Calendar

April 2013

Tuesday, April 2

School Days Series @ The Historic Theater

The Velveteen Rabbit

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

“When a child loves you for a long, long time…then you become Real.” So says the Horse to the Velveteen Rabbit in Margery Williams’ famous and much-loved literary classic. With an original musical score, life-sized puppets, masks and magic, Enchantment Theatre Company presents a charming tale of love and devotion, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience for the whole family.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Barbara (Historic Theater)

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Winner of the Best Director prize at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the latest film from Christian Petzold (Yella, Jerichow) is a simmering, impeccably crafted Cold War thriller.

Wednesday, April 3

On Stage @ The Historic Theater

2013 - 2014 Sneak Peek

Show Time: 5:00 pm

2012 - 2013 Season Sneak Peek for Corporate Partners & Major Donors.

Thursday, April 4

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Barbara (Historic Theater)

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Winner of the Best Director prize at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the latest film from Christian Petzold (Yella, Jerichow) is a simmering, impeccably crafted Cold War thriller.

Writers in The Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Blaine Harden

Show Time: 7:00 pm

The award-winning Frontline and Washington Post reporter comes to Portsmouth with his international #1 and New York Times bestselling tale of one man’s journey out of North Korea.

Friday, April 5

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Lore

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.

Live @ the Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Joshua James

Show Time: 8:00 pm

Strangely familiar, yet refreshingly innovative, his songs are devastating in their honesty, working with themes that are intermittently elating, melancholic, and transcendent.

Saturday, April 6

Hilarity @ The Historic Theater

The Second City: Laughing Matters

Show Time: 8:00 pm

Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, John Belushi – these are just a few of the alumni of the most famous brand in improvisational live comedy. Funny and fast-paced, The Second City is always topical, highly interactive, and sure to have audiences rolling in the aisles as they create sketch comedy to satirize politics, culture, and news of the day.

Sunday, April 7

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Lore

Show Time: 4:00 pm

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.

Live @ the Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

David Wax Museum

Show Time: 7:00 pm

The band’s eclectic sound has deep roots in Mexican and American soil. On several trips south, David Wax has immersed himself in the country’s rich traditional music culture, son mexicano. Suz Slezak was homeschooled by her father on a small farm in rural Virginia, and reared on music – old time, Irish, classical, and folk.

Tuesday, April 9

School Days Series @ The Historic Theater

The Civil War

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

Presented by Theaterworks USA.  Students will learn about the Civil War through the eyes of Zak, a runaway slave who demands the right to fight his own fight; Will, his former best friend and “master;” Johnny, an Irish immigrant who volunteers to defend his new home; and Jackie, a girl who becomes a drummer boy.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Lore

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.

Wednesday, April 10

Writers in The Loft @ The Music Hall Loft

Dan Shaughnessy

Show Times: 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm

Award-winning Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy tells the thrilling story of legendary manager Terry Francona who led the Boston Red Sox to fame.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Lore

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.

Thursday, April 11

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Lore

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.

Friday, April 12

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

The Gatekeepers

Show Time: 7:00 pm

For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.

Saturday, April 13

On Screen @ The Historic Theater

Great Expectations

Show Time: 1:00 pm

For the very first time, the Dickens classic Great Expectations has been staged in London’s West End, and The Music Hall audience will be able to share the historic opening night experience.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

The Gatekeepers

Show Time: 7:00 pm

For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.

Sunday, April 14

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

The Gatekeepers

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

For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.

Rental Partners @ The Music Hall Loft

5th Annual Jewish Film Festival

Show Times: 5:30 pm, 7:30 pm

For 2013, the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire offers an extraordinary lineup of engaging premiere films, with more programming than ever before. The movies and speakers this year continue our tradition of excellence, with ten films in eleven days in eight cities across the state.

Monday, April 15

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, set or special lighting. The acclaimed spoken word series continues at The Loft.

Tuesday, April 16

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

The Gatekeepers

Show Time: 7:00 pm

For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.

Wednesday, April 17

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

The Gatekeepers

Show Time: 7:00 pm

For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Music Hall Loft

Paul Muldoon

Show Time: 7:00 pm

This Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, professor and occasional rock guitarist has been described as “the most significant English-language poet born since the Second World War.”

Thursday, April 18

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Music Hall Loft

PMAC: Youth and Teen Round Robin

Show Time: 4:00 pm

Students from The Music Hall’s Explore + Learn Partner of the Year, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) will showcase their songwriting craft in Round Robin format. Some of the PMAC students attended a songwriting workshop with the amazing Melissa Ferrick, prior to her November shows in The Loft. Hosted by PMAC Executive Director, Russ Grazier.

Rental Partners @ The Historic Theater

19th Annual Spotlight Awards

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Presented by Seacoast Media Group: The 19th annual Spotlight Awards are the Seacoast’s Grammys, Tonys, Museum of Fine Art and Top Chef all rolled into one exciting evening at The Music Hall. Watch local actors, actresses and musicians perform and see winners in local theater, visual arts, music and local restaurants accept their accolades.

Friday, April 19

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Music Hall Loft

Festival Party

Show Time: 6:00 pm

Join us for the Friday Festival Pre-Show Party in The Loft with live music by The Ben Baldwin Trio, featuring Kent Allyn and Jesse Williams.

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Historic Theater

Dirty Projectors

Show Time: 8:00 pm

Fresh from their sold out Carnegie Hall debut, this indie-rock band with global reach (collaborations with David Byrne and Bjork) and local roots (Kittery’s Nat Baldwin) made it into Rolling Stone Magazine’s top 50 Best Albums of 2012 for Swing Lo Magellan.

Saturday, April 20

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Music Hall Loft

Joe Stevens

Show Time: 4:00 pm

Meet Joe Stevens, raconteur and photojournalist. He will share stories and digital images of his life photographing some of the music industry’s major artists.

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Historic Theater

John Prine with Sarah Jarosz and Chris Trapper

Show Time: 7:30 pm

One of the most influential songwriters of his generation and one of Bob Dylan’s favorite writers, this Grammy Award winner (Best Contemporary Folk album) is best known for penning Bonnie Raitt’s hit, Angel from Montgomery.

Sunday, April 21

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Music Hall Loft

Seacoast Singer Songwriter Round Robin

Show Time: 2:00 pm

Round Robin in the Loft featuring talent from some of the Seacoast finest singer songwriters: Peter Squires, Guy Capecelatro III and friends!

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @

Festival Bash at Martingale Wharf

Show Time: 5:00 pm

Festival passholders and artists are invited to join in our Festival Bash at Martingale Wharf.

Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival @ The Historic Theater

Double Bill: Aimee Mann and Sharon Van Etten

Show Time: 7:30 pm

Probably best known for the New Wave band she co-founded, Til Tuesday, with the hit, Voices Carry, this rock singer/songwriter guitarist/bassist launched her solo career in 1989 which has included scoring and taking small roles in acclaimed independent films from The Big Lebowski to Magnolia – for the latter she earned a Best Song Oscar and Grammy Award nomination for Save Me.

Tuesday, April 23

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.

Wednesday, April 24

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Oscar Shorts (Animated)

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Animated titles: Fresh Guacamole, Adam And Dog, Head Over Heels, Maggie Simpson In “The Longest Daycare”, Paperman (winner)

Thursday, April 25

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

Oscar Shorts (Live Action)

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Live Action titles: Asad, Buzkashi Boys, Curfew (winner), Death Of A Shadow, Henry.

Friday, April 26

Wildcard Movies @ The Historic Theater

Wild and Scenic Film Festival

Show Time: 7:00 pm

Presented in partnership with and as fundraiser for Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire. SYRCL’s (South Yuba River Citizens League) 11th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour returns with another incredible selection of short films to change your world.

Saturday, April 27

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Music Hall Loft

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Loft)

Show Time: 3:00 pm

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) presents this visually stunning documentary about indigenous people living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, with a culture virtually untouched by modernity.

Music Hall Presents @ The Historic Theater

Kronos Quartet

Show Time: 8:00 pm

The legendary San Francisco string quartet —pioneers in “broadening the very notion of classical music to embrace world music and popular music” (New York Times).

Sunday, April 28

Met @ The Music Hall @ The Historic Theater

Giulio Cesare (Handel)

Show Time: 12:00 pm

David McVicar’s second new production of the season is this dynamic staging of Giulio Cesare, a hit at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2005, which incorporates elements of Baroque theater and 19th-century British imperialism to illuminate the opera’s themes of love, war, and empire building.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Music Hall Loft

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Loft)

Show Time: 3:00 pm

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) presents this visually stunning documentary about indigenous people living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, with a culture virtually untouched by modernity.

Extraordinary Cinema @ The Historic Theater

The Company You Keep

Show Time: 7:00 pm

A wanted man and former member of the revolutionary militant group the Weather Underground goes on the run after a journalist (Shia LaBeouf) outs him in this political thriller based on Neil Gordon’s novel. Robert Redford stars and directs.

Tuesday, April 30

Film Matters @ The Historic Theater

A Place at the Table

Show Time: 7:00 pm

49 million people in the U.S. - one in four children - don’t know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans.