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• Spotlight: Impressive lineup set for Sandpoint

  May 20, 2012 in Features on Page D7 A swanky cocktail lounge. A dance with Mr. Jones. A trip into the danger zone. All this and more are on tap this summer as the Festival at Sandpoint celebrates …

• Spotlight: Chewelah’s Stone hits No. 3 on national Soul charts

  October 9, 2011 in Features on Page D6 A 24-year-old singer from Chewelah found himself firmly in the Top Ten of the national R&B/Soul charts this week. Allen Stone released his self-titled sophomore album on Tuesday. By Thursday, …

• Franti, fireworks set to wrap up Festival at Sandpoint

  August 11, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Little-known fact about the Festival at Sandpoint: Some people bob around in boats on Lake Pend Oreille and enjoy the concerts for free. Actually, the boat will be the only …

• Rickie Lee Jones kicks off annual Sandpoint music fest

  August 4, 2011 in Features on Page C1 The resident osprey at the Festival at Sandpoint are soaring – and so are ticket sales. Box-office business is running ahead of last year’s pace for this annual two-week outdoor …

• Spotlight: Carlile, Franti top Sandpoint lineup

  May 22, 2011 in Features on Page D6 The Festival at Sandpoint concerts were announced Thursday, and you might call it the back-by-popular-demand lineup. Three of the headliners have been big draws in previous Sandpoint summers at the …

• Stay and Play: Get sidetracked to Sandpoint

  August 19, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 If there’s one problem with Sandpoint, it’s that there is too much to do. Between Schweitzer Mountain and City Beach, the Festival at Sandpoint and the Panida Theater, there is …

• Festival at Sandpoint wraps up this weekend

  August 12, 2010 in Features on Page C1 The region’s biggest musical party, the Festival at Sandpoint, continues this weekend with concerts that will transport you from Cape Breton to the Bay Area to the Appalachians to the … 1

• Festival at Sandpoint event brings back musical favorites

  August 5, 2010 in Features on Page C1 The Festival at Sandpoint greets some old friends over the next two weeks: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Keb’ Mo’, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Natalie MacMaster. That’s a lot …

• Festival at Sandpoint takes contemporary angle

  August 13, 2009 in Features on Page C1 The giant musical party known as the Festival at Sandpoint has hit the halfway point, with four concerts left to go. If swing is your thing, you can catch clarinetist …

• Sandpoint festival announces lineup

  May 17, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I4 Friday kicked off the official start of summer in this North Idaho community. With the announcement of the 2009 performers for the Festival at Sandpoint, people begin to strategically plan …

• Sandpoint Festival

  August 9, 1996 in Seven The upcoming week at the Sandpoint Festival. Festival tickets are available at the Memorial Field box office; the festival office, 305 N. Second, or call 235-4554 or, toll-free, (888) 265-4554. …

• Kathy Mattea Plays Sandpoint Festival

  August 9, 1996 in Seven Kathy Mattea, who plays the Sandpoint Festival’s mainstage at Memorial Field at 7:30 tonight, is one of the undisputed class acts of country music. She makes pure American acoustic music, …

• Festival Lineup

  August 4, 1995 in Seven All concerts start at 7:30 p.m. and are at Memorial Field in Sandpoint unless otherwise indicated. Today “Journey Into Jazz” with Gunther Schuller and the Spokane Symphony ($27.50 reserved/ $18.90 …

• Alison Krauss Knows The Difference A Year Can Make

  July 28, 1995 in Seven What a difference a year can make. Last summer, Alison Krauss and Union Station opened a three-act bill at The Gorge headlined by Dwight Yoakum.

• Lineup, Tickets

  July 28, 1995 in Seven Tickets are Available at Memorial Field box office or call the festival office at 208-265-4554. Also at all G&B; Select-a-Seat locations, (509) 325-SEAT or (800) 325-SEAT. All concerts start at …

• She Left A Writer, She Returned A Jazz Star

  July 28, 1995 in Seven McCorkle

• Donation Means Concert Is Free

  July 26, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Thanks to an anonymous donation, The Festival at Sandpoint’s Susannah McCorkle concert will be free. Organizers received the donation Tuesday and agreed with the contributor to make the July 30 …