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NEW SHOWS ON SALE!

This month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, February 6. 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, February 20 at noon. To become a member, go online to themusichall.org, call (603) 766-2176 or email AHahalis@ themusichall.org.

Also on sale: 25th Anniversary Kitchen Tour see pg 7 for details!

Intimately Yours

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Intimately Yours

Thu., May 19 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $35; $52; $66

Fri., July 29 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $28.50; $38.50; $43.50

Wed., August 3 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $39; $59; $69

One of the most decorated living blues artists, Grammy Award winning Keb' Mo' draws heavily on the old-fashioned country blues style with touches of soul and folk.

Take a retro, hot jazz band with a great lead singer, add a little glamour, a little grit, and a lot of passion and you get a show that is “Simply phenomenal.”(The Times London)

If “male a cappella group” makes you think of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses...think again. SNC is neither strait-laced nor straight-faced. Get your tickets now for what's sure to be a sold out show.

The Music Hall & New Hampshire Public Radio present Writers on a New England Stage

The Music Hall & New Hampshire Public Radio present Writers on a New England Stage

Innovation + Leadership

KEB' MO'

LESLEY STAHL*

Wed., May 11 • 7pm • Historic Theater $13.25; $11.25 members • Book: Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting ($27, hardcover) One of the country’s best-loved journalists uses her 60 Minutes skills to explore how grandmothering changes a woman’s life.

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APARNA NANCHERLA

Sat., April 23 • 8pm • Loft • $22

This writer, actress, and comedian is best known for her work on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She was recently featured on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party Season 2 and @midnight, and listed as one of Time Out NY’s “10 Funniest Women in New York.”

THE HOT SARDINES

JOE HILL*

From the award-winning, NY Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a pandemic of spontaneous combustion and a band of improbable heroes led by one powerful and enigmatic man known as the Fireman.

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DANIEL SHAPIRO**

Tue., May 3 • 7pm • Loft • $42; $40 members Book: Negotiating The Non-Negotiable ($28, hardcover)

World-renowned Harvard negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro will discuss his landmark book presenting groundbreaking, practical negotiating methods that can help you reconcile your most contentious relationships and untangle your toughest conflicts.

Community Partner Portsmouth Music & Arts Center presents: JAZZ NIGHT 2016: REMEMBERING DAVID BOWIE Fri., March 4 • 7pm & 9pm • Loft • $25; $30 cabaret seating

MICHAEL PATRICK LYNCH**

Wed., April 13 • 7pm • Loft • $42; $40 members Book: The Internet of Us ($25.95, hardcover)

Mon., May 16 • 7pm • Historic Theater $13.25; $11.25 members • Book: The Fireman ($28.99)

Innovation + Leadership

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

Internationally recognized philosopher Michael Patrick Lynch asks the most provocative question of the age: With more information at our fingertips than at any time in history, are we thinking and understanding less? Is the modern internet distorting how we learn and what it means to be human?

District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

CHRIS TRAPPER

Fri., June 3 • 8pm • Loft • $18

Boston based artist, Chris Trapper returns to the Loft.

His music can best be described as lyrically driven roots-pop, with a knack for telling everyday stories filled with extra-ordinary characters.

*For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher is required. Vouchers can be redeemed on the event night for signed copies of the book. **Includes reserved seat,book, bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet.

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LIVE ON STAGE FEBRUARY

CHRIS BOTTI

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE

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

Tue., February 2 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $34.50; $48.50

Performing worldwide and selling more than four million albums, Botti has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.

This New Orleans native began his career as a bandleader at the age of six, toured internationally at age 12, and spent his teens playing with various brass bands throughout New Orleans and touring worldwide with Lenny Kravitz. Don't miss him on our historic stage!

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STAFF PICK!

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GRACE HELBIG Thu., February 4 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $32

(price includes book)

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grace’s Guide, host of it’sGrace on YouTube, and television personality Grace Helbig takes the stage with her hilarious new book—a tongue-in-cheek style guide that offers up hard-earned practical wisdom with a healthy dose of humor…and sweatpants. Don't miss the public signing after the show!

THE LONE BELLOW

Wed., February 24 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $20; $29

WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN:

Their music is anchored in American folk, country, and gospel traditions, but the Brooklyn-based trio is more than a roots band.

The trio recently completed a summer-long national tour of music festivals, as well as performances with such artists as Brandi Carlile, Robert Plant, and The Civil Wars.

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LIVE ON STAGE FEBRUARY TAO: SEVENTEEN SAMURAI Fri., February 5 • 8pm • Historic Theater $38; $49; $56; $30 for ages 18 & under The critically acclaimed TAO: Seventeen Samurai brings the timeless art of Japanese drumming to exciting and innovative new levels on our historic stage. A thrilling evening for the whole family!

“Extraordinarily talented…incomparable muscular zeal”– Chicago Tribune See their great video at TheMusicHall.org!

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EVENING SPONSORS: BayRing Communications; The Friendly Toast

MELANIE BENJAMIN

Mon., February 1 • 7pm • Loft $42; $40 • Includes reserved seat, book (The Swans of Fifth Avenue, $28, hardcover), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet.

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THE WONDERTWINS: TO HIP-HOP, WITH LOVE Sat., February 6 • 8pm • Loft • $25

With elements of vaudeville, robot, tap, and mime, The Wondertwins create a distinctive style all their own.

From the NY Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife comes an enthralling new novel about Truman Capote’s scandalous, headline-making, and heart-wrenching friendship with Babe Paley and NY’s society “swans” of the 1950s.

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LET'S TALK ABOUT POVERTY Wed., February 17 • 6pm • Loft

Participate in a conversation about poverty in our community, ways to bring greater awareness to what’s being done, and what more there is to do. Let’s talk about poverty, then let’s do something about it. The event is free, but space is limited; an RSVP is recommended.

JUANITO PASCUAL NEW FLAMENCO TRIO

RODRIGO AMARANTE (SOLO) Fri., February 26 • 8pm • Loft • $22

Sun., February 14 • 7pm • Loft • $27.50 The trio seamlessly merges flamenco with elements of jazz, world-music, and even rock and soul influences.

Journeyman singer, songwriter, poet, and multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo Amarante was featured as NPR Music's "50 Favourite Songs of 2014 So Far".

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

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

BROOKLYN

extraordinary cinema

PG-13 • 1h 51m • Ire. 1/30, 2/3 @ 7pm; 1/31 @ 3pm Based on the novel by Colm Toibin (TMH Writers in the Loft) the film tells the moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), an Irish immigrant navigating 1950s Brooklyn, having been lured by the promise of America. The initial shackles of homesickness diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

Academy Award nominated for Best Motion Picture, Screenplay, and Lead Actress (Saoirse Ronan)

THE DANISH GIRL

R • 2h • UK 2/7 @ 3pm; 2/9 @ 7pm The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Best Actor Oscar Winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, Testament of Youth) lead the stellar cast.

Academy Award nominated for Best Lead Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Supporting Actress (Alicia Vikander), Production Design, and Costume Design.

CHI-RAQ R • 1h 58m • US

2/14 @ 3pm; 2/16, 2/17, 2/18 @ 7pm The latest from Spike Lee, Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago's Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex, and violence in America and around the world.

WHERE TO INVADE NEXT

R • 1h 50m • US 2/19, 2/20, 2/23, 2/25, 2/26, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3 @ 7pm; 2/20, 2/27 @ 12pm This is an expansive, rib-tickling, and subversive comedy in which Michael Moore, playing the role of "invader," visits a host of nations to learn how the U.S. could improve its own prospects. The creator of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine is back with this hilarious and eye-opening call to arms.

Turns out the solutions to America's most entrenched problems already exist in the world - they're just waiting to be co-opted.

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PG-13 • 1h 37m • Turk. (subtitled) 1/31, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4 @ 7pm Five free-spirited teenaged sisters innocently splash about on the beach with their male classmates.

A neighbor passes by and reports what she considers to be illicit behavior to the girls' family. The family overreacts, removing all "instruments of corruption," essentially imprisoning the girls. The fierce love between the sisters empowers them to rebel and chase a future where they can determine their own fates.

Academy Award nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: ANIMATED 2/5, 2/7, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11 @ 7pm OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: LIVE ACTION 2/12, 2/13, 2/18 @ 7pm A yearly treat to see each of the Oscar Nominated Animated and Live Action Short Films prior to the awards presentation (this year on Sunday, February 28)!

Animated: Bear Story, We Can't Live Without Cosmos, Prologue, Sanjay's Super Team, World of Tomorrow.

Live Action: Ave Maria, Day One, Everything Will Be Okay, Shok, Stutterer

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R • 1h 35m • UK 2/19, 2/20, 2/23, 2/24, 2/25, 2/27, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3 @ 7pm; 2/21 & 2/28 @ 3pm A favorite at Telluride by the Sea 2015, adored by critics, praises for the leads have been sung far and wide. There is just one week until Kate Mercer's forty-fifth wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps.

Academy Award nominated for Best Lead Actress (Charlotte Rampling) FILM KEY: &@follow HISTORIC THEATER @ MUSIC HALL LOFT Like us EVENT on Facebook us Twitter!

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

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

Film Matters: FOOD FIGHT -

Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast:

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

Sun., 2/7 • 1pm $19; $17 members; $15 for ages 18 and under In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue, and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalized the world. Two hundred years later, Christopher Hampton’s irresistible adaptation is delighting audiences all over the world.

INSIDE THE BATTLE FOR MARKET BASKET

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Sat., 2/27 • 7pm 1h 31m Food Fight beautifully captures the drama of a remarkable story that broke all the rules. This film captures the audacity of the Market Basket protest in the summer of 2014, but just as important, tells the inspiring and very personal stories of the people who made it happen. It's a dramatic and entertaining view of a case that will be taught in business schools for years. Post-film panel discussion with the filmmaker, senior Market Basket staff, and others.

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Film Club: Great Comics Make Great Comedies: DUCK SOUP (1933) NR • 1h 9m • USA

Tue., 2/16 @ 7pm • Loft

Don’t pity their mother Minnie Marx: she probably died laughing. These zany brothers exited the vaudeville stage for Hollywood in 1929 and became comic legends. In their fifth and best movie, a wealthy dowager, played by the redoubtable Margaret Dumont, recruits Groucho, Harpo, and Chico to save the bankrupt tin-pot republic of Freedonia. In a breathless 70 minutes, Minnie’s boys skewer dictators, authoritarian governments, diplomacy, and the law so mercilessly that the film was banned in Italy by Mussolini. Ranked #5 on the AFI’s list of the funniest American films of all time.

PLUS! A classic short by another vaudevillian-turned-idol-of-the-comic-screen: W. C. Fields.

Subscriptions for the Film Club (series of six) are available for $75, individual tickets are available for $15. Tickets are limited, book your subscription today. No passes. Ticket price includes a free popcorn and post-film discussion with host and moderator Kent Stephens.

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INTERNET CAT VIDEO FESTIVAL

Fri., 3/25 • 7pm The Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival is the first offline celebration of online cat videos. The festival gathers fellow feline fanatics to watch a curated collection of cat clips—from six second Vine videos to short films and everything in between—in a social environment.

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COMMUNITY This March marks the fifth year of our partnership with Portsmouth Music and Arts Center’s (PMAC) Jazz Night. "The Loft will be transformed into a New York City jazz club,” said PMAC’s Executive Director Russ Grazier, “This year's program celebrates the music of David Bowie through original jazz arrangements performed by some of the top jazz musicians in the region, all of whom are members of the PMAC faculty. Ground control to Major Tom - it's time for lift off..."

As in past years, PMAC and TMH will also partner to provide a free daytime Jazz show for students.

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Music Hall Membership offers more than advanced ticket purchasing and discounts! It offers great community building opportunities and multiple ways to engage with other members through unique social clubs. Music Hall members make up a truly dynamic community. We hope you’ll join us and take advantage of these great clubs. As always, we thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you soon!

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The Music Hall Book Club is a benefit for members at our Contributor level and above.

This club meets the second Monday of the month at The Residences at Portwalk Place lounge in downtown Portsmouth from 6-7:30pm. Our nights begin with socializing followed by a moderated discussion. There is no requirement to participate in the discussion, so if you’d rather just come by to mingle and listen, you are always welcome!

come together to socialize at exciting and unique events throughout the year. Directors Clubs can be associated with specific shows or be a stand-alone event in Portsmouth or other locations around the Seacoast. This is a great way to meet other supporters of the arts and be introduced to new places.

The Music Hall Film Club is our newest social group! Over the course of six months, the group focuses on a particular outstanding director, genre, or artist. On the third Tuesday of each month, a film is shown and followed by a lively discussion. Kent Stephens, professional theatre artist and cinema aficionado, will be your host and guide for each film club gathering.

Did you know we also have a special group for those interested in Opera? Opera expert, writer, and producer Dennis Neil Kleinman leads a lively discussion prior to select Met @ The Music Hall broadcasts, as a part of our Opera Connections.

Make sure to check the calendar for upcoming Opera Connection gatherings. Doors open an hour before – come early for coffee and pastries!

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25th Anniversary

KITCHEN TOUR SATURDAY, MAY 7 • 10AM-4PM

A BENEFIT FOR THE MUSIC HALL • TICKETS ON SALE 2/6 $25 for members in advance, $27 not yet members, $30 day of tour Refurbished retro to high-style urban; dream kitchens in a dream location!

The 25th Anniversary Kitchen Tour comes home to Portsmouth.

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Extraordinary Cinema Brooklyn 7pm

Writers on a New England Stage Grace Helbig 7pm

The Music Hall presents Tao: Seventeen Samurai 8pm

Extraordinary Cinema Mustang 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action 7pm

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Rental Partner Eastern Propane & Oil Presents: Mike McDonald's Comedy Xxtravaganza 8pm

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Community Partner The Housing Partnership presents: Capitol Steps 5pm & 8pm

Community Partner Neoteric Dance Collaborative Presents: One Billion Rising Seacoast 8pm

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Community Partner Portsmouth Music and Arts Center presents: Jazz Night 7pm & 9pm

The Music Hall presents Celtic Nights: Spirit of Freedom 8pm

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Historic Theater Box Office Hours: Monday - Saturday, noon - 6pm Film tickets: $11 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students, Military/Veterans/First Responders

District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Melissa Ferrick 8pm

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Passport to Portsmouth: World Music at the Loft

Thérèse LaGamma, Deputy Director of Programming & Performing Arts Curator, talks with Content Editor Regina Baraban about the extraordinary international artists coming to the Loft this season, as a part of the Live at the Loft series.

How has the increased popularity of world music affected how you program the Loft?

World music is seeping into much of the sound we are hearing today from the best young artists, and we’re thrilled to be welcoming many to the Loft this season. A trend we see is an ever-increasing blending of cultural traditions with modern instruments, sounds, and beats.

For example, Mokoomba, from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, has a sound that is modern, but also draws heavily on traditional songs and Tonga rhythms as well as Congolese rumba, soukous, funk, pop, country, and the Beatles. Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha’s sound is a tapestry of drum beats, hypnotic harmonies, didgeridoo, accordion, cello, flute, animal noises, and bird song. They have drawn inspiration from the music of Philip Glass and from some of the oldest folk traditions in Europe.

Fans of Bebel Gilberto and Chico Buarque will love Brazilian composer/singer and multiinstrumentalist Rodrigo Amarante. Singing in Portuguese, his music has been described as “sonically rich and spare at the same time.” Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi, who recently performed as part of the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Norway, infuses unexpected electronic beats with chords and vocals you would expect to hear from Northern Africa for a sound that is hypnotic and beautiful. Flamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual is known in both Spain and the U.S. for his masterful merging of jazz, soul, and rock influences with flamenco.

Why does world music resonate with you?

I’ve been fortunate to explore music from cultures around the world and close to home.

Whether I am walking through the streets of New Orleans listening to a brass band, or in Mexico City listening to mariachi, the music has a way of transcending language.

Last spring at SxSW, I was thrilled to see international artists performing on some of the bigger stages. Like, a relatively unknown Belgian singer, Stromae, who performed a set entirely in French to a crowd of thousands.

What world music trends do you see on the horizon?

When I am curating playlists for a weekly radio show I co-host on WUNH, I am astounded by the number of artists breaking onto the college music circuit from around the world. Some of the best new artists are from such places as New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, France, the U.K., and all parts of Africa. And conversely, we see American artists traveling to other countries to study indigenous music. One example is Bela Fleck going to Africa to study the Ngoni, a Malian instrument that is said to have inspired the creation of the banjo.

I see a new world opening up that blends the traditional with the modern, the east with the west, and the analog with the digital to create music withouth national boundaries but with an authentic sense of place.

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JUANITO PASCUAL NEW FLAMENCO TRIO Sun., February 14 • 7pm • Loft

RODRIGO AMARANTE Fri., February 26 • 8pm • Loft

MOKOOMBA

Thu., March 31 • 7:30pm • Loft

EMEL MATHLOUTHI Fri., April 1 • 8pm • Loft

DAKHABRAKHA

Wed., April 20 • 7pm • Loft

The Music Hall’s new quarterly community forum called Let’s Talk About... is an outgrowth of our discussion about the heroin epidemic last spring, when Seacoast citizens gathered at the Loft to talk frankly about a topic of great concern. The conversation continues on February 17 at 6pm at the Loft, when we delve into the topic of local poverty, what’s being done, and how you can help bring about positive change. See page 4 for more details.

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Tuesday, February 2 • 7pm Writers on a New England Stage

Grace Helbig

Thursday, February 4 • 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

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Live @ The Loft Rodrigo Amarante Friday, February 26 • 8pm

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Film Matters Food Fight Saturday, February 27 • 7pm

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Community Partner PMAC Jazz Night Friday, March 4 • 7pm & 9pm The Music Hall Presents

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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 Innovation + Leadership

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Entertainment LLC presents: Nico: Underground Friday, April 8 • 7:30pm; Saturday, April 9 • 7:30pm Rental Partners Gary

Grant Talents presents: Rob Bartlett Saturday, April 9 • 8pm Innovation + Leadership

Michael Patrick Lynch

Wednesday, April 13 • 7pm Met @ The Music Hall

Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Sunday, April 17 • 1pm

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Eric Bachmann

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Live @ The Loft DakhaBrakha Wednesday, April 20 • 7pm

Patty Griffin/Sara Watkins/ Anaïs Mitchell

Nat'l Theatre of London HD Broadcast

As You Like It

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The Moth Mainstage

Saturday, March 19 • 8pm Community Partner Portsmouth

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

Internet Cat Video Festival Thursday, March 25 • 7pm

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Festival Ballet: Sleeping Beauty

The Music Hall Presents Moscow

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Sunday, May 1 • 1pm Innovation + Leadership Daniel Shapiro

Tuesday, May 3 • 7pm

The Music Hall Presents

A Mothers' Day Celebration Concert Sunday, May 8 • 3pm

Writers on a New England Stage

Leslie Stahl

Wednesday, May 11 • 7pm Writers on a New England Stage

Joe Hill

Monday, May 16 • 7pm

Madama Butterfly (Puccini)

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Hilarity Paula Poundstone

Saturday, April 2 • 1pm

Yo La Tengo

Friday, April 8 • 8pm

Film Club The Producers Tuesday, May 17 • 7pm Thursday, May 19 • 7:30pm Friday, May 20 • 8pm

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