Anniversary acts: Area theaters celebrate 90-plus years

Although they are located in different counties, Bellingham’s Mount Baker Theatre (MBT) and Mount Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre have a whole lot of things in common.  To begin with, both buildings were built in the 1920s — the Lincoln in 1926 and the MBT in 1927 — and each started their lives as vaudeville silent movie houses before eventually transitioning into performing arts centers showcasing everything from live music to comedy, theatrical offerings, author readings and far beyon