Providing Arts & Cultural Experiences to Our Community
Give the Gift of Magic is an annual initiative inspired by Morgan and Tara Rutman to provide complimentary tickets to our Seacoast neighbors in need. We’re growing the program; in 2019 we gave 349 tickets to local families, and we hope to reach even greater numbers this year.
How it works:
Every time you purchase a ticket to any show at The Music Hall, you can give an additional, tax-deductible donation that will help us provide tickets through our community partners.
We’ve partnered with: Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire, Arts in Reach, Greater Seacoast Community Health, Cross Roads House, Easter Seals NH, One Sky Community Services and many others to distribute tickets.
Donations are accepted online, in person, or over the phone by calling 603.436.2400.
“We are so fortunate to once again be a beneficiary of The Music Hall’s Give the Gift of Magic campaign,” said Janet Laatsch, CEO of Greater Seacoast Community Health. “This unique opportunity provides an experience many of our families can only dream of. People often forget that some of our Seacoast friends and neighbors struggle this time of year, but these tickets allow parents and their children to create long-lasting memories that are truly priceless.”
Shows Available for Give the Gift Recipients (more to come!)
June 2023
- June Cinema
- The Airborne Toxic Event
- Leslie Odom, Jr.
- Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra
- Melody Gardot
- Camille Brown & Dancers
May 2023
April 2023
- April Cinema
- Million Dollar Quartet
- Eric D’Alessandro + Vic DiBitetto
- TTTom Clark
- Simone Porter with Great Bay Philharmonic Orchestra
- Whose Live Anyway
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
- September Cinema
- Paul Taylor Dance Company
- The Robert Cray Band
- Nina Totenberg
- Great Bat Philharmonic
- Boston Camerata
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May 2022
- May Cinema
- PMAC Jazz Night 5/6
- PSO – Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony 5/10
- Piff the Magic Dragon & Puddle Pity Party 5/16
- Queen Bees & Mathletes 5/22
April 2022
- April Cinema
- Straight No Chaser 4/4
- Beyond Borders 4/9
- Cowboy Junkies 4/12
- Neko Case 4/28
- Angelique Kidjo 4/30
March 2022
- March Cinema
- Aoife O’Donovan 3/1
- The Tallest Man on Earth 3/4
- Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends 3/9
- Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival 3/9 & 10
- Comedian Bob Marley 3/11 & 12
- Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra – Winter Concert 3/13
- Saint Paddy’s Comedy and Dance Spectacular 3/17
- Carly Pearce 3/18 – Very few tickets remain
- The Moth Mainstage 3/19 – Very few tickets remain
- The Seacoast Culinary Challenge 3/31
February 2022
- February Cinema
- Pink Talking Fish Winter Carnival 2/5
- The Future of Calling Portsmouth Home 2/15
- Erik Larson 2/16
- Mike McDonald’s 21st Annual Comedy Extravaganza 2/18
- Rachael & Vilray – 2/20
- Charlie Berens 2/24
- Big Band of Brothers 2/25
- Another Tequila Sunrise – Eagles Tribute 2/26
January 2022
- January Cinema
- Recycled Percussion – 1/15
- Drew Lynch – 1/19
- Citizen Cope – 1/25
- Keb’ Mo’ – 1/28
- Rachael & Vilray – 1/29
November/December 2021
- Absence: Terence Blanchard, with E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet -Sat 11/13
- Michael Feinstein – Sat, 12/4
- Holiday Films
- White Christmas (1954) – 12/21
- Love Actually – 12/21
- It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) – 12/22
- The Grinch (2018) – 12/23 includes Children’s Storytime with Santa before the movie
- Last Christmas – 12/23
- Juston McKinney: Year in Review – 12/26 – 12/28
- New Year’s Eve Champagne Pops – 12/31
Tickets subject to availability
If you are part of one of our partner organizations contact: Alexa Dembiec in the box office adembiec@themusichall.org or 603.766.2203.
If you’d like to become one of our partner organizations contact Monte Bohanan at mbohanan@themusichall.org or 603.766.2194
Sponsored by
Morgan & Tara Rutman
The Fuller Foundation
Veterans Night 2021 is Sponsored by
The Kane Company & Wilcox Industries