March 2015 NOW

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AJ CROCE WILL DAILEY BOBBY LONG & MORE!

NEW SHOWS ON SALE! This month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, March 7. 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, March 21 at noon. To become a member, call (603) 766-2176 or email Lsaniuk@themusichall.org.

The Music Hall Presents

Intimately Yours:

Sat., July 25 • 4pm & 8pm • Historic Theater • $42; $30 for ages 18 & under Come one, come all on a wonderous journey to this world renowned circus! The peerless Ringmaster presents acts unimaginable in your wildest dreams — jugglers, clowns, aerialists, acrobats & more!

Wed., July 15 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $98; $65; $30 The most outstanding jazz musician of his generation returns with his world-renowned big band and their brilliant repertoire!

BIG APPLE CIRCUS STAGE SHOW

WYNTON MARSALIS with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

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

DIANA GABALDON Wed., June 3 • 7:30pm Historic Theater • $13.25

For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher ($18 paperback) is required.

The #1 NY Times bestselling author takes you behind the scenes of her latest captivating novel in the Outlander series (over 25 million copies in print in 34 languages, also an award-winning Starz cable series).

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

Hilarity @ The Music Hall

Sat., May 30 • 8pm • Loft • $38 Escovedo investigates his life through song. Going back to Mexican ancestors, passing through the Chelsea Hotel to the present, we hear bolero meet surf music and punk meet country.

Fri., May 29 • 8pm • Loft • $20 This family-friendly comedy group return with both new and fan-favorite original sketches!

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO

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In Celebration of the Opening of the African Burying Ground Memorial

Wed., April 29 • 7:30pm •Historic Theater • $78; $69

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: Sat., May 23 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $38; $49

Gospel’s living legends return to The Music Hall!

Community Partner Kent Stephens’ STAGEFORCE presents THE PLAY READING SERIES Mon., March 16 • 7:30pm • Loft $12 includes house beverage (ON SALE NOW!) 1

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LYLE LOVETT & JOHN HIATT

Two of America’s most celebrated singer-songwriters come to Portsmouth for an unforgettable evening of acoustic duo performance!

Community Partner Southeast Land Trust of NH presents WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL Fri., April 24 • 7pm • Historic Theater $16 (ON SALE NOW!)

Rental Partner JJR Productions presents COMEDY ROAST OF JIMMY DUNN Sat., March 28 •8pm • Historic Theater $29.50 (ON SALE NOW!)

Live @ The Loft

DUBLIN GUITAR QUARTET Tue., April 7 • 7pm • Loft • $22

A one-of-a-kind classical guitar ensemble expect an explosive, entertaining, and completely novel concert experience.

Community Partner NH JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Sun., March 22 • 1pm • Loft Tickets available at: www.jewishnh.org

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THE MOTH MAINSTAGE: BAIT & SWITCH PAULA POUNDSTONE Friday, March 6 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $24; $38 The hilarious Paula Poundstone makes her return to The Music Hall this spring. Known for never performing the same act twice, this observational comedian is a fan favorite. Her ability to create comedy on the spot has made her one of the best comics of today.

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Saturday, March 21 • 8pm • Historic Theater $45; $39 This year’s theme: Bait and Switch with host Tom Bodett. Beyond a mere theatrical experience, this flagship program features storytellers from: luminaries in the arts and sciences, newsmakers and news breakers, and everyday heroes (and even a few reformed villains!).

EVENING SPONSORS:

EVENING SPONSORS: Pax World Investments; Jasmin Hunter Photography

Bottomline Technologies; Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, P.A.; New Hampshire Public Radio; The Sound

EMERGING ARTISTS. AFFORDABLE TICKETS. DISCOVER A NEW ACT AT THE LOFT THIS MONTH!

RED BARAAT Sunday, March 15 7pm • Loft • $24

GIRLS GUNS & GLORY

A.J. CROCE

Sat., March 7 • 8pm $22

WILL DAILEY

Sat., March 14 • 8pm $14

BOBBY LONG

Fri., March 27 • 8pm $12 Wed., March 4 • 7pm MEDIA PARTNERS: Live Free Photography – [Liv] Frame Print; WOKQ & The Shark $12

A.J. CROCE & WILL DAILEY EVENING SPONSOR: Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, P.A.

DIANA KRALL SOLD OUT! Like us on Facebook & follow us Twitter!

From Lincoln Center to Bonnaroo, NPR calls Red Baraat “The Best Party Band In Years!”

The pioneering eight-piece band from Brooklyn fuse North Indian bhangra rhythms with New Orleans’ brass, jazz, and soul — don’t miss it!

EVENING SPONSOR: Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, P.A.

SERIES SPONSORS:

Thursday, March 5 • 7:30pm The renowned jazz pianist and singer returns!

EVENING SPONSORS:

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LIVE ON STAGE MAR DENNIS LEHANE Friday, March 13 • 7pm • Loft • Ticket package: $42

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP RON LIEBER Monday, March 30 • 7pm • Loft • Ticket package $41

Includes reserved seat, book (World Gone By, $27.99), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet

Includes reserved seat, book (The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous and Smart About Money, $26.99), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meetand-greet

The New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River, Shutter Island, and Gone, Baby, Gone, Dennis Lehane is widely praised for his gritty and unflinching depictions of life in Boston and New England. He will visit Portsmouth with the third installment in the epic story of Joe Coughlin, a psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion and vengeance set in Cuba and Florida during World War II. Don’t miss hearing from this celebrated writer.

The award-winning “Your Money” columnist for The New York Times shares solid, tested advice on how to help our children make smarter financial decisions, develop better habits, and acquire the tools they’ll need to grow into grounded young adults with good values and habits.

A must-see for parents, educators, and anyone interested in investing!

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EVENING SPONSOR:

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Youth & Teen Round Robin with PMAC

Thu., April 16 • 6:30pm • Loft • $5 Students from Portsmouth Music and Art Center come together to perform in round robin format as part of our festival!

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THE JULIANA HATFIELD THREE + BUFFALO TOM

Fri., April 17 • Historic Theater • $32; $26 • Juliana Hatfield Three: 8pm • Buffalo Tom: 9:30pm 2015 may just be the year of the alt-rock reunion. Touring behind a new album, Whatever, My Love, The Juliana Hatfield Three takes us from their 90’s success to their long awaited follow up. They are joined by Buffalo Tom, whose rootsy rock and roll is uncompromising. They join us in this sharp edges and aching hearts double bill as part of the Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival.

Songwriters in the Round Sat., April 18 • 5pm • Loft • $10 Seacoast singer songwriters perform in our round robin, curated by Guy Capecelatro III.

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CITIZEN COPE + WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS

Sat., April 18 • Historic Theater • $48; $38 • William Fitzsimmons: 8pm • Citizen Cope: 9:30pm Citizen Cope’s sounds are southern rural, big sky lonely, concrete urban, and painfully romantic.

He joins us for an intimate, solo acoustic show. Fitzsimmons has a knack for crafting measured, deeply personal folk songs. His newest album, Lions, produced by Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla, is meticulously crafted, high-quality daydream fuel.

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Film tickets: $10 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

MR. TURNER

R • 150min • UK 2/27, 3/1 @ 1pm • 2/27, 2/28, 3/3, 3/4 @ 7pm The latest from Mike Leigh. A favorite at Telluride by the Sea 2014. The film explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner. Throughout he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.

ST. VINCENT

R • 117min • US 3/7, 3/10, 3/11 @ 7pm Single mother Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her son, Oliver.

Working long hours, she’s forced to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship blossoms as Vincent includes Oliver in his daily routine - the race track, strip club, and local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent what no one else is able to.

STILL ALICE

PG13 • 99min • US 3/13, 3/14, 3/17, 3/18, 3/19 @ 7pm Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart and Alec Baldwin.

TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT

PG13 • 94min • BEL (subtitled) 3/20, 3/24, 3/25 @ 7pm The latest from the Dardennes brothers — featured at this year’s Telluride by the Sea. Sandra (Oscar nominee, Marion Cotillard) has just been released from the hospital to find that she no longer has a job. The only way she can hope to regain her position at the factory is to convince her co-workers to sacrifice their much-needed yearly bonuses. Over the course of one weekend, Sandra must confront each co-worker individually in order to win a majority of their votes before time runs out.

LEVIATHAN R • 140min • RUS (subtitled) 3/27, 4/2 @ 7pm • 3/29 @ 2pm Kolya lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son from a previous marriage. The town’s corrupt mayor Vadim Shelevyat is determined to take away his business, his house, as well as his land. First the Mayor tries buying off Kolya then, facing resistance, the mayor becomes more aggressive. Foreign Language Oscar Nominee.

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THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO NR • 71min • US 3/1 @ 4pm • 2/27, 2/28, 3/3 @ 7pm This mouthwateringly entertaining film travels the globe to unravel a captivating culinary mystery. General Tso’s chicken is a staple of Chinese-American cooking, and a ubiquitous presence on restaurant menus across the country. But just who was General Tso? TIMBUKTU

PG13 • 97min • FRANCE (subtitled) 3/6, 3/11, 3/12 @ 7pm In the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, proud cattle herder Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his family. In town, the people suffer under the regime of the Jihadists. Kidane and his family are being spared the chaos, but for how long? Oscar nominee.

Presented in affiliation with RAIN for the Sahel & Sahara.

BELOVED SISTERS NR • 170min • GER (subtitled) 3/17, 3/18, 3/19 @ 7pm As the German Enlightenment flourishes, vibrant Caroline (Hannah Herszsprung) finds herself in an unhappy marriage to provide for her mother and shy younger sister (Henriette Confurius). When both sisters fall for outspoken writer Friedrich Schiller (Florian Stetter), their desire ignites passion and creativity.

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY

NR • 106min • UK 3/20, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26 @ 7pm Day after day, Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen) and Evelyn (Chiara D’Anna) act out a simple yet provocative ritual. As Cynthia yearns for a more conventional relationship, Evelyn’s obsession with erotica may push the relationship to a breaking point. ***Please note: Film contains explicit sexual content***

MOMMY R • 140min • CAN (subtitled) 3/28, 4/1 @ 7pm • 3/29 @ 4pm A feisty single mom finds herself with full-time custody of her unpredictable 15-year-old son. As they struggle to make ends meet, Kyla, the peculiar new neighbor across the street, offers her help.

Together, they find a new balance. Winner of the Jury Prize and Palme d’Or nominee at Cannes.

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NR • 82min • US 3/26 @ 7pm There is more interest in our food supply these days, yet there tends to be little interest in the food supply workers. Farmworkers who form the foundation of our fresh food industry are routinely abused and robbed of wages. Food Chains exposes the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of the supermarket industry which earns $4 trillion globally and has tremendous power over the agricultural system. Post film panel discussion with local food system experts.

Presented inaffiliation with UNH and NH Food System Network & Strategy.

“We’ve avoided this shameful problem for too long, and for a change, someone’s actually offering a reasonable solution.” — San Francisco Chronicle SERIES SPONSORS: Allergy Associates of NH; Rudi’s Portsmouth; Soldati PR; NH Gazette; PortsmouthNH.com; RAM Printing; Clear Channel

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LA DONNA DEL LAGO (ROSSINI) Sat., March 14 @ 1pm • Historic Theater • $27.50; $15 for 18 & under Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott. DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Flórez is the king who relentlessly pursues her, their vocal fireworks embellishing the romantic plot in this Met premiere production conducted by Michele Mariotti. Come experience the new sound system!

SERIES SPONSOR: New Hampshire Public Television; The Hippo EVENING SPONSOR: Ristorante Massimo

EXPLORE + LEARN On February 13, longtime Explore + Learn partner PMAC brought their yearly Jazz Night to the Loft for two amazing evening shows! The performers also played a free afternoon concert for an audience of Portsmouth Middle School students, and students from St. Patrick School. Fantastic music and great fun!

Local nonprofit RAIN for the Sahel and Sahara is our featured Community Partner for our screenings of the film Timbuktu in the Loft on March 6, 11 and 12.

There are still some seats available for our School Days Series 11:30am show on March 10: Fly Guy & Other Stories, as well as our May 29 show The Berenstain Bears Live!

Plus, make sure to check out our Film Matters title for March: Food Chains, which will be followed by a panel discussion about food systems, featuring local experts - see top of page for more info!

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Celebrating Our Corporate Partners On January 29, The Music Hall hosted its annual Corporate Appreciation Night and welcomed corporate partners at the Historic Theater for an evening of celebration and networking with fellow business leaders. We want to thank these partners once again for joining us and for their ongoing support!

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Fri., April 3 • Historic Theater Great seats still available!

Attention Members!

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Please join us at our annual Members Appreciation Party on Friday, April 3, at The Music Hall Loft following the performance of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Members of the band will be heading over to the Loft after their performance to mingle!

Light desserts will be served. To attend, RSVP here: http://preshallparty.eventbrite.com We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please contact Lorianne Saniuk, Membership Manager at LSaniuk@themusichall.org or (603) 766-2176.

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Extraordinary Cinema Mr. Turner 1pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Mr. Turner 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Search for General Tso 7pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series: Girls Guns & Glory 7pm

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School Days Series Fly Guy & Other Stories 9:30am (SOLD OUT) 11:30am

Extraordinary Cinema St. Vincent 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Search for General Tso 4pm

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No Film Tonight All The Light We Cannot See 6pm @ Aria Lounge

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Extraordinary Cinema St. Vincent 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Timbuktu 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Still Alice 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Still Alice 7pm

Live @ The Loft Red Baraat 7pm

Community Partner Kent Stephens’ STAGEFORCE Presents The Play Reading Series: The How and The Why by Sarah Treem 7:30pm

Extraordinary Cinema Beloved Sisters 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Beloved Sisters 7pm

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Community Partner NH Jewish Film Festival 1pm

No Film Tonight

Extraordinary Cinema Two Days, One Night 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Two Days, One Night 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Duke of Burgundy 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Duke of Burgundy 7pm

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Community Partner Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra 3pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Leviathan 2pm

Innovation + Leadership Ron Lieber 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Mommy 4pm

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Box Office/Historic Theater: 28 Chestnut Street The Loft: 131 Congress Street

Extraordinary Cinema Mommy 7pm

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Intimately Yours An Evening with Diana Krall 7:30pm

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Hilarity @ The Music Hall Paula Poundstone 8pm Extraordinary Cinema Timbuktu 7pm

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Boston Jewish Music Festival, Temple Israel, and the Greater Seacoast Region Jewish Federation Presents

The Klezmatics 7:30pm

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series: A.J. Croce 8pm Extraordinary Cinema St. Vincent 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Still Alice 7pm Writers in the Loft Dennis Lehane 7pm

The Met @ The Music Hall: La Donna del Lago 1pm Extraordinary Cinema Still Alice 7pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series: Will Dailey 8pm

Extraordinary Cinema Timbuktu 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Still Alice 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Two Days, One Night 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Beloved Sisters 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Duke of Burgundy 7pm

The Music Hall Presents The Moth Mainstage: Bait & Switch 8pm

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Film Matters Food Chains 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Leviathan 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Duke of Burgundy 7pm

The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series: Bobby Long 8pm

Rental Partner JJR Productions presents Comedy Roast of Jimmy Dunn 8pm

2 School Days Series The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites (SOLD OUT) Extraordinary Cinema Leviathan 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Mommy 7pm

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Intimately Yours Preservation Hall Jazz Band 8pm

The Music Hall Presents Russian National Ballet: Giselle 4pm

Member Party in the Loft follows the show!

Historic Theater Box Office Hours: Monday - Saturday, noon - 6pm Film tickets: $10 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

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“The Music Hall reconnects audiences and communities with creativity, purpose, art, and life.” — Ken Burns

For more than two decades, community outreach has been key to our mission. Through active educational initiatives and live theatrical and film experiences, The Music Hall has enriched the lives of thousands—from the littlest toddlers watching their first on-stage performance; to teenage arts students participating in intimate workshops with visiting artists; to mature patrons experiencing eye-opening documentaries and panel discussions in our Film Matters series that addresses global issues and local solutions.

The Music Hall is a committed community partner all year round, getting back as much as we give from working with many wonderful non-profit organizations, corporate sponsors, and visiting artists. We are proud to be part of the thriving arts scene in Portsmouth and to partner with such local organizations as the African Burying Ground, Portsmouth Music & Arts Center, Arts in Reach, and New Hampshire Women’s Foundation, among many others.

These relationships, as well as our partnerships with indispensable corporate sponsors, enhance our ability to offer diverse and inclusive events to the community.

We salute all of our fellow local theaters and arts venues, whose dedication to a rich cultural life has helped make the Seacoast vibrant place to live, work, visit, and play.

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Join us for the next Innovation & Leadership presentation, Ron Lieber, who wrote the Opposite of Spoiled, and hear how to set your children up for a lifetime of financial success.

Thank you to Peter and Kareen Worrell for funding tickets for a handful of students at each Innovation + Leadership event!

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The Story Behind the Stories: Moth Mainstage The Moth Mainstage returns to Portsmouth for a second year on Saturday, March 21 with a new theme (BAIT AND SWITCH), a new host (TOM BODETT) and a new group of storytellers. The Music Hall’s Deputy Director of Programming/Performing Arts Curator, Thérèse LaGamma reached out to the show’s Producing Director, Sarah Austin Jenness to learn more about their process and why the show has come to resonate with so many of us.

LAGAMMA: What are the greatest differences between producing shows for the radio and shows for the stage? Do you look for any particular characteristics when choosing which storytellers to feature on stage?

JENNESS: Episodes of The Moth Radio Hour are built from audio recordings of our live events, worldwide — so in any given hour, you may hear a teller from our open-mic series in Seattle, a Mainstage storyteller from our Portsmouth show, and two stories from our Moth Community Program (where we travel to underserved neighborhoods to teach storytelling to people who may think their stories are not of-worth). At every live-event Moth, we try to present a wide range of experience and background, so the audience feels transported and introduced to people they might never have met if not for this Moth night. Moth stories are all true, as remembered by the storyteller, and the mark of any successful story is a moment of vulnerability — when the teller trusts the audience enough to tell on him or herself. Many Moth stories explore the “anti-hero”; storytellers realize that they connect with the audience when they reveal their human faults and scars, and I think this is why our programs are successful.

LAGAMMA: Given that Moth stories reflect diverse subjects, have you noticed any trends in the stories that are being submitted — either in terms of the demographics of the storytellers themselves, or in terms of the subject matter?

JENNESS: Our Mainstage storytellers are introduced to us in myriad ways.

Some are referred by previous tellers, some are overheard “holding court” at a party, some call our pitch hotline, and more and more are coming from our Moth Community Workshops. The people who call our hotline and/or are gregarious by nature are of one type and those who perhaps don’t think their stories are ofworth are another. It’s important to us to represent both at The Moth.

“Storytellers realize that they connect with the audience when they reveal their human faults and scars...”

LAGAMMA: What have been some unexpected surprises you’ve encountered along the way?

JENNESS: I’ve worked with The Moth for 10 years — and I’m proud of the connections we’ve made. The former pickpocket who is now friends with the retired NYC detective after sharing The Moth stage; the people who have reconnected with former flames after hearing their story on the radio; etc. Many, many listeners write to us with “driveway” moments — times they could not leave the car until the Moth story was over, and that delights us. I’m proud that The Moth provides a stage for tellers, but also a space for strangers to practice the art of listening. Strengthening our listening skills is a deeply important part of this storytelling ritual.

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Writers on a New England Stage

Russian National Ballet: Giselle

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Writers on a New England Stage

Community Partner Kent Stephens’ Stage Force presents

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Intimately Yours

Intimately Yours An Evening with

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Hilarity Paula Poundstone Friday, March 6 • 8pm

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series A.J. Croce Saturday, March 7 • 8pm Community Partner Boston Jewish Music Festival presents

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Friday, April 3 • 8pm

Saturday, April 4 • 4pm

The Play Reading Series

Monday, April 6 • 7:30pm Live @ The Loft Dublin Guitar Quartet Tuesday, April 7 • 7pm

The Klezmatics

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Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival

Writers in the Loft Dennis Lehane Friday, March 13 • 7pm

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Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival

Thursday, March 12 • 7:30pm

Met @ the Music Hall

La Donna del Lago (Rossini) Saturday, March 14 • 1pm

Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, March 15 • 3pm Live @ The Loft Red Baraat Sunday, March 15 • 7pm Community Partner Kent Stephens’ Stage Force presents

The Play Reading Series

Monday, March 16 • 7:30pm The Music Hall presents

The Moth Mainstage

Saturday, March 21 • 8pm Community Partner

7th Annual NH Jewish Film Festival

Sunday, March 22 • 1:30pm & 4pm The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Bobby Long Friday, March 27 • 8pm Rental Partner Comedy Roast of

Jimmy Dunn

Saturday, March 28 • 8pm Innovation + Leadership Ron Lieber Monday, March 30 • 7pm

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Youth & Teen Round Robin with PMAC Thursday, April 16 • 6:30pm

Double Bill: The Juliana Hatfield Three & Buffalo Tom Friday, April 17 • 8pm

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival

Songwriters in the Round Saturday, April 18 • 5pm

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival

Double Bill: Citizen Cope & William Fitzsimmons Saturday, April 18 • 8pm Innovation + Leadership

Mitchell Gaynor

David Brooks

Sunday, May 3 • 4pm

Sue Monk Kidd

Friday, May 8 • 7:30pm The Music Hall presents

24th Annual Kitchen Tour

Saturday, May 9 • 10am - 3pm

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Community Partner Kent Stephens’ Stage Force presents

The Play Reading Series

Monday, May 11 • 7:30pm

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Chris Trapper Saturday, May 16 • 8pm

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The Blind Boys of Alabama Saturday, May 23 • 7pm

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Hilarity DARWiN’S WAiTiNG ROOM Friday, May 29 • 8pm

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series

Alejandro Escovedo

Saturday, May 30 • 8pm

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Community Partner Portsmouth

Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, May 31 • 3pm

Wednesday, April 22 • 7pm

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Hilarity Miranda Sings Thursday, April 23 • 7pm

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Community Partner Southeast Land Trust presents Wild & Scenic Film Festival

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Writers on a New England Stage

Diana Gabaldon

Wednesday, June 3 • 7:30pm

Friday, April 24 • 7pm

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Opera Connection

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May 2015

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The District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series Girls Guns & Glory Wednesday, March 4 • 7pm

Thursday, March 5 • 7:30pm

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July 2015

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Intimately Yours Straight No Chaser Wednesday, July 22 • 7:30pm

Saturday, April 25 • 12:30pm

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Big Apple Circus

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci Saturday, April 25 • 11am

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) & Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Intimately Yours

Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt

Wednesday, April 29 • 7:30pm

Saturday, July 25 • 7:30pm

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