May 2019 Magazine

NOW MAGAZINE • MAY 2019

28th Annual

KITCHEN TOUR 5/11 Intimately Yours

SNARKY PUPPY 5/11 Writers on a New England Stage

TOMMY ORANGE 5/16 Intimately Yours

THE MIDTOWN MEN 5/18* *ON THE COVER

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WRITERS IN THE LOFT

MARY BETH KEANE

Fri., May 10 • 8pm • Loft • $20

Wed., June 5 • 7pm • Loft • $41 includes book and ticket*

Born with blues in her blood, Deva Mahal, daughter of Taj Mahal, is a genre-defying artist, powerhouse vocalist, and astute songwriter.

A tragedy between two neighboring families reverberates for decades, testing relationships and showcasing the power of forgiveness.

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MARY GAUTHIER

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THE SMALL GLORIES

Wed., June 12 • 7:30pm • Loft • $25

Thu., July 11 • 8pm • Loft • $20

Rifles and Rosary Beads is Gauthier's new album co-written with wounded combat veterans for the purpose of healing and processing through songwriting to become “post-traumatic-growth.”

This roots powerhouse duo draws audiences in with a unique brand of stage banter and the intimate feeling of being right there on the stage with the band.

NATIONAL THEATER OF LONDON

ALL ABOUT EVE

WILDCARD

INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM TOUR VOL. 6

Sat., May 18 • 1pm • Loft • $19

Sat., June 29 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $15

This new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth, and identity never seems to get old.

Adventure. Action. Ocean Life. Two hours packed with the most inspiring stories from the seven seas and the best water sports action of the year.

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STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEXT SEASON'S OPERA CONNECTION

Tickets: $29; $15 for 18 & under New Subscribers: Fri., May 3 • Tickets for Members: Fri., May 10 • Tickets for non-members: Fri., May 17

TURANDOT (Puccini)

MANON (Massenet) MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Puccini) AKHNATEN (Philip Glass) WOZZECK (Berg)

Sat., October 12 • 1pm • Historic Theater

PORGY & BESS (Gershwin Brothers) Sat., February 8 • 1pm • Historic Theater

Sat., October 26 • 1pm • Historic Theater

AGRIPPINA (Handel)

Sat., November 16 • 1pm • Historic Theater Sat., January 4 • 1pm • Historic Theater Sat., January 11 • 1pm • Historic Theater

Sat., February 29 • 1pm • Historic Theater

DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER (Wagner) Sat., March 14 • 1pm • Historic Theater TOSCA (Puccini)

Sat., April 11 • 1pm • Historic Theater

MARIA STUARDA (Donizetti)

Sat., May 16 • 1pm • Historic Theater ‡Schedule subject to change

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FIRST SATURDAY

NEW SHOWS ON SALE!

Our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, May 4. 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 18 at noon. To become a member, go online to TheMusicHall.org or contact Jess Bunker at 603.766.2176 or JBunker@themusichall.org.

WRITERS IN THE LOFT

LIZA WIELAND

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP

INNA KHAZAN

Wed., July 17 • 7pm • Loft • $41 includes book and ticket*

Thu., August 1• 7pm • Loft • $37 includes book and ticket*

The award-winning author’s sweeping and stunning novel imagines what happened to the poet Elizabeth Bishop during the weeks she spent in Paris amidst the imminent threat of World War II.

Harvard Medical School lecturer Dr. Inna Khazan shares a mindbody approach to take control of physical and emotional health with biofeedback techniques and mindfulness practice.

RENTAL PARTNERS

NEWMARKET JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL SPRING CONCERT Thu., May 23 • 7pm • Historic Theater

CURATOR'S CORNER MEMORABLE MAY AUTHORS NOT TO BE MISSED! BRITTANY WASON, LITERARY COORDINATOR & CONTENT MANAGER Although their books don't have too much in common, the buzz about Jared Diamond and Tommy Orange has been incredible to follow and the two are not to be missed this month!

Jared Diamond returns to the Historic Theater with the final book in his monumental trilogy, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis. What I find most interesting about Jared Diamond and his work is that his career has spanned multiple fields of study, all expanding upon and informing the others. He seamlessly combines his studies in geography with evolutionary biology, along with personal experiences from his travels around the globe. Upheaval is a glimpse into this great mind, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out the affordable ticket price at $13.75 to hear the professor speak.

Just a week later, our literary eye turns toward an extraordinary work of fiction, There There by extraordinary breakout Native American author Tommy Orange. There’s a reason this book has been proclaimed “one of the best books of the year” by dozens of publications and counting. Tommy Orange brings to light a portrait of America we don’t see very often, one that needs to be seen. His voice grabs ahold of you until you look up from the book, unaware that you read the whole thing in one sitting. Don’t miss hearing from this PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author, as his book will surely be a classic.

Join us in the Historic Theater this month and keep your eye out for our summer reads coming in June! *Check website for ticket details

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ON STAGE

28TH ANNUAL KITCHEN

TOUR Sat., May 11 • 10am-4pm Downtown Portsmouth, NH $27; $30 day-of tour

ANNUAL SPONSOR:

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PREMIER SPONSOR:

LEAD SPONSORS: Atlantic Design Center; B&G Cabinets; Bangor Savings Bank; Budget Blinds of the Seacoast; Chase Construction & The Webhannet Co.; Chinburg Properties; Coastal Design Magazine; DeStefano Architects; The Design Center at Ricci Lumber; Ethan Allen Inc.; Frances G Hodges Interiors; Haven Hill Builders; Mari Woods Kitchen Bath Home, LLC; New England Home Magazine; St. Mary's Bank; Summer House Furnishings; Tate & Foss Sotheby's International Realty Photo: GregWestPhotography.com

WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE JARED

DIAMOND

Thu., May 9 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $13.75*

Don’t miss hearing from the author of the landmark bestsellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse about his new book looking at how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don’t.

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

SERIES SPONSORS:

MEDIA PARTNER:

Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service

WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE TOMMY

ORANGE

Thu., May 16 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $29.75 includes book and ticket* Extraordinary breakout Native American author Tommy Orange’s There There is the story of twelve unforgettable characters, Urban Indians living in Oakland, California, who converge and collide on one fateful day.

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

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MEDIA PARTNER:

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ON STAGE

INTIMATELY YOURS SCOTT

BRADLEE'S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX

Fri., May 10 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $38; $48; $55

Taking today’s hits and adding some old-school flare, Postmodern Jukebox will have you dancing in your seats and singing along to the songs you love.

SERIES SPONSOR:

INTIMATELY YOURS SNARKY

Three-time Grammy Award-winning, fusion-influenced Snarky Puppy makes exploratory jazz, funk, and rock with a wide-ranging group of over 30 musicians and ever-changing set lists.

SERIES SPONSOR: EVENING SPONSORS:

EVENING SPONSOR: Clear Eye Photo

PUPPY

Sat., May 11 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $34; $59; $68

Clear Eye Photo

INTIMATELY YOURS THE

MIDTOWN MEN

Sat., May 18 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $40; $64 The Midtown Men, the stars from the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, are bringing their magic to audiences everywhere, singing their favorite “Sixties Hits” in this one-of-a-kind concert experience.

SERIES SPONSORS:

EVENING SPONSORS: Clear Eye Photo; Leddy Group; SIS Bank; Wells Fargo Advisors

LIVE AT THE LOFT LEMON

BUCKET ORKESTRA

LIVE AT THE LOFT BAD

Wed., May 8 • 7:30pm • Loft • $30

This trail-blazing, genre-bending, guerilla-punk-party-brass world phenomenon, thrills audiences with their exhilarating precision and intoxicating abandon.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

MEDIA PARTNERS:

BAD HATS

Thu., May 16 • 8pm • Loft • $16

Live Free Print & Frame

Minnesota-hailing indie rock band, Bad Bad Hats, honors classic pop songwriting, with nods to nineties rock simplicity and pop-punk frivolity.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

MEDIA PARTNERS:

Live Free Print & Frame

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ON STAGE LIVE AT THE LOFT CHRIS

LIVE AT THE LOFT DEVA

TRAPPER

MAHAL

Sat., May 4 8pm Loft $22

Fri., May 10 • 8pm • Loft • $20

Trapper has become a modern day acoustic troubadour and storyteller, using his honeyed tenor and humor to withstand the test of time.

Born with blues in her blood, Deva Mahal is a genre-defying artist, powerhouse vocalist, and astute songwriter.

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PRESENTING SPONSOR:

LIVE AT THE LOFT SAM

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MORROW

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Live Free Print & Frame

Fri., May 17 • 8pm • Loft • $22

LIVE AT THE LOFT SEAN

Sam Morrow’s new album is rooted in Texas twang, southern stomp, and old-school funky-tonk with his characteristic electrified, energetic grooves.

This singer-songwriter pours his heart into his songs with his rumbling baritone.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

MEDIA PARTNERS:

Live Free Print & Frame

ROWE

Sat., May 18 • 8pm • Loft • $20

MEDIA PARTNERS:

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

Live Free Print & Frame

Photo: RayaOnAssignment.com

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP CREATIVEMORNINGS Fri., May 24 • 8:30am • Loft • Free, RSVP required

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CreativeMornings Portsmouth is a local chapter of the global breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Every meeting features a local speaker on the month’s topic, with breakfast snacks & drinks provided.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

SERIES SPONSORS: Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; Bangor Savings Bank

LIVE AT THE LOFT PETE

FRANCIS

Fri., May 31 • 8pm • Loft • $14

Singer-songwriter Francis continues to create boldly innovative music through his work as a solo musician, record producer, and member of the still enormously popular Dispatch.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

SCHOOL DAYS SERIES

THE ORCHESTRA SINGS WITH THE PORTS. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tue., May 7 • 10am (SOLD OUT) & 12:30pm • Historic Theater • $6 GA

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (SOLD OUT)

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Live Free Print & Frame

SERIES SPONSORS: Measured Progress

Thu., May 9 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater • $6 GA

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY: Demoulas Foundation;

JUNIE B JONES

Eversource; The Fabulous Find Resale Boutique; The French Foundation; The Fuller Foundation; Heinemann Publishing

Tue., May 14 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater • $6 GA 6

MEDIA PARTNERS:

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HERE & NOW

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

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: KATHRYN & MARK PARENTI

Photo: David J. Murray/ClearEyePhoto.com

EXPERIENCE IS EVERYTHING There is nothing like fully experiencing the arts on stage or on the big screen together with an audience as one. Be transformed with exhilarating and thought-provoking performances that spark conversation and linger long after the curtain closes.

Join The Music Hall family and become a member!

Tax-deductible annual memberships start at just $50 for the entire household.

Join today at TheMusicHall.org or call 603.436.2400

Become a New Member or Upgrade Your Membership in the Month Of May! Have Twice the Impact We have a match—if you upgrade or become a new member in May, a generous donor will match your donation.

Be Entered Into a Drawing For Our Holiday Package

Membership Manager Jess Bunker spoke with Kathryn and Mark Parenti, Patronlevel members at The Music Hall.

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

Mark thinks it’s when we came to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals; I think it may have been earlier, but time flies! We really liked the venue—even when the bathrooms were just bathrooms, not the ones they are now. We enjoyed The Music Hall and the show so we looked into more events to attend. We decided that since we were going to more shows, we should become members and take advantage of those benefits as well.

You've joined us for just about all of our Director's Club events! What do you love about Director's Club?

Enjoy a $100 gift certificate to The Friendly Toast and four center orchestra seats for opening

When we first started getting invitations

night of Annie. BONUS: Special invite to the post-show opening night party with the cast.

to Director’s Club we thought, oh, one more thing to get out for. After attending

Discounts for Annie

our first Director’s Club we realized "Oh,

Get early bird discounts for the previews and mid-week performances. Promotion ends July 15.

this is one more thing to get out for!" It’s

Full details at TheMusicHall.org.

hard to meet people in this day and age, so

• 10% discount for Friend level (save up to $9.20/ticket) • 20% discount for Advocate-Patron level (save up to $18.40/ticket) • 30% discount for Backer-Stakeholder (save up to $27.60/ticket)

Join the Club!

Meet like-minded people and enhance your knowledge in different ways with these special interest clubs. Join one or join them all—get the most out of our Music Hall community of arts lovers! See our upcoming events on page 13.

coming to Director’s Clubs we’ve met quite a few new people who are great to talk to and experienced interesting venues that we hadn’t heard of or gotten to see yet. We’re really looking forward to visiting Alnoba for the first time in May and seeing the sculptures.

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ON SCREEN

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

HISTORIC THEATER

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA

See Calendar on page 14 for Show & Tell Discussions

PRESENTING CINEMA SPONSOR:

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA SERIES SPONSOR:

EVERYBODY KNOWS R

• 2h 13m • Spain • Subtitled 4/30, 5/2 • 7pm The new film from Palme d'Or Nominee Asghar Farhadi (The Salesman) follows Laura (Penelope Cruz) on her travels from Argentina to her small hometown in Spain for her sister's wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed. Also stars Javier Bardem.

APOLLO 11 G

• 1h 33m • US 5/3 • 3pm; 5/3, 5/7, 5/8 • 7pm A cinematic event 50 years in the making, Apollo 11 features never before seen large format footage of the mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins. A journey that should only be experienced on the big screen.

AMAZING GRACE

G • 1h 27m • US 5/14, 5/15, 5/17 • 7pm; 5/17 • 3pm Concert footage from 1972 of Aretha Franklin performing at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. “Franklin's voice remains so pure and galvanic that [this] is one of the few movies you could watch with your eyes closed, though you would hardly want to.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times

HOTEL MUMBAI R

• 2h 3m • US 5/21, 5/22, 5/24 • 7pm This gripping true story of humanity and heroism vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, Homeland) is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.

WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY PG13

• 1h 24m • US 5/24 • 3pm; 5/25, 5/28, 5/29, 5/30 • 7pm In the mid-19th century, Emily Dickinson is writing prolifically, baking gingerbread, and enjoying a passionate, lifelong romantic relationship with another woman, her friend and sister-in-law Susan. Yes, this is the iconic American poet, popularly thought to have been a recluse. Beloved comic Molly Shannon leads in this humorous yet bold reappraisal of Dickinson, informed by her private letters. While seeking publication of some of her 1,775 poems, Emily finds herself facing a troupe of male literary gatekeepers too confused by her genius to take her work seriously.

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ON SCREEN LOFT Film tickets: $12 Adults; $9 Seniors 60+, Students, Military, & First Responders

See Calendar on page 14 for Show & Tell Discussions

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA

PRESENTING CINEMA SPONSOR:

EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA SERIES SPONSOR:

HER SMELL R

• 2h 14m • US 4/30, 5/2 • 7pm Becky Something (Elisabeth Moss) is a '90s punk rock superstar who once filled arenas with her grungy all-female trio Something She. Now she plays smaller venues while grappling with motherhood, exhausted bandmates, nervous record company executives, and a new generation of rising talent eager to usurp her stardom.

BABYLON (1980)

NR • 1h 5m • UK 5/3, 5/9 • 7pm Franco Rosso's incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but went unreleased in the U.S. for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension” (Vivien Goldman, Time Out). Raw and smoldering, it follows a young dancehall DJ (Brinsley Forde, frontman of landmark British reggae group Aswad) in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front.

DIANE NR

• 1h 35m • US 5/11, 5/14, 5/15 • 7pm For Diane (Mary Kay Place), everyone else comes first. Generous but with little patience for self-pity, she spends her days checking in on sick friends, volunteering at her local soup kitchen, and trying valiantly to save her troubled, drug-addicted adult son (Jake Lacy) from himself. But beneath her relentless routine of self-sacrifice, Diane is fighting a desperate internal battle, haunted by a past she can't forget and which threatens to tear her increasingly chaotic world apart.

WOMAN AT WAR NR

• 1h 41m • Iceland • Subtitled 5/22, 5/23, 5/24 • 7pm Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. As Halla's actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminum smelter. But right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything.

COMBAT OBSCURA NR

• 1h 10m • US 5/25, 5/28, 5/29, 5/30 • 7pm Just out of high school, at the age of 18, Miles Lagoze enlisted in the Marine Corps. He was deployed to Afghanistan where he served as Combat Camera—his unit's official videographer, tasked with shooting and editing footage for the Corps' recruiting purposes and historical initiatives. But upon discharging, Lagoze took all the footage he and his fellow cameramen shot, and he assembled the very documentary the Corps does not want you to see. A groundbreaking look at the daily life of Marines in a war zone as told by the soldiers themselves.

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ON SCREEN

ONE NIGHT ONLY

PRESENTING CINEMA SPONSOR:

NAT'L THEATER OF LONDON HD BROADCAST

MET AT THE MUSIC HALL SERIES SPONSOR: RiverWoods Exeter

MEDIA PARTNERS:

DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES (POULENC) 3h 10m Sun., May 12 12pm Historic Theater $29 •

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Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast featuring Isabel Leonard and Karita Mattila.

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ALL ABOUT EVE 2h 15m

Sat., May 18 • 1pm • Loft • GA $19 This new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth, and identity never seems to get old. Starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James.

FILM CLUB

WILDCARD

SERIES SPONSOR: Solari Salon & Spa

SERIES SPONSORS: Cocked Hat Ventures; The Hippo; RAM Printing

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) R

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2h 2m • US

Tue., May 21 • 7pm • Loft • GA $15

Faithfully modeled on the modern western thriller by Cormac McCarthy, this deep Texas cat-and-mouse nightmare is a master class in the three grades of Coen Brothers luck: bad luck, worse luck, and no luck at all.

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EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: RENOIR

NR • 1h 30m

Sat., May 25 • 1pm • Historic Theater • GA $12 (no passes) This stunning film – based on the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia – examines the direction he took and why it provokes such extreme reactions right up to today.

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bringing the arts home...

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

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COMMUNITY

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

Photo: Sydney Bilodeau

Gathering Strength It’s our fifth year partnering with Gather for the Fill the Hall Food Drive on Saturday, June 22. The concept is simple, bring a bag of food to the Historic Theater anytime between 9am and 3pm, and put

Photo: Sydney Bilodeau

Kitchen Tour 2019: Tips & Tricks A celebration of stunning views, sleek settings, and cozy charmers, The Music Hall’s 28th Annual Kitchen Tour showcases state-of-the-art kitchens in downtown Portsmouth homes.

Here are a few tips to help you make the most of your day on Saturday, May 11.

it on a seat. The impact is measurable.

TICKETS Grab your tickets before the day of the tour to get the best price—and skip the line at

Last year, with your help, we collected

our B2W Box Office.

nearly 12,000 pounds of food. Once that food is collected, sorted, and boxed up it is brought to Gather to support their Summer Meals 4 Kids. This program helps to fill the gap for 500 children who live in the Seacoast when subsidized school lunches aren’t available in the summer.

Gather provides 10 meals a week for the

TOUR MAP Once you have your ticket, you can start at any house on the tour. We’ll publish the map on The Music Hall website on May 1 so you can chart the most convenient route for your party in advance.

SHOES The tour requires walking from house to house, so wear comfortable footwear. Shoes are not allowed in the homes but we provide every attendee with a pair of booties for the day.

Alternatively, wear your favorite socks and tour in your stocking feet!

11 weeks of summer for all 500 kids. This

PARKING Public parking lots located close to the houses include the Hanover Street Parking

year the need has grown by an additional

Garage, Foundry Place Parking Garage, and the Masonic Temple Lot.

100 kids. They need those meals and we need your help to Fill the Hall.

Join us on Saturday, June 22 to Fill The Hall with food to help the people in our community who need it most. Can’t make

MAKE IT A PARTY! This is an ideal event for a Mother’s Day celebration, a gathering of design aficionados, or a crew of curious cooks.

GET INSPIRED Event sponsors, builders and designers who created the kitchens will be on-site to answer your questions.

it on the day? You can give a monetary gift

GUIDE BOOK Our Guide Book offers more this year, with professional photos of the kitchens as

and we’ll fill a seat for you. Organize your

well as design details and home facts. Bring a pen; photographs are not allowed but the Guide Book has note-taking space for recording impressions and ideas.

neighborhood, business, or book club.

Find out more about the event and how to donate at TheMusicHall.org. Learn more about Gather at GatherNH.org.

LUNCH Touring kitchens may well whet your appetite and Portsmouth is a foodie town. Consider factoring a meal into your route and making reservations in advance.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 11—rain or shine!

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT The Power of Local Founded in Maine in 1871, Kennebunk Savings has been serving our community since the time of the Historic Theater. It’s that longstanding commitment to the region that makes Kennebunk Savings a natural partner for Writers on a New England Stage. As a Presenting Sponsor of the series, they underwrite visits from celebrated authors like Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. This month we welcome Jared Diamond and Tommy Orange to the stage.

THIS MONTH'S MEMBER EVENTS WNES RECEPTION:

JARED DIAMOND

Thu., 5/9 • Post show

BOOK CLUB:

WARLIGHT

BY MICHAEL ONDAATJE NHPR political reporter Lauren Chooljian with Doris Kearns Goodwin Photo: David J. Murray/ClearEyePhoto.com

Kennebunk Savings has been supporting The Music Hall in a variety of ways for more than 12 years. They are dedicated to helping their customers and communities prosper, and we are happy to benefit from that commitment! “Partnering with The Music Hall, a local powerhouse, to bring world class experiences to our community ties in perfectly to our belief in ‘The Power of Local,’” says Brad Paige, President and CEO of Kennebunk Savings. “We are pleased to support this vibrant cultural and community hub.”

The Music Hall is one of many organizations benefiting from Kennebunk Savings’s generosity. This year, the bank is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Community Promise program, which gives 10% of its annual after-tax net profit back to the community—more than $13 million to nonprofits since 1994. This year alone the bank is donating a record $1 million to organizations that make a lasting impact on our communities.

To learn more about Kennebunk Savings, visit them at KennebunkSavings.com or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

Mon., 5/13 • 6pm Portwalk Place

WNES RECEPTION:

TOMMY ORANGE

Thu., 5/16 • Post show

DIRECTOR'S CLUB:

ALNOBA Thu., 5/23 • 5:30-7pm 24 Cottage Road, Kensington For more information, contact Jess Bunker at 603.766.2176 or JBunker@themusichall.org

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LEGEND

MAY 2019 Schedule subject to change

At the Historic Theater At the Loft Show & Tell discussion follows the film

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First Saturday

Crazy World 2pm & 7pm

Everybody Knows 7pm Movie

Everybody Knows 7pm Movie

Her Smell 7pm

Her Smell 7pm

Apollo 11 3 & 7pm Movie

Babylon 7pm

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British Blast! A Tribute to British Rock‘n’Roll 8pm Music

Chris Trapper 8pm

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The Orchestra Sings Apollo 11 7pm with the PSO 10am & 12:30pm Music Lemon Bucket Movie Orkestra 7:30pm Apollo 11 7pm

Scott Bradlee's 28th Annual Kitchen The Magic School Bus 9:30 & 11:30am Postmodern Jukebox Tour 10am-4pm 8pm Literary

Jared Diamond 7pm

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Deva Mahal 8pm

Diane 7pm Music

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Snarky Puppy 8pm

Babylon 7pm

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Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc) 12pm

Book Club Portwalk Place 6pm

Junie B. Jones 9:30 & 11:30am Movie

Amazing Grace 7pm

Amazing Grace 7pm Tommy Orange 7pm

Diane 7pm

Bad Bad Hats 8pm

Amazing Grace 3 & 7pm Music

Sam Morrow 8pm

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All About Eve 1pm Music

The Midtown Men 8pm Music

Diane 7pm

Sean Rowe 8pm

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Hotel Mumbai 7pm

Director's Club Alnoba 5:30pm

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An Afternoon with Spirit with Mediums Thomas John and Lauren Rainbow 2pm

Hotel Mumbai 7pm Movie/Talk

Woman at War 7pm

No Country for Old Men (2007) 7pm

Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School Spring Concert 7pm Movie

Woman at War 7pm

CreativeMornings PKX 8:30am Wild Nights with Emily 3pm Movie

Hotel Mumbai 7pm Movie

Woman at War 7pm

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Wild Nights with Emily 7pm Movie

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Wild Nights with Emily 7pm Movie

Combat Obscura 7pm

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Wild Nights with Emily 7pm Movie

Combat Obscura 7pm

Exhibition On Screen: Renoir 1pm Movie

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Music

First Saturday 2019-2020 On Sale

Pete Francis 8pm

Music

Amy Black 8pm

Combat Obscura 7pm 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

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AT A GLANCE

B2W BOX OFFICE @ THE HISTORIC THEATER: 28 Chestnut Street

At the Historic Theater At the Loft

MAY 2019

MAY 2019

JUNE 2019

Rental Partner

Film Club

Intimately Yours

Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH presents British Blast! A Tribute to British Rock‘n’Roll Saturday, May 4 • 8pm Live at the Loft

Chris Trapper

Saturday, May 4 • 8pm School Days Series

The Orchestra Sings with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra

No Country For Old Men (2007) Tuesday, May 21 • 7pm Rental Partner

Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School Spring Concert Thursday, May 23 • 7pm Innovation + Leadership

CreativeMornings PKX

Friday, May 24 • 8:30am

Tuesday, May 7 • 10am (SOLD OUT) & 12:30pm

Wildcard

Live at the Loft

Saturday, May 25 • 1pm

Lemon Bucket Orkestra

Exhibition On Screen: Renoir

Wednesday, May 8 • 7:30pm

Live at the Loft

School Days Series

Saturday, May 31 • 8pm

The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System (SOLD OUT) Thursday, May 9 • 9:30am & 11:30am Writers on a New England Stage

Jared Diamond

Thursday, May 9 • 7pm Intimately Yours

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Friday, May 10 • 8pm Live at the Loft

Deva Mahal

Friday, May 10 • 8pm

28th Annual Kitchen Tour

Pete Francis

JUNE 2019 Live at the Loft

Amy Black

Saturday, June 1 • 8pm Rental Partner

PSO Presents Summer Concert Sunday, June 2 • 3:30pm Writers in the Loft

Mary Beth Keane

Wednesday, June 5 • 7pm

Saturday, May 11 • 10am-4pm

Live at the Loft

Intimately Yours

Saturday, June 8 • 8pm

Snarky Puppy

Sam Robbins

Saturday, May 11 • 8pm

Live at the Loft

The Met at The Music Hall

Wednesday, June 12 • 7:30pm

Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc)

Mary Gauthier

Sunday, May 12 • 12pm

Writers in the Loft

School Days Series

Friday, June 14 • 7pm

Junie B. Jones

Neal Stephenson

The Milk Carton Kids

Friday, June 21 • 8pm

Fill The Hall

Saturday, June 22 • 9am-3pm Hilarity

Maria Bamford

Friday, June 28 • 8pm Live at the Loft

Jesse Terry

Friday, June 28 • 8pm Wildcard

International Ocean Film Tour Vol 6 Saturday, June 29 • 7pm

JULY 2019 Live at the Loft

The Small Glories

Thursday, July 11 • 8pm Writers in the Loft

Liza Wieland

Wednesday, July 17 • 7pm

AUGUST 2019 Innovation + Leadership

Inna Khazan

Thursday, August 1 • 7pm Live at the Loft

The Gibbonses

Friday, August 16 • 8pm Live at the Loft

J. Hoard

Saturday, August 17 • 8pm

Tuesday, May 14 • 9:30am & 11:30am

Wildcard

NOVEMBER 2019

Writers on a New England Stage

Saturday, June 15 • 1pm

The Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall presents

Tommy Orange

Exhibition On Screen: Van Gogh and Japan

Thursday, May 16 • 7pm

Live at the Loft

Live at the Loft

Saturday, June 15 • 8pm

Bad Bad Hats

Lucette

Thursday, May 16 • 8pm

Concert in the Lot

Live at the Loft

Sunday, June 16 • 4pm

Sam Morrow

Concert in the Lot

National Theatre of London HD Broadcast

Sunday, June 16 • 5pm

Sweet Crude

Saturday, May 18 • 1pm

Concert in the Lot

Intimately Yours

Sunday, June 16 • 6:30pm

The Midtown Men

The Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band

Saturday, May 18 • 8pm

Film Club

Live at the Loft

Tuesday, June 18 • 7pm

Sean Rowe

True Grit (2010)

Saturday, May 18 • 8pm

Innovation + Leadership

Rental Partner

Friday, June 21 • 8:30am

Simply Spiritual presents An Afternoon with Spirit with Mediums Thomas John and Lauren Rainbow

Wed., November 27 - Sun., December 22

Jumbo Circus Peanuts

Friday, May 17 • 8pm

All About Eve

Annie

CreativeMornings PKX

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Sunday, May 19 • 2pm

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