The Panida Theatre opened as a vaudeville and movie house in 1927. Then, as now, its name reflected its mission: to showcase great performers and performances for audiences of the PANhandle of IDAho. Decades of glory faded into years of neglect before, major fundraising and restoration efforts by the Sandpoint community saved the Panida in 1985. Today, with projects to preserve and improve the theatre ongoing, the Panida is on the National Register of Historic Places.