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NOW The Music Hall’s Monthly Magazine

November 2015

Writers on a New England Stage

Patti Smith 11/7 & Alexander McCall Smith 11/11 Intimately Yours

Solid Soul with Mavis Staples & Joan Osborne 11/12 A Benefit for the Music Hall

The Event:

1940s Officers' Club 11/14

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NEW SHOWS ON SALE!

This month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, November 7. The following NEW shows go on sale to members at 10am for walk-up, at noon for phone and internet sales. Tickets on sale to non-members Saturday, November 21 at noon. To become a member, go online to themusichall.org, call (603) 766-2176 or email AHahalis@themusichall.org.

Intimately Yours AN EVENING WITH

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

Intimately Yours

CHRIS BOTTI

Thu., January 14 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $40; $75; $99

Thu., February 11 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $38; $62; $85

Academy Award and GRAMMY winning artist, Melissa Etheridge, will take the stage solo to perform songs from her new album, This is M.E., as well as some of her greatest hits like “Come to My Window”, “I’m The Only One” and “I Want To Come Over.”

Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Music Hall fan favorite Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. Returning to the Historic Theater with his form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

THE WEATHER STATION

Sun., January 24 • 7pm • Loft • $16

Canadian songwriter Tamara Lindeman has established herself as a songwriter’s songwriter, earning accolades for her delicate, carefully worded verse, filled with double meanings, complex metaphors, and rich details of the everyday.

Hilarity

MARINA FRANKLIN

Live @ The Loft

RODRIGO AMARANTE

Sat., January 30 • 8pm • Loft • $25

Fri., February 26 • 8pm • Loft • $22

Marina Franklin is emerging as one of the hottest stars in the comedy scene today. Whether she's talking about her long list of ethnically diverse boyfriend choices or her confusing white/black experiences as a kid, she always comes out ahead with her razor-sharp humor.

Journeyman singer, songwriter, poet, and multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo Amarante first became known as a member of popular Brazilian rock group Los Hermanos. His first solo album, "Cavalo", received strong critical reviews, and featured as one of NPR Music's "50 Favorite Songs of 2014 So Far."

Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

JANE EYRE

Sun., January 3 • 1pm • Loft • $19; $17 members; $15 for ages 18 and under Almost 170 years on, Charlotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfillment on her own terms.

Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

Sun., February 7 • 1pm • Loft • $19; $17 members; $15 for ages 18 and under The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

MELISSA FERRICK

In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalized the world. Directed by Josie Rourke (Coriolanus), the cast includes Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Janet McTeer (The White Queen) and Dominic West (The Wire).

Sat., March 5 • 8pm • Loft • $24

Melissa Ferrick is a music icon with a voice that’s instantly familiar & comfortable. Her impressive career longevity as a predominantly independent artist is virtually unheard of and speaks to her talent and the world she has built for herself.

Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theatre for the first time in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig (London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as Rosalind.

Community Partner Gary Grant Talent Associates presents “TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS” STARRING ROB BARTLETT AND TONY POWELL Sat., November 21 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $35-$45 2

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Sun., March 13 • 1pm • Loft • $19; $17 members; $15 for ages 18 and under

Rental Partner THE BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR Wed., February 10 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $26

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LIVE ON STAGE NOVEMBER PATTI SMITH Sat., November 7 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $35 Includes a hardcover copy of M Train, to be picked up the night of the event.

Don’t miss the chance to hear from the legendary artist and the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids. M Train is an unforgettable odyssey into the mind of Patti Smith, told through the prism of cafés and haunts she has visited and worked in around the world.

"A collage of a singularly creative life" – New York Times "An atmospheric, moody, and bittersweet memoir, to be savored and pondered" – Kirkus Writers on a new england stage.

WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN: PRESENTING SPONSORS: SERIES SPONSOR: Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service

Presented by The Music Hall & NH Public Radio

EVENING SPONSORS: Seacoast Area Libraries; The Sound

Writers on a new england stage.

Presented by The Music Hall & NH Public Radio

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Wed., November 11 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $13.25

SOLID SOUL FEATURING MAVIS STAPLES & JOAN OSBORNE

Thu., November 12 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $42; $54 Grammy Award-winning legend Mavis Staples teams up with multi-platinum recording artist Joan Osborne on the highly anticipated national tour, "Solid Soul". Two of the great living vocalists in American music live on our historic stage, playing their own sets and a duet as part of the show’s finale.

The bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series joins us with his latest addition. A self-confessed serial novelist, he is the author of several other series and has written more than 100 books. Don’t miss hearing from one of today’s most popular and best-loved writers.

WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN: PRESENTING SPONSORS:

SERIES SPONSORS: EVENING SPONSORS:

For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher (The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine; $24.95, hardcover) is required.

SERIES SPONSOR: Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service Carpe Diem Coffee Roasting Company; Churchill’s Garden Center; Clear Eye Photo

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LIVE ON STAGE NOVEMBER INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP

OCEAN FRONTIERS II: A NEW ENGLAND STORY TIGER SAW

Fri., November 6 • 8pm Loft • $10

THE BLUE RIBBONS Sat., November 7 • 8:30pm Loft • $10

FOR SUSTAINING THE SEA Wed., Nov. 4 • 7pm • Loft •$11; $8 students, seniors & military A captivating story that brings you face to face with those crafting the nation’s first multi-state ocean plan, promoting healthier economies and healthier seas across New England.

ROCKY DAWUNI Sat., Nov. 21 • 8pm • Loft • $22.50

DEAR CRIMINALS Fri., November 13 • 8pm Loft • $17.50

This Ghanaian star straddles the musical boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the US to create a sound that unites generations and cultures. Having appeared at many of the biggest World and Reggae music events, Dawuni has worked alongside Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Jason Mraz, Sharon Jones, Janelle Monae, John Legend as well as many others.

JOSEPH ARTHUR

Sat., November 14 • 8pm Loft • $30

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ALEX HONNOLD WITH DAVID ROBERTS (SOLD OUT)

Tue., November 10 • 7pm • Loft • $41

ON SCREEN

Includes reserved seat, book (Alone on the Wall; $26.95, hardcover), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet.

Met @ The Music Hall: TANNHÄUSER (WAGNER)

Sun., 11/1 • 12pm 4h 20m $27.50; $24.50; $15 ages 18 & under James Levine conducts the first Met revival of Wagner’s Tannhäuser since 2004, seen in Otto Schenk’s 1977 production. Johan Botha sings his first company performances of the demanding title role, in a cast that also includes Peter Mattei as Wolfram, his second Met Wagner role.

Don't miss lively, insightful discussions led by SERIES Dennis Neil Kleinman at the Opera Connection SPONSOR: on 11/1 at 10:30am in the Loft!

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Met @ The Music Hall: LULU (BERG)

Sun., 11/22 • 12:30pm 4h 14m $27.50; $24.50; $15 ages 18 & under William Kentridge returns to the Met for his first new production since the company premiere of The Nose, which caused a sensation when it opened in 2010. The inventive visual artist will stage Berg’s shocking masterpiece about a sexually irresistible young woman whose wanton behavior causes destruction for those who fall under her spell.

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ON SCREEN NOVEMBER Film tickets: $11 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

*Film discounts for active military personnel, veterans and first responders underwritten by SIG SAUER

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PG • 1h 24m • US 11/5 @ 7pm Get ready for The Event: 1940’s Officers Club (pg 7) and join us for one of the most beloved American films, captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue. Set in Casablanca, Morocco during the early days of World War II, an American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

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10/30, 11/1, 11/3, 11/4 @ 7pm Patricia Clarkson is Wendy, a middle-aged book critic who is shattered when her husband leaves her.

In order to visit her daughter who lives upstate, Wendy begins taking driving lessons from Darwan (Ben Kingsley) an American citizen originally from India. The two strike-up a friendship that helps her learn to take control of her life, and him adjust to his new life after an arranged marriage.

1940S OFFICERS’ CLUB

BELTRACCHI: THE ART OF FORGERY

NR • 1h 39m • Germany (subtitled) 11/8 @ 3pm; 11/10 @ 7pm A mesmerizing, thought-provoking yet surprisingly amusing documentary on the life and times of Wolfgang Beltracchi, who tricked the international art world for nearly 40 years by forging and selling paintings of early 20th-century masters. A larger-than-life personality who was responsible for the biggest art forgery scandal of the postwar era.

HE NAMED ME MALALA NR • 1h 30m • US

11/17, 11/18, 11/19, 11/20, 11/22 @ 7pm From Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) comes an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her and her friends' school bus in Pakistan. The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out on behalf of girls' education, was shot in the head, sparking international media outrage. Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

SHAUN THE SHEEP PG • 1h 25m • UK

11/28 @ 4pm & 6:30pm From the television series by four-time Oscar winner Nick Park (Wallace and Gromit). When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan, and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home. Truly for kids of all ages!

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PHOENIX

PG-13 • 1h 38m • Germany (subtitled) 11/8, 11/11, 11/12, 11/15, 11/18, 11/19 @ 7pm Nelly, a German-Jewish nightclub singer, has survived a concentration camp, but with her face disfigured. After undergoing reconstructive surgery, her new face is different enough that her former husband, Johnny, doesn't recognize her. Rather than reveal herself, Nelly walks into a dangerous game of duplicity as she tries to figure out if the man she loves was the one who betrayed her to the Nazis.

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R • 1h 31m • France (subtitled) 11/20 @ 7pm, 11/22 @ 3pm Actor/Director Melanie Laurent's latest film stars Josephine Japy as Charlie, a 17 year-old who does well in school and seems to have everything going for her. When the much more sophisticated Sarah (Loe de Laage) moves to town, Charlie finds herself drawn to the worldly girl. The two become fast friends, but when Charlie learns a secret about Sarah, their relationship takes a sinister turn.

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NR • 1h 40m • United Arab Emerates (subtitled) 11/28, 11/29, 12/2, 12/3 @ 7pm In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.

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ON SCREEN NOVEMBER The Music Hall Film Club: THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948) NR • 1h 27m • USA

Tue., 11/17 @ 7pm • Loft

Individual tickets are available for $15. Tickets are limited. No passes. Ticket price includes a free popcorn and post-film discussion with host and moderator Kent Stephens.

Producer Harry Cohn offered $1000 to anyone who could explain the plot to him. Who cares? This twisty, deeply misanthropic whodunit about a sailor who ends up accused of murder when he gets in over his head with a married couple features some of Welles’ best set pieces, including one of the most bravura climactic sequences in the history of film, and brilliant cinematography by Charles Lawton Jr. "Killing me is killing yourself, the same thing." "Well, you know, I'm pretty tired of both of us." With Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, and Everett Sloane.

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DECEMBER 9 - 20 • HISTORIC THEATER

$42-$92, tickets start at $30 for ages 18 & under

The magic of Broadway swings into the Historic Theater with spectacular dance numbers, nostalgic songs, and a few surprises that are sure to wow you.

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EVENING SPONSORS: Bank W. Holdings; D.F. Richard Energy; Jardiniere; Leddy Group; Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank; Northeast Delta Dental; SIS Bank; Wells Fargo Advisors

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Perfect for your holiday shopping featuring art, sports tickets, celebrity meet & greets and vacation trips.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 // 6:30-10:30PM THE MUSIC HALL HISTORIC THEATER

TICKETS: $150 EACH OR $125 EACH AT THE SUPPORTER LEVEL AND ABOVE

HARKEN BACK TO A TIME WHEN POPULAR CULTURE WAS A SALVE FOR A WAR-WEARY NATION. JOIN US FOR FOOD, FUN AND FINERY. THIS SEASON’S NOT TO BE MISSED EVENT ENCOURAGES GUESTS TO DON THEIR BEST ‘40S GARB, FROM WAR FATIGUES TO HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR, TO ROSIE THE RIVETER, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. AS SAM SANG IN CASABLANCA, “YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS...”

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Tickets to Late Night with Seth Meyers and backstage meet & greet, dinner with the President of UNH at his home, VIP tickets to The Patriots, and tickets to The Metropolitan Opera in New York City

Museum passes, zip-lining, kayaking in the Piscataqua, a scenic coastal flight, ice skating at The Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond, and auto detailing for a year

Film CLASSIC

CASABLANCA (1942)

Thursday, November 5 • 7pm • Historic Theater Get ready for The Event: 1940’s Officers Club and join us for one of the most beloved American films, captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue. See page 5 for more details.

French River Cruise from Paris to Normandy, a week in a Bavarian Chalet, four days at Star Island, relax in an exclusive Seattle Home, spend the weekend at Boston’s Omni Parker Hotel, or one week in Nevis

Dine out with gift certificates from Ristorante Massimo, BRGR BAR, Robert’s Maine Grill, Colby’s Lunch & Breakfast, STREET 360, Rudi's and other specialty food restaurants and shops

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Opera Connection Tannh채user (Wagner) 10:30am Met @ The Music Hall Tannh채user (Wagner) 12pm Extraordinary Cinema Learning to Drive 7pm

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Historic Tour 5:30pm Extraordinary Cinema Learning to Drive 7pm

Directors Club @ Franklin Oyster House 5:30-7:30pm

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Screen Classic Casablanca 7pm

Innovation + Leadership Ocean Frontiers II: A New England Story for Sustaining the Sea 7pm

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Rental Partners Teton Gravity Research presents Paradise Waits 7:30pm

Box Office opens at 10am for member walk-up...

Writers on a New England Stage Patti Smith 7:30pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

Tiger Saw 8pm

The Blue Ribbons 8:30pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery 3pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery 7pm

Writers on a New England Stage Alexander McCall Smith 7:30pm

Intimately Yours Solid Soul featuring Mavis Staples & Joan Osborne 7:30pm

Rental Partners Rodney Carrington: Here Comes The Truth 7pm

The Event: 1940s Officers' Club 6:30pm

Innovation + Leadership Extraordinary Cinema Alex Honnold with Phoenix 7pm David Roberts 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Phoenix 7pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

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Click, Clack, Moo 9:30am

Extraordinary Cinema He Named Me Malala 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema He Named Me Malala 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema He Named Me Malala 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Phoenix 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Phoenix 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Breathe 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Phoenix 7pm

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Community Partner Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra: Strauss, Schumann 1 and Glazunov with Zoia Bologovsky 3pm

Extraordinary Cinema Phoenix 7pm

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Met @ The Music Hall Lulu (Berg) 12:30pm Extraordinary Cinema Breathe 3pm

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The Music Hall Book Club 6pm Portwalk Place - Aria

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Rental Partners Warren Miller presents "Chasing Shadows" 8pm

School Days Series

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Extraordinary Cinema He Named Me Malala 7pm The Music Hall Film Club The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 7pm

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Rental Partners Warren Miller presents "Chasing Shadows" 6pm & 9pm

Dear Criminals 8pm

Joseph Arthur 8pm

Public On Sale at 12pm

Rental Partners "Too Early for Christmas" starring Rob Bartlett and Tony Powell 8pm Live @ The Loft Rocky Dawuni 8pm

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Rental Partners Warren Miller presents "Chasing Shadows" 6pm & 9pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Shaun the Sheep 4pm & 6:30pm Extraordinary Cinema Theeb 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema He Named Me Malala 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Theeb 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Theeb 7pm

Community Partner An 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker 5pm

Community Partner An 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker 10am, 1pm, 4pm, & 7:30pm

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"The idea for Intimately Yours came from envisioning great acts and legendary musicians performing pop, rock, and folk music in our historic venue. We created the cool retro sign that is the logo for the series with the help of our graphic designer Andree Van Oss—I remember sitting with her and drawing out in my best third grade style what I wanted the sign to look like. Deputy Director of Programming Thérèse LaGamma and I initially worked with New Hampshire promoter Joe Fletcher to book great names, but as Joe moved on we got our teeth in the business. Our background promoting music—Thérèse in Boston and mine in the Twin Cities—really kicked in so that everyone from Bright Eyes to Tony Bennett and from Joan Baez to Civil Wars has been part of the series—and what a ride it's been!"

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"After more than 150 Intimately Yours concerts to date, what really stays with me is the overall experience of hosting artists and their crew in The Music Hall. Groups from The Wailers to the B-52s have expressed to us that it was one of the most enjoyable dates on their tour and that is something I take great pride in. Have there been “star moments?” Yeah, a few. Hearing David Crosby mutter to his monitor engineer as he exited the stage, “That was a great &%$@%^ set!” is probably among my favorites; others maybe I shouldn’t divulge… "

Herbie Hancock

–Zhana Morris, Production Manager

Intimately Yours: A Decade of Great Music "It is no surprise that so many of our Intimately Yours artists fall in love with both the theater and the town of Portsmouth. Behind the scenes is a hive of activity involving everyone from tour managers to bus drivers and from artists to production crews. Merle Haggard's tour manager had been with him for over thirty years and shared many colorful stories. Meeting Mavis Staples was a highlight—she has a delightful sense of humor. Andrew Bird test drove his spinning double-horn speakers on our stage during a memorable debut solo performance.

It was thrilling to see the legendary Crosby and Nash perform their hit songs from the Music Hall's opera box and magical watching the audience rise to their feet for much of Lucius' stunningly beautiful show."

Buika

–Thérèse LaGamma, Deputy Dir. of Programming/ Performing Arts Curator "I was a music major in college, taught music at the university level, and played jazz and classical music professionally, so my love of music is more than casual. Being able to say that I was on the stage (even in the wings as a photographer) with some of my longtime favorite musicians, such as Joshua Bell, Herbie Hancock, and Bela Fleck, is a real treat. I also love being introduced to new young musicians—I had never heard of Buika until she came to The Music Hall, and now I listen to her regularly."

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Opera Connection Tannhäuser (Wagner)

Sunday, November 1 • 10:30am Met @ The Music Hall

Tannhäuser (Wagner)

Sunday, November 1 • 12pm Innovation+ Leadership

Ocean Frontiers II

Wednesday, November 4 • 7pm Rental Partner Teton Gravity

Research presents: Paradise Waits Friday, November 6 • 7:30pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Tiger Saw

Friday, November 6 • 8pm

Writers on a New England Stage

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series The Blue Ribbons

Alex Honnold with David Roberts Tuesday, November 10 • 7pm

Writers on a New England Stage

Alexander McCall Smith

Wednesday, November 11 • 7:30pm Intimately Yours Solid Soul: featuring

Mavis Staples and Joan Osbourne Thursday, November 12 • 7:30pm

Rental Partner Rodney Carrington:

Here Comes The Truth

Friday, November 13 • 7pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Dear Criminals

Friday, November 13 • 8pm

The Event: 1940’s Officer’s Club

Saturday, November 14 • 6:30pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Joseph Arthur

Saturday, November 14 • 8pm

Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra: Strauss, Schumann 1 and Glazunov Sunday, November 15 • 3pm

Live @ The Loft Rocky Dawuni Saturday, November 21 • 8pm Rental Partner Gary Grant Talent Associ-

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starring Rob Bartlett and Tony Powell

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Elin Hilderbrand

Tuesday, December 1 • 7pm Great Bay Academy of Dance presents An 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker Fri., Dec. 4 - Sat., Dec. 5 The Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Wed., Dec. 9 - Sun., Dec. 20

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Writers in the Loft

9-20 Hall presents White Christmas

Patti Smith

Saturday, November 7 • 7:30pm

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The Ragpicker’s Dream

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The Music Hall Presents

Saturday, December 12 • 4pm & Sunday, December 13 • 2pm

Symphony Orchestra: Family Holiday Pops

Tuesday, December 22 • 7:30pm Hilarity Juston McKinney’s Last Laugh

Saturday, December 26 • 8pm

January 2016 Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

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Sunday, January 3 • 1pm Intimately Yours An Evening with

Melissa Etheridge "This is M.E. Solo" Thursday, January 14 • 7:30pm The Met @ The Music Hall

Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Bizet) Saturday, January 16 • 1pm

Live @ The Loft Glen David Andrews Sunday, January 17 • 7pm

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Innovation+ Leadership Amy Cuddy

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Intimately Yours Vaud & The Villains

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series The Weather Station

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Opera Connection Turandot (Puccini) Saturday, January 30 • 11:30am

Tuesday, January 19 • 7pm

Saturday, January 23 • 8pm

Sunday, January 24 • 7pm

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Hilarity Marina Franklin Saturday, January 30 • 8pm

Turandot (Puccini)

Saturday, January 30 • 1pm

Rental Partner Warren Miller presents:

Chasing Shadows

Monday, November 23 Wednesday, November 25

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Intimately Yours Trombone Shorty &

Orleans Avenue

Tuesday, February 2 • 7pm The Music Hall Presents

Tao: Seventeen Samurai

Friday, February 5 • 8pm Rental Partners The Housing Partnership

presents Capitol Steps: "Mock The Vote"

Saturday, February 6 • 5pm & 8pm Live @ The Loft The Wondertwins:

To Hip-Hop With Love

Saturday, February 6 • 8pm Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Les Liaisons Dangereuses Sunday, February 7 • 1pm Rental Partners BANFF

Festival World Tour

Mountain Film

Wednesday, February 10 • 7pm Intimately Yours Chris Botti

Thursday, February 11 • 7:30pm Live @ The Loft Rodrigo Amarante Friday, February 26 • 8pm

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Met @ The Music Hall Lulu (Berg) Sunday, November 22 • 12:30pm

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Celtic Nights: Spirit of Freedom Saturday, March 5 • 8pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Melissa Ferrick

Saturday, March 5 • 8pm Met @ The Music Hall

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Sunday, March 6 • 1pm

Intimately Yours On Stage Together:

Patty Griffin/Sara Watkins/ Anaïs Mitchell Friday, March 11 • 8pm

Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

As You Like It

Sunday, March 13 • 1pm Intimately Yours Pink Martini Wednesday, March 16 • 7:30pm The Music Hall Presents

The Moth Mainstage

Saturday, March 19 • 8pm Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra: Night at the Opera - Bizet & Britten Sunday, March 20 • 3pm

The Music Hall Presents Moscow

Festival Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Saturday, March 26 • 4pm

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