Events

Backrooms
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. Directed by Kane Parsons.

Paul Doiron
Game Warden Mike Bowditch investigates a series of brutal killings during a life-changing year in this harrowing new thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron.

Backrooms
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. Directed by Kane Parsons.

Exhibition on Screen - Frida Kahlo (Special Edition)
In honor of her July 6th birthday, Exhibition On Screen’s award-winning film Frida Kahlo is back by popular demand with an exciting new addition from the blockbuster transatlantic exhibition from Tate Britain and MFA Houston: ‘Frida Kahlo: the Making of an Icon’ allowing audiences to watch both the film and see the show.

Backrooms
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. Directed by Kane Parsons.

$5 Double Feature: Red Dawn (1984) & Firefox (1982)
$5 Saturday Night Double Feature – USA vs USSR – When Soviet soldiers invade the U.S., a group of high school students in a small Colorado town escape to the forest and decide to fight. Then, Clint Eastwood stars as the only United States pilot capable of sneaking into the Soviet Union to steal and fly a revolutionary new warplane codenamed Firefox.

Exhibition on Screen - Frida Kahlo (Special Edition)
In honor of her July 6th birthday, Exhibition On Screen’s award-winning film Frida Kahlo is back by popular demand with an exciting new addition from the blockbuster transatlantic exhibition from Tate Britain and MFA Houston: ‘Frida Kahlo: the Making of an Icon’ allowing audiences to watch both the film and see the show.

Time and Water
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time and water.

Matt Bergman
Bergman’s comedy is easily relatable and versatile and has landed him television appearances on Gotham Comedy Live, Comedy Central Live, Dry Bar Comedy, and a special, Mostly Nice, on Amazon Prime.

The Christophers
A mainstay of the London art scene, Julian Sklar has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children enlist Lori, a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.

Time and Water
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time and water.

Breaking Barriers: Restoring Maine’s Wild Atlantic Salmon with Downeast Salmon Federation
Join the Downeast Salmon Federation and Executive Director Dwayne Shaw at The Music Hall Members Club for an evening exploring the challenges, and opportunities, facing Maine’s sea-run fish and endangered Atlantic salmon.

Night Nurse
PREMIERE. At the start of her new job in a luxury retirement community, Eleni is drawn into a series of scam calls targeting the elderly residents, a pull she can’t quite name or resist.

Pints! Camera! Action! - Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Cult and classic movies with cold beers on draft and hot takes encouraged. A sociable, big screen brouhaha with no tickets, no ushers, and definitely no shushing.

OK Go
OK Go is a multi-award-winning creative powerhouse known for their boundary-pushing music videos and eclectic sound with a 30-year career that spans chart-topping hits and a spot in the permanent collection of MoMA.

The Christophers
A mainstay of the London art scene, Julian Sklar has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children enlist Lori, a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.

Jourdain Fisher
Jourdain Fisher is a New York-based comedian, actor, writer and content creator who started doing standup comedy at the age of 17 to avoid working at his family’s funeral home.

$5 Double Feature: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) & II (1980)
$5 Saturday Night Double Feature – Reynolds vs. Gleason. The Bandit and Cletus have a long way to go and a short time to get there. Eastbound and down, and dodging Smokey.

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
7:00pm Sold Out
Known for an immaculately crafted but endlessly surprising sound, Alison Krauss & Union Station have upheld their legacy for nearly four decades as one of the most influential and widely celebrated acts in bluegrass and roots music.

Director's Club: NH Made
For 29 years, NH Made has stood as a non‑profit champion of New Hampshire artisans, purveyors, farms and small businesses, celebrating authentic creativity, community, and Granite State spirit.

Daniel Mason with "Country People"
A year in the life of a family as they strike out into the unknown (aka Vermont), leaving all the comforts of home behind—a rollicking, lyrical novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason, the bestselling author of North Woods.

Wine Tasting with Jude Blake and Friends: Featuring Sarah Mackinley of Vinlandia & Elizabeth George of Broadbent Selections
Join Music Hall donor, Board Trustee, and certified sommelier Jude Blake as she hosts tasting evenings with select distributors at The Music Hall Members Club.

Eric Hutchinson
To celebrate his first new album in four years, Repeating Myself, Eric Hutchinson hits the road with a tour packed with soulful music, dynamic vocals, and the singer-songwriter’s trademark dry humor and storytelling.

The Death of Robin Hood
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer and Bill Skarsgard. Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski.

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her. Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters; never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive; and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey.

Naturally 7
Naturally 7 redefines a cappella, transforming voices into instruments in a genre-blending, star-studded, and globally celebrated 20-year music journey.

John Waite
Experience the 40-year career of rock icon John Waite, featuring legendary hits from his solo career like “Missing You,” “Isn’t It Time,” and unforgettable power ballads from The Babys and Bad English.

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her. Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters; never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive; and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey.

$5 Double Feature: The Last Starfighter (1984) & The Wraith (1986)
$5 Saturday Night Double Feature. A teen-age video-game whiz is recruited as an interstellar fighter pilot by an emissary from a league of planets. Then, in an Arizona town a strange black car appears with a mysterious driver who hunts down a murderous drag racing gang.

Dwayne Haggins
He’s been described as “The John Legend of rockabilly.” And recently, “a ‘what-took-you-so-long’ fusion of Elvis and Marvin Gaye.” But he is Dwayne Haggins, and his voice is his own.

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her. Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters; never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive; and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey.

Jeffrey Keller
The 2025 New York Comedy Festival’s “Comic to Watch” brings a hammy blend of sharp wit, musical theater flair, and infectious energy to his headlining tour.

Certainly So
The music that comes from Certainly So founding members, Tanner Gray and Colby Wilson, has always boasted blood harmonies as well as thoughtful, invoking lyrics.

The Death of Robin Hood
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer and Bill Skarsgard. Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski.

An Evening with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “protectors of the American folk song,” Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are pillars of the modern acoustic music world and their rich, remarkable career that spans over twenty-five years.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
Co-founder of the Heartbreakers and lead touring guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, Mike Campbell brings his longtime side project into the spotlight.

Caroline Cotter
Cotter’s sunlit songs take listeners deep into human emotions with luminous vocals and world-inspired original music, reminding us that we can carry home with us wherever we go.

Reading Lolita in Tehran
In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western literature.

Robert Kelly
With honest comedy that is deeply rooted in his own life and relationships, abrasively funny, yet refreshingly vulnerable, Robert Kelly has been winning over audiences for years in clubs, colleges, theaters and repeat performances at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival.

$5 Double Feature: Dirty Harry (1971) & Bullitt (1968)
$5 Saturday Night Double Feature – Eastwood vs. McQueen – When detective Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is assigned to pay extortion money to a serial murderer, the payoff goes wrong. Then, Steve McQueen stars as the hard-bitten police detective assigned to protect the star witness in a Congressional investigation.

Cat Power: The Greatest Tour
Join Cat Power on a very special limited series of shows to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her milestone 2006 album, The Greatest, performing the record in its entirety live.

Men At Work x Toad The Wet Sprocket
The Music Hall at the Whittemore Center presents an unforgettable night of Melbourne pub rock and Santa Barbara alternative with Grammy-winning anthems from the 80s and the recognizable sounds of 90s alt-rock!

Reading Lolita in Tehran
In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western literature.

Matt Shore Does Songs at You
Portsmouth native Matt Shore is back at the Lounge with his hilarious high-energy pop bangers! With his keyboard, loop station, guitar, and trusty ironing board table for it all, Matt turns the mundane things in life into the songs you didn’t know you needed.