Can you hear the feet tapping and the dancer rapping? Isn’t it time to raise your spirits? Come celebrate summer and get a different “jab-in-the-arm.”

“In the Heights” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 23 minutes) - In his review for the LA Times, Justin Chang wrote, “At nearly two-and-a-half hours and with a terrific ensemble of actors singing, rapping, dancing and practically bursting out of the frame, ‘In the Heights’ is a brash and invigorating entertainment, a movie of tender, delicate moments that nonetheless revels unabashedly in its own size and scale … As a musical valentine to a close-knit Latino community, an inspired swirl of hip-hop, Latin pop, salsa and other musical idioms, its pleasures are often glorious, even transporting. It summons — and for the most part sustains — the kind of visual and musical energy that might help give the movies the resurgent jab-in-the-arm summer they’ve been waiting for.”

If you have seen “In the Heights” already, come see it again. Playing at 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, July 1, Friday, July 2 (with Alice Brooks, see listing below), Saturday, July 3, Wednesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 8; plays at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 4.

“In the Heights” - with special guest Director of Photography Alice Brooks

The Lincoln Theater is pleased to welcome Alice Brooks for a post-screening discussion as we start our second week of screenings. Brooks is a cinematographer who has photographed award-winning features, television, and commercials. She is known for her dramatic lighting and powerful camera movement. Brooks is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a member of the International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600. Her work has been featured as the cover story of ICG Magazine and in editions of American Cinematographer Magazine. There is already Oscar buzz for her work on “In the Heights. Friday, July 2 at 7 p.m.

Coming soon /tickets on sale now: Dream Horse (PG) opens Fri July 9; Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (PG-13) opens Fri July 16; The MidCoast Film Fest Season Two opens Fri July 23

For all matinee screenings, masks are required (MR) and tickets must be purchased in advance. For evening screenings, masks are optional for those fully vaccinated (MOFV).

Tickets will be available for purchase online in advance at www.LincolnTheater.net and at the door. The theater office is open to assist with ticket purchases by calling 563-3424 on Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in downtown Damariscotta. Curtain going up!