Friday, May 1
Music at The Lounge

Trace Bundy

Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy’s music is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience.

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Sunday, May 3
Music

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

“In The Mood” for swing music? The most popular and sought after big band of all time returns to Portsmouth for an evening of big band classics that transport audiences back in time!

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Tuesday, May 5
School Days Series

Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Performs “Wild Symphony”

Join the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra for a musical adventure like no other with Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony! A whimsical and imaginative journey through the animal kingdom where students will expeirence how music can bring stories, and animals, to life.

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Tuesday, May 12
Lit. at The Lounge

Shannon Garvey

In this moving debut novel set on the lush, beachy enclave of Block Island, a young woman reckons with love, loss, and the choices she must make to move forward.

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Friday, May 15
Community Rental Partner

PMAC Jazz Night: Kind of Blue

PMAC teaching artists—exceptional musicians from across the Seacoast—present a full-album performance of Kind of Blue, Miles Davis’s 1959 masterpiece with John Coltrane.

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Saturday, May 16
Talks

Story Pirates Live

Get ready for Story Pirates Live, featuring fan-favorite songs from the multi-award winning The Story Pirates Podcast and improvised sketch comedy based on ideas from kids in the audience.

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Wednesday, May 20
Laura Zigman "The Author Weekend" book cover and author photo for 2026 Music Hall event.
Lit. at The Lounge

Laura Zigman

The Devil Wears Prada meets White Lotus in a story of colliding egos and shocking betrayal, as intoxicatingly ice-cold as the pink Prosecco that flows all weekend. Evening’s Moderator: Ann Leary, New York Times bestselling author

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Friday, May 29
School Days Series

The Pout-Pout Fish

Turn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this musical featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure. When Mr. Fish sets out on a quest to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently plastered pout.

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Sunday, May 31
Music at the Historic Theater

Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert - Tragic Pathos

Bringing the Main Stage season to a fittingly dramatic conclusion are two works that embrace the spectrum of human experience—from passion to grief, and ultimately death.

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