RAINY MONTHS SERIES

A family experience for the imagination

Rain, rain, go away….NO, WAIT! Let’s PLAY!

Puppetry, song, foolishness and stories strang and wonderful make up the Rainy Months Series at the Columbia Theatre this season! Bringing the best in regional and national children’s educational performers with an emphasis on the shared experience for both children and the adults in their lives.

Tickets are very reasonably priced at $5 per person and a special “family pack” of 6 for $25.

Legends of Mexico-Leyendas de Mexico

An original production by Nuestro Canto

Gerardo Calderon & Nelda Reyes

Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Mexico is very well known for its legends, myths and tales. There are legends since the time of the Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, Hucholes, as well as legends after the arrival of the Euraopeans to the American Continent. There are legends that talk about love, nature and everyday life. Nuestro Canto has gathered legends from all over Mexico and has composed music especially for the legends narrated during their performances.

The Harmonica Pocket “Get Loose with Seuss”

Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Dr. Suess, born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield Massachusetts, is an American Icon. Through setting a handful of his famous and lesser-known books to music, we get to know Theodor Suess Geisel. Audiences are invited to sing the words to Dr. Seuss’ ABCs, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and to help save the Whos on a giant speck of dust. Using theater, we learn the history behind the creation of Horton Hatches the Egg.

Jim West’s “Dinosaurs!”

A Theatreworks USA presentation

Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Get ready to hang out with Stegosaurus and hobnob with Tyrannosaurus Rex because Jim West brings the age of the dinosaurs to life! Enjoy prehistory as he mixes storytelling with the latest dinosaur discoveries, dino-puppet making ideas, and a rich musical score of Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev. 

For more information and to purchase tickets:

Contact the box office at:

360-575-8499 or 888-575-8499

Box Office HAS MOVED to the Columbia Theatre-1231 Vandercook Way. Box office door is 20 feet to the right of the Columbia Theatre’s marquee.