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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NOW SHOWING!

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PRESSURE

June 5-9 & June 12-16 (2 Weekends)

In honor of our Veterans and the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day, Veterans who attend the movie Pressure will receive a $1.00 off of admission. 


Featuring an all-star ensemble led by Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damian Lewis, PRESSURE is set during the tense 72 hours before D-Day. As the fate of the free world hangs in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg confront an impossible choice -- launch the largest and most dangerous invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether. The film is directed by Anthony Maras (Hotel Mumbai), who co-wrote the script with Olivier award-winner, David Haig, based on Haig's critically lauded play, which enjoyed a hugely successful run in London's West End, before going on to be performed for Her Majesty the Queen and world leaders to mark the D-Day 75th anniversary in 2019.


CAST: Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott, Damian Lewis, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina

 

Rated: PG-13 for war violence, bloody images, some strong language, and smoking

Runtime: 100 min.

COMING SOON!

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STAR WARS:THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU

JUNE 19-23

 

The Mandalorian and Grogu embark on their most thrilling mission yet in Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” an all-new Star Wars adventure opening exclusively in theaters May 22, 2026. The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu.


Cast:  Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, Martin Scorsese


Rated: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action

Runtime: 132 minutes


Box Office Hours:  ​​
​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.

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 Michele at 382-1380

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Liberty Theater is grateful to  Puget Sound Energy and their Community Support program for their support over many years, especially for safety upgrades, the digital projector, the Annex, the Balcony Remodel project, and their grants to support operations in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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The Liberty Theater expresses many thanks to
UNITED WAY of the Blue Mountains
for a generous grant in 2023 for our SCEP
2024 summer children's program, and again in Nov 2024 for the 2025 summer children's program.
Special thanks to the DAYTON/COLUMBIA COUNTY WASHINGTON FUND at BMCF for their support again in 2025 of our summer children's programs, and also for so many previous years.
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Big thanks to the Warren Community Action Fund  at BMCF for their generous support over the years, including for the 2025 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 again in 2025. 
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Liberty Theater is pleased and grateful to have received  unrestricted grants in 2024 and 2025 from ARTSFUND to help us carry out our mission.
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Liberty Theater wishes to thank INNOVIA Foundation and its Columbia County Children's Fund, for a generous grant in support  of the Summer Cultural Enrichment Program  SCEP2023, and again for SCEP2025

 Big thanks to The Wildhorse Foundation for a major grant in July 2022 to help our Balcony Remodel Project!

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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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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. 

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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.
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Thanks to OCF and the C.M. Bishop Jr. Family Fund for ongoing valuable support during the COVID-19 years and recovery.
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Our thanks to Humanities Washington, affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, for generous support during COVID-19.
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Support during COVID-19 was made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor
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Thanks to PSE for funds to enhance the safety of our building. 
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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
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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
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​​​Thanks to Innovia for repeated support of our Summer Cultural Enrichment Program through Columbia County Children's Fund.
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​Thanks to the Murdock Trust for support in the original building purchases and renovations of the Liberty Theater and Annex renovation.
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​Thanks to the Sherwood Trust for support in the original building purchases and renovations of the Liberty Theater and Annex renovation.
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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.

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​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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