By the time you read this column, we will have surpassed 6,000 visits paid to Lincoln Theater so far this year. Just under 2000 visits have been made each month to enjoy a movie or play, a concert or conversation. Our thanks go to all our patrons for making Lincoln Theater our community living room.

The Monuments Men (PG-13, 2 hours)

George Clooney directed and stars in this dramatization of the fascinating true World War II story about a group of curators, archivists and the like who were charged with rescuing Europe’s cultural treasures from the Nazis. With the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? The film also stars Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville and Cate Blanchett.

Plays Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3, at 2 and 7 p.m. Presented in partnership with the Damariscotta River Grill.

Red Sox home opener

The Red Sox will host their 2014 home opener at Fenway Park, Friday, April 4, against the Milwaukee Brewers. Come catch it, free, on the big screen at 2 p.m. Presented in partnership with the Genada Foundation.

Gloria (R, 1 hour 50 minutes)

As “Gloria,” a divorced Chilean 50-something looking for love among the silver-haired Romeos of Santiago, Paulina García delivers a remarkable performance. The plot follows Gloria’s romance with Rodolfo (Sergio Hernández), a less-than-stellar catch, and Mr. Lelio uses their relationship as the window into middle age, modern sexual mores and contemporary Chilean society.

In Spanish with English subtitles. Plays Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, April 6, Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10 at 2 and 7 p.m. Presented in partnership with the Endless Spa.

The Met Live in HD: Puccini’s La Boheme (3 hours 25 minutes)

In the most-performed opera in the Met’s history, star Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo makes his Live in HD debut in the role of the passionate and penniless young poet Rodolfo. Playing opposite him is rising Romanian soprano Anita Hartig in a highly-anticipated Met debut as the seamstress Mimì.

The opera has received over 1,200 performances since its first performance at the house in 1900, only four years after it was first heard in Italy. Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, which features a cast of hundreds (80 choristers, 100 supers, and 35 children), onstage snowfall (12-15 pounds), a horse and a mule, real food (including bread, fried chicken, French fries, salad, and apple juice), and a detailed reconstruction of a Paris shopping district, has been a favorite of Met audiences since 1981. Screens Saturday, April 5, at 1 p.m.

Coming soon

“Tim’s Vermeer” opens Friday April 11; “Non-Stop” opens Friday, April 18; and “Le Week-End” opens Friday, April 25. Coming in May – The Grand Budapest Hotel.

The theater’s complete monthly schedule, and information on all theater events, are available at www.atthelincoln.org. You can also check us out by viewing our facebook page, calling the theater’s box office at 207-563-3424, or by dropping by for a visit. The office is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in downtown Damariscotta. Curtain going up!