One of the coolest parts of my job is that I get to discover new up and coming artists thanks entirely to my Musical Spirit Guide, our Deputy Director of Programming, Thérèse LaGamma. If I were to be completely honest, before I started working here my taste was exclusively top 40 hits – more specifically the songs that spend days stuck in your head. In fact, as I write this I’m planning my trip down to the Taylor Swift concert that is just 72 hours away.Read More
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When I first starting working here at The Music Hall, we were in the process of creating the Left Bank Cabaret Series. I had a front row seat as our talented production staff pulled apart the Loft, replaced our seating with cabaret tables and chairs and transforming it to look like a 1940’s Parisian night club. For two weeks the Loft brought Paris to Portsmouth with the addition of our Master of Ceremony, Monsieur le Tuck Tuck, a new cocktail menu, inventive small plates, and a stellar list of artists who seemingly time-traveled from the ‘40s to 2014. This year we brought all of the Left Bank magic back with a fresh list of artists including Francesca Blanchard, who I caught up with this week.Read More
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I started working here at The Music Hall a little over a year ago and during my first week I was able to take one of our famed Historic Tours. As we explored the theater we covered the early history, the struggles to keep up with the changing technology that motion pictures ushered in, and most surprisingly, the fact that just 28 years ago this great theater was on the brink of demolition. Read More
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At the end of May, The Music Hall worked with the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation to present the documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry. With over 500 people in attendance, it was just one of the fantastic events the two organizations have collaborated on this season. Kait Smith, The Music Hall’s Content Marketing Associate, sat down with New Hampshire Women’s Foundation President and CEO Terie Norelli to talk about why this partnership is so important.Read More
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Our Social Media Director, Kait Smith, chatted with Josh and Wade from Girls Guns and Glory the next artists in The District Singer Songwriters Series.Read More
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My father was a huge football fan. As an only child, Dad decided at an early age that I was going to be the one to carry on our family tradition of being 49ers fans. At the tender age of three, when all of my friends were dressing up as princesses, I insisted on being the littlest 49er.Read More
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