I’ve been doing a bit of traveling this summer. There is something about leaving the familiarity and creature comforts of one’s daily life that is exhilarating and rejuvenating. I’m always happy to find myself out on the road in discovery mode but never sorry to return to the Seacoast where I can take my experiences and share them with others.Read More
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Twenty years ago, Bill and Stella Pence relocated to Portsmouth. They had been co-founders of Telluride Film Festival in Colorado in 1974 (now in its 45th year), the festival about which Roger Ebert said, “[it’s] like Cannes died and went to heaven.” Read More
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Yes, that quiet knocking on the door is actually August, ready to be flipped into position on your calendar. For sun worshippers and devotees of summer activities, it’s a sign to floor the accelerator of the summer ride, ‘cause even with the global climate in flux, autumn in New England doesn’t always wait its turn in September.Read More
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As a new season kicks off, there is much to look forward to.
Brazil’s Seu Jorge returns to town with a show that is sure to get us all moving and dancing to his infectious samba and bossa nova rhythms. Some may recognize his voice from Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou soundtrack where he covered David Bowie songs in his native tongue, Portuguese. Read More
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This week's playlist leads me back to some of music's greatest icons. If you have not had the chance to listen to John Prine's latest album, The Tree of Forgiveness, do yourselves a favor and spend some time with it. He is a wonderful songwriter. Read More
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It’s July and there is sun to enjoy, drinks are being served on decks and patios, boats and kayaks are beckoning from the harbor, and there’s sand begging to be lain upon. So why am I inviting you to sit in a darkened theater and watch a movie? Let’s see how short I can make this.Read More
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July is a busy month for music at The Music Hall. For a complete listing of upcoming events, visit the Calendar. Country music fans will want to get ready for Thompson Square on July 21. This dynamic husband and wife duo have earned comparisons to Lady Antebellum and The Civil Wars. Read More
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Okay, here’s the setup. It turns out that during his legendary career of turning out pretty much nothing but masterpieces, Stanley Kubrick had an assistant named Leon Vitali. Vitali started out as an actor but gave up his career to spend two decades as Kubrick’s assistant, man-of-all-work, and enabler.Read More
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