2026 Summer Cultural Enrichment Program

Liberty Theater is the place to be for kiddos who love movie time this summer. Every Tuesday and Friday at 1PM they are screening a kids movie. Admission is free, and a special low price of $2 for a small soda or water with a small popcorn. Here’s the lineup!

Open Season June 16 + 19

Waterhorse June 23 + 26

Planet 5 June 30 + July 3

Hook July 7 + 10

Muppets From Space July 14 + 17

Surf’s Up July 21 + 24

Tagged 2026 Summer Cultural Enrichment Program, Cinema, Liberty Theater, Kids

SAT MAY 6, 6 - 7PM
ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN

This month Joseph Roberts is leading a conversation focused on ‘Blue Fields’ by Matthew Klein who will be joining from New York via Zoom. 

Royal Block hosts monthly art talks: round-table discussions facilitated by Joseph Roberts that consider differing perceptions of a single artwork. No art experience necessary.

Come early to sample new wines from our friends at RYZO!

21+

Artist Reception: Friday 5 June, 4-6PM

Artist Kris Stewart took her inaugural letterpress run in Waitsburg’s PRESSROOM in late April to do some work for her solo show at Combine Art Collective. At long last, opening night is here, and we get to see the results of her hard work.

From the Gallery: “Combine Art Collective is pleased to present new work by member artist Kris Stewart.

In Beyond the Surface, Kris Stewart invites viewers into a world of experimental cyanotypes where the sun itself becomes a collaborator. The collection includes both wall works and artist books, each beginning as a golden wash of sensitizer before revealing luminous shades of blue through exposure to sunlight. These are not traditional cyanotypes, however.

Working wet, Stewart pushes the medium into unexpected territory, incorporating a range of additives to create striking edges, rich depth, and a sense of movement that feels almost alive. Layers of oil pastel and acrylic paint emerge in select pieces, adding further intrigue and texture. The resulting body of work rewards close looking: the more time viewers spend with the pieces, the more they discover. Echoes of landscapes, natural forms, and fleeting memories surface and recede, inviting personal interpretation.

Stewart lives and works in Walla Walla, where she creates cyanotypes, handbound books, and marbled paper from her home studio. She views the world as a tapestry of line and color, form and texture. Beyond the Surface is both an exploration of that perspective and an invitation for others to see the world in a similar way.”

TUESDAY JUNE 2, 7-9PM
PLAZA THEATER
208 MAIN
WAITBURG, WA
$25. TICKETS ONLINE

International Bluegrass Music Association - Male Vocalist of the Year, Greg Blake will be at the Plaza Theater on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7pm.

Tickets will be available until sold out on Eventbrite or until Sunday May 31st. Don’t gamble on finding extras at the door!

SAT 5/23 4-8pm
ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN STREET

TONGUE & GROOVE

Monthly food and music night featuring food specials and instrumental retro space cowboy blues! 

4-8pm Food special: Kerry's Trinidad Cuisine. The food truck will be accessible to the community curbside in front of the Royal Block.

7-9pm Live Music: Jazzy blues grooves by the amazing Michael Kelly Band

Saturday May 16, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Waitsburg Fairgrounds, Don Thomas Building

The all inclusive ticket gets you into the entire evening! Dinner & local live music from 5 - 8 PM. Children welcome! Brews are served by our local Lions Club. Proceeds from this ticket creates ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS for our local school. 

21+ can continue to dance the night away to local favorite Back Roads Band from 8:00-11:00 PM.

Get your tickets online on the unified Celebration Days Registration form