The Panida Theater
After fading into disrepair from lack of maintenance and interest, a group of community members formed a nonprofit organization which bought the theater in 1985. The Panida Theater is operated through a nonprofit corporation under the direction of a board of trustees, elected at an annual meeting of theater members (persons who donate time or money to the theater and/or attend events). Day-to-day operations are overseen by an executive director, hired by the board of trustees and very small part-time staff.
In addition to performance events, including some locally produced, the theater is also a film venue, showing award-winning films such as Me and You and Everyone We Know and Paradise Now in a film series entitled "the Global Cinema Café," as well as selections from the Banff Mountain Film Festival.
References
- ^ De Angelus, Aly (July 28, 2020). "Finding comedy during crisis: Panida Theater provides hope through pandemic". Bonner County Daily Bee. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Fanselow, Julie (2000). Idaho Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places. Globe Pequot Press p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7627-0609-9.
- ^ Viydo, Taylor (February 14, 2019). "Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen has ties to Sandpoint community". KREM. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Olson, Ben (October 22, 2020). "Panida adds five to board at annual meeting". Sandpoint Reader. Retrieved February 10, 2021.