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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The Music Hall has long enjoyed a valued partnership with the University of New Hampshire (UNH). This past year, the University came on board as the first Contributing Partner of The Music Hall, formalizing our longstanding relationship and deepening the connection between our communities. In this Sponsor Spotlight, hear more about this partnership from the President of the University of New Hampshire, Mark W. Huddleston.Read More
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May Membership Month has been such an incredible success! Thank you to everyone who became a new member and a special thanks to all our current members who upgraded their membership in support of this match. It is because of membership that we are able to bring such amazing shows to the Seacoast year round.Read More
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It’s May Membership Month at The Music Hall which means if you become a new member or upgrade your current membership you will be entered into our weekly raffle for the chance to win some awesome prizes in addition to receiving all the great perks that come with the membership itself!Read More
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Cathy Nickerson, of Private Client Underwriters & Chubb Group Insurance Cos in Newmarket, NH is a member and sponsor of The Music Hall and has contributed so much to the organization. We were thrilled that Cathy agreed to answer a few questions with our Membership Manager, Lorianne Saniuk, about why she loves The Music Hall!Read More
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