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January 2014

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New shows on sale!

This month, our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, January 4. The following NEW shows go on sale to members at 10am for walk-up, at noon for phone and internet sales.

Get your tickets and enjoy refreshments! Tickets on sale to non-members Saturday, January 18 at noon.

To become a member, call (603) 766-2176 or email Lsaniuk@themusichall.org.

Writers in the Loft & Innovation + Leadership: Debora L. Spar Thurs. Feb. 20 • 7pm • Loft

Intimately Yours

Boz Scaggs: The Memphis Tour

Wed., May 7, 2014 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $89; $65; $48 The iconic rock legend, best known as the guitarist and sometimes lead singer for the Steve Miller Band brings his unique blend of blues, R&B, rock, and jazz to the stage in support of his new album Memphis.

Ticket package $41. Includes reserved seat, book (Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection, $27, hardcover), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet

Barnard’s President, a former Harvard Business School Professor, visits us with her bestseller Wonder Women, which asks why women are still living in a man’s world.

NEW DATE & ON SALE NOW! Martingale Wharf Singer Songwriter Series Holly Williams Sat., Feb. 22 • 8pm • Loft • $22 Reminiscent of greats like her grandfather Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash, Williams has a gift for telling stories with song, pulling you in with her southern drawl.

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ON SALE NOW! Community Partner Society for the Protection of NH Forests Presents Northern Trespass Sat., Jan. 11 • 4pm & 7pm • $8 • Loft A documentary about the opposition to the Northern Pass project. Featured in NH Magazine's 2013 "It List."

Meet the producers; Q&A with Forest Society follows.

ON SALE NOW! Rental Partner : Recycled Percussion Thurs., Jan. 16 • 7pm • $29.50; $20 students • Historic Theater These New Hampshire natives became a national phenomenon during their smash hit performances on America’s Got Talent in 2009. Since then, they've created new show elements and perform their "junk rock" music nightly on the Las Vegas strip! Don't miss this high energy show!

Chris Trapper

Sat., May 10, 2014 • 8pm • Loft • $18 Returning to the Loft following a sold out performance, Trapper began his career as the front man for late-90’s alternative rock band The Push Stars. His lyrically driven roots-pop has a knack for telling everyday stories.

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The Figgs

Fri., Feb. 21 • 8pm • Loft • $20 Touring behind 1,000 People Grinning: The Figgs Anthology, The Figgs show us grit and youthfulness akin to the best rock bands from The Who to the Ramones.

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Darlingside

Friday, January 31 • 8pm • $12 This Massachusetts-based indie folk quartet has four distinct voices clustered around a single microphone. Their tightly-arranged tunes feature strains of bluegrass, classical, and barbershop. Accompanied by an arsenal of classical strings, guitars, mandolin, and percussion, these four close friends swap instruments from song to song.

Their opening set (for Pearl and The Beard at The Music Hall Loft this past summer) had audiences on their feet for a standing ovation!

Meklit

Friday, January 17 • 8pm • $18 Known for her combination of jazz, folk and East African influences, she is “an artistic giant in the early stages,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle. In March, she will release her new album on the record label Six Degrees, produced by Eli Crews (tUnE-yArDs, Deerhoof, Sean Hayes, Geographer, and more). “a unique blend of jazz, Ethiopia, the San Francisco art scene and visceral poetry; it paints pictures in your head as you listen.”

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Curator Thérèse LaGamma shares more about Meklit on our blog! Visit TheMusicHall.org/blog

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Caravan of Thieves

Saturday, January 18 • 8pm • $22

Driving gypsy jazz rhythms, acoustic guitars, upright bass and violin lay the foundation for mesmerizing vocal harmonies and fantastic stories. Theatrical.

Humorous. Musical. Intense.

“This zany group brings a touch of vaudeville, over-the-top theatricality, and performance art to their brand of gypsy swing music.” — Huffington Post TheMusicHall.org

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DARWiN'S WAiTiNG ROOM INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP

DANIEL PINK Wednesday, January 22 • 7pm • Loft • $30.25 Includes reserved seat, book (To Sell is Human, $16, paperback), bar beverage; author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet

The New York Times bestselling author joins us to discuss the just-released paperback edition of his latest book, which sat atop The Washington Post bestseller list and ranked #1 on the Wall Street Journal and New York Times list for business books.

Saturday, January 25 • 8pm • Loft • $18 A one-hour family-friendly sketch comedy show where the familiar and unfamiliar blend together, creating a somewhat recognizable world that is slightly (and funnily) askewed. Its The Twilight Zone meets Monty Python with a bit of farce.

Sketch topics include neighboring kingdoms giving tributes to a king, a father breaking the news to his centaur son that he was adopted, and more.

“An intelligent, surrealist foray into the world of comedy.” — THE WIRE “Well crafted, imaginative and funny.” — PORTSMOUTH HERALD “A collective containing some seriously talented comic actors” — BroadwayBaby.com SERIES SPONSORS: Chase Construction, Kennebunk Savings

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The Music Hall's projector is going digital!

Thanks to the Community Development Finance Authority Tax Credit Program (CDFA), The Music Hall will be able to purchase and install a Digital Cinema system prior to the start of the new year. This is a critical upgrade as movie studios are phasing out 35mm film production before the end of 2013.

Ap�il 10-13 The excitement returns to Portsmouth for a third year! This unforgettable Spring weekend showcases Legends, Stars, & Up-And-Comers at The Music Hall, plus round robins and parties. New this year: Jay Smith Memorial Concert at the Press Room.

Twitter: @musichall #PSSF14 Facebook: /musichall Youtube: /musichallnh

With a history of more than 100 years screening films at The Music Hall, having seen many changes in technology, this is as significant a milestone as we have ever seen. We will be able to retain our beloved 35mm projectors which have served us well over many decades for when certain films are not available in a digital format. And we're so grateful to already have our first donor for the tax credit program — C&J Bus Lines. For more information or to participate in the CDFA program visit http://bit.ly/cdfa2013 or contact Gail VanHoy Carolan, Director of Institutional Advancement for The Music Hall at (603) 766-2174 or gcarolan@themusichall.org

“Hang on to your hats, Portsmouth. It's the buzz of the Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival!” – Portsmouth Herald “So happy to be here and part of this great new festival!”

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All Is Lost PG13 • 106min • US Jan. 1 & 2 @ 7pm • Historic Theater On a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man (Robert Redford) finds his yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container.

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Blue Jasmine PG13 • 98min • USA Jan. 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 @ 7pm • Historic Theater

After her marriage to wealthy businessman Hal (Alec Baldwin) falls apart, New York socialite Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) moves into her sister's (Sally Hawkins) San Francisco apartment. Also starring Peter Sarsgaard, Louis C.K. and Andrew Dice Clay.

THE ARMSTRONG LIE R • 122min • USA Jan. 10, 11, 12, 14 @ 7pm • Historic Theater

From Academy Award winning filmmaker, Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), this doc chronicles cycling legend Lance Armstrong's improbable rise and ultimate fall from grace.

KILL YOUR DARLINGS R • 100min • US Jan. 18, 19, 21, 22 @ 7pm • Historic Theater 1944. Young Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe) befriends fellow aspiring writers Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan), William Burroughs (Ben Foster) and Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), who are arrested as murder suspects.

THE GREAT BEAUTY NR • 142min • Italy (subtitled) Jan. 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 @ 7pm • Historic Theater

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

PG • 91min • US

Sat., Jan. 4 @ 4pm • Historic Theater

From the big top to the big screen, visionary filmmaker James Cameron and director Andrew Adamson (Shrek, Narnia) invite you and your family on a stunning visual adventure. (2D).

Journalist Jep Gambardella (Il Divo, Gomorrah) has charmed and seduced his way through Rome for decades. On his 65th birthday, he takes stock of his life and begins to see the true Great Beauty.

THE WIZARD OF OZ G • 101min • US • 1939 Jan. 26 @ 4pm • Historic Theater • $5 suggested donation; Part of our open house!

Dorothy and her dog Toto are transported to the fantasy utopia of Oz by a tornado in this beloved classic that families adore!

Special January Film Series: Woody Allen The cure for the post-holiday January blues?

Seven of the best works from master filmmaker Woody Allen in the Loft. From 1973 to 2011, from the truly silly to the dark and dramatic, reacquaint yourself with some timeless classics or see them for the first time! All films at 7pm unless otherwise noted. For film descriptions and trailers, visit TheMusicHall.org.

1/3 & 1/19: Sleeper (1973) 1/4 & 1/21: Annie Hall (1977) 1/5 & 1/23: Manhattan (1979) 1/10 & 1/24: Zelig (1983)

Sat., Jan. 25 @ 1pm • Historic Theater • $18; $16 students

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Fri., Jan. 17 @ 7pm • Historic Theater

Short films dedicated to educating, inspiring exploring, and preserving.

SERIES SPONSOR: Cocked Hat Ventures; RAM Printing; The Wire; WSCA Portsmouth Community Radio

1/12 & 1/28: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 1/14 & 1/29: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) 1/15 & 1/30: Midnight in Paris (2011)

STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S "Merrily We Roll Along" More 5 star reviews than any other musical in West End history! Set over three decades in the entertainment business, this story charts the relationship between three close friends.

SERIES SPONSOR: New Hampshire Public Television Like us on Facebook & follow us Twitter!

Mountainfilm in Telluride on Tour

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the Refugees of shangri-la

Thurs., Jan. 23 @ 7pm • Historic Theater

After twenty years living in Nepal; thousands of Bhutanese refugees seek a future in​America. Presented in affiliation with the filmmakers, the World Affairs Council of NH & the Bhutanese Community of NH. Panel discussion and Q&A to follow.

SERIES SPONSORS: Allergy Associates of NH; Calvert Investments; People's United Bank; Rudi's Portsmouth; 96.7 News Radio; NH Gazette; PortsmouthNH.com; RAM Printing TheMusicHall.org

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Please join us for our 135th Anniversary Community Open House!

Saturday, January 26 • 1pm • Free & open to the public The Music Hall Board of Trustees and staff invite you to join them in celebrating our 135th anniversary! Attendees will be treated to free popcorn and cookies while supplies last; and, they can enter a raffle to win a pair of tickets to an upcoming performance.

1pm & 3pm: Free multi-media Historic Tour — Secrets, Pirates, Ghosts and Traditions!

1-3:30pm: Free costume booths — bring your family and your smartphone and have a blast with theatrical props!

2pm: Free tech tour — have you ever wondered how the lights work, and how the low and high tech of theater go together?

Get the backstage tech lowdown and satisfy your curiosity!

4pm: Family classic movie — The Wizard of Oz (suggested donation $5) Thank you to The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric for generously donating our new crystal chandelier!

RSVP required for Historic Tour & Tech Tour, please visit our web site

1,000 @ $135 in honor of our 135th Anniversary Season!

Celebrate The Music Hall's birthday by helping us reach 1,000 gifts at $135.

Help us preserve and protect our Historic Theater for future generations.

Please consider giving above and beyond your annual membership to preserve our American Treasure — thank you so much for your support! To make your gift please visit http://bit.ly/TMH135 or call (603) 766-2176.

Make your gift today and you'll receive a voucher in the mail good for a celebratory piece of birthday cake from our friends at Popovers on the Square!

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Marshwood High students meet Doris Kearns Goodwin Beyond its on-stage and on-screen offerings, The Music Hall oversees a broad Community Engagement Program that benefits the Seacoast: free tickets to local students for Writers on a New England Stage, offering learning opportunities by connecting partners with visiting nationally acclaimed authors and artists. In December, Marshwood High School Social Studies Department Chair Steve Bowden brought 11 students free of charge to attend Writers on a New England Stage: Doris Kearns Goodwin and also to meet with the author backstage.

"The Music Hall is one of the Seacoast’s key community builders” – Portsmouth Herald

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Extraordinary Cinema All Is Lost 3pm & 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Film TBD 7pm Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Sleeper 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Manhattan 7pm

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Wildcard Movie: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 4pm Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Blue Jasmine 7pm Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Annie Hall 7pm

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Music Hall Book Club Doris Kearns Goodwin Book Discussion 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Blue Jasmine 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Armstrong Lie 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Armstrong Lie 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Zelig 7pm

Community Partner Society for the Protection of NH Forests: Northern Trespass 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema The Armstrong Lie 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema The Armstrong Lie 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Midnight in Paris 7pm

Rental Partner Recycled Percussion 7pm

Wildcard Movie MountainFilm On Tour 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Kill Your Darlings 3pm & 7pm

Martingale Wharf Singer Songwriter Series Meklit 8pm

Martingale Wharf Singer Songwriter Series Caravan of Thieves 8pm

Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Crimes & Misdemeanors 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Hannah and Her Sisters 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema The Great Beauty 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Annie Hall 7pm

Writers in the Loft & Innovation + Leadership Daniel Pink

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Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Zelig 7pm

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Extraordinary Cinema The Great Beauty 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Crimes & Misdemeanors 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Great Beauty 7pm Extraordinary Cinema Woody Allen Winter Series: Midnight in Paris 7pm

Extraordinary Cinema The Great Beauty 7pm

Hilarity: DARWiN'S WAiTiNG ROOM 8pm

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Martingale Wharf Singer Songwriter Series Darlingside 8pm Event Key: @ Music @ Historic hall Loft Theater

Historic Theater Box Office Hours: Monday - Saturday, noon - 6pm

Film tickets: $10 Adults; $8 Seniors 60+, Students & Military

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