Columbia County's center for culture & the performing arts in Southeast Washington
Owned and operated by Touchet Valley Arts Council in historic Dayton, Washington
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BALCONY closed for remodeling April 24; but THE THEATER IS STILL OPEN. The balcony is expected to reopen in June, with more leg room and better sight lines added in the last 4 rows.
NOW PLAYING!
BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER JUNE 9-13
The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. CAST: Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Giancarlo Giannini, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson RATED: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, strong language, suggestive/drug references and thematic elements RUNTIME: 149 min (est) COMING SOON!
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TRIAL OF ON-SCREEN CAPTIONS
In response to requests saying that dialog is often hard to understand, we have been showing on-screen captions on SUNDAYS and TUESDAYS for all movies, since mid-March. Please give us your feedback about whether you found this helpful. Box Office Hours:
2-5 pm Tuesday & Friday in person or phone 382-1380 Regular movie times
Fri. & Sat. 7:30 pm Sunday 3:00 pm Tuesday 6:30 pm (not 7:30) All regular movie tickets are sold at the door, open seating, no reservations.
We use reservations for live performances. Available online or through the Box Office Masks are optional, but recommended if you are at high risk from COVID-19 or influenza. Volunteers Needed
to help sell concessions, and help clean up after. You get a free movie, soda and popcorn if you agree to stay and clean up. Please contact Debbie at 382-1380
Sarah Shutters, the Director of this year's The Sound Of Music, was selected for the Rising Star Youth Award 2023 for Philanthropy by Blue Mountain Community Foundation. In these photos Sarah has just been presented the award by Kol Medina from BMCF. The formal presentation was made at a banquet March 3.
Blue Mountain Community Foundation Philanthropy Awards. Rising Star Youth Award This award is open to residents of the Blue Mountain Region who are 21 or younger and who have shown extraordinary initiative and drive to serve their community through volunteer charitable work. In their efforts to help their community, nominees should show one or more of the following qualities: a selfless nature; ability to raise donated funds for nonprofits; strong initiative or leadership; ability to be part of a team; creativity in problem-solving; or successful results in their charitable work and play. “Blue Mountain region” refers to Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield Counties in WA and Umatilla County in OR. |
Click HERE to view the Liberty Theater Closure/Cancellation Policy, and No-Refund Policy.
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ReStart Washington Grant Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023
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. |
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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.
WORKING WASHINGTON 3 GRANT
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. |
Liberty Theater is grateful to Puget Sound Energy and their Community Support program for a grant to provide materials for our Balcony Remodel project.
Joanie Hudson and Anne Walsh presented us the check. 
Liberty Theater wishes to again thank INNOVIA Foundation and its Columbia County Children's Fund, for a generous grant in support of the Summer Cultural Enrichment Program SCEP2023.
Liberty Theater is grateful to the Dayton Lions for their generous donation in support of the summer children's program.
Liberty Theater wishes to thank the Dayton Kiwanis for their generous donation in support of the summer children's program.
Liberty Theater is grateful to the Warren Community Action Fund of Blue Mountain Community Foundation for a generous grant for general support in June, 2021, used for support of the Summer Cultural Enrichment Program; and in 2022 for the Balcony Safety Project; and in 2023 for this year's Summer Cultural Enrichment Program (summer children's movies and shows).
Liberty Theater is grateful to the Skyline Juniors of Dayton for generous support of the Summer Cultural Enrichment Program.
Liberty Theater wishes to thank the C.M. Bishop Jr. Family Fund of Oregon Community Foundation for a generous grant for general support in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
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Thanks to OCF and the C.M. Bishop Jr. Family Fund for ongoing valuable support during COVID-19. 
Our thanks to Humanities Washington, affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, for generous support during COVID-19.
Support during COVID-19 was made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor
Thanks to PSE for funds to enhance the safety of our building. 
Thanks to ALL IN WA, all its donors for Matching Funds for our 2020 Annual Appeal thru BMCF Charitable Gift Guide. Thanks also to Seattle Foundation for their role in the effort
Thank you to the National Endowment for the Arts for their support, through ArtsWA.
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Thanks to Blue Mountain Community Foundation for partnering with us both in our Summer kids program, and in our balcony remodel project. Learn about it HERE.
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 the Sherwood Trust for support in the original building purchases and renovations of the Liberty Theater and Annex renovation.
Thanks to ArtsWA (The Washington State Arts Commission), and the Washington State Department of Commerce for a CARES Act grant to support operations during COVID-19.
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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! |
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Thank you to Port of Columbia, and thank you to Commerce and CDP Washington for the Working Washington 3 grant award to support theater operations during COVID 19.
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