up feeling the joy and the pathos in the music like never before.
Admission: $16 members, $25 adults, $10 for those 18 & under. Sponsored by Bonner County Daily Bee, NEA, WESTAF, ICF, ICA, Panida Theater and LaQuinta Inn.
Information: 208-263-6139 or email: poactivities@gmail.com
Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ play
Venue: NIC’s Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave., in Coeur d’Alene.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Thursday; production also runs on Oct. 21-22, and 27-29
Directed by Joe Jacoby, the cast includes Jessica Sylvia Clarno, Presley Dupuis, Piper Glover, Brandon Miller, Cassidy Tidwell, Jonathan Breitkreutz, Geoff Carr, Zach Johnston, Kelly Stagner, Logan Parks, Nate Sakwi, Travis Cook, Rick St. Martin, Annika Holmes, Brooklynn Freer, Rob Sprinkel, and Carrie Lasher. The stage manager is Riley Hess, who is assisted by Brooklynn Freer.
Admission: Free and open to the public (no infants, please).
Information: 208-769-3220
Friday, Oct. 21
‘Mia Madre’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5:30 p.m., Friday
‘Mia Madre’ is set in Rome and is filled with Italian culture. Margherita, also a filmmaker, is just getting started on a film about the struggle between striking workers and the boorish head of their factory. Turturro broadly caricaturing a foolish American movie star quite well when she and her brother, Giovanni, must suddenly cope with the unexpected hospitalization of their mother and her rapid decline in health.
Tickets at the box office or online at: www.panida.org
Britchy at Pend d’Oreille Winery
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friday
Missoula’s acoustic Americana duo features fine pickin’ and timeless songwriting by Richie Reinholdt and Britt Arenson.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Devon Wade at MickDuff’s Beer Hall
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., Sandpoint
Time: 7-10 p.m., Friday
Devon is an independent country music artist out of Sandpoint Idaho with a strong love for what country music has always been, songs about real life. Come out and here his fun boot tapping tunes.
Admission: Free to those 21 and over.
Saturday, Oct. 22
Angels Over Sandpoint ‘Puttin’ on the Glitz’
Venue: Ponderay Events Center, 401 Bonner Mall Way, in Ponderay.
Time: 5-9 p.m., Saturday
Fashion show, no-host bar, local cuisine, dancing, live and silent auction and more. All proceeds benefit the community through the fine work of the Angels Over Sandpoint.
Admission: $25, available at Eichardt’s Pub, Eves Leaves, and online at: www.sandpointonline.com
Bridges Home
Venue: Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 5-8 p.m., Saturday
This is our last in-town show for 2016. Come on down for those three-part harmonies, lots of different instruments and a wide selection of musical genres. (Get there early to grab one of the good listening spots.)
Admission: Free and open to the public.
‘Boo Bash’ Costume Ball Social Dance
Venue: Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7-10 p.m., Saturday
The fun will begin with a one hour Tango lesson taught by professional instructor, Diane Peters. Following the lesson will be general dancing, refreshments, door prizes, mixers, prizes for the best costumes, and a drawing for a month of free dance classes. Singles, couples, and all levels of dancers are welcome.
Admission: $6 adults, $5 teens. USA Dance events are alcohol and tobacco free.
Information: 208-699-0421 or visit: usadancesandpoint.org
Harvest Day
Venue: ‘The Barn’
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday
Come explore the farmer’s market, listen to live music, grab some food and beverages (including adult drinks) and join the fun.
Admission: Free, open to public.
‘Mia Madre’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
Tickets at the box office or online at: www.panida.org
DJ Josh Adams at 219 Lounge
Venue: 219 Lounge, 219 First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 9 p.m., Saturday
Get it on with some great tunes from this stellar DJ.
Admission: Free for those 21 and over.
Riff Hangers
Venue: MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St., Sandpoint
Time: 7-10 p.m., Saturday
Live music in a lively nightspot.
Admission: Free to those 21 and over.
Toney Rocks
Venue: Pearl Theater, 7160 Ash St., in Bonners Ferry.
Time: Saturday; doors and café open at 6 p.m., concert starts at 7 p.m.
Currently touring the U.S. in support of his latest album, No Road Too Long, Toney Rocks sits somewhere between folk, blues and rock with engaging songwriting that touches on subjects from love and family to personal liberation. His show is rich in diversity, featuring his soulful singing supported by acoustic guitars, ukulele and piano.
Admission: $12 in advance, $15 at the door, available at Bonners Books and Mountain Mike’s in Bonners Ferry and at the door on the night of the performance.
Information: 208-610-2846 or visit online at thepearlthater.org.
Spokane Symphony Classics: ‘Hymn to Nature’
Venue: Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave., in Spokane.
Time: Saturday; doors and pre-concert talk at 7 p.m., concert starts at 8 p.m.
Admission: $15-$54, available at the box office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, by calling 509-624-1200, or online and at all TicketsWest outlets.
Sunday, Oct. 23
‘Mia Madre’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave.
Time: 3:30 p.m., Sunday
‘Mia Madre’ is set in Rome and is filled with Italian culture. Margherita, also a filmmaker, is just getting started on a film about the struggle between striking workers and the boorish head of their factory.
Tickets at the box office or online at: www.panida.org
‘Peace Among the Black Hills’
Venue: Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6 p.m., Sunday
Admission: $8.50 adults, $4.50 children, available at the box office or online at: www.panida.org
KRFY Community Radio Online Auction
Auction items include: 2017 preseason Seahawks tickets with a room at the Seattle ‘W’ hotel, tropic island condo, sailboat excursions, fine dining, flowers, event tickets, Schweitzer condo, bottles of fine reserved wines and much more.
Time: Ongoing; event ends Oct. 23.
View and bid on auction items at: www.BiddingForGood.com/krfy
Information: 208-265-2992
Spokane Symphony Classics: ‘Hymn to Nature’ at The Fox
Venue: Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave., in Spokane.
Time: Sunday; doors and pre-concert talk at 2 p.m., concert starts at 3 p.m.
Experience Mahler’s Third Symphony, the embodiment of this philosophy as Music Director Eckart Preu conducts this monumental hymn to the natural world, performed by the Spokane Symphony, alto MaryAnn McCormick and a wall of voices from the Spokane Symphony Chorale, the women of the Whitworth Choir and the Spokane Area Youth Choir.
Admission: $15-$54, available at the box office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, by calling 509-624-1200, or online and at all TicketsWest outlets.
Monday, Oct. 24
Truck Mills Blues Jam at Eichardt’s
Venue: Eichardt’s Pub & Grille, located at 212 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Monday
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Mandolin Orchestra playing session
Venue: Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, 110 Main St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 6:30-8 p.m., Tuesday; continuing on Tuesday
All you need is an instrument and a very basic ability to read music and all music played is in the easy to intermediate level.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Information: 208-263-6742
Wednesday, Oct. 26
Nordic Tap Night at Idaho Pour Authority
Venue: Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St., in Sandpoint.
Time: 4-8 p.m., Wednesday
Sandpoint Nordic Club invites you to stop by for food, live music, raffles and, of course, beer.
Admission: Free to those 21 and over.