The stars have turned and a time has presented itself at the North Bend Theatre in North Bend, Washington. With the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event a little over a month away, the theater recently installed its first two stars for its Walk of Fame – the handprints of Twin Peaks stars Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee captured during special events in 2024.
CAPTURING THE HANDPRINTS OF KYLE MACLACHLAN AND SHERYL LEE
At the Real Twin Peaks 2024 event on February 24, VIP ticket holders were treated to a surprise guest at the North Bend Theatre. Kyle MacLachlan, who played Special Agent Dale Cooper, Dougie Jones, Richard, and Mr. C in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, spoke with attendees for nearly 40 minutes. The conversation was facilitated by long-time fan and local Snoqualmie resident Karl Reinsch.
Prior to the conversation, Kyle covered his hands in oil and pressed them into two cement squares.
Here is the first set of handprints he left.
This is his second set of handprints in cement.
A few months later in mid-August, Sheryl Lee returned to the North Bend Theatre for three screenings of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Screenings were held on August 16-17, which was 32 years after the theater hosted the film’s United State premiere during the first Twin Peaks Fan Festival. After each screening, her theatrical booking agent Mike McGraner facilitated sessions where Sheryl answered attendees’ questions and then signed autographs.
Prior to the Q&A session, Sheryl pressed her hands into three different cement blocks. Theatre owner Beth Burrows added oil to Sheryl’s hands to ensure they wouldn’t get stuck in the cement block.
This was Sheryl’s first attempt at pressing her hands into cement.
She posed for a candid shot following this first attempt. It was definitely time to “wash her hands!”
Here is a look at the three different autographed handprint blocks she made during this special event.
The final cement block was the most difficult one to create. There were power outages during the 7:00 p.m. screening which caused the cement to set. Sheryl had to press her hands very firmly to leave a mark.
Just before leaving the theater at 2:00 a.m., she posed for one final shot next to her handprint.
INSTALLING THE AUTOGRAPHED HANDPRINTS AT THE NORTH BEND THEATRE
On December 13, 2024, the North Bend Theatre shared two images on their Instagram account with the caption, “Wonderful and strange things happening in front of the theatre!”
The work was done by trusted contractors, Aaron, Austin, and Jake, at AJ’s Homes in North Bend, Washington.
A month later on January 13, 2025, the theatre shared a first look at the Kyle and Sheryl’s installed cement blocks.
It looks like Sheryl’s handprints are from the 7:00 p.m. show on Saturday, August 17, while Kyle’s handprints appear to be the first impression he made. The handprints and autographs were placed above stars with the actors’ names.
RAY WISE TO JOIN WALK OF FAME AT NORTH BEND THEATRE
Ray Wise, who played Leland Palmer, will be attending the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event this year. He will be part of screenings of Robocop on Friday, Feb. 21 and at Cinema Unwrapped: Twin Peaks Edition on Feb. 22. After each screening, he will be answering questions and signing autographs. The theatre will also capture his handprints and autograph in cement to be added to the Walk of Fame.
On Sunday, Feb. 23, the theatre will hold a Twin Peaks fan film festival beginning at 1:00 p.m. followed by a concert from Wisteria Lodge starting at 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.)
Twin Peaks fan @Mr. Video created a poster featuring the North Bend Theatre’s programming for this year’s Real Twin Peaks event. It will be sold at the theatre and online in the coming weeks. I’m continuously impressed with his talents as an artist.
I was delighted to meet him during the August screenings of Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece where he created a special poster for the event. Check out his other work on Instagram.
See the Real Twin Peaks 2025 Event Guide for details and you can still find tickets to the weekend’s festivities at TheRealTwinPeaks.com.
