April 2019 Magazine

NOW MAGAZINE • APRIL 2019

Intimately Yours

PATTY GRIFFIN 4/7* Intimately Yours

BÉLA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN 4/11 Hilarity

WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? WITH DAVE FOLEY 4/14 *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, April 6. The following NEW shows go on sale to members at 10am for walk-up, at noon for phone and internet sales. Tickets on sale to non-members Saturday, April 20 at noon. To become a member, go online to TheMusicHall.org or contact Jess Bunker at 603.766.2176 or JBunker@themusichall.org.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

FILL THE HALL

Sat., June 22 • 9am - 3pm • Historic Theater

Join us as we challenge the community to fill every seat in the Historic Theater with bags of food for Gather (formerly Seacoast Family Food Pantry) and their Summer Meals 4 Kids program during the fifth annual Fill The Hall Food Drive.

LIVE AT THE LOFT

BAD BAD HATS

Thu., May 16 • 8pm • Loft • $16 (On sale to all Sat., April 6)

An indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, their music honors classic pop songwriting, with nods to nineties rock simplicity and pop-punk frivolity.

THE OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE AT THE MUSIC HALL PRESENTS

LUCETTE

LIVE AT THE LOFT

This year’s holiday show, Annie, is the story of a spunky, red-headed orphan who lands a holiday stay with Oliver Warbucks, a billionaire who is trying to do good.

This Canadian indie-pop artist draws inspiration from artists as eclectic as Leonard Cohen, Blaze Foley, and Amy Winehouse.

LIVE AT THE LOFT

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ANNIE

Late November - December 2019 • Tickets start at $45; 18 & under tickets available Early Bird Discounts - see pg 7 for details

JESSE TERRY

Sat., June 15 • 8pm • Loft • $20 (On sale to all Sat., April 6)

LIVE AT THE LOFT

THE GIBBONSES

Fri., June 28 • 8pm • Loft • $12

Fri., August 16 • 8pm • Loft • $10

A true musical journeyman, this New England-based singer/songwriter has made it his mission to share his love of music fully and completely, without regard for shading his emotions or tempering his convictions.

Solid vocal harmonies, creative guitar playing, and tasteful use of effects enable this duo to deliver an unexpected sound that rivals the fullness of a much larger band.

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*Check website for ticket details

ALREADY ON SALE!

WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE

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TOMMY ORANGE

PETE FRANCIS

Thu., May 16 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $29.75 includes book and ticket*

LIVE AT THE LOFT

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 one fateful day.

Outside of Dispatch, Francis creates boldly innovative music through his work as a solo musician.

WILDCARD

Fri., May 31 • 8pm • Loft • $14

STAN & OLLIE

Tue., April 9 • 7pm • Historic Theater • GA $12

Laurel & Hardy (Steve Coogan & John C. Reilly) set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages, they are aware that they may be approaching their swan song, trying to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.

WILDCARD

MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (40TH ANNIVERSARY)

Thu., April 18 • 7pm • Historic Theater • GA $12

Monty Python delivers an anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second film.

RENTAL PARTNERS

Simply Spiritual presents AN AFTERNOON WITH SPIRIT WITH MEDIUMS THOMAS JOHN AND LAUREN RAINBOW Sun., May 19 • 2pm • Historic Theater

CURATOR'S CORNER LEAPING LIZARDS! ANNIE IS COMING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. PATRICIA LYNCH, Executive Director Even though Spring has just arrived, we’re already looking forward to our next holiday musical. And this year, The Music Hall and the Ogunquit Playhouse are excited to announce that we’ll be bringing Annie to our historic stage!

Photo: David J. Murray, ClearEyePhoto.com

Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie is the story of a red-headed orphan whose quirky and cheerful demeanor lands her a holiday stay with Oliver Warbucks, a billionaire who is trying to do good. With a memorable cast of characters including some scrappy orphans, Miss Hannigan, Oliver Warbucks, and more, plus beloved songs “Tomorrow” and “It’s a Hard-Knock Life,” this is truly a family-friendly musical for the holidays!

Don't forget—members get an early-bird discount on top of their membership discount, see pg 7 for more details. This is one of the best deals for our holiday show, so get your tickets now! *Check website for ticket details

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ON STAGE INTIMATELY YOURS PATTY

GRIFFIN

Sun., April 7 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $45; $50 Having already crafted a catalog that chronicles love and death, heartache and joy, connection and detachment, this Grammy Award-winning singersongwriter is continuing to push her art forward.

SERIES SPONSORS:

EVENING SPONSORS: Clear Eye Photo; Harbor Advisory Corporation; Petersen Engineering

INTIMATELY YOURS

BÉLA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN

Thu., April 11 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $38; $48

This banjo power couple bring their wildly innovative second album, Echo in the Valley, to Portsmouth.

SERIES SPONSORS: 4

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EVENING SPONSORS: Beswick Engineering; Clear Eye Photo

ON STAGE HILARITY WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? WITH DAVE FOLEY

Sun., April 14 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $45; $60 Ninety minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. The cast will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes.

SERIES SPONSORS:

EVENING SPONSORS: TD Bank

HILARITY STEVEN

ROGERS

Sat., April 6 • 8pm • Loft • $18 Steven Rogers is a skilled joke writer with clever, rapid-fire material full of observations about his life and the world around him that has entertained audiences from coast to coast.

SERIES SPONSORS:

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP CATHY

GUISEWITE

Tue., April 9 • 7pm • Loft • $41 includes book and beverage*

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP JONATHAN

DRORI

Tue., April 23 • 7pm • Loft • $39 includes book and beverage*

Don’t miss hearing from the creator of the Cathy comic strip about her collection of funny, warm, and wise essays in the style of Nora Ephron and Erma Bombeck.

Travel the world with this tree expert (Kew Garden and Woodland Trust, UK) enjoying lavish illustrations of 80 trees and their history.

Don’t miss this informative and beautiful book and evening in the Loft.

SERIES SPONSORS: Atlantic Orthopaedics & PRESENTING Sports Medicine; Bangor Savings Bank SPONSOR: *Check website for ticket package details

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

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

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ON STAGE SCHOOL DAYS SERIES

AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON

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

ArtsPower’s uniquely funny and forthright musical portrays a feisty young girl who refuses to let her problems get the better of her.

LIVE AT THE LOFT &MORE

Fri., April 12 • 8pm • Loft • $16 SERIES SPONSORS:

Donn T mixes her soothing, angelic vocals with Chill Moody’s gripping, poetic rhymes to create a balance that embodies yin and yang.

Questlove’s sister proves music is genetic.

Measured Progress

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY:

MEDIA PARTNERS:

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

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

Live Free Print & Frame

Photo: RayaOnAssignment.com

LIVE AT THE LOFT SUZZY

ROCHE & LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE

Sat., April 20 • 8pm • Loft • $20

The mother/daughter show is a fun-filled evening of smart, thoughtful songs of familial harmonies.

MEDIA PARTNERS:

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

Live Free Print & Frame

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP CREATIVEMORNINGS

Fri., April 26 • 8:30am • Loft • Free, RSVP required

PKX

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

SOLD OUT SCHOOL DAYS SERIES HENRY

AND MUDGE

Tue., April 2 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater • $6 GA SERIES SPONSORS:

Measured Progress

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY: Demoulas Foundation; Eversource; The Fabulous Find Resale Boutique; The French Foundation; The Fuller Foundation; Heinemann Publishing

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INTIMATELY YOURS CHRIS

BOTTI

Fri., April 5 • 8pm • Historic Theater $38; $62; $85 SERIES SPONSORS:

EVENING SPONSORS:

HILARITY WHOSE

DREW CAREY

LIVE ANYWAY? WITH

Wed., April 10 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater $45; $60 SERIES SPONSORS:

Avery Insurance; Clear Eye Photo; Olde Port Properties

EVENING SPONSORS:

Avery Insurance; Impax Asset Management; TD Bank

*Check website for ticket package details

HERE & NOW

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Bon appétit, Kitchen Tour!

With the annual Kitchen Tour fast approaching (save the date: May 11, 2019), we took the opportunity to chat with Anne Young, a Music Hall member at the Advocate Level and the homeowner of one of the stunning kitchens featured on this year’s Tour.

You have an absolutely gorgeous kitchen; it is trés chic. What was your design inspiration?

Photo: Sydney Bilodeau

I suppose my design inspiration is anything Parisian or French! I am an incurable Francophile and have always been naturally drawn to all things French.

After attempting to teach myself French as a child from an old textbook and then working in the travel industry and travelling, I developed a healthy interest and appreciation for the culture, design, and people of France.

I also love to cook and entertain for family and friends, so therefore the kitchen, and its design, is so important. I have an extensive collection of French cookbooks and was inspired by the look and feel of typical French bistros and cafés of Paris. The various functional details and features make it a practical, beautiful kitchen to cook and entertain in.

As a downtown resident, you’re conveniently within walking distance of The Music Hall. What are your favorite events to attend?

We have started the tradition of going to the holiday musical. We were blown away by the production of White Christmas, so we naturally went to Elf this year and were impressed yet again by the amazing performance.

It is hard to say what has been our favorite so far this year, I am torn between Elf and the Boz Scaggs concert. What a pleasant surprise the concert was, bringing back many fond memories of high school and my college years at UNH! Going forward, we are looking forward to seeing Whose Live Anyway?, Snarky Puppy, and Midtown Men.

What are some of the “unexpected benefits” you’ve enjoyed from being a Music Hall member and what would you tell others who are considering joining?

An unexpected benefit of being a member is being afforded the opportunity to purchase tickets to the holiday musical early. This year we had fantastic seating for Elf, which I don’t think we would had gotten without the presale opportunity. The Music Hall has so much to offer residents of the area, with such a wide range of options to suit all interests. There really is something for everyone!

Don’t miss Anne’s visual field trip to France­—or any of the stellar kitchens on this year’s Tour.

The 28th annual stroll features stunning views, sleek settings, and cozy charmers in both new and historic downtown Portsmouth homes. This Mother’s Day weekend event is the perfect opportunity to spend an inspiring day with family and friends exploring dream kitchens of all shapes and sizes. Visit the B2W Box Office to purchase tickets today.

Credit: David J. Murray/ClearEyePhoto.com

MEMBERS ENJOY: CONVENIENCE! Sign up for our Annual Auto Renewal program and never miss a beat! To enroll, check the box on your membership renewal form or contact Jess Bunker at 603.766.2176.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ON ANNIE Members can take an additional 10% off their tickets to select shows. Promotion runs through June 30. Don’t wait until tomorrow; buy your tickets today!

• 10% discount for Friend level • 20% discount for Advocate–Patron • 30% discount for Backer–Stakeholder

ACCESS! Members at the Patron level and above are invited to Director’s Club events throughout the year. See page 12 for details. Contact Jess at 603.766.2176 with questions or to upgrade your membership.

SPECIAL OFFERS! C&J Bus Lines, Presenting Sponsor of our Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall series, loves our members, too; watch your email for special promotions!

Thank you to our Corporate Partners TheMusicHall.org

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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:

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK R

• 1h 59m • US 3/30, 4/2, 4/3, 4/4 • 7pm From Moonlight writer-director Barry Jenkins after the James Baldwin novel set in early-1970s Harlem. African-American teen sweethearts Fonny (Stephan James) and Tish (newcomer Kiki Layne) are ripped apart when Fonny is wrongly arrested for rape because of the machinations of a racist cop. While seeking justice for Fonny, a pregnant Tish relies on her Harlem community, including her sister (Teyonah Parris), mother Sharon (Regina King), and future mother-in-law (Aunjanue Ellis).

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD

R • 1h 39m • UK 4/12 • 2pm; 4/13 • 7pm Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) directs this homage to the British troops of the First World War with never-before-seen footage of soldiers as they faced the fear and uncertainty of frontline battle in Belgium. Digitally remastered and now in color, the footage has been studied by lipreading experts whose transcripts were recorded and used as audio for the film. Overlayed by a narrative of those who partook in the war from interviews made in the 1960s and 1970s, this historic revisiting marks one hundred years since the end of the Great War.

COLD WAR R

• 1h 29m • Poland • Subtitled 4/16, 4/17, 4/19 • 7pm; 4/19 • 3pm From Oscar winner Pawel Pawlikowski (Ida), a passionate love story between a man and a woman who meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in 1950s Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia, and Paris, it's the tale of a couple separated by politics, character flaws, and unfortunate twists of fate—an impossible love story in impossible times.

GLORIA BELL R

• 1h 42m • Chile • English-language 4/23, 4/24, 4/25, 4/26 • 7pm; 4/26 • 3pm Gloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straightlaced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold (John Turturro) on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family. An American adaptation by Sebastián Lelio of his Chilean film, Gloria.

EVERYBODY KNOWS R

• 2h 13m • Spain • Subtitled 4/30, 5/1, 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.

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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:

GENESIS 2.0 NR

• 1h 52m • Switzerland • English-language 4/2, 4/3 • 7pm Oscar-nominated Swiss filmmaker Christian Frei's (War Photographer) new documentary observes the harsh and dangerous life of woolly mammoth hunters, native Yakuts on the remote New Siberian Islands in the far north of Siberia.

Preserved for millennia by permafrost, the thawing landscape reveals fossil ivory in a gold rush-like atmosphere. When a completely preserved mammoth carcass with fur, liquid blood, and muscle tissue is discovered, a new, high-stakes scientific and potentially lucrative quest to resurrect the species à la Jurassic Park mounts.

THE IMAGE BOOK

NR • 1h 24m • Switzerland • Subtitled 4/5 • 3pm, 4/5, 4/10 • 7pm The legendary Jean-Luc Godard adds to his influential, iconoclastic legacy with this provocative collage film essay, a vast ontological inquiry into the history of the moving image and a commentary on the contemporary world. Winner of the first Special Palme d'Or to be awarded in the history of the Cannes Film Festival, The Image Book is another extraordinary addition to the French master's vast filmography. Do you still remember how, long ago, we trained our thoughts? Most often we'd start from a dream... We wondered how, in total darkness, colours of such intensity could emerge within us.

ARCTIC PG13

• 1h 38m • Iceland • English-language 4/13, 4/17, 4/18, 4/19 • 7pm Mads Mikkelsen stars in this story of a man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash who must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in hopes of making it out alive.

HER SMELL R

• 2h 14m • US 4/30, 5/1, 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.

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ON SCREEN

ONE NIGHT ONLY

PRESENTING CINEMA SPONSOR:

NAT'L THEATER OF LONDON HD BROADCAST

WILDCARD

MEDIA PARTNERS:

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

I'M NOT RUNNING 3h

Sat., April 6 • 1pm • Historic Theater • GA $19 I’m Not Running is an explosive new play written by Academy Award-nominated writer David Hare (The Reader, NT Live: Skylight), premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.

THE BIG LEBOWSKI

R • 1h 59m • US

Sat., April 6 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $12 Presented in connection with The Music Hall Film Club: Coen Brothers: Partners In Crime. Come in themed-dress. Or don’t. Just come.

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

STAN & OLLIE

PG • 1h 38m • UK

Tue., April 9 • 7pm • Historic Theater • GA $12 Laurel & Hardy (Steve Coogan & Golden Globe Nominee John C. Reilly) set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages, they are aware that they may be approaching their swan song, trying to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: REMBRANDT

NR • 1h 30m

Sat., April 13 • 1pm • Historic Theater • GA $12 (no passes) Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated but this major show hosted by London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum was an event like no other.

WILDCARD

FILM CLUB

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

SERIES SPONSOR: Solari Salon & Spa

O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) PG13

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MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (40TH ANNIV.) R

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1h 34m • UK

Tue., April 16 7pm Loft GA $15

Thu., April 18 7pm Historic Theater GA $12

Buoyed by an award-winning bluegrass soundtrack, a fast-talking George Clooney leads this epic misadventure of questionably intelligent chain-gang delinquents looking for answers, freedom, and lost treasure through the mythic depths of depression-era Mississippi.

An anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood’s depiction of all things biblical. Brian Cohen, born in the stable next door, by a series of absurd circumstances, is caught up in the new religion and reluctantly mistaken for the messiah.

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COMMUNITY Upcoming Director's Club Events

BOTANICA

Thu., April 4 • 5:30 - 7pm 110 Brewery Lane, Suite 105, Portsmouth Meet us for cocktails at the newest West End hot spot, French bistro and gin bar Botanica, operated by Brendan Vesey, owner of the Joinery in Newmarket. Socialize with other members as you enjoy light snacks in this gorgeous, intimate restaurant tucked into the Frank Jones Brew Yard.

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Director's Club: A Great Deal!

The Music Hall Director’s Club offers members at the Patron level and above the opportunity to socialize at lively events throughout the year. These gatherings are a great way to meet other arts supporters and discover new places around the Seacoast. Support for this series is provided by Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.

For past events we’ve sailed on the Gundalow, saddled up to the wine bar at La Maison Navarre, feasted on farm-toDirector's Club at The Nice in Portsmouth Photo: David J. Murray/ClearEyePhoto.com table fare, and sampled a variety of new locales. As you'll see on the sidebar, we’ve prepared a delectable roster of events for the spring.

We also list them online at TheMusicHall.org/Events/Directors-Club and send Director’s Club updates via email to our members at the Patron level and above. As Jessica McKeon, co-chair of the Major Gifts committee, says, “This is the best deal in town!”

To upgrade your membership, to offer suggestions, or to receive more information, contact our Membership Manager, Jess Bunker at 603.766.2176 or JBunker@themusichall.org.

Bringing New Orleans to Portsmouth ALNOBA

Thu., May 23 • 5:30 - 7pm 24 Cottage Road, Kensington Touch it, climb on it, lean on it during a curated tour. Alnoba’s Art Park is a place for everyone to approach art, be outdoors, and enjoy mother nature’s beauty and majesty.

The eclectic collection includes masterworks by internationally-known artists.

ATLANTIC GRILL

Thu., June 27 • 5:30 - 7pm 5 Pioneer Road, Rye Join us for what has become a Director’s Club tradition: celebrating the arrival of summer on the patio of the Atlantic Grill! Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, antipasta, carving stations, and more from the Grill's Mermaid Menu.

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Summer is right around the corner and we are looking forward to kicking it off with a festive concert outside at the Worth Lot on Sunday, June 16. Working with the City of Portsmouth, we’ll host the Concert in the Lot right in our backyard. This is designed to demonstrate the untapped potential of the space as the city envisions upgrades to the Vaughan, Worth, and Bridge Lot area of the city.

Join us for an afternoon and evening with food trucks, beer, wine, and, of course, fantastic New Orleans-themed music by three incredible groups: Jumbo Circus Peanuts, Sweet Crude, and the Rebirth Brass Band.

Starting at 4pm, dance along with Jumbo Circus Peanuts, local legends who serve up an lively stage presence along with musical selections that delight young and old. Following that, Sweet Crude brings their drums to the stage, along with exuberantly bellowed harmonies and lyrics that jump from English to Louisiana French in a single verse. The night’s headliners are none other than the Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band. No band exemplifies the essence and soul of New Orleans like Rebirth Brass Band. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they’ve also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound.

Get your tickets now for the Concert in the Lot. Tickets are $12 GA or $25 for VIP with reserved chairs in a priority seating section near the stage. Driving downtown to the concert? The City of Portsmouth is offering a $3 flat rate fee at the Foundry Place Garage for concert-going ticket holders.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Presents Live at the Loft Each year, thanks to generous support from you, our members and sponsors, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to bring a stellar line-up of exciting programming to the Seacoast. Our Live at the Loft series is the perfect place to take a chance on something new—and this year we’re excited to welcome a new Presenting Sponsor: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

It is our mutual commitment to serving our community that unites us. Harvard Pilgrim is working to make quality, affordable care available Photo: David J. Murray/ClearEyePhoto.com to all through innovative health care plans. With Live at the Loft, The Music Hall is working to make quality entertainment experiences available and affordable to all. Additionally, Harvard Pilgrim is focused on New England but coverage extends to every corner of the country just as Live at the Loft features acts from around the corner and around the world.

We hope you’ll join us at the Loft, whether it be for an up-and-coming singer-songwriter like Sam Robbins, a fan favorite like troubadour Chris Trapper, or a genre-bending international act like the Lemon Bucket Orkestra. And while you’re there, enjoying top quality performances, please take a moment to welcome Live at the Loft Presenting Sponsor Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

THIS MONTH'S MEMBER EVENTS DIRECTOR'S CLUB:

BOTANICA Thu., 4/4 • 5:30-7pm 110 Brewery Lane, Suite 105, Portsmouth

BOOK CLUB:

EDUCATED

BY TARA WESTOVER Mon., 4/8 • 6pm Portwalk Place For more information, contact Jess Bunker at 603.766.2176 or JBunker@themusichall.org

For more information about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, visit HarvardPilgrim.org.

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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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LEGEND

APRIL 2019 Schedule subject to change

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MARCH 31

APRIL 1

Music

NO FILM TONIGHT

Lowland Hum 7pm

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

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Education

Movie

Rental

Movie

First Saturday

Henry and Mudge (SOLD OUT) 9:30 & 11:30am

If Beale Street Could Discover The Living Talk 7pm Bridge 5:30pm

Rental

Movie

Marta McDowell with Genesis 2.0 7pm All The Presidents’ Gardens 10am Movie

Director's Club Botanica 5:30pm

The Image Book 3 & 7pm Music

Chris Botti (SOLD OUT) 8pm

Movie

If Beale Street Could Talk 7pm

If Beale Street Could Talk 7pm

Broadcast

I'm Not Running 1pm Movie

The Big Lebowski 7pm Comedy

Steven Rogers 8pm

Movie

Genesis 2.0 7pm

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Rental

NO FILM TONIGHT

Education

Movie

Music

Movie

Movie

Rental

Historic Tour 4pm

New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival Book Club 1 & 3:30pm Portwalk Place 6pm

Amber Brown is Not a Crayon 9:30 & 11:30am

Music

Movie

Stan & Ollie 7pm

Patty Griffin 7pm

Literary

The Image Book 7pm

Béla Fleck & Abigail They Shall Not Washburn 7:30pm Grow Old 2pm

Comedy

Wild + Scenic Film Festival 7pm

Whose Live Anyway? with Drew Carey (SOLD OUT) 7:30pm

Music

Cathy Guisewite 7pm

14 Comedy

Whose Live Anyway? with Dave Foley 7pm

Exhib. On Screen: Rembrandt 1pm

Movie

They Shall Not Grow Old 7pm

&More 8pm

Movie

Arctic 7pm

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Cold War 7pm Movie/Talk

Cold War 7pm Movie

Monty Python’s Life of Brian 7pm

O Brother, Where Art Arctic 7pm Thou? (2000) 7pm

Movie

Arctic 7pm

Cold War 3 & 7pm

Battle of the Ukulele Bands 2pm

Movie

Arctic 7pm

Music

Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche 8pm

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NO FILM TONIGHT

NO FILM TONIGHT

Historic Tour 5pm

Movie

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Talk

Rental

Gloria Bell 7pm

Movie

Gloria Bell 7pm Rental

Gloria Bell 7pm

Crazy World 7pm

Literary

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NO FILM TONIGHT

Movie

Movie

Movie

Movie

Movie

Movie

Her Smell 7pm

Movie

Gloria Bell 3 & 7pm Crazy World 7pm

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Everybody Knows 7pm

Crazy World 2pm & 7pm

Rental

Jonathan Drori 7pm

Crazy World 2pm & 7pm

CreativeMornings PKX 8:30am

Everybody Knows 7pm Her Smell 7pm

Everybody Knows 7pm Her Smell 7pm

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

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B2W BOX OFFICE @ THE HISTORIC THEATER: 28 Chestnut Street

At the Historic Theater At the Loft

APRIL 2019

APRIL 2019

MAY 2019

School Days Series

Wildcard

School Days Series

Tuesday, April 2 • 9:30am & 11:30am

Thursday, April 18 • 7pm

Thursday, May 9 • 9:30am & 11:30am

Henry and Mudge (SOLD OUT) Rental Partner

Marta McDowell with All The Presidents’ Gardens Tuesday, April 2 • 10am Rental Partner

UNH presents Discover The Living Bridge Thursday, April 4 • 5:30pm Intimately Yours

Chris Botti (SOLD OUT) Friday, April 5 • 8pm

National Theatre of London HD Broadcast

I'm Not Running

Saturday, April 6 • 1pm Wildcard

The Big Lebowski

Saturday, April 6 • 7pm

Monty Python's Life of Brian (40th Anniversary) Rental Partner

Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group presents Battle of the Ukulele Bands Saturday, April 20 • 2pm Live at the Loft

Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche Saturday, April 20 • 8pm Innovation + Leadership

Jonathan Drori

The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System Writers on a New England Stage

Jared Diamond

Thursday, May 9 • 7pm Intimately Yours

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Friday, May 10 • 8pm

28th Annual Kitchen Tour

Saturday, May 11 • 10am-4pm

Tuesday, April 23 • 7pm

Intimately Yours

Rental Partner

Saturday, May 11 • 8pm

Cornelius Productions, LLC presents Crazy World

Snarky Puppy

Thursday, April 25 - Sunday, April 28

The Met at The Music Hall

Innovation + Leadership

Sunday, May 12 • 12pm

CreativeMornings PKX

Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc)

Friday, April 26 • 8:30am

School Days Series

MAY 2019

Tuesday, May 14 • 9:30am & 11:30am

New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival

Rental Partner

Thursday, May 16 • 7pm

Intimately Yours

Saturday, May 4 • 8pm

Hilarity

Steven Rogers

Saturday, April 6 • 8pm Rental Partner

Sunday, April 7 • 1pm & 3:30pm

Patty Griffin

Sunday, April 7 • 7pm School Days Series

Amber Brown is Not a Crayon

Tuesday, April 9 • 9:30am & 11:30am Wildcard

Stan & Ollie

Tuesday, April 9 • 7pm Innovation + Leadership

Cathy Guisewite

Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH presents British Blast! A Tribute to British Rock‘n’Roll Live at the Loft

Chris Trapper

Saturday, May 4 • 8pm School Days Series

The Orchestra Sings with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday, May 7 • 10am & 12:30pm Live at the Loft

Lemon Bucket Orkestra

Wednesday, May 8 • 7:30pm

Junie B. Jones (SOLD OUT)

Writers on a New England Stage

Tommy Orange Live at the Loft

Bad Bad Hats

Thursday, May 16 • 8pm Live at the Loft

Sam Morrow

Friday, May 17 • 8pm Intimately Yours

The Midtown Men

Saturday, May 18 • 8pm

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Tuesday, April 9 • 7pm Hilarity

Whose Live Anyway? with Drew Carey (SOLD OUT) Wednesday, April 10 • 7:30pm Intimately Yours

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn Thursday, April 11 • 7:30pm Rental Partner

Wild + Scenic Film Festival Friday, April 12 • 7pm Live at the Loft

&More

Friday, April 12 • 8pm Wildcard

Exhibition On Screen: Rembrandt Saturday, April 13 • 1pm Hilarity

Whose Live Anyway? with Dave Foley Sunday, April 14 • 7pm Film Club

O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000) Tuesday, April 16 • 7pm

28TH ANNUAL KITCHEN

TOUR Sat., May 11 • 10am-4pm Downtown Portsmouth, NH

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