DAYTON – As we head into fall, things are heating up at Dayton's historic Liberty Theater. With a spectacular new musical, film festival, and a visit from a premier musical act, there should be plenty of entertainment to keep everyone happy as the days get shorter and the nights get colder.

There is no one else quite like the Doo-Wah Riders; for over 30 years they have been riding their own patch of the musical range throughout the west, building an impressive grass-roots fan base along the way. The Doo-Wahs are "high energy country with a cajun twist", and their tight musicianship combined with powerful arrangements of classic, contemporary, and original songs have made them favorites everywhere they go. They have appeared in concert with artists like Garth Brooks, George Strait, Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Alison Krauss, and on September 20, the Doo-Wah Riders will bring their unique style to the Liberty Theater. Tickets are $20, and can be purchased online or at the Liberty Theater box office.

The Manhattan Short Film Festival is coming back to the Liberty! The world's first global film festival, MANHATTAN SHORT is a unique event, bringing over 100,000 film lovers in 250 cities on 6 continents together to vote on the Finalists' Films. These ten short films represent the best short films among a record 1,615 submissions from 75 countries received by MANHATTTAN SHORT for 2017, and represent a range of film genres with comedy, drama, horror, scifi, animation, and martial arts. Following a two-hour screening feature of the ten films, you-the viewers become instant film critics as you vote for the Best Film and Best Actor. The first screening of the films is at 6:30PM on Thursday, September 28.

The King & I is the popular musical based on the real-life story of English widow Anna Leonowens, and the time she spent tutoring the children and wives of the King of Siam. Created by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with both film and stage adaptations, The King & I is a beloved classic. This November, it becomes the Liberty's 16th fall musical, directed by Elizabeth Arebalos-Jagelski. Tickets go on sale September 15th.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.libertytheater.org or call 509-382-1380. The Liberty Theater, owned and operated by Touchet Valley Arts Council, is Columbia County's nonprofit film and performing arts center.