August 2017 Magazine

NOW MAGAZINE • AUGUST 2017

Live at the Loft

PATTY LARKIN 8/12

Intimately Yours

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD 8/15

Intimately Yours

CHRIS ISAAK* 8/19

Wildcard Movie

WONDER WOMAN 8/24

*ON THE COVER

SEASON SPONSORS TheMusicHall.org

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FIRST SATURDAY

NEW SHOWS ON SALE!

Our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, August 5. 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, August 19 at noon. To become a member, go online to TheMusicHall.org, call 603.766.2176, or email AHahalis@themusichall.org.

FIRST SATURDAY

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FATE OF KELP FORESTS Wed., September 13 • 7pm • Loft • $8

A presentation and Q&A on coastal ecosystems presented with Dr. Douglas Rasher of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

INTIMATELY YOURS

INTIMATELY YOURS

INTIMATELY YOURS

AN INTIMATE EVENING OF SONGS AND STORIES WITH GRAHAM NASH

Fri., October 6 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $25; $32

Wed., October 18 & Thu., October 19 • 7:30pm Historic Theater • $64; $86; $98

Sat., September 30 • 8pm • Historic Theater $35; $48; $62

The legendary singer-songwriter returns with a night of stories and songs.

BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE

An international sensation whose songs are both haunting and beautiful, and have earned him comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Nina Simone.

NEW SHOWS ON SALE!

WILDCARD MOVIE

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP/ON SCREEN

BLACK SABBATH: THE END OF THE END ◊ JANE JACOBS, URBAN PLANNER AND

Tue., October 3 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $12

Chronicling the final tour from the band who forged the sound of metal, taking the stage for the last time in their home city, Birmingham, UK.

ACTIVIST FEATURING FILM CITIZEN JANE AND DISCUSSION WITH BIOGRAPHER ROBERT KANIGEL Tue., October 10 • 7pm • Loft • $30*

Explore the life of the woman who changed the way we view and live in cities.

RAY LAMONTAGNE

This Grammy Award-winning troubadour returns for two nights.

LIVE AT THE LOFT

COLTER WALL

LIVE AT THE LOFT

WILLIE WATSON ◊

Sat., October 28 • 8pm • Loft • $28

Fri., November 3 • 8pm • Loft • $30

Steeped in old-timey material and traditional Americana, don’t miss the performer who made Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know” list.

A founding member of the Old Crow Medicine Show comes to the Loft with his second solo album. With opener My Bubba.

LIVE AT THE LOFT

CAPE SNOW CD RELEASE

Sun., November 5 • 7pm • Loft • $15

Cape Snow is a collaboration between LA singer Bree Scanlon and members of Tiger Saw.

RENTAL PARTNERS Rental Partner OF STONE, WOOD AND GLASS: ALNOBA Thu., September 14 • 7pm • Loft • Free, ticket required Rental Partner NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL 2017 Thu., October 12 - Sunday, October 15 • Historic Theater & Loft Rental Partner The Housing Partnership presents THE CAPITOL STEPS: ORANGE IS THE NEW BARACK Sat., February 3 • 5 & 8pm • Historic Theater • $29; $35; $45 INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP/ON SCREEN

THE ART OF APPLEDORE AND CELIA THAXTER'S GARDEN ◊ Thu., August 17 • 7pm • Loft • $15

Featuring exhibition on screen: The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism, narrated by Gillian Anderson with post-film local panel.

WILDCARD MOVIE

THE PRINCESS BRIDE ◊

Sat., September 2 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $12

Celebrate the 30 year anniversary of this classic movie along with a theater full of fans.

CURATOR'S CORNER - Thérèse LaGamma, Deputy Director of Programming & Performing Arts Curator As we head into a new season there is so much I am looking forward to this fall. Here are a few of my top picks: I first discovered Shinyribs' (aka Kevin Russell) music while in Austin, Texas, where he played to a full house at Lucy's Chicken Shack. Texans are proud to claim him as their own; he's a fixture in the Lone Star State. He’ll be joined at the Loft by his amazing sidemen and women. You aren’t going to want to miss their Portsmouth debut on Thursday, August 31!

I love radio and storytelling – especially when it’s done right. It fires up the imagination. I was a frequent listener of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion and you can still hear him reciting poetry and history on NPR's The Writer's Almanac. Catch him when he comes to the Historic Theater on October 8 for a special afternoon of stories and music.

LIVE AT THE LOFT

RAUL MIDÓN ◊

LIVE AT THE LOFT

COREY HARRIS ◊

Sat., September 2 • 8pm • Loft • $26

Fri., September 22 • 8pm • Loft • $25

Guitarist and singer Raul Midon blends flamenco, jazz and R&B to create a category-defying sound.

With one foot in tradition and the other in experimentation, Harris is a truly unique voice in contemporary blues music.

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◊ Already on sale

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About eleven years ago Ray Lamontagne performed The Music Hall with a little known support act – Brandi Carlile, today they've both become stars in their own right. It will be great to welcome him back to town and see how he has evolved as a performer. We get him for two nights; October 18 & 19!

These are just a few of the great shows we’ve got coming up this season. If you don’t already get our enews, make sure to sign up at TheMusicHall.org to be the first to know when we announce new shows. ◊ Already on sale

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ON STAGE LIVE AT THE LOFT

HONEYSUCKLE & WESTERN DEN Sat., August 5 • 8pm • Loft • $12

Two critically acclaimed Boston bands bring their unique acts to the Loft for an inspiring evening of compelling, progressive music.

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WRITERS IN THE LOFT

NICHOLAS REYNOLDS

Thu., August 10 • 7pm • Loft • $42*

INTIMATELY YOURS

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD

A former CIA officer and historian at the CIA Museum comes to town with his New York Times bestseller - the untold story of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Ernest Hemingway’s secret life as a spy for both the Americans and the Soviets before and during World War II.

Tue., August 15 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $29

An American blues rock band formed by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson.

EVENING SPONSORS: Eastern Bank; Prime Buchholz & Associates, Inc; Clear Eye Photo

SERIES SPONSORS:

SERIES SPONSOR: RMC Research Corporation

INTIMATELY YOURS

CHRIS ISAAK

Sat., August 19 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $65; $74; $88 Chris Isaak returns with his new album Beyond the Sun, a tribute to the the music of Memphis.

SERIES SPONSORS: EVENING SPONSORS: Great Bay Limousine; The Provident Bank; Clear Eye Photo

LIVE AT THE LOFT THE

ROOSEVELTS

LARKIN

Harmony-driven American rock with a 70s sensibility.

Sat., August 12 • 8pm • Loft • $25 With 13 original albums to her credit, Patty redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics.

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Fri., August 11 • 8pm • Loft • $20

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LIVE AT THE LOFT PATTY

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OUR COMMUNITY

Visit TheMusicHall.org/Blog for more behind-the-scenes info!

Member Spotlight: Alex Choquette This month, Membership Coordinator, Alexis Hahalis caught up with downtown Portsmouth resident Alex Choquette.

LIVE AT THE LOFT

AN EVENING WITH SESSION AMERICANA

LIVE AT THE LOFT

GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY

Fri., August 18 • 8pm • Loft • $26

Fri., August 25 • 8pm • Loft • $15

This band/collective of talented musicians craft a musical experience unlike any other.

Boston’s rising stars return to the Loft.

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How did you first get introduced to The Music Hall and what drew you to become a member?

I've attended shows

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at the Music Hall Courtesy Photo

A Rich History of Community Building

years and have

WITH AUTHOR LISA GARDNER

As we prepare to celebrate our Historic Theater’s 140th birthday and our 30th year as a

and quality of shows have gotten better

Wed., August 23 • 7pm • Loft • $42*

non-profit, we’ve been reflecting on our history. If you’ve taken one of our Historic Tours,

over the last few years. I am amazed

The international #1 bestselling author of The Kept Woman and Pretty Girls comes to town with her latest - a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.

In-conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling crime novelist Lisa Gardner.

you know our story is full of ups and downs, culminating in our beloved theater facing the

when thinking about the great musicians,

wrecking ball in the ‘80s. Thankfully, a committed group of community members came

concerts, shows, comedians, and movies

together and purchased it. They sold “Save The Music Hall” buttons and bricks at the farmer’s

offered at the Music Hall. The variety of

market while holding tight the vision of a restored theater. Thanks to the work of those

so many talented performers is totally

founders, the Seacoast community, and the tireless efforts of our board and staff over the

amazing. The Music Hall team is always so

SERIES SPONSOR: RMC Research Corporation

years, our theater is not only still here, it is thriving, packed full of entertaining, and thought-

As this community saved and continues to support us, we believe that it’s our duty to pay it Seacoast Family Food Pantry) Summer Meals 4 Kids program. Once again this community

For those who may not be members yet, what would you say are some of the “unexpected benefits” of being a Music Hall member?

rallied together and donated over 12 tons of food to help feed more than 400 local children,

The benefits of being a Music Hall member

two meals a day for the 11 weeks of summer.

are many. The most rewarding benefit is

provides free tickets, lunch, and transportation to over 600 local Title I elementary school students. In many cases, this is the first time that these kids have ever seen a live performance.

A key part of our mission for us here at The Music Hall is to ensure that the arts are accessible to everyone and during the holiday season, we wanted to make it a little brighter for some local families. Last year, we started our Give the Gift of Magic program and gave families selected by Families First Health and Support Center tickets to see our holiday musical.

Thanks to your generous support, we were able to give over 120 tickets away. This year, we are

SHINYRIBS

welcoming and interested in promoting the arts and supporting a great experience.

During the school year, we have a School Days Series scholarship program. This initiative

LIVE AT THE LOFT

found the variety

provoking shows and movies just about every night.

forward. Earlier this summer, we asked for help to Fill the Hall to support Gather’s (formerly

SECRET SISTERS

Jay Leno with Alex Choquette (Right) Photo credit: David J. Murray/Clear Eye Photo

WRITERS IN THE LOFT

KARIN SLAUGHTER IN CONVERSATION

LIVE AT THE LOFT

for well over 25

expanding this program to include Cross Roads House families as well as Families First.

when you become a member you’re now part of a large and welcoming family, we receive premium seats and early awareness for upcoming shows, discounts off tickets and the chance to meet the artist in person.

We get together for fun events inside and outside the theater.

You come to a lot of shows here at TMH do you have a favorite one that you’ve seen?

Jay Leno would be this year’s favorite! He

Thu., August 31 • 8pm • Loft • $34

As we celebrate three decades of being a non-profit, we also celebrate all of our wonderful

was so fantastic and had us all laughing

Their love of music comes from learning to harmonize through singing a cappella at their hometown church—located just outside of the legendary music mecca Muscle Shoals.

It’s a hip shaking, belly laughing, soul-singing, song-slinging, downhome house party.

patrons who help us achieve our mission to give back.

hysterically.

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Sat., August 26 • 8pm • Loft • $20

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ON SCREEN

Film tickets: $12 Adults; $9 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

HISTORIC THEATER ON SCREEN LOFT See Calendar on page 14 for Show & Tell Discussions

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA

PRESENTING CINEMA SPONSOR:

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA SERIES SPONSOR:

WAKEFIELD R

• 1h 46m • US 7/28, 7/29, 8/1, 8/2, 8/3 • 7pm; 7/30 • 4pm In Robin Swicord's adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's short story, successful suburbanite commuter Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) takes a perverse detour from family life: He vanishes without a trace. Hidden in the attic of his carriage house garage, surviving by scavenging at night, Howard secretly observes the lives of his wife (Jennifer Garner), children and neighbors.

Film tickets: $12 Adults; $9 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

See Calendar on page 14 for Show & Tell Discussions

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA

PRESENTING CINEMA SPONSOR:

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA SERIES SPONSOR:

THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN'S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

R • 1h 16m • US 7/28, 7/29, 8/1, 8/2, 8/3 • 7pm The latest from Oscar-winner, master documentarian, Errol Morris. Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24" camera. For the next thirty-five years she captured the "surfaces" of those who visited her Cambridge, Massachusetts studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables.

THE HERO R

• 1h 33m • US 8/4, 8/8, 8/9, 8/10 • 7pm; 8/6 • 4pm Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott) is an aging Western icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. When a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus, he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Lucy (Krysten Ritter), all while searching for one final role to cement his legacy.

RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN NR

• 1h 30m • US 8/4, 8/8, 8/9 • 7pm An intimate portrait of prima ballerina Wendy Whelan as she prepares to leave New York City Ballet after a record-setting three decades with the company.

BEATRIZ AT DINNER R

• 1h 23m • US 8/11, 8/12, 8/16, 8/17 • 7pm; 8/13 • 4pm Beatriz (Salma Hayek), an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt (John Lithgow) is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.

MAUDIE PG

• 1h 55m • Ireland 8/18, 8/22, 8/23 • 7pm; 8/20 • 4pm Beloved at Telluride By The Sea 2016, Maudie, based on a true story, is an unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Maudie, bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family and she also yearns, passionately, to create art.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: ADIOS PG

• 1h 50m • Cuba (some subtitles) 8/26 • 7pm; 8/27 • 4pm The musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club exposed the world to Cuba's vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album. Now, against the backdrop of Cuba's captivating musical history, hear the band's story as they reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together.

THE SURVIVALIST NR

• 1h 44m • UK 8/16 • 7pm In a time of starvation, the Survivalist lives deep in forest protecting his crop from intruders with his shotgun and improvised traps, but the long years alone have made him lose his grip on reality. Desperate for shelter, a starving mother offers up her daughter to spend the night with him in return for bed and board. Overcome with desire, he breaks his strict code of self-preservation and accepts them into his cabin.

LOST IN PARIS NR

• 1h 23m • France (subtitles) 8/19, 8/22, 8/24 • 7pm Filmed in Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon's signature whimsical style, and starring the filmmakers as a small-town Canadian librarian and a strangely seductive, oddly egotistical vagabond.

LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD NR

A GHOST STORY R

• 1h 27m • US 8/29, 8/30, 8/31 • 7pm An exploration of legacy, loss, and the essential human longing for meaning and connection. Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his home to console his wife, only to find that he is unstuck in time, forced to watch the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. Starring Oscar-winner Casey Affleck and Oscarnominee Rooney Mara, directed by David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints).

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• 1h 35m • UK 8/29, 8/30 • 7pm The extraordinary and dramatic story of Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day. She shaped the destiny of Iraq after World War I in ways that still reverberate today. More influential than her friend and colleague Lawrence of Arabia, why has she been written out of the history she helped make? Narrated by Tilda Swinton.

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Film tickets: $12 Adults; $9 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

ONE NIGHT ONLY See Calendar on page 14 for Show & Tell Discussions PRESENTING CINEMA SPONSOR:

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

WONDER WOMAN

PG13 • 2h 21m • US Thu., August 24 • 7pm • Historic Theater

If you are a Wonder Woman, you know a Wonder Woman, or you're raising a Wonder Woman, join us for a fun summer night celebrating the women of The Music Hall community and beyond!

proud supporters of the Music hall

bringing the arts home...

An Amazon princess (Gal Gadot) finds her idyllic life on an island occupied only by female warriors interrupted when a pilot (Chris Pine) crash-lands nearby.

After rescuing him, she learns that World War I is engulfing the planet, and vows to use her superpowers to restore peace.

NAT'L THEATRE OF LONDON HD BROADCAST SERIES SPONSORS:

ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES

Sun., August 6 • 1pm • Loft • $19; $15 for 18 & under America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

ANGELS IN AMERICA PART TWO: PERESTROIKA Sun., August 13 • 1pm • Loft • $19; $15 for 18 & under

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

The ArTs Are The Answer to vibrant and prosperous communities where we treasure our heritage, celebrate our diversity and nurture our ingenuity.

FILM CLUB

RESERVOIR DOGS (1992) R

• 1h 39m • US Tue., August 15 • 7pm • Loft Subscription (6 tickets): $75; Individual Ticket: $15 Leaning hard into his deep well of cinematic references, and deploying trademark moves that would define his whole future body of work (so far) Quentin Tarantino pops the trunk to his own personal universe with this fascinatingly non-linear ensemble chamber play of blood, violence, music, profanity, skullduggery, and more blood.

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HERE & NOW Beat the Heat at The Music Hall As the temperatures rise, we’re cooling things down at both the Historic Theater and the Loft this summer. You may know, we’ve got a hot lineup of shows this month, but we’ve also got some great additions to our concession offerings.

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Reading Brings Us Unknown Friends

92.5 The River & The Music Hall: A Perfect Partnership

Did you know that The Music Hall has a Book Club? It’s a member benefit for those at the Contributor level and above and meets on the second Monday of the month. The club is on summer break, but will return on Monday, September 11 with the book Crossing the Borders of Time.

Content Marketing Manager, Kait Photo credit: Monte Bohanan Smith, talked with Book Club moderator, Dawn Heffron, about how she chooses the books, what she does to prepare, and what to expect when you come to a book club.

Take a mix of legendary artists, up-and-coming singer songwriters, an independent radio station, and a beloved performing arts center and you’ll create a perfect musical partnership. This month, we’re turning our Sponsor Spotlight on WXRV 92.5 the River, who has partnered with us for the last thirteen years and was one of the first to sign on to be an Intimately Yours sponsor.

You have a great variety of books coming up this season, how do you decide what books to pick?

Starting in August, we are excited to announce that we will be featuring a monthly signature cocktail. Each month, our talented Front of House team is going to create a special drink that you can order at each time you join us at the Loft. Keep an eye out on our social media channels and our blog to stay up to date on the featured drink.

At the Historic Theater, we’ve got the usual line up of fun candy and our delicious Popzup Popcorn (don’t forget to try out the wide variety of flavor seasonings), but did you know that we also have several different ice cream options? From ice cream sandwiches to chocolate covered bars, they are a great way to cool down. We’ve also added bottled Minute Maid Lemonade to our beverage offerings.

Over at the Loft, we’ve added Old Stone cold brewed iced coffee. It’s brewed right in the heart of Portsmouth’s West End, by two local guys. Made up of just three ingredients; coffee, water, and chicory, the taste is so smooth that you won’t even need cream.

This summer, beat the heat, grab a drink and a snack, and settle in for a season of great music and film at The Music Hall.

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Book choices include a variety of genres, especially debut novels, books by local authors, work by authors featured on Writers on a New England Stage and Writers in the Loft, and nonfiction selections. Subject matter related to war and other cultures are of particular interest, although the participants are more in tune with the quality of the discussion than the actual novel per se. I spend a lot of time reading reviews, book summaries and previewing selections.

As an independent radio station, the River believes that discovering new music is one of life’s simple joys, a belief that is central to us here at The Music Hall, and one that we know our members and patrons hold dear. Over Diana Krall, June 2017 Photo credit: David J. Murray/Clear Eye Photo the years our partnership has grown along with both of our businesses. With the addition of the Loft, we are now able to showcase many River fan favorites such as Heather Maloney, Zach Williams (lead singer of the Lone Bellow), Ruby Rose Fox, and Pete Francis (of Dispatch) in a modern, intimate setting. The River listeners come from Boston all the way up to the Lakes region of New Hampshire, just as many of our patrons do. They have been and continue to be a constant and enthusiastic champion of the live music experience here at The Music Hall.

We’ve been able to welcome the artists we all love like Graham Nash and Chris Isaak to our Intimately Yours series and introduce you to new acts such as Mason Jennings and Shinyribs as part of Live at the Loft thanks in part to this partnership. The River has become the place for music lovers to tune into and we’ve been thrilled to work along with them to bring great music to the area.

Some people pray, others stretch, and some meditate—do you have a ritual that you do right before every book club?

I do a lot of prep so I usually end up with a plethora of notes and reference materials to review one more time prior to moderating the discussion. Then it's a brisk walk to our meeting venue, The Aria Lounge at Portwalk, in time to help play "host." I really enjoy greeting and touching base with as many people as possible. Each month there are new members who join a core group of regular attendees. I like to foster a welcoming atmosphere before we begin.

If someone was thinking about joining the Book Club, a social club open to members at the Contributor level and above, what could they expect when they come to one?

They would meet a warm, affable, erudite group of people who enjoy a rousing discussion/ conversation about, not only the nuances of the book, but the book's relevance to our lives.

Participants love learning new information as well as hearing first hand accounts of related experiences proffered by other members. Both men and women, ranging in age from about 40-81 years of age, participate passionately but respectfully.

Upcoming Book Club Events

Crossing the Borders of Time

Behold the Dreamers

Work Like Any Other

Monday, September 11 • 6pm

Monday, October 16 • 6pm

Monday, November 13 • 6pm

by Leslie Maitland

by Imbolo Mbue

by Virginia Reeves

Located in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, Portwalk Place offers the very best in luxury apartment living, hotels, and dining options, all within 1 block of the Music Hall. Make Portwalk Place a part of your next Portsmouth experience! www.portwalkplace.com TheMusicHall.org

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At the Historic Theater At the Loft

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The Hero 7pm Movie

Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan 7pm

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B2W Box Office opens at 10am for member walk-up

Historic Tour 12:30pm Rental

Lady Luck Burlesque On The Vegas Strip 7:30pm Music

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Rental Partner

Wildcard Movie

Wildcard Movie

Saturday, August 5 • 7:30pm

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Tuesday, October 3 • 7pm

Lady Luck Burlesque On The Vegas Strip

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Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika 1pm

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Reservoir Dogs 7pm Beatriz at Dinner 7pm

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Lost In Paris 7pm

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Maudie 7pm Literary

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Creative Mornings PKX 8:30am

A Ghost Story 7pm Movie

Letters From Baghdad 7pm

A Ghost Story 7pm Music

Shinyribs 8pm

19 Movie

Lost In Paris 7pm Music

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Opera Connection

Saturday, August 5 • 8pm

Saturday, September 2 • 8pm

Wednesday, October 4 • 5:30pm Intimately Yours

Sunday, August 6 • 1pm

Friday, September 8 • 7pm

Thursday, October 5 • 8pm

Secret Sisters 8pm

Intimately Yours

Thursday, August 10 • 7pm

Tuesday, September 12 • 7pm

Friday, October 6 • 8pm

Nicholas Reynolds

First Saturday

B2W Box Office opens at 10am for member walk-up

Historic Tour 12:30pm Movie

The Princess Bride 7pm Music

Raul Midón 8pm B2W Box Office at the Historic Theater: 28 Chestnut Street The Loft: 131 Congress Street Hours: Monday - Saturday, noon - 6pm Film tickets: $12 Adults; $9 Seniors 60+, Students, Military/Veterans/First Responders 14 NOW 603.436.2400

Benjamin Clementine

HD Broadcast

The Met at the Music Hall

Friday, August 11 • 8pm

Wednesday, September 13 • 7pm

Saturday, October 7 • 1pm

David Gilmour Live At Pompeii

Norma (Bellini)

Live at the Loft

Innovation + Leadership

The Music Hall Presents

Saturday, August 12 • 8pm

Wednesday, September 13 • 7pm

Sunday, October 8 • 4pm

Patty Larkin

Climate Change and the Fate of Kelp Forests

National Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Rental Partner

Sunday, August 13 • 1pm

Thursday, September 14 • 7pm

Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino) Tuesday, August 15 • 7pm Intimately Yours

Chris Robinson Brotherhood Tuesday, August 15 • 8pm

Innovation + Leadership/On Screen

The Art of Appledore and Celia Thaxter's Garden Thursday, August 17 • 7pm

An Evening with Session Americana Friday, August 18 • 8pm Intimately Yours

Chris Isaak

Saturday, August 19 • 8pm Writers in the Loft

Karin Slaughter in conversation with Lisa Gardner Wednesday, August 23 • 7pm

Wonder Woman

2

Claire Messud

Live at the Loft

Wildcard Movie

SEPTEMBER 1

Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis

Writers in the Loft

Live at the Loft

Music

Atul Gawande

Writers in the Loft

Friday, August 18 • 8:30am

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios 7pm

Opera Connection Season Preview

Writers on a New England Stage

Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches

CreativeMornings PKX

Movie

Raul Midón

National Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Community Partner

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Black Sabbath: The End Of The End

Live at the Loft

Honeysuckle & Western Den

Film Club Public On Sale at 12pm

The Princess Bride

Live at the Loft

The Roosevelts

Beatriz at Dinner 7pm

B2W BOX OFFICE @ THE HISTORIC THEATER: 28 Chestnut Street

At the Historic Theater At the Loft

Thursday, August 24 • 7pm Live at the Loft

Girls Guns and Glory

Friday, August 25 • 8pm

Of Stone, Wood and Glass: Alnoba Telluride by the Sea 2017

Friday, September 15 - Sunday, September 17 Film Club

Bottle Rocket (Wes Anderson)

Tuesday, September 19 • 7pm Live at the Loft

Corey Harris

Friday, September 22 • 8pm Live at the Loft

Mason Jennings

Saturday, September 23 • 8pm National Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Yerma

Sunday, September 24 • 1pm Innovation + Leadership

Jen Sincero

Tuesday, September 26 • 7pm Community Partner

CreativeMornings PKX

Friday, September 29 • 8:30am Live at the Loft

Seth Glier (trio)

Friday, September 29 • 8pm Intimately Yours

An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories with Graham Nash Saturday, September 30 • 8pm

Live at the Loft

Secret Sisters

Saturday, August 26 • 8pm Live at the Loft

Shinyribs

Thursday, August 31 • 8pm

OCTOBER 2017 Rental Partner

Russian Grand Ballet presents: Swan Lake Sunday, October 1 • 4pm School Days Series

Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat

Tuesday, October 3 • 9:30am & 11:30am

Garrison Keillor with Robin & Linda Williams Innovation+ Leadership/On Screen

Jane Jacobs, Urban Planner and Activist featuring film Citizen Jane and discussion with biographer Robert Kanigel Tuesday, October 10 • 7pm School Days Series

Guess How Much I Love You? & I Love My Little Storybook

Wednesday, October 11 • 9:30am & 11:30am Rental Partner

New Hampshire Film Festival

Thursday, October 12 - Sunday, October 15 Film Club

Blood Simple (The Coen Brothers) Tuesday, October 17 • 7pm Intimately Yours

Ray LaMontagne

Wednesday, October 18 • 7:30pm & Thursday, October 19 • 7:30pm

Community Partner

CreativeMornings PKX

Friday, October 20 • 8:30am Opera Connection

Die Zauberflöte

Saturday, October 21 • 11:30am The Met at the Music Hall

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)

Saturday, October 21 • 1pm

Live at the Loft

The Mammals

Saturday, October 21 • 8pm Halloween Wildcard

The Black Pirate (1926) with live score Wednesday, October 25 • 7pm

Hilarity

Myq Kaplan

Friday, October 27 • 8pm Live at the Loft

Colter Wall

Saturday, October 28 • 8pm

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