SPEND A WEEKEND CELEBRATING THE LINCOLN THEATRE'S 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
On April 21, 1926, the Lincoln Theatre opened its doors to the public with a grand celebration of the acts that would follow: the song and dance of live vaudeville performers, cartoons, and a feature length silent film accompanied by a rollicking score played on the Mighty Wurlitzer. And 100 years later, we're bringing you a weekend full of special events that hearken back to a century ago!
We're kicking off the weekend on Friday, April 24, with our Centennial Concert featuring co-headliners Savannah Woods and Chris Eger, opened by the winner of our upcoming 2026 Battle of the Bands. Join us to celebrate a hundred years of the Lincoln spotlighting our local music community!
On Saturday, April 25, we're bringing you a Centennial Showcase featuring a selection of 5- to 15-minute acts from the Lincoln stage in an homage to our Vaudeville roots. The performances include a jazz performance by Joan Penney, entertainment by Wren the Juggler, musical numbers from Theatre Arts Guild and NiTE, sketch comedy from MV Live!, opera numbers sung by Elizabeth Feeney, a dance performance MVHS Folklórico, and ventriloquism with Buddy Mac and Cosmo. All performers in the Centennial Showcase are local talents and represent the breadth of live event programming we regularly offer at the Lincoln Theatre.
Sunday, April 26 sees a continuation of our Lincoln Theatre Birthday Party tradition of showing a silent film with a live score -- for the opening night price of 35¢! This year, we're showing one of the greatest comedies of the silent ere: Buster Keaton's The General, complete with 1926 cartoon shorts and news reels, with live "trad jazz" music score accompaniment by Karen and the K-Kats, and incorporating that same Wurlitzer organ that played for our first film back in 1926. Guests are encouraged to don their best Roaring '20s garb and join us for our 100th birthday party (complete with free cake)!