Kicking off the 2024-2025 Centennial Season by Kelly Ragsdale, Managing Director

Welcome to the Columbia Theatre, Southwest Washington’s premier non-profit Performing Arts Center. Our 2024-25 Centennial Season features a magnificent lineup of live music, comedy, theatre, and film. Save the date and join us for a Rededication on April 4, 2025.

Since the Theatre’s founding in 1925, it has weathered many setbacks over its celebrated history: the demise of Vaudeville, the Great Depression, multiple bankruptcies, and decades of neglect that culminated in its planned demolition. Yet here we are today, celebrating 100 Years. The Columbia Theatre’s survival is the stuff of legend. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 “literally saved the Theatre.”

Looking forward to seeing you at the theatre!

Kelly