Film and Theater

"Joker" film still

Joker: Folie à Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Todd Phillips returns with the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as…

Cadence Balbo Towle as Lady Macbeth and Elias Bassett as Macbeth during a recent rehearsal.  Courtesy of Heartwood

In what has become an annual theater highlight in this community, Lincoln Academy (LA) and Heartwood Theater present their 22nd collaborative production in LA’s Poe Theater,…

Lincoln Theater
"Beetlejuice" Oct. 16 and 17; the sequel opens Oct. 18.  Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Pumpkinfest Weekend is here, and Lincoln Theater is ready to celebrate in style, offering the perfect way to usher in the spooky season with a lineup of family-friendly films and special events.…

The Strand Theater
The Theatre at Monmouth presents "Romeo and Juliet" at the Strand Theater

A live stage production of William Shakepeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" will take place on the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. This 90-minute adapted version will be performed by…

"Hocus Pocus" returns to the Lincoln Theater's Silver Screen Oct. 11-13. Courtesy of the venue

"Between the Temples" - (R; 1 hour, 51 minutes) - Last chance! - Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a 40-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the…

"Joker Folie À Deux” opens Oct.11 at the Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Nowhere Special” - (NR; 1 hour, 36 minutes) - Inspired by true events. James Norton (Happy Valley, Mr Jones, Little Women) is a 35-year-old Belfast window cleaner, John, who has…

The Waldo Theatre
Waldo Theater poster

The Waldo Theatre has announced audition dates for its holiday community theatre production of "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!)," to be staged at The Waldo on Dec. 13, 14 and 15.…

Pierre-Auguste Renior's "The Umbrellas" at the National Gallery, London.

Harbor Theater’s much-loved art film series Exhibition on Screen returns Oct. 19 with a few new flourishes. First, the series has moved to Saturday afternoons so that audience members whose work…

Where It's At
Courtesy of the author

This summer I received a copy of a memoir written by a man who had been a member of a small band that was part of the original stage production of “The Rocky Horror Show.” Martin Fitzgibbons was…

"Singin' in the Rain" plays Oct. 3 and 4 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Didi” - (R; 1 hour, 34 minutes) - In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family…

Lincoln Theater
Erin Morley as Olympia in Offenbach's Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann." Courtesy of the venue

The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series is back at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, offering opera lovers a chance to experience eight live performances broadcast directly from the Met stage in…

 "Nowhere Special" opens at the Harbor Theater starting Oct. 4. Courtesy of the venue

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” - (PG13; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - After 36 years, director Tim Burton triumphantly brings us the sequel to the iconic fantasy…

A new award-winning documentary on the origins and rise of right-wing extremism in America will be shown on Tuesday, Oct.  8, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta. The screening…

Veteran documentary filmmaker AJ Schnack’s newest project explores the first use of Final Four voting in Alaska, a combination of Ranked Choice Voting and Open Primaries, in a look at how it…

"Didi" opens at the Lincoln Theater on Friday, Sept. 27. Courtesy of the venue

Sing Sing” - (R; 1 hour, 47 minutes) - Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other…

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" opens at Harbor Theater Friday, Sept. 27. Courtesy of the venue

The Critic” - (R; 1 hour, 35 minutes) - Academy Award nominee Sir Ian McKellen (“The Lord of the Rings,” “The Good Liar”) plays Jimmy Erskine, a powerful 1930s London theater…

“Twisters” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 2 minutes) -  From the producers of the Jurassic, Bourne and Indiana Jones series. A former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a…

“It Ends With Us” -  (PG13; 2 hours, 11 minutes) - When Lily Bloom’s first love, Atlas Corrigan, unexpectedly reappears, her relationship with Ryle Kincaid, a…

Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' best-selling children's books, that will leave audiences doing the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance all night long!

The Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre is in rehearsal for “Tanglin’Hearts,” a smart, fun and funny country western musical comedy coming to its stage later this month, and it’s the creation of local actress,…

We are starting small and dreaming big. Foot on the Ground Productions (an amateur theatrical production company based in Lincoln County) will present a live, scripted performance of "War of the…

So what do “Stagecoach,” “Dark Victory,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” and “Of Mice and Men” all have in common? You might answer, as I would have done before I did my…

“Widow Clicquot” - (R; 1 hour, 29 minutes) - After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine…

“Green Border” - (PG15; 2 hours, 32 minutes: B&W, English subtitles) - In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called “green border” between Belarus and…

Harbor Theater invites our members to a free event: “Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye” (2024; 1 hour, 20 minutes) on Sunday, Sept. 8. There will be a wine and dessert reception beginning at 6:…

The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee at 2 p.m. of the popular new film “It Ends With Us” (PG13; 2 hours, 10 minutes) adapted from Coleen Hoover’s romantic novel will include a special opportunity to delve…

Lincoln Theater
Frances Mercanti-Anthony
Lincoln Theater is pleased to host the premiere of “Frances Floats,” an original piece written, directed, and performed by Round Pond resident Frances…
Camden International Film Festival

Cannes and Sundance, step aside! The 20th edition of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is in the spotlight this month, with screenings of a wide variety of documentary films from…

“Fly Me To The Moon” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) - Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in a sharp, stylish romantic comedy set against the high-stakes backdrop of…

“Harold and the Purple Crayon” - (PG; 1 hour, 32 minutes) - Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws…

Southport Memorial Library

Southport Memorial Library is pleased to welcome he highly acclaimed, award-winning author of  the Mainely Mystery series, Matt Cost as its next author/speaker on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6…

Harbor Theater

Labor Day weekend brings two major family events to Harbor Theater: a Family Free Pass Night for “Harold and the Purple Crayon” on Friday, Aug. 30 only, and the free “Grease” sock hop event on…

Scarlett Johansson

“Touch” -  (R; 2 hours and 1 minute – English, Japanese, Icelandic with subtitles) - Discover what might have been. “Touch” is a film by Baltasar Kormákur, a love story years and…

“Deadpooll & Wolverine” R; 2 hours, 7 minutes. For the third installment in the Deadpool franchise, this action comedy finds a listless Wade Wilson toiling away…

“Jurassic Park” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) - The final film in our 2024 Summer Blockbuster series. A select group is chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs…

“Janet Planet” - (PG13; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination…

Harbor Theater

Before you head back to school, join us at Harbor Theater on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. for a free rockin’ retro blast to the past with “Grease” (1978; 1 hour, 50 minutes) on the big screen.…

Y Arts: “Finding Nemo JR” - Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their…

“Inside Out 2” - (PG; 2 hours) - In Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Riley’s mind headquarters is being demolished to make room for new emotions. Joy, Sadness,…

The Lincoln Theater is set to host a magical celebration in honor of the 85th anniversary of the timeless classic, "The Wizard of Oz." On Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. fans of all ages are…

“Despicable Me 4” - (PG; 1 hour, 35 minutes) - In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain- turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns…

“CARLO…and His Merry Band of Artists” - (NR; 1 hour, 17 minutes) - UMVA Portrait Pop-Up Art Gallery reception
Filmmaker Richard Kane (“Truth Tellers”) will join us for this…

Maine State Music Theater
Kyra Kennedy as Carole King

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” a captivating journey through the life of one of music’s most iconic…

Y Arts presents: “Once on This Island JR” - (approx. running time: 1 hour) - Through almost non-stop song and dance, this full hearted musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a…

“Thelma” - (PG13; 1 hour, 37 minutes) -  Experience a refreshing twist on the action genre with “Thelma,” inspired by director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother. This film…

Kevin Kiley

For decades pianist Kevin Kiley has entertained residents and visitors to the Boothbay region and for more than 30 years he has served as many-nights-a-week entertainment at the Boothbay Harbor…

Jim Merkel

Can whole communities live sustainably? Can we avoid devouring all the world’s resources? These are questions filmmaker Jim Merkel asked after witnessing the destructive international impact of U.…

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed documentary “That’s Entertainment!” with a special screening at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta  Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.

Run Lola Run” - (R; 1 hour, 20 minutes) - In this visually and conceptually impressive film, two-bit Berlin criminal Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) delivers some smuggled loot for his boss,…

“Fly Me To The Moon” - (PG13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) -  Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson), brought in to fix NASA's public image,…