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Sandpoint Idaho Real EstateThis Week in Sandpoint
Another week in Sandpoint. The fun begins Tues, Aug. 19, with Shakespeare in the Parks: As You Like It, a free outdoor performance by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. That same evening, the Little Live Radio Hour features local musicians Truck Mills and Carl Rey in an intimate program broadcast on KRFY. Also that evening, the North Idaho Philharmonia presents a Family Concert with selections from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, followed on Wed, Aug. 20, by a full performance of the monumental work. Fri, Aug. 22, brings Movies on the Mountain at Schweitzer, paired with a special presentation on bear awareness, while later that night the Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre opens Always… Patsy Cline, with additional shows on Sat, and Sun. The week concludes Sun, Aug. 24, with the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society Summer BBQ & Potluck, a relaxed lakeside gathering to share food and conversation.
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Entertainment Events:
- Pool Tournament Mon
- Shakespeare In The Parks Tues
- Little Live Radio Hour Tues
- Beethoven's Ninth Tues, Wed
- A Taste of Tango Wed
- Farmers' Market Wed, Sat
- Summer Music Series Thurs
- Trivia With Toshi Thurs
- A Walk Through History Fri
- Historic Walking Tours Fri
- After the Fair Fair Fri
- Movies on the Mountain Fri
- BCA 8 Ball Tournament Fri, Sun
- Always...Patsy Cline Fri-Sun
- Karaoke Nights Fri-Sun
- Priest Lake Triathlon Sat
- Volleyball Fundraiser Sat
- KNPS Summer BBQ & Potluck Sat
- Live Music Mon-Sat
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Civic Calendar Highlights:
- Coding Club Tues
- Slow Flow Garden Yoga Tues
- Reg. Deadline: Gelli Plates Tues
- Citizen Science Wed
- 3D Design Wed
- Macrame Workshop Wed
- Ranching for Profit Wed-Thurs
- Star Gulch Trail Project Fri
- Natural Connections Sat
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Nest squatters! Local osprey returned from winter migrations... but found geese occupying their Memorial Field nest. The osprey pair built a new nest in the lighting arrays on the field. The geese have left; the osprey can be sighted only occasionally
New or notable online. Check these out:
- Artist: Maria LarsonOriginal Art
- Alpenglow ConstructionBuilding/Constr.
- Sandpoint Equipment RentalsBig Gear!
- John Anderson LibraryEthnology
- Expat tax servicesWilliams & Schiller
- Wholesome, gritty westernsPaul Cox
- Sandpoint vacation rentalsDM Vacations
Sandpoint Idaho News
County approvesPart-time prosecutor
Averill Hospitality says increasedImpact fees would sink hotel plans
City Council adopts $49.9M budgetAnd 2026 fee schedule
Grand piano's story starts here40 years later piano lands at MSU
Firefighters gain groundOn Sunset Fire
Sandpoint Chocolate CompanyForms community bonds
Spokane man arrested in BoCoOn multiple substance-abuse charges
ID projected to end FY26With $80M budget deficit
Second controlled hunt drawResults now online
Third measles case reportedThis one in Bonner County
Legislative committee exploresAffordable housing in Sandpoint
BOCC unanimously approvesFY'26 budget
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In this week's Sandpoint Reader:
- Sunset Fire grows, while Lightning Creek Fire holds
- Legislative committee explores affordable housing in Sandpoint
- BOCC unanimously approves FY'26 budget
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Books to explore by. Get guides to our Cabinet and Selkirk Mountains, Lake Pend Oreille, the Ice Age Floods – plus history and local writings.
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