Inspiration, creativity celebrated at 29th annual Coeur d'Alene Arts Awards
Former Coeur d'Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem is flanked Wednesday evening by beaming Coeur d'Alene Arts Commissioner Lindsey Sichelstiel, left, and Coeur d'Alene City Councilmember and commission liaison Amy Evans as she accepts the first Sandi Bloem Arts Legacy Award at the 29th annual Coeur d'Alene Arts Awards at the Hagadone Event Center.
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Dan and Kathryn Pinkerton receive the Support of the Arts Award from Coeur d'Alene Arts Commissioner Lindsey Sichelstiel during the 29th annual Coeur d’Alene Arts Awards celebration Wednesday evening at the Hagadone Event Center.
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Duncan Menzies and Krystin Skidmore perform "A Little Priest" from "Sweeney Todd" Wednesday evening during the 29th annual Coeur d’Alene Arts Awards.
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Art Spotlight CDA program grant recipients line the stage as Tracey Benson, right, announces the awards. From left: Chuck Ethridge, Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre; Cynthia Newkirk, Music Conservatory of Coeur d'Alene; Brooke Wood and Simon Drake, Lake City Playhouse; and Benson.
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COEUR d'ALENE — Coeur d'Alene is a unicorn, in the words of 2025 Excellence in the Arts Award recipient and performing artist Jenny Shotwell.
When she and her family discovered the Lake City in 2020, they were looking for a safe place for their kids to grow up as well as somewhere that supported the arts, where the arts were prominent and at the forefront of what the city saw as being important — a community that recognized art, produced it and followed through on those dreams.
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