Columbia County's center for culture & the performing arts
in Southeast Washington
Owned and operated by Touchet Valley Arts Council in historic Dayton, Washington
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATRE 2026
This year's show is ALADDIN the week of August 3-8.
It is FREE for children going into 1st grade - 12th grade. Registration is required:
In-person at the theater Tuesday July 28 and Friday July 31 from 2-5pm OR click the link above.
Auditions are Monday August 3 at 10:00am with rehearsals all week.
Performances are:
Friday August 7 at 7pm
Saturday August 8 at 3pm
Tickets are $5.00 and will go on sale July 20.
Please call (509) 382-1380 with any questions.
NOW SHOWING!
YOUNG WASHINGTON
JULY 17-21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJek-kc384w
Before he was the Father of a Nation, he was a soldier fighting to survive. A single misstep thrusts young George Washington into the center of a global conflict, testing his honor, loyalty, and courage. As alliances crumble and the frontier erupts into war, he must confront not only his enemies but the man he's becoming. This is the untold story of Young Washington.
Cast: William Franklyn-Miller, Mia Rodgers, Andy Serkis, Ben Kingsley, Kelsey Grammer
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of strong war violence and some bloody images
Runtime: 125 minutes
COMING SOON!
MINIONS & MONSTERS
JULY 24-28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-O-uBaHk3c
The rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood." Set in the 1920s, the film shows how Gru's yellow, pill-shaped henchmen became movie stars, but lost everything. In an effort to get back on the map, the Minions unleash monsters so they can make a new movie. However, when the monsters reveal their true intentions, the Minions need to save the world from the creatures they have created.
Cast: Allison Janney, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Trey Parker, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr, Zoey Deutsch, Christoph Waltz and George Lucas.
Rated: PG for violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Runtime: 90 minutes
ODYSSEY
JULY 31-AUG 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyIZ9tiiN8I
Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX® film technology. The Odyssey (2026), Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of Homer’s classic, follows Greek hero Odysseus on a perilous journey home after the Trojan War, encountering gods, monsters, and treacherous seas while his family faces turmoil in Ithaca.
Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson
Rated: R for violence and some language.
Runtime: 172 minutes
2-5 pm Tuesday & Friday
In Person or by Phone at
(509) 382-1380
You can buy tickets at the door which open 45 minutes before the show.
REGULAR MOVIE TIMES
FRIDAY 7:00pm
SATURDAY 7:00pm
SUNDAY 3:00pm
TUESDAY 6:30pm
All regular movie tickets are sold only at the door, open seating, no reservations.
You get a free movie, soda and popcorn if you agree to stay and clean up.
Click HERE to view the Liberty Theater Closure/Cancellation Policy, and No-Refund Policy.
UNITED WAY of the Blue Mountains
for a generous grant in 2023 for our SCEP2024 summer children's program, and again in Nov 2024 for the 2025 summer children's program.
Big thanks to The Wildhorse Foundation for a major grant in July 2022 to help our Balcony Remodel Project!
Liberty Theater is thankful for awards totaling $ 4,200 from Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds, for general operating expenses incurred for our program.
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission (now also known as “ArtsWA”) and the National Endowment for the Arts.
We were fortunate to receive a CARES Act grant of $12,500, in 2020, for COVID related support, from the Washington State Department of Commerce, disbursed by CDP Washington, and coordinated to us by Port of Columbia.
We express our sincere gratitude to those agencies for this support.
Special thanks for the ARTS WASHINGTON GRANT RECEIVED in 2020
Arts Washington awarded a $10,000 support grant to the Touchet Valley Arts Council, owner and operator of Dayton's historic Liberty Theater. The Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Commerce made the CARES relief funding available to Washington State arts and cultural organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through the grant application process.
Thanks to OCF and the C.M. Bishop Jr. Family Fund for ongoing valuable support during the COVID-19 years and recovery.
Thanks to PSE for funds to enhance the safety of our building.
Thanks to Innovia for repeated support of our Summer Cultural Enrichment Program through Columbia County Children's Fund.
Thanks to the Murdock Trust for support in the original building purchases and renovations of the Liberty Theater and Annex renovation.
Thanks to theWildhorse Foundation for significant electrical/HVAC upgrades.
And again in 2022 for major support for our Balcony Safety Remodel Project.
We are proud to be a member of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce!
