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It’s showtime, folks! Liberty Theatre reopens after seven-month closure

Historic downtown Camas theater implements COVID-19 safety measures, kicks off with 1980s classics 'The Goonies' and 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'

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Anna Presley (right) and Joe Costa (left, white shirt) and Lucas Kellum, all of Ridgefield, order food at the box office off the Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas on Friday, Oct. 9. The trio was the first to show up for the Liberty Theatre's first show in seven months -- the Goonies, which showed at 4 p.m. Friday. The historic theater, which closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now able to seat 75 people per show, with safety restrictions such as required face coverings and new concession rules, thanks to Gov. Jay Inslee's Oct. 6 changes to the state's Safe Start reopening plan, which loosened restrictions for theaters, restaurants, realtors, libraries and more throughout Washington state. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

The historic Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas opened its doors to movie-goers Friday, Oct. 9, for the first time in nearly seven months.

“It’s so huge,” Carrie Schulstad, executive director of the Downtown Camas Association, said of the theater’s reopening. “We’ve had our restaurants open, but we haven’t had our beloved theater. When I got the news from the governor’s office, I was literally dancing around. It was such a happy moment.”

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