Calendar

November 2012

Thursday, November 1

Intimately Yours @ The Historic Theater

Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group

Show Time: 7:30 pm

For nearly three decades, Lovett has defined the modern Texas singer-songwriter. Fusing elements of the blues, country, folk, gospel and jazz—in a career that spans 14 albums and more than four million records sold—he has created his own style of Americana.

Friday, November 2

Film Matters @ The Historic Theater

Miss Representation

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.

Saturday, November 3

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Hope Springs

Show Times: 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm

Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband.

Sunday, November 4

Rental Partners @ The Historic Theater

Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra: Dvorak 8 and Soloist Andy Happel

Show Time: 3:00 pm

In our first concert of the 2012-2013 season, the lyrical and affable 8th Symphony by Dvorak provides a good natured romp through the countryside and a welcoming start to the season. It’s a life affirming mix of landscapes from
dark shadowy woods to a rollicking harvest festival.

Tuesday, November 6

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Hope Springs

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband.

Wednesday, November 7

School Days Series @ The Historic Theater

A Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle

Show Times: 9:30 am, 11:30 am
9:30 show is sold out!

The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s much anticipated production will bring together old favorites and new friends. Featuring evocative music, stunning visual effects, and innovative puppetry, this triple-bill highlights three of Eric Carle’s most beloved tales.

Rental Partners @ The Historic Theater

MozCation Portsmouth

Show Time: 5:00 pm

Hooray! We’re super excited for the second of 2012’s Mozcation, which is a meetup in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We want to send a huge thanks to everyone in Portsmouth who nominated, tweeted, and participated in getting us to their amazing city!

National Theatre London HD @ The Music Hall Loft

Timon of Athens

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Simon Russell Beale takes the title role in Shakespeare’s strange fable of consumption, debt and ruin, written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton.

Thursday, November 8

Intimately Yours @ The Historic Theater

Justin Townes Earle and Tift Merritt

Show Time: 7:30 pm

Touring in support of his fourth album, “Nothing’s Going to Change the Way You Feel About Me Now” Justin Townes Earle returns to The Music Hall.

Friday, November 9

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Samsara

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Samsara reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose award-winning films Baraka and Chronos were acclaimed for combining visual and musical artistry.

Live @ the Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Rory Block

Show Times: 7:30 pm, 9:00 pm

Rory Block is a five-time blues music award winner who has committed her life and career to preserving the Delta blues tradition. From the age of 10 when the guitar first found its ways into her hands, she has evolved her signature style without ever losing the roots of Americana music.

Saturday, November 10

Met @ The Music Hall @ The Historic Theater

The Tempest (Adès)

Show Time: 1:00 pm

British composer Thomas Adès makes his company debut conducting the Met premiere of his opera The Tempest, which has been widely praised as a modern masterpiece. Robert Lepage’s innovative production recreates the interior of the La Scala opera house as the magical island venue for the otherworldly arts of Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Samsara

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Samsara reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose award-winning films Baraka and Chronos were acclaimed for combining visual and musical artistry.

Live @ the Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Mike + Ruthy

Show Time: 8:00 pm

With their arsenal of fiddle, banjo, guitar, ukulele and their hallmark harmony singing, a Mike + Ruthy concert is overstuffed with soulful songs and stories and a timeless sound that is spellbinding and pure.

Sunday, November 11

Hilarity @ The Historic Theater

Bill Cosby

Show Time: 7:30 pm

The legendary comedian, actor and author makes his Music Hall debut after a career spanning five decades in virtually all media.

Monday, November 12

Rental Partners @ The Music Hall Loft

Kent Stephens' Stage Force Presents: The Play Reading Series

Show Time: 7:30 pm

Top professional actors read exceptional contemporary plays — with no costumes, props, sets, or special lighting. The acclaimed spoken word series moves to Portsmouth.

Tuesday, November 13

Film Matters @ The Historic Theater

Unacceptable Levels

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Unacceptable Levels opens the door to conversations about the chemical burden our bodies are being exposed to, so we can make informed decisions as we move forward.

Wednesday, November 14

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Samsara

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Samsara reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose award-winning films Baraka and Chronos were acclaimed for combining visual and musical artistry.

Writers in The Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Colm Tóibín

Show Time: 7:30 pm

The author of Brooklyn among many award-winning novels, Colm Toibin is recognized as one of Ireland’s finest, “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (LA Times).

Thursday, November 15

Digital Portsmouth @ The Music Hall Loft

Digital Portsmouth: The Art of Web & Mobile Apps

Show Time: 5:30 pm

The Music Hall, in partnership with NH TweetUp, hosts a quarterly event showcasing the creative, digital culture that is thriving on the Seacoast. This is an opportunity for online acquaintances to connect in the real world, to network, have a cocktail, and learn about what others are doing in their fields.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Samsara

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Samsara reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose award-winning films Baraka and Chronos were acclaimed for combining visual and musical artistry.

Friday, November 16

Live @ the Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Melissa Ferrick

Show Times: 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm

Visiting us after releasing her 16th album Still Right Here, this singer songwriter has stepped up her emotional intensity with songs inspired by her everyday life. Says shewired.com: “Still Right Here serves as a definitive reminder that she is back and better than ever with what could be her most successful opus to date.”

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Searching for Sugarman

Show Time: 7:00 pm

The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez, the greatest ‘70s rock icon who never was.

Saturday, November 17

Live @ the Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio

Show Times: 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm

Jonathan “Juanito” Pascual is acclaimed as one of the top young flamenco guitarists on the international music scene. He is recognized in Spain as a unique and creative voice with mesmerizing virtuosity, warm and evocative playing, and original compositional style.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Searching for Sugarman

Show Time: 7:00 pm

The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez, the greatest ‘70s rock icon who never was.

Sunday, November 18

Music Hall Presents @ The Historic Theater

Shaolin Warriors

Show Times: 3:00 pm, 7:30 pm

Cirque Du Soleil Meets Kung Fu Masters
Remarkable skill, breathtaking movements, and incredible showmanship make for an astounding theatrical production by these Kung Fu masters trained in disciplined and deadly martial-arts skills in the Shaolin schools.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Music Hall Loft

How to Survive a Plague

Show Times: 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm

How to Survive a Plague is the story of two coalitions - ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

Monday, November 19

Rental Partners @ The Historic Theater

Warren Miller: Flow State

Show Time: 8:00 pm

Warren Miller’s Flow State is coming to kickoff the winter sports season for the 63rd time, connecting audiences with inspiring mountains and sensational athletes from around the globe. You won’t see ski or snowboard action of this magnitude anywhere else. Flow State…where the mountain meets the mind.

Tuesday, November 20

Rental Partners @ The Historic Theater

Warren Miller: Flow State

Show Times: 6:00 pm, 9:00 pm

Warren Miller’s Flow State is coming to kickoff the winter sports season for the 63rd time, connecting audiences with inspiring mountains and sensational athletes from around the globe. You won’t see ski or snowboard action of this magnitude anywhere else. Flow State…where the mountain meets the mind.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Music Hall Loft

How to Survive a Plague

Show Time: 7:00 pm

How to Survive a Plague is the story of two coalitions - ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

Wednesday, November 21

Rental Partners @ The Historic Theater

Warren Miller: Flow State

Show Times: 6:00 pm, 9:00 pm

Warren Miller’s Flow State is coming to kickoff the winter sports season for the 63rd time, connecting audiences with inspiring mountains and sensational athletes from around the globe. You won’t see ski or snowboard action of this magnitude anywhere else. Flow State…where the mountain meets the mind.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Music Hall Loft

How to Survive a Plague

Show Time: 7:00 pm

How to Survive a Plague is the story of two coalitions - ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

Friday, November 23

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Arbitrage

Show Time: 7:00 pm

New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

Saturday, November 24

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Arbitrage

Show Times: 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm

New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

Sunday, November 25

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Arbitrage

Show Time: 7:00 pm

New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

Tuesday, November 27

Historical Tour @ The Historic Theater

Historical Tour

Show Time: 5:30 pm

Taking visitors behind the scenes and through the restorations, renovations and history of the celebrated 1878 theater.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Arbitrage

Show Time: 7:00 pm

New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

Wednesday, November 28

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Arbitrage

Show Time: 7:00 pm

New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

Thursday, November 29

School Days Series @ The Historic Theater

Martha Speaks

Show Times: 9:30 am, 11:30 am

Presented by Theatreworks USA. Martha was an ordinary dog until the day she ate a bowl full of alphabet soup. Something unusual happened: all those letters went up to Martha’s brain instead of down to her stomach. And she became literally outspoken!

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Arbitrage

Show Time: 7:00 pm

New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

Writers in The Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Jay McInerney

Show Time: 7:00 pm

For more than a decade, Jay McInerney’s vinous essays, now featured in The Wall Street Journal, have been praised by restaurateurs (“Filled with small courses and surprising and exotic flavors, educational and delicious at the same time” —Mario Batali), by esteemed critics (“Brilliant, witty, comical, and often shamelessly candid and provocative” —Robert M. Parker Jr.), and by the media (“His wine judgments are sound, his anecdotes witty, and his literary references impeccable” —The New York Times).

Friday, November 30

Vintage Christmas @ The Music Hall Loft

Mara Flynn Trio

Show Time: 5:30 pm

The Mara Flynn Trio, featuring Kent Allyn and with special guest Ben Baldwin, makes the holidays jazzy and classy to celebrate the opening of Vintage Christmas.

Rental Partners @ The Historic Theater

The Platters: The Legacy starring Herb Reed's Platters

Show Time: 7:30 pm

A Safe Place, in association with Balboni Communications Group, LLC, presents: The Platters: The Legacy –A Holiday Concert with special guest Carol O’Shaughnessy.