This week at the Lincoln Theater

Tue, 05/16/2023 - 2:15pm

Story Location:
2 Theater Street
Damariscotta, ME 04543
United States

“AIR” - (R; 1 hour, 52 minutes) - From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time. Final show Thursday, May 18 at 2 p.m.

Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations – Guest Christian Hayes - Free! - A free series of one-on-one conversations between host Cherie Scott of Boothbay and notable culinary pioneers who have made a substantial contribution to the culinary arts in the state of Maine. Christian Hayes, a seventh generation Mainer and Food Network Chopped Champion, balanced the parallels between professional musician and full-time cook for close to 2 decades before he and his wife and business partner, Christine, launched Dandelion Catering Co. in 2008. Together, they opened The Garrison, eight months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close. Hayes then launched an online market and the kitchen at The Garrison was reworked to support a whole new operation, Thoroughfare – an ode to his love for indulgent and messy fast food. Thursday, May 18 at 7 p.m.  No tickets or reservations are required to attend. 

“Showing Up” - (R; 1 hour, 48 minutes) -  A sculptor (Michelle Williams) preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt’s vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft. Playing Friday, May 19 at 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, May 20 at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 24 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Thursday, May 25 at 2 p.m.

“Don Giovanni” - (3 hours, 40 minutes with 1 intermission) - The Met Live in HD - Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes a major Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy, re-setting the familiar tale of deceit and damnation in an abstract architectural landscape and shining a light into the dark corners of the story and its characters. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by baritone Peter Mattei as a magnetic Don Giovanni, alongside the Leporello of bass-baritone Adam Plachetka. Sopranos Federica Lombardi, Ana María Martínez, and Ying Fang make a superlative trio as Giovanni’s conquests—Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina—and tenor Ben Bliss is Don Ottavio. Sat May 20 at 1 PM. Tickets: Adult $25, LT Member $23, $5 Youth.

Coming soon: Exhibition On Screen – “Tokyo Stories” - May 25 and 26; “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” - May 26; Fish Ladder Concert: Adam Ezra Group - May 28

Tickets are available at the door beginning 30 minutes before showtime and through the theater’s online box office at www.LincolnTheater.net. Movie tickets are $9 adult, $6 members and youth 18 and under. Event ticket prices vary. Lincoln Theater’s Covid protocols on the website. The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater St. in downtown Damariscotta. Curtain going up!