Film and Theater

Lincoln Theater/Summer Blockbuster Series
This Tuesday marked the first day of summer, and what better way to celebrate than with some favorite throw-back films! Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the 2022 Summer Blockbuster…

This weekend, lose yourself in a “once upon a time” tale on the big screen. A young girl enters a storybook forest only to find a mysterious friend. Thus begins the fairy tale of “Petite Maman,”…

“Jurassic Park” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 27 minutes) - Experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas…

The Boothbay Region YMCA Y Arts group performed three shows of “Into the Woods Junior” on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18 with one of the shows (1 p.m. Saturday) being a chance for…

The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St.) announces the one-day-only gala event, “Broadway at the Waldo” on Sunday, July 10 at 4 p.m. featuring stars of the local stage performing old favorites and new…

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Maine State Music Theater reopens Pickard Theater for the first time in two years with a divinely cast production of “The Sound of Music” – music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II…

Boothbay Region YMCA Y Arts

This weekend Y Arts Encore Performers will perform “Into the Woods Junior” on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18 at 4 p.m. General admission is $5.

The cast is composed of 30 youth and…

“Jurassic World Dominion” – (Rated PG; 2 hours, 26 minutes) - This summer, experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris…

This Friday, “The Duke” comes to the big screen at Lincoln Theater. The film, from director Roger Michell, centers around the 1961 heist of Francisco de Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington,…

This Saturday, the first-ever film of Maurice Béjart's “Ninth Symphony” ballet comes to The Lincoln Theater big screen for one screening only.
 
In 2021, when live…

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“Jurassic World Dominion” - (Rated PG; 2 hours, 26 minutes) - This summer, experience the…

Benjamin Franklin once said, “nothing is certain except death and taxes,” and in this week’s film, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” that is exactly how things appear… at least at first. When an…

It’s Retro Week at Harbor Theater with “Singing in the Rain” playing now and “Jurassic World Dominion” coming soon!  The Theater is now open seven days a week: nightly at 7 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m…

“Downton Abbey: A New Era” -  (PG; 2 hours, 4 minutes)-  From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes this much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites…

The Boothbay Region Y Arts youth performers returned to Lincoln Theater Friday and Saturday, May 28 and 29 to present “Dinosaurs Before Dark Kids.” The play was a cute musical from the “Magic Tree…

This weekend only at the Lincoln Theater: 38 local Y Arts youth performers will present “Dinosaurs Before Dark Kids!” Performances are Friday, May 27 at 5 p.m. and…

For the lovers of live theater, you don’t want to miss the incredible talents of the Y Arts youth performers as they take the stage this weekend. And for the concert goers, Adam Ezra Group is with…

“Downton Abbey: A New Era” – (PG; 2 hours, 5 minutes) - From award-winning creator Julian Fellows comes the much-anticipated cinematic return of the beloved cast follows them as…

Harbor Theater
The gala opening of  “Downton Abbey: A New Era” at Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, May 20 was attended by 84 “Downton fans,” 48 or so in 1920s attire for…

“Downton Abbey: A New Era” opens this Friday, and Lincoln Theater has some fun drawings to add to the excitement of this new film release. Anyone who attends a screening of “Downton Abbey: A New…

Y Arts held the annual spring dance recital on Saturday, May 14 at Boothbay Region YMCA. Over 30 dancers, ages 3 to 15, performed for family and friends in the gym.

YMCA Arts and…

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” - (R - some violence, sexual material, language; 2 hours, 12 minutes) -  An aging Chinese immigrant who can’t figure out how to pay her taxes…

Heartwood and Lincoln Academy (LA) announce auditions for their fall 2022 musical production, which will mark the 20th season of their collaboration, a unique relationship which began with a…

Come hear Paul Zalucky, retired CIA bureau chief in Kyiv and Moscow, speak about the situation in Ukraine and see “The Earth is Blue as an Orange,” a moving film made in Ukraine about a family who…

Heartwood Regional Theater Company

“Back in Heartwood’s earlier years,” notes Executive Director Joy Braley, “we produced annual winter dramas (affectionately referred to as our ‘Janu-Dramas’) in the atrium of Skidompha Public…

Lincoln County Community Theater

Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, “Bright Star” tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the…

Tickets are almost sold out for the Downton Abbey Opening Night Gala on Friday, May 20, sponsored by First National Bank. Deadline for online tickets is May 13; get yours now before it’s too late…

“The Duke” – (R - language and brief sexuality; 1 hour, 36 minutes). In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the…

Boothbay Region High School drama students and faculty presented “Newsies” at the BRHS auditorium Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, performing three shows. Here are some scenes taken at the show…

“Turnadot” - The Met Live in HD - (3 hours, 15 minutes; two intermissions: one 40-minute intermission, & one 30-minute) - Marco Armiliato conducts Puccini’s stirring opera,…

Harbor Theater

Famed Exhibition on Screen Director Phil Grabsky is coming from the UK to Boothbay Harbor to introduce his latest film, “Raphael Revealed,” on Sunday, May 15 at 5 p.m. He will follow with a Q…

Tickets are now available online for the May 20 “Downton Abbey” Opening Night Gala.  Go to www.boothbaycinema.org for the link to purchase tickets.…

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This Friday we begin the final preparations for Lincoln County Community Theater’s spring musical production, the Maine Premiere of the Tony nominated musical “Bright Star!” The theater will…

“Fantastic Beasts - The Secrets of Dumbledore” – (PG-13: fantasy, action violence; 2 hours, 23 minutes) – Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert…

Preparing for Boothbay Region High School’s performances of the musical “Newsies” – set for Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 7 at 1 and 4 p.m. – has created a vibrant, deeply…

Harbor Theater

When I was growing up in Texas, I went to the Broadway Theater every Saturday for the “Six to Sixty Matinee.” My parents would drop me off at Luby’s Cafeteria next door to the…

Mark Rylance

“Uncharted” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 56 minutes) - Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to…

Harbor Theater has updated its COVID policy. Proof of vaccination is no longer required. Masks are not required, but highly recommended. Masks and hand sanitation are still available in the lobby…

Storytree Theatre will hold auditions for the original play, “The Only Woman in the Room,” which tells the story of Newcastle resident Frances Perkins on Saturday, May 21 from noon to 4 p.m…

Tickets go on sale online starting Friday, April 22 at 8 a.m. for the Gala Opening of “Downton Abbey: A New Era” on Friday, May 20, 6 p.m. at the Harbor Theater.

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In accordance with CDC guidelines, Harbor Theater no longer requires proof of vaccination. Masks are not required, but still highly recommended. Theater capacity is now 100%, 

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Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) will be hosting a free movie…

“Dog” - (PG-13; 1 hour 41 minutes) - A buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger…

“Infinite Storm” – (R; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - An experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington, but turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge…

Easter is right around the corner and is considered by many to be the greatest story ever painted. Exhibition on Screen brings a stunning documentary film presenting one of the most…

Tickets are now on sale at Maine State Music Theatre for a full summer season at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus for the first time since 2019.

The 2022 mainstage…

Maine State Music Theater

Maine State Music Theatre is committed to helping young audiences experience the magic of theatre by providing Theatre for Young Audiences performances each season. However, a standard theatrical…

If you couldn’t make it to London or Broadway to catch the high-kicking cast of Cole Porter's “Anything Goes,” never fear! You can still see this ‘show of the year’ (The Telegraph) on the…

Mountainfilm on Tour is back in the Midcoast. Over the two nights of more than 20 films will be shown Tuesday, April 12 at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta and Wednesday, April…

Dogs … the perfect companion. They are loyal. They love, support, protect and defend. Human beings have relationships with dogs that they simply can’t have with other humans. With all that being…