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May 2016

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25TH ANNIVERSARY

KITCHEN TOUR 5/7 The Music Hall Presents

MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION CONCERT 5/8 Writers on a New England Stage

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NEW SHOWS ON SALE! Because of the Kitchen Tour, this month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, May 14. 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, May 21 at noon. To become a member, go online to themusichall.org, call (603) 766-2176 or email AHahalis@themusichall.org.

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

JUDY BLUME

Thu., July 14 • 7pm • Historic Theater $29; $27 members ticket includes paperback: In the Unlikely Event Judy Blume has touched generations of readers with such memorable stories as Summer Sisters, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Blubber, and Wifey. In her latest book she takes us back to 1950s Elizabeth, NJ, where real-life tragedy strikes as a series of airplanes fall from the sky, leaving the community reeling.

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THE MILK CARTON KIDS

Sat., July 16 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $20; $24

With an influential voice that builds on the Americana folk tradition, they delight both traditionalists and newcomers alike. NPR has described their approach to music as "gorgeous contemporary folk" and "Gillian Welch & David Rawlings-meets-Simon & Garfunkel with a splash of The Everly Brothers."

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

DANIEL SILVA* Wed., July 20 • 7pm • Historic Theater $13.25; $11.25 members • Book: The Black Widow ($27.99)

The #1 New York Times bestselling author comes to town with his latest, a stunning new thriller of high stakes international intrigue featuring Gabriel Allon. From its shocking opening in Paris, The Black Widow is Daniel Silva’s most timely and powerful novel yet.

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Intimately Yours

Thu., July 28 • 8pm • Historic Theater $80.50; $118.50; $155.50

Sat., July 30 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $29; $36

SARAH MCLACHLAN

A three time Grammy Award winner with over 40 million albums sold worldwide and known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, she makes her Music Hall debut this summer.

Intimately Yours

AN EVENING WITH LYLE LOVETT

KAMASI WASHINGTON

AND HIS LARGE BAND

He has toured and recorded with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Raphael Saadiq, Kendrick Lamar, and Chaka Khan, to name a few. Kamasi’s groundbreaking solo album, The Epic, debuted at #1 on iTunes Jazz charts in the US, Canada, Australia, Russia, and UK.

Thu., August 4 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $55; $75; $96 One of the most distinctive and original singer/songwriters to emerge during the '80s, he’ll be returning to the Historic Theater with his Large Band this summer.

Writers in the Loft

KING Wed., June 8 • 8pm • Loft • $22 (ON SALE TO ALL SATURDAY, MAY 14) MAMADOU KELLY Fri., July 22 • 8pm • Loft • $12

LAUREN WEISBERGER**

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

The bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada joins us with her latest novel – a dishy tell-all tennis tale based on in-depth research and behind-the-scenes interviews. Join beautiful tennis prodigy Charlie Silver as she jets around to charity matches, photo shoots, and legendary red carpet parties…where scandal looms.

*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.

Live @ the Loft

Wed., July 27 • 7pm • Loft • $40; $38 members Book: The Singles Game (hardcover)

HEATHER MALONEY (ALREADY ON SALE) Sat., June 4 • 8pm • Loft • $16 JOHN MORELAND Thu., July 21 • 8pm • Loft • $12 LIZ VICE (ALREADY ON SALE) Sat., July 23 • 8pm • Loft • $18 **Includes reserved seat, book, bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet.

Rental Partner Berwick Academy Company Dance Showcase presents TWO NIGHTS OF DANCE Fri., May 13 • 6:30pm & Sat., May 14 • 7pm • Historic Theater // Rental Partner MIDDLEBURY NEW FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL Sun., May 15 • 12pm, 2:15pm, 4:30pm, 7pm • Loft // Rental Partner Warren Miller Entertainment presents INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM TOUR Wed., May 18 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater // Community Partner Oyster River Middle School Jazz Band presents: SILENT FILM NIGHT: BUSTER KEATON'S THE NAVIGATOR Sat., June 11 •7pm • Historic Theater // Community Partner Veterans Count presents: AN EVENING WITH GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS Fri., August 19 • 7:30 • Historic Theater 2

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LIVE ON STAGE MAY e h r t ’ o s D M ay A Celebration Concert SHE SHALL HAVE MUSIC

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LESLEY STAHL Wed., May 11 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $13.25; $11.25 For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher (Becoming Grandma; $27, hardcover) is required.

One of the country’s most recognizable journalists uses her 60 Minutes skills to explore how grandmothering changes a woman’s life.

Featuring youth choirs & local musical talent performing Broadway & popular songs

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

A BENEFIT FOR THE MUSIC HALL $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. 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR: Like us on Facebook & follow us Twitter!

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Mon., May 16 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $13.25; $11.25 Buy a book voucher in advance (The Fireman; $28.99, hardcover) and you’ll be welcomed backstage to meet the author and get your book signed..

From the award-winning, NY Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes and the improbable heroes who battle to save it. WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN: PRESENTING SPONSORS: MEDIA PARTNER: N E W

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

PAULA POUNDSTONE

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.

Fri., May 20 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $26.50; $39.50

SERIES SPONSORS: EVENING Carpe Diem Coffee Roasting Company; SPONSORS: The Provident Bank; Troiano Wealth Advisory Group; Clear Eye Photo; Seacoast Media Group

The hilarious Paula Poundstone makes her return to The Music Hall. Poundstone’s ability to create comedy on the spot has made her one of the best comics of today. SERIES SPONSORS: EVENING Beswick Engineering; D. F. Richard Energy; SPONSORS: The Friendly Toast; Mad*Pow; Pax World Investments

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE STREETSCAPE

Thu., May 12 • 6pm • Loft • Free, space is limited. RSVP at TheMusicHall.org. See a presentation and have a conversation about the details and process for the Chestnut St. Streetscape and theater façade improvements.

Innovation + Leadership: DANIEL SHAPIRO Tue., May 3 • 7pm • Loft • $42; $40 members

Includes reserved seat, book (Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, $28, hardcover), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet.

Join us for an evening with this world-renowned Harvard negotiation expert. 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. EVENING SPONSOR: The Provident Bank

THE MIKE + RUTHY BAND

Thu., May 5 • 8pm • Loft • $18; $20 day of SERIES SPONSOR: 4

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ON SCREEN MAY

Film tickets: $11 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students & Military* (*Film discounts for active military personnel, veterans and first responders underwritten by SIG SAUER)

THE WAVE

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R • 1h 44m • Norway (subtitled) 4/24, 4/26, 4/27, 4/29, 5/1, 5/3 @ 7pm Nestled in Norway's Sunnmøre region is the spectacular tourist spot, Geiranger, with a glorious mountain overlooking the village — and constantly threatening to collapse into the fjord. After putting in years at the local warning centre, geologist Kristian is set to move on to a prestigious new job with an oil company. But the very day he's about to drive his family to their new life, Kristian senses something isn't right.

THE LADY IN THE VAN

PG-13 • 1h 44m • UK 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/10, 5/12 @ 7pm Back by popular demand! This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett (writer of History Boys and The Habit of Art) and the singular Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. Written by Alan Bennett, playing himself. Directed by The National Theatre’s Nicholas Hytner.

KNIGHT OF CUPS R • 1h 58m US

5/21, 5/22, 5/24, 5/25 @ 7pm The seventh film from director Terrence Malick (Tree of Life), Knight of Cups follows writer Rick (Christian Bale, American Hustle) on an odyssey through LA and Vegas as he undertakes a search for love and self. Even as he moves through a desire-laden landscape of mansions, resorts, and clubs, Rick grapples over complicated relationships with his brother (Wes Bentley) and father (Brian Dennehy). His quest to break the spell of his disenchantment takes him on a series of adventures with alluring women (Cate Blanchette, Imogen Poots, and Natalie Portman).

MILES AHEAD

R • 1h40m • US 5/27, 5/29, 5/31, 6/1, 6/2 @ 7pm Inspired by events in the life of Miles Davis. A wildly entertaining, impressionistic, no-holds-barred portrait of one of 20th century music's creative geniuses, featuring a career-defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle in the title role. Cheadle also co-wrote and directed the film. A wily music reporter, Dave Braden (Ewan McGregor) forces his way into Davis' house and, over the next couple of days, the two men unwittingly embark on an adventure to recover a stolen tape of the Davis' latest compositions.

EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT

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NR • 2h5m • Colombia (subtitled) 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, 5/4 @ 7pm This Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Oscar Nominee from Colombia features the encounter, apparent betrayal, and finally life-affirming friendship between an Amazonian shaman (the last survivor of his people) and two foreign scientists.

CITY OF GOLD

R • 1h31m • US 5/8; 5/10, 5/11, 5/13 5/19 @ 7pm In this richly penetrating documentary odyssey, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America. With eternal curiosity, razor-sharp intellect, and existential longing, Gold is a culinary geographer taking us where no critic has gone before. ,

MARGUERITE

R • 2h9m • France (subtitled) 5/20, 5/21, 5/24, 5/25, 5/26 @ 7pm, 5/22 @ 3pm 1921, the beginning of the Golden Twenties. Not far from Paris. It is party day at Marguerite Dumont's castle. Like every year, an array of music lovers gathers around a great cause at the owner's place. Nobody knows much about this woman except that she is rich and that her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. Marguerite sings. She sings wholeheartedly, but she sings terribly out of tune.

KRISHA

R • 1h23m • US 5/27, 5/28, 5/31, 6/1, 6/2 @ 7pm, 5/29 @ 3pm When Krisha shows up at her sister's home on Thanksgiving morning, her close and extended family greet her with a mixture of warmth and wariness. Almost immediately, a palpable unease permeates the air, one which only grows in force as Krisha gets to work cooking the turkey and trying to make up for lost time by catching up with her various relatives, chief among them her nephew, Trey.

Met @ The Music Hall: ELEKTRA (STRAUSS)

Sun., 5/1 • 1pm $27.50; $24.50 members; $15 for 18 & under Strauss’s blazing tragedy about an ancient Greek princess hell-bent on revenge comes to the Met in the final opera production by the legendary director Patrice Chéreau. SERIES SPONSORS: FILM KEY: &@follow HISTORIC THEATER @ MUSIC HALL LOFT Like us EVENT on Facebook us Twitter!

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Film tickets: $11 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students & Military* (*Film discounts for active military personnel, veterans and first responders underwritten by SIG SAUER)

THE FORBIDDEN ROOM

NR • 2h10m • Canada Wed., 5/4 • 7pm The latest from writer/director Guy Maddin. A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love. With Roy Dupuis, Udo Kier, Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Rampling among many others. SERIES SPONSORS: Cocked Hat Ventures; WSCA 106.1FM Portsmouth Community Radio; RAM Printing; The Hippo FILM EVENT KEY: @ HISTORIC THEATER @ MUSIC HALL LOFT

WE THE PEOPLE: THE MARKET BASKET EFFECT

HANGS UPON NOTHING

NR • 1h16m • US Tue., 5/17 • 7pm Can regular people band together to alter the balance of power in a major corporation, or is the case of Market Basket a fairytale victory? This documentary traces the events that led 25k employees and 2 million customers across New England to stand behind embattled CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and wrest control of a multibillion dollar grocery empire from an activist board of directors led by Artie T.’s cousin, Arthur S.

NR • 1h16m • US Sat., 5/28 • 7pm A film about experiencing life on earth. Filmmaker, commercial artist and animator Jeremy Rumas’s surf film shot entirely on a 1967 Bolex RX5 16mm motion picture camera. Original film soundtrack by Jeremy’s band/collective, Velo Sun. Jeremy will be here with us to present the film and speak about the making of it immediately following the screening. Presented in affiliation with Cinnamon Rainbows Surf Co. and Surfrider Foundation.

SERIES SPONSORS: Cocked Hat Ventures; WSCA 106.1FM Portsmouth Community Radio; RAM Printing; The Hippo

COMMUNITY

Great Comics Make Great Comedies:

THE PRODUCERS (1968)

PLUS: MEL BROOKS SHORT

SHADOWS FALL NORTH

Before it was a hit Broadway musical, it was a hilarious satire about a theatrical producer and his accountant trying to create a Broadway flop entitled Springtime for Hitler. The first film written and directed by Mel Brooks, who also had the smarts to hire Gene Wilder in his first major role, and to pair him with the brilliant Zero Mostel. PLUS: an animated short featuring Mel Brooks himself as the voice of a kibitzing viewer of an animated short!

SERIES SPONSORS: Allergy Associates of New Hampshire; Optima Bank & Trust; Rudi's Portsmouth; RAM Printing

PG • 1h30m • USA Tue., 5/17 @ 7pm • Loft

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Thu., 5/26 • 7pm How does New Hampshire, a state with the motto “Live Free or Die,” confront and understand its participation in slavery, segregation, and the neglect of African-American history? What happens to our identity as New Englanders when we begin to acknowledge all of our past? Panel discussion and Q&A to follow with Producer Nancy Vawter; Director/Editor Brian Vawter; Consulting Producer and Director for the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, JerriAnne Boggis; Consulting Producer and historic preservationist, Valerie Cunningham; with moderator Jason Sokol, Associate Professor of History at UNH. Read more and see the preview at blackhistorynh.com.

FILL THE HALL FOOD DRIVE

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Sat., June 25 • 9am - 5pm Join us for the second annual Fill the Hall Food Drive, a collaboration between The Music Hall and the Seacoast Family Food Pantry. Help families in need, and enjoy free activities that include historic and tech tours, and the family-friendly movie Song of the Sea at the Loft. For information about the event, or to get involved go to TheMusicHall.org. Get more with e-news - new shows, special deals, and updates!

May is Membership Month! Become a new member or upgrade your membership in the month of May and...

be entered into our raffle to win · Dinner for two at Rudi’s Portsmouth · A pair of Opening Night tickets for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast · Access to the Opening Night cast party

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All new or upgraded memberships in the month of May will be matched by a generous donor. This means your gift will make an even greater difference!

Benefits to joining or Upgrading

THE MUSIC HALL presents THE OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE production of

Discounts for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

We’ve just announced our 2016 Broadway Holiday Musical with the Ogunquit Playhouse, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. You won’t want to miss this lavish production of a tale as old as time, and we are offering a member-only, special early bird discount on tickets. Be sure to join, renew, or upgrade now and take advantage of this great offer!

Early Bird Discounts for Members, promotion runs through June 30 · 10% discount for Friend level members (Save up to $9/ticket) · 20% discount for Advocate – Patron level members (Save up to $18/ticket) · 30% discount for Backer – Stakeholder level members (Save up to $27/ticket)

Directors Club Events

The Music Hall Directors Club offers members at the Patron level and above the opportunity to come together and socialize at exciting events throughout the year. Contact Alexis Hahalis, Membership Coordinator for more details at (603) 766-2176.

Upcoming Directors Club events include:

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· Wednesday, May 4 • 5:30pm • Tinos Greek Kitchen · Thursday, June 2 • 5:30pm • Atlantic Grill · Saturday, June 18 • 1:30pm • Ogunquit Playhouse with transportation by C&J

Writers on a New England Stage VIP Receptions

Members at the Backer level and above have access to all Writers on a New England Stage VIP receptions with the authors. Upcoming events include: · Wednesday, May 11 • Lesley Stahl with Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting

· Thursday, June 30 • Mary Roach with Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

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Met @ The Music Hall Elektra (Strauss) 1pm

MONDAY 2

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Extraordinary Cinema The Lady in the Van 7pm

25th Anniversary Kitchen Tour 10am-4pm • Downtown Portsmouth

Extraordinary Cinema The Lady in the Van 7pm

Wildcard Movie The Forbidden Room The District Restaurant Rental Partners Extraordinary Cinema 7pm Singer Songwriter Series James Montgomery's The Lady in the Van Innovation + Leadership The Mike + Ruthy Mega Blues Trio 8pm 7pm Daniel Shapiro 7pm Extraordinary Cinema Band 8pm Embrace of the Serpent 7pm COND

Extraordinary Cinema The Wave 7pm

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The Music Hall Presents She Shall Have Music: A Mother's Day Celebration Concert 3pm

No Film Tonight

Extraordinary Cinema City of Gold 7pm

The Music Hall Book Club 6pm Portwalk Place - Aria

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Rental Partners Writers on a New Middlebury New England Stage Filmmakers Festival Joe Hill 7pm 12pm, 2:15pm, 4:30pm, 7pm

Rental Partners Berwick Academy Dance Showcase 6:30pm

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

Extraordinary Cinema The Lady in the Van 7pm

Writers on a New England Stage Lesley Stahl 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Lady in the Van 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema City of Gold 7pm

Let's Talk About The Streetscape 6pm

Wildcard Movie We The People 7pm

Rental Partners Warren Miller: International Ocean Film Tour 7:30pm

Intimately Yours Keb' Mo' 7:30pm

Hilarity Paula Poundstone 8pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series A.J. Croce 7:30pm

Extraordinary Cinema City of Gold 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Marguerite 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Knight of Cups 7pm

Film Matters Shadows Fall North 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Miles Ahead 7pm

Wildcard Movie Hangs Upon Nothing 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Marguerite 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Krisha 7pm

Rental Partners Berwick Academy Dance Showcase 7pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Alejandro Escovedo 8pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Knight of Cups 7pm Extraordinary Cinema Marguerite 7pm

The Producers 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Knight of Cups 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Krisha 3pm

No Film Tonight

Extraordinary Cinema Miles Ahead 7pm

The District Restaurant Directors Club Singer Songwriter Series Directors Club 5:30pm Chris Trapper 8pm Atlantic Grill YOUR NAME HERE

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Extraordinary Cinema Krisha 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Miles Ahead 7pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Heather Maloney 8pm

Extraordinary Cinema Krisha 7pm Historic Theater Box Office Hours: Monday - Saturday, noon - 6pm Film tickets: $11 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students, Military/Veterans/First Responders

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Moonshine Musings:

A Conversation with Valerie June We can’t wait to welcome the unique singer-songwriter Valerie June to the Historic Theater as part of our Intimately Yours series on June 7. A small town girl who grew up in Humboldt, TN (pop. 8,000), Valerie has become a highly regarded rising star, captivating audiences and critics alike with her strikingly individual voice and heartfelt stories. In 2013, Rolling Stone named her album Pushin’ Against A Stone one of the year’s top 50, and in 2014 she was nominated by the Americana Music Awards as Emerging Act of the Year. She’ll be debuting her “organic moonshine roots music” at The Music Hall. Valerie recently shared some insights with our Deputy Programming Director and Intimately Yours producer, Thérèse LaGamma. THÉRÈSE LAGAMMA: You’ve played at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and performed on such great stages as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. What have been some of the highlights along the way? VALERIE JUNE: I’m so grateful to be fortunate enough to follow my dreams that I often find myself unable to answer this question. It’s a journey. I spend every second saying thank you! LAGAMMA: I learned that you got your first guitar from your grandfather. Was he an influence on your decision to make music? JUNE: My grandfather did not play music himself, but he bought the guitar at a yard sale and gave it to me. Before he died, I promised him that I would learn to play it. There were a lot of grandchildren and every one of us wanted that guitar. I felt that this was a promise I had to keep. LAGAMMA: Who were your most important musical influences? JUNE: I’m always discovering more musical influences. Wendy Rene is a Memphis singer that I’m currently obsessed with. I listen to her every day, sometimes letting a favorite song play over and over on repeat. I’m sure the neighbors love it! LAGAMMA: Your father is a music promoter. How did this prepare you for a career in the music industry? JUNE: It helped me realize that I preferred making the music and letting someone else promote the shows. Promotion is hard work! LAGAMMA: You were recently invited to collaborate with Mavis Staples on her latest album. Can you tell us a bit about what that meant to you? JUNE: My father introduced me to The Staple Singers when I was little. Their music was a family affair around our house. I was honored to meet Mavis and love her voice. LAGAMMA: Tell us something about the band you are currently touring with— what can fans expect to hear when you come to Portsmouth on June 7? JUNE: I've made so many musician friends on the road and in New York that we could be called Valerie June & The Band of Northerners! It's funny how much I've started to love my life in the north. We are playing some new tunes and some old ones as well. 10

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Mother's Day at The Music Hall There’s nothing like upbeat choral music and rousing Broadway tunes to mark a celebratory occasion. This year on Mother’s Day, the Music Hall welcomes choral director Priscilla French, with local youth choirs and musicians, for a family concert. “This promises to be a joyous and upbeat afternoon of song as we honor all mothers,” adds French. Choirs include the Sandpipers Seacoast Children’s Chorus, which French directs, and the York High School Honors Treble Choir directed by Rob Westerberg. The program also features four local singers—Linette Miles, Kim Keeler, Wendell Purrington, and Jackson Walsh— performing Broadway selections, accompanied by Kathy Fink on piano; and several girls from Arts in Reach performing two songs learned during their February vacation camp. The program closes with an audience participation song. “The blend of youth choral singing with professional Broadway singing should provide a delightful afternoon of musical entertainment,” says French. “I hope audiences leave feeling inspired and uplifted after listening to, and participating in, an afternoon of wonderful singing together!”

Sun., May 8 • 3pm

Tickets: $10; $5 members

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AT A G LANCE May 2016

Date

Met @ The Music Hall

Elektra (Strauss)

Sunday, May 1 • 1pm

Innovation + Leadership Daniel Shapiro

Tuesday, May 3 • 7pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

The Mike + Ruthy Band Thursday, May 5 • 8pm

Friday, May 6 • 8pm

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Heather Maloney

Community Partner Portsmouth

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Friday, June 3 • 8pm

Saturday, June 4 • 8pm

Symphony Orchestra: Night at the Opera - Sibelius, Strauss, & Concerto Competition Winner Sunday, June 5 • 3pm

Intimately Yours Valerie June

Tuesday, June 7 • 7:30pm

Writers in the Loft

Lesley Stahl

Wednesday, May 11 • 7pm

Let's Talk About the Streetscape Thursday, May 12 • 6pm

13 & 14

The Music Hall Presents

Writers on a New England Stage

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Chris Trapper

Sunday, May 8 • 3pm

Live @ The Loft King

A Mother's Day Celebration Concert

Rental Partner: Berwick Academy

Company Dance Showcase presents Two Nights of Dance Friday, May 13 • 6:30pm & Saturday, May 14 • 7pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Alejandro Escovedo

Saturday, May 14 • 8pm

Rental Partner: Middlebury New

Filmmakers Festival

Sunday, May 15 • 12pm, 2:15pm, 4:30pm, & 7pm Writers on a New England Stage

Joe Hill

Monday, May 16 • 7pm Film Club The Producers (1968) Tuesday, May 17 • 7pm Rental Partner: Warren Miller

Entertainment presents International Ocean Film Tour Wednesday, May 18 • 7:30pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series AJ Croce

Wednesday, May 18 • 7:30pm Intimately Yours Keb' Mo'

Thursday, May 19 • 7:30pm Hilarity Paula Poundstone

Friday, May 20 • 8pm

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25th Anniversary Kitchen Tour

Saturday, May 7 • 10am - 4pm

On Stage & On Screen

June 2016

Date

Rental Partner

James Montgomery's Mega Blues Trio

THE MUSIC HALL

Wednesday, June 8 • 8pm

Rinker Buck

Thursday, June 9 • 7pm

Rental Partner Buddy Kirschner presents: Steven Wright

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July 2016 Writers on a New England Stage

Judy Blume

Thursday, July 14 • 7pm Intimately Yours The Milk Carton Kids

Saturday, July 16 • 8pm

Writers on a New England Stage

Daniel Silva

Wednesday, July 20 • 7pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series John Moreland

Thursday, July 21 • 8pm

Live @ The Loft Mamadou Kelly

Friday, July 22 • 8pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Liz Vice

Writers in the Loft

Saturday, July 23 • 8pm

Lauren Weisberger

Wednesday, July 27 • 7pm

Intimately Yours Sarah McLachlan

Intimately Yours Hot Sardines

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Intimately Yours Kamasi Washington

Film Club The Jerk Tuesday, June 21 • 7pm

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Fill The Hall/Community Open House

Intimately Yours An Evening with

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Friday, June 10 • 8pm

Rental Partner Oyster River Middle School

Jazz Band presents: Silent Film Night Saturday, June 11 • 7pm Writers in the Loft

Laura Lippman

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Intimately Yours Michael McDonald

Writers on a NE Stage Mary Roach

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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Thursday, August 4 • 8pm

Rental Partner Veterans Count

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The Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall presents Disney's

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