Anyone who thinks that the universe doesn’t have a nasty sense of humor just hasn’t been paying attention. A month ago, when I was selecting which of The Music Hall’s June films I wanted to discuss, Lambert & Stamp just leapt off the page at me. After all, I love The Who and I love documentaries in general and rock documentaries in particular. So a documentary about The Who (before they were The Who) promised to be a total peanut-and-jelly sandwich experience.Read More
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I started working here at The Music Hall a little over a year ago and during my first week I was able to take one of our famed Historic Tours. As we explored the theater we covered the early history, the struggles to keep up with the changing technology that motion pictures ushered in, and most surprisingly, the fact that just 28 years ago this great theater was on the brink of demolition. Read More
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Following our June discussion we had a social on the terrace of Aria around a beautiful sunset with some wine and cheese we kicked off our summer!Read More
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At the end of May, The Music Hall worked with the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation to present the documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry. With over 500 people in attendance, it was just one of the fantastic events the two organizations have collaborated on this season. Kait Smith, The Music Hall’s Content Marketing Associate, sat down with New Hampshire Women’s Foundation President and CEO Terie Norelli to talk about why this partnership is so important.Read More
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On Saturday, June 27, The Music Hall is hosting its annual complimentary Open House for the Seacoast community. All events are free and will take place at The Music Hall’s two venues in downtown Portsmouth: The “American Treasure” Historic Theater on Chestnut Street and the chic modern Loft on Congress Street. People of all ages are invited to stop by the historic theater for a multimedia tour and/or a behind-the-scenes technology tour, and enjoy a 3 pm showing of the Disney family classic UP.Read More
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This is an unusual week for the film discussion series at The Music Hall for a couple of reasons. First, this week’s discussion is being held on Thursday, rather than the customary Tuesday. But second, the film we have to discuss Thursday night is unusual all on its own.Read More
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Deputy Director of Programming & Performing Arts Curator Thérèse LaGamma joined The Music Hall in late 2004, after four years as the Performing Arts Manager at the Museum of Fine arts in Boston. Since then, she has helped to bring countless artists of all genres to the Historic Theater on Chestnut Street, from John Prine to Natalie Merchant and from Andrew Bird to Feist—and has also been instrumental in building the brand of the intimate Music Hall Loft. Since opening four years ago, the Loft has presented hot discovery acts, popular local bands, and genre-bending world music. Regina Baraban recently caught up with Thérèse to learn her backstory and get the scoop on what’s coming next.Read More
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Well, welcome to June. Your humble correspondent is back from vacation and ready to start talking about movies again. And what a lineup we have this month!Read More
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