This week at Lincoln Theater

Tue, 09/06/2022 - 7:15am

Story Location:
2 Theater Street
Damariscotta, ME 04538
United States

    “Where the Crawdads Sing” -  (PG-13; 2 hours, 5 minutes) -  From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. Final showtimes Thursday, Sept. 8 at 2 and 7 p.m.

    “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” - (PG; 1 hour, 55 minutes) - In partnership with the House of Dior, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior. Playing Friday, Sept. 9 at 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 and Thursday, Sept. 15 at 2 and 7 p.m. 

    “One Week” and “Sherlock, Jr.” -  A Buster Keaton Double Feature - (Total running time 73 minutes) - Free! - We invite you and your family to join us for this special event and a fun way to kick off this season’s Classic Film Club.  Film historian Jeannie MacDonald will be joining us for this special event to share a pre-screening introduction about Keaton and his films as well as a post-screen talkback. “One Week” - (1920): Newlyweds are unaware that their prefab house kit is incorrectly numbered. “Sherlock, Jr.” - (1924): A kindly movie projectionist (Buster Keaton) longs to be a detective. Saturday, Sept 10 at 2 p.m.  MacDonald returns to the Lincoln Theater to host Season 5 of our Classic Film Club series on Pre-Code Hollywood. She hosts classic films around New England and blogs for the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she lives with her husband John. 

    Coming soon:  “Fire of Love” -  Friday, Sept. 16;  NT Live: Straight Line Crazy - Sept. 22; River Company presents “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),” - Sept. 23 & 24.

    Tickets are available at the door starting 30 minutes before showtime or online in advance through the theater’s website at www.LincolnTheater.net. Movie tickets are $8 adult, $6 members and youth 18 and under. Event ticket prices vary. Theater Covid protocols available on the website. The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Curtain going up!