On a weekend when Hollywood celebrates the magic of movies, Dwight Carter stands as a reminder that the real magic of cinema often is found far from the lights and glitz of the red carpet.
Joyo Theatre owner Dwight Carter stands under the marquee Tuesday. Carter has kept the lights on at the Havelock movie theater for nearly three decades.
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A vintage projector overlooks the seating area at the Joyo Theatre.
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Owner Dwight Carter sits in an American Bodiform Retractor seat, which “fit the contour of the human body.” Those seats were installed in the Joyo in the 1950s.
A vintage projector overlooks the seating area at the Joyo Theatre.
An internal view of the seating area on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Joyo Theatre in Lincoln. For $200, guests can rent out the space for private screenings and rent out the marquee — with or without a private booking — for $50.
The marquee of the Joyo Theatre, 6102 Havelock Ave., offered a sympathetic message to Scott Frost on Monday, a day after he was fired as Nebraska's football coach.
The concessions area in the Joyo Theatre sports vintage signage and fixtures.
Joyo Theatre owner Dwight Carter stands under the marquee Tuesday. Carter has kept the lights on at the Havelock movie theater for nearly three decades.
A chandelier hangs from a mirrored ceiling over the lobby, which features a row of vintage candy and prize machines, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Joyo Theatre.
Vintage candy and prize machines can be found in the lobby area on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Joyo Theatre in Lincoln.
Antique column light fixtures glow with multicolored bulbs on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in the seating area at the Joyo Theatre in Lincoln.
The exterior sign and marquees seen Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Joyo Theatre in Lincoln.
Lincoln's Joyo Theatre in Havelock was the subject of one of Bob Hanna's sketches.
An unidentified moviegoer vamps as Dr. Frank-N-Furter during a March 1979 showing of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Owner Don Montgomery sells tickets to a show at the Joyo in December, 1982.
Moviegoers line up to buy tickets for "Bambi" in December 1982.
