Where can you live, work, and go out to eat all in one place in downtown Portsmouth? Portwalk Place! For the second year in a row, Portwalk has chosen to support The Music Hall as a Season Sponsor and we are thrilled to be continuing this partnership. In this month’s Sponsor Spotlight, we learn more about our neighbor and Season Sponsor, Portwalk Place.Read More
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Despite a relentless touring schedule that began back in April 2014, Joan Armatrading took time out to talk to us about music, songwriting and her love for American audiences in a career spanning forty decades. We can’t wait to welcome her back to The Music Hall stage on Thursday, September 24 for a very special solo acoustic evening on what has been billed as her last major world tour.Read More
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Programming Coordinator Chris Curtis joined the Music Hall in 2006. In the decade that followed, he has helped The Music Hall expand its community footprint with a myriad of programs that include the Film Matters series of documentaries and panel discussions, and artist workshops for young people who belong to local nonprofit arts organizations. Content Editor Regina Baraban chatted with Chris recently about how the arts can stimulate learning, and action, in the community.
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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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For the next two weeks the Loft on Congress Street is transformed into a European-inspired intimate setting with signature libations, inventive small plates, and a series of artists who range from Nellie McKay to Ben Baldwin and the Big Note. Director of Operations Michael Tucker also undergoes a comedic transformation to return as our MC extraordinaire, Monsieur le Tuck Tuck. With his trademark cheeky flair, he shares with Editor Regina Baraban some insights about what to expect this season.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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On Saturday, June 27, The Music Hall is hosting its annual complimentary Open House for the Seacoast community. All events are free and will take place at The Music Hall’s two venues in downtown Portsmouth: The “American Treasure” Historic Theater on Chestnut Street and the chic modern Loft on Congress Street. People of all ages are invited to stop by the historic theater for a multimedia tour and/or a behind-the-scenes technology tour, and enjoy a 3 pm showing of the Disney family classic UP.Read More
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Deputy Director of Programming & Performing Arts Curator Thérèse LaGamma joined The Music Hall in late 2004, after four years as the Performing Arts Manager at the Museum of Fine arts in Boston. Since then, she has helped to bring countless artists of all genres to the Historic Theater on Chestnut Street, from John Prine to Natalie Merchant and from Andrew Bird to Feist—and has also been instrumental in building the brand of the intimate Music Hall Loft. Since opening four years ago, the Loft has presented hot discovery acts, popular local bands, and genre-bending world music. Regina Baraban recently caught up with Thérèse to learn her backstory and get the scoop on what’s coming next.Read More
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