About The Music Hall Contact: Thérèse LaGamma Programming Manager (603) 433-3100 x 19

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Host your next event at an American Treasure for the Arts

Superb acoustics. Top technical expertise. Historic ambiance.

The Music Hall is uniquely suited for all your event needs whether you’re a community organization, commercial enterprise or independent promoter. For memorable conferences, seminars, films or fundraisers, it’s The Music Hall – your event alternative.

“It was The Music Hall that gave (our event in the hall) it that certain aura that made it such a success.”

—  Sam Jarvis

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ABOUT THE MUSIC HALL

The Music Hall is a nonprofit performing arts center that entertains 100,000 patrons, including 20,000 school children, annually with acclaimed film, music, theater, and dance performances. Its historic 900-seat theater, built in 1878, is the oldest in New Hampshire and designated an “American Treasure” by the U.S. Senate in the Save America’s Treasures Program administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service. Living out its mission to be an active and vital arts center for the enrichment of the Seacoast community, The Music Hall presents diverse and relevant programming, including its signature series and innovative community outreach programs, and hosts numerous community fundraisers and celebrations for the benefit of more than 40 local nonprofits.  A cultural anchor in a thriving Seacoast economy, The Music Hall and its patrons contribute $5 million annually to the local economy through show and visitor related spending. The Music Hall is a 501c3 tax exempt, fiscally responsible not-for-profit organization, managed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and a professional staff. The historic hall is located in Portsmouth, the seaport city recently named a “Distinctive Destination” for 2008 by National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the “20 Best Towns in America” by Outside magazine (July 2008).