28th Annual KITCHEN TOUR 5/11
Intimately Yours SNARKY PUPPY 5/11
Writers on a New England Stage TOMMY ORANGE 5/16
Intimately Yours THE MIDTOWN MEN 5/18*
ALREADY ON SALE!
LIVE AT THE LOFT DEVA MAHAL
Fri., May 10 • 8pm • Loft • $20
Born with blues in her blood, Deva Mahal, daughter of Taj Mahal, is a genre-defying artist, powerhouse vocalist, and astute songwriter.
LIVE AT THE LOFT MARY GAUTHIER
Wed., June 12 • 7:30pm • Loft • $25
Rifles and Rosary Beads is Gauthier's new album co-written with wounded combat veterans for the purpose of healing and processing through songwriting to become “post-traumatic-growth.”
NATIONAL THEATER OF LONDON ALL ABOUT EVE
Sat., May 18 • 1pm • Loft • $19
This new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth, and identity never seems to get old.
MET AT THE MUSIC HALL
Tickets: $29; $15 for 18 & under
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WRITERS IN THE LOFT MARY BETH KEANE
Wed., June 5 • 7pm • Loft • $41 includes book and ticket*
A tragedy between two neighboring families reverberates for decades, testing relationships and showcasing the power of forgiveness.
LIVE AT THE LOFT THE SMALL GLORIES
Thu., July 11 • 8pm • Loft • $20
This roots powerhouse duo draws audiences in with a unique brand of stage banter and the intimate feeling of being right there on the stage with the band.
WILDCARD INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM TOUR VOL. 6
Sat., June 29 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $15
Adventure. Action. Ocean Life. Two hours packed with the most inspiring stories from the seven seas and the best water sports action of the year.
‡ STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEXT SEASON'S OPERA CONNECTION
New Subscribers: Fri., May 3 • Tickets for Members: Fri., May 10 • Tickets for non-members: Fri., May 17
TURANDOT (Puccini) Sat.,
(Massenet)
BUTTERFLY (Puccini)
(Philip Glass) Sat., January 4 • 1pm •
(Berg)
PORGY & BESS (Gershwin Brothers) Sat., February 8 1pm Historic Theater
AGRIPPINA (Handel) Sat., February 29 1pm Historic Theater
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER (Wagner) Sat., March 14 1pm Historic Theater
TOSCA (Puccini) Sat., April 11 1pm Historic Theater
MARIA STUARDA (Donizetti) Sat., May 16 1pm Historic Theater ‡Schedule subject to change
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FIRST SATURDAY NEW SHOWS ON SALE!
Our “First Saturday” on sale event for members is Saturday, May 4. The following NEW shows go on sale to members at 10am for walk-up, at noon for phone and internet sales. Tickets on sale to non-members Saturday, May 18 at noon. To become a member, go online to TheMusicHall.org or contact Jess Bunker at 603.766.2176 or JBunker@themusichall.org.
WRITERS IN THE LOFT LIZA WIELAND
Wed., July 17 • 7pm • Loft • $41 includes book and ticket*
The award-winning author’s sweeping and stunning novel imagines what happened to the poet Elizabeth Bishop during the weeks she spent in Paris amidst the imminent threat of World War II.
RENTAL PARTNERS
INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP INNA KHAZAN
Thu., August 1• 7pm • Loft • $37 includes book and ticket* Harvard Medical School lecturer Dr. Inna Khazan shares a mindbody approach to take control of physical and emotional health with biofeedback techniques and mindfulness practice.
NEWMARKET JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL SPRING CONCERT Thu., May 23 • 7pm • Historic Theater
CURATOR'S CORNER
MEMORABLE MAY AUTHORS NOT TO BE MISSED!
BRITTANY WASON, LITERARY COORDINATOR & CONTENT MANAGER
Although their books don't have too much in common, the buzz about Jared Diamond and Tommy Orange has been incredible to follow and the two are not to be missed this month!
Jared Diamond returns to the Historic Theater with the final book in his monumental trilogy, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis. What I find most interesting about Jared Diamond and his work is that his career has spanned multiple fields of study, all expanding upon and informing the others. He seamlessly combines his studies in geography with evolutionary biology, along with personal experiences from his travels around the globe. Upheaval is a glimpse into this great mind, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out the affordable ticket price at $13.75 to hear the professor speak.
Just a week later, our literary eye turns toward an extraordinary work of fiction, There There by extraordinary breakout Native American author Tommy Orange. There’s a reason this book has been proclaimed “one of the best books of the year” by dozens of publications and counting. Tommy Orange brings to light a portrait of America we don’t see very often, one that needs to be seen. His voice grabs ahold of you until you look up from the book, unaware that you read the whole thing in one sitting. Don’t miss hearing from this PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author, as his book will surely be a classic.
Join us in the Historic Theater this month and keep your eye out for our summer reads coming in June!
ON STAGE
28TH ANNUAL KITCHEN TOUR
Sat., May 11 • 10am-4pm Downtown Portsmouth, NH • $27; $30 day-of tour
ANNUAL SPONSOR:
PREMIER SPONSOR:
LEAD SPONSORS:
Atlantic Design Center; B&G Cabinets; Bangor Savings Bank; Budget Blinds of the Seacoast; Chase Construction & The Webhannet Co.; Chinburg Properties; Coastal Design Magazine; DeStefano Architects; The Design Center at Ricci Lumber; Ethan Allen Inc.; Frances G Hodges Interiors; Haven Hill Builders; Mari Woods Kitchen Bath Home, LLC; New England Home Magazine; St. Mary's Bank; Summer House Furnishings; Tate & Foss Sotheby's International Realty
WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE JARED DIAMOND
Thu., May 9 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $13.75*
Don’t miss hearing from the author of the landmark bestsellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse about his new book looking at how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don’t.
WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN:
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
SERIES SPONSORS:
Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service
MEDIA PARTNER:
WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE TOMMY ORANGE
Thu., May 16 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $29.75 includes book and ticket*
Extraordinary breakout Native American author Tommy Orange’s There There is the story of twelve unforgettable characters, Urban Indians living in Oakland, California, who converge and collide on one fateful day.
WRITERS ON A NEW ENGLAND STAGE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN:
PRESENTING SPONSORS: MEDIA PARTNER:
SERIES SPONSORS: Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service
Photo: GregWestPhotography.com
ON STAGE
INTIMATELY YOURS SCOTT BRADLEE'S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX
Fri., May 10 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $38; $48; $55
Taking today’s hits and adding some old-school flare, Postmodern Jukebox will have you dancing in your seats and singing along to the songs you love.
SERIES SPONSOR:
EVENING SPONSOR: Clear Eye Photo
INTIMATELY
YOURS SNARKY PUPPY
Sat., May 11 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $34; $59; $68
Three-time Grammy Award-winning, fusion-influenced Snarky Puppy makes exploratory jazz, funk, and rock with a wide-ranging group of over 30 musicians and ever-changing set lists.
SERIES SPONSOR:
EVENING SPONSORS: Clear Eye Photo
LIVE AT THE LOFT LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA
Wed., May 8 7:30pm Loft $30
This trail-blazing, genre-bending, guerilla-punk-party-brass world phenomenon, thrills audiences with their exhilarating precision and intoxicating abandon.
INTIMATELY
YOURS THE MIDTOWN MEN
Sat., May 18 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $40; $64
The Midtown Men, the stars from the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, are bringing their magic to audiences everywhere, singing their favorite “Sixties Hits” in this one-of-a-kind concert experience.
SERIES SPONSORS:
EVENING SPONSORS: Clear Eye Photo; Leddy Group; SIS Bank; Wells Fargo Advisors
LIVE AT THE LOFT BAD BAD HATS
Thu., May 16 • 8pm • Loft • $16
Minnesota-hailing indie rock band, Bad Bad Hats, honors classic pop songwriting, with nods to nineties rock simplicity and pop-punk frivolity.
ON STAGE
LIVE AT THE LOFT CHRIS TRAPPER
Sat., May 4 • 8pm • Loft • $22
Trapper has become a modern day acoustic troubadour and storyteller, using his honeyed tenor and humor to withstand the test of time.
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
LIVE AT THE LOFT DEVA MAHAL
Fri., May 10 • 8pm • Loft • $20
Born with blues in her blood, Deva Mahal is a genre-defying artist, powerhouse vocalist, and astute songwriter.
Live Free Print & Frame MEDIA PARTNERS:
LIVE AT THE LOFT SAM MORROW
Fri., May 17 • 8pm • Loft • $22
Sam Morrow’s new album is rooted in Texas twang, southern stomp, and old-school funky-tonk with his characteristic electrified, energetic grooves.
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
Live Free Print & Frame MEDIA PARTNERS:
LIVE AT THE LOFT SEAN ROWE
Sat., May 18 • 8pm • Loft • $20
This singer-songwriter pours his heart into his songs with his rumbling baritone.
Live Free Print & Frame MEDIA PARTNERS:
INNOVATION + LEADERSHIP CREATIVEMORNINGS PKX
Fri., May 24 8:30am Loft Free, RSVP required CreativeMornings Portsmouth is a local chapter of the global breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Every meeting features a local speaker on the month’s topic, with breakfast snacks & drinks provided.
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
SERIES SPONSORS: Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; Bangor Savings Bank
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
Live Free Print & Frame MEDIA PARTNERS:
LIVE AT THE LOFT PETE FRANCIS
Fri., May 31 • 8pm • Loft • $14
Singer-songwriter Francis continues to create boldly innovative music through his work as a solo musician, record producer, and member of the still enormously popular Dispatch.
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
SCHOOL DAYS SERIES THE ORCHESTRA SINGS WITH THE PORTS. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tue., May 7 10am (SOLD OUT) & 12:30pm Historic Theater $6 GA
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (SOLD OUT)
Thu., May 9 • 9:30am & 11:30am • Historic Theater • $6 GA
JUNIE B JONES
Tue., May 14 9:30am & 11:30am Historic Theater $6 GA
Live Free Print & Frame MEDIA PARTNERS:
SERIES SPONSORS: Measured Progress
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY: Demoulas Foundation; Eversource; The Fabulous Find Resale Boutique; The French Foundation; The Fuller Foundation; Heinemann Publishing
*Check website for ticket package details
Photo: RayaOnAssignment.com
HERE & NOW
EXPERIENCE IS EVERYTHING
There is nothing like fully experiencing the arts on stage or on the big screen together with an audience as one. Be transformed with exhilarating and thought-provoking performances that spark conversation and linger long after the curtain closes.
Join The Music Hall family and become a member! Tax-deductible annual memberships start at just $50 for the entire household.
Join today at TheMusicHall.org or call 603.436.2400
Become a New Member or Upgrade Your Membership in the Month Of May!
Have Twice the Impact
We have a match—if you upgrade or become a new member in May, a generous donor will match your donation.
Be Entered Into a Drawing For Our Holiday Package
Enjoy a $100 gift certificate to The Friendly Toast and four center orchestra seats for opening night of Annie. BONUS: Special invite to the post-show opening night party with the cast.
Discounts for Annie
Get early bird discounts for the previews and mid-week performances. Promotion ends July 15. Full details at TheMusicHall.org.
• 10% discount for Friend level (save up to $9.20/ticket)
• 20% discount for Advocate-Patron level (save up to $18.40/ticket)
• 30% discount for Backer-Stakeholder (save up to $27.60/ticket)
Join the Club!
Meet like-minded people and enhance your knowledge in different ways with these special interest clubs. Join one or join them all—get the most out of our Music Hall community of arts lovers! See our upcoming events on page 13
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: KATHRYN & MARK PARENTI
Membership Manager Jess Bunker spoke with Kathryn and Mark Parenti, Patronlevel members at The Music Hall.
How did you first get introduced to The Music Hall? What drew you to become a Music Hall member?
Mark thinks it’s when we came to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals; I think it may have been earlier, but time flies! We really liked the venue—even when the bathrooms were just bathrooms, not the ones they are now. We enjoyed The Music Hall and the show so we looked into more events to attend. We decided that since we were going to more shows, we should become members and take advantage of those benefits as well.
You've joined us for just about all of our Director's Club events! What do you love about Director's Club?
When we first started getting invitations to Director’s Club we thought, oh, one more thing to get out for. After attending our first Director’s Club we realized "Oh, this is one more thing to get out for!" It’s hard to meet people in this day and age, so coming to Director’s Clubs we’ve met quite a few new people who are great to talk to and experienced interesting venues that we hadn’t heard of or gotten to see yet. We’re really looking forward to visiting Alnoba for the first time in May and seeing the sculptures.
Photo: David J. Murray/ClearEyePhoto.com
ON SCREEN HISTORIC THEATER
Film tickets: $12 Adults; $9 Seniors 60+, Students, Military, & First Responders
EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA
EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA
SERIES SPONSOR:
EVERYBODY KNOWS
See Calendar on page 14 for Show & Tell Discussions
PRESENTING
CINEMA SPONSOR:
R • 2h 13m • Spain • Subtitled 4/30, 5/2 • 7pm
The new film from Palme d'Or Nominee Asghar Farhadi (The Salesman) follows Laura (Penelope Cruz) on her travels from Argentina to her small hometown in Spain for her sister's wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed. Also stars Javier Bardem.
APOLLO
11 G • 1h 33m • US
5/3 • 3pm; 5/3, 5/7, 5/8 • 7pm
A cinematic event 50 years in the making, Apollo 11 features never before seen large format footage of the mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins. A journey that should only be experienced on the big screen.
AMAZING GRACE
G • 1h 27m • US
5/14, 5/15, 5/17 • 7pm; 5/17 • 3pm
Concert footage from 1972 of Aretha Franklin performing at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. “Franklin's voice remains so pure and galvanic that [this] is one of the few movies you could watch with your eyes closed, though you would hardly want to.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
HOTEL MUMBAI
5/21, 5/22, 5/24 • 7pm
R • 2h 3m • US
This gripping true story of humanity and heroism vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, Homeland) is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
PG13 • 1h 24m • US
5/24 • 3pm; 5/25, 5/28, 5/29, 5/30 • 7pm
In the mid-19th century, Emily Dickinson is writing prolifically, baking gingerbread, and enjoying a passionate, lifelong romantic relationship with another woman, her friend and sister-in-law Susan. Yes, this is the iconic American poet, popularly thought to have been a recluse. Beloved comic Molly Shannon leads in this humorous yet bold reappraisal of Dickinson, informed by her private letters. While seeking publication of some of her 1,775 poems, Emily finds herself facing a troupe of male literary gatekeepers too confused by her genius to take her work seriously.
ON SCREEN LOFT
Film tickets: $12 Adults; $9 Seniors 60+, Students, Military, & First Responders
EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA
EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA
SERIES SPONSOR:
HER SMELL
4/30, 5/2 • 7pm
R • 2h 14m • US
See Calendar on page 14 for Show & Tell Discussions
PRESENTING
CINEMA SPONSOR:
Becky Something (Elisabeth Moss) is a '90s punk rock superstar who once filled arenas with her grungy all-female trio Something She. Now she plays smaller venues while grappling with motherhood, exhausted bandmates, nervous record company executives, and a new generation of rising talent eager to usurp her stardom.
BABYLON (1980)
NR • 1h 5m • UK
5/3, 5/9 • 7pm
Franco Rosso's incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but went unreleased in the U.S. for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension” (Vivien Goldman, Time Out). Raw and smoldering, it follows a young dancehall DJ (Brinsley Forde, frontman of landmark British reggae group Aswad) in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front.
DIANE
NR • 1h 35m • US
5/11, 5/14, 5/15 • 7pm
For Diane (Mary Kay Place), everyone else comes first. Generous but with little patience for self-pity, she spends her days checking in on sick friends, volunteering at her local soup kitchen, and trying valiantly to save her troubled, drug-addicted adult son (Jake Lacy) from himself. But beneath her relentless routine of self-sacrifice, Diane is fighting a desperate internal battle, haunted by a past she can't forget and which threatens to tear her increasingly chaotic world apart.
WOMAN
AT
WAR
5/22, 5/23, 5/24 • 7pm
NR • 1h 41m • Iceland • Subtitled
Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. As Halla's actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminum smelter. But right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything.
COMBAT OBSCURA
NR • 1h 10m • US
5/25, 5/28, 5/29, 5/30 • 7pm
Just out of high school, at the age of 18, Miles Lagoze enlisted in the Marine Corps. He was deployed to Afghanistan where he served as Combat Camera—his unit's official videographer, tasked with shooting and editing footage for the Corps' recruiting purposes and historical initiatives. But upon discharging, Lagoze took all the footage he and his fellow cameramen shot, and he assembled the very documentary the Corps does not want you to see. A groundbreaking look at the daily life of Marines in a war zone as told by the soldiers themselves.
ON SCREEN ONE NIGHT ONLY
PRESENTING
CINEMA SPONSOR:
MET AT THE MUSIC HALL
SERIES SPONSOR:
RiverWoods Exeter
NAT'L THEATER OF LONDON HD BROADCAST
MEDIA PARTNERS:
MEDIA PARTNERS:
DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES (POULENC)
Sun., May 12 • 12pm • Historic Theater • $29
3h 10m
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast featuring Isabel Leonard and Karita Mattila.
FILM CLUB
SERIES SPONSOR: Solari Salon & Spa
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) R • 2h 2m • US
Tue., May 21 • 7pm • Loft • GA $15
Faithfully modeled on the modern western thriller by Cormac McCarthy, this deep Texas cat-and-mouse nightmare is a master class in the three grades of Coen Brothers luck: bad luck, worse luck, and no luck at all.
ALL ABOUT EVE 2h 15m
Sat., May 18 • 1pm • Loft • GA $19
This new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth, and identity never seems to get old. Starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James.
WILDCARD
SERIES SPONSORS: Cocked Hat Ventures; The Hippo; RAM Printing
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: RENOIR NR • 1h 30m
Sat., May 25 • 1pm • Historic Theater • GA $12 (no passes)
This stunning film – based on the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia – examines the direction he took and why it provokes such extreme reactions right up to today.
bringing the arts home...
The Ar T s A re T he A nswer to vibrant and prosperous communities where we treasure our heritage, celebrate our diversity and nurture our ingenuity.
Gathering Strength
It’s our fifth year partnering with Gather for the Fill the Hall Food Drive on Saturday, June 22. The concept is simple, bring a bag of food to the Historic Theater anytime between 9am and 3pm, and put it on a seat. The impact is measurable. Last year, with your help, we collected nearly 12,000 pounds of food. Once that food is collected, sorted, and boxed up it is brought to Gather to support their Summer Meals 4 Kids. This program helps to fill the gap for 500 children who live in the Seacoast when subsidized school lunches aren’t available in the summer. Gather provides 10 meals a week for the 11 weeks of summer for all 500 kids. This year the need has grown by an additional 100 kids. They need those meals and we need your help to Fill the Hall.
Join us on Saturday, June 22 to Fill The Hall with food to help the people in our community who need it most. Can’t make it on the day? You can give a monetary gift and we’ll fill a seat for you. Organize your neighborhood, business, or book club. Find out more about the event and how to donate at TheMusicHall.org. Learn more about Gather at GatherNH.org.
Kitchen Tour 2019: Tips & Tricks
A celebration of stunning views, sleek settings, and cozy charmers, The Music Hall’s 28th Annual Kitchen Tour showcases state-of-the-art kitchens in downtown Portsmouth homes.
Here are a few tips to help you make the most of your day on Saturday, May 11.
TICKETS Grab your tickets before the day of the tour to get the best price—and skip the line at our B2W Box Office.
TOUR MAP Once you have your ticket, you can start at any house on the tour. We’ll publish the map on The Music Hall website on May 1 so you can chart the most convenient route for your party in advance.
SHOES The tour requires walking from house to house, so wear comfortable footwear. Shoes are not allowed in the homes but we provide every attendee with a pair of booties for the day. Alternatively, wear your favorite socks and tour in your stocking feet!
PARKING Public parking lots located close to the houses include the Hanover Street Parking Garage, Foundry Place Parking Garage, and the Masonic Temple Lot.
MAKE IT A PARTY! This is an ideal event for a Mother’s Day celebration, a gathering of design aficionados, or a crew of curious cooks.
GET INSPIRED Event sponsors, builders and designers who created the kitchens will be on-site to answer your questions.
GUIDE BOOK Our Guide Book offers more this year, with professional photos of the kitchens as well as design details and home facts. Bring a pen; photographs are not allowed but the Guide Book has note-taking space for recording impressions and ideas.
LUNCH Touring kitchens may well whet your appetite and Portsmouth is a foodie town. Consider factoring a meal into your route and making reservations in advance.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 11—rain or shine!
Thank you to our Corporate Partners
Photo: Sydney Bilodeau
Photo: Sydney Bilodeau
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
The Power of Local
Founded in Maine in 1871, Kennebunk Savings has been serving our community since the time of the Historic Theater. It’s that longstanding commitment to the region that makes Kennebunk Savings a natural partner for Writers on a New England Stage. As a Presenting Sponsor of the series, they underwrite visits from celebrated authors like Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. This month we welcome Jared Diamond and Tommy Orange to the stage.
Kennebunk Savings has been supporting The Music Hall in a variety of ways for more than 12 years. They are dedicated to helping their customers and communities prosper, and we are happy to benefit from that commitment! “Partnering with The Music Hall, a local powerhouse, to bring world class experiences to our community ties in perfectly to our belief in ‘The Power of Local,’” says Brad Paige, President and CEO of Kennebunk Savings. “We are pleased to support this vibrant cultural and community hub.”
The Music Hall is one of many organizations benefiting from Kennebunk Savings’s generosity. This year, the bank is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Community Promise program, which gives 10% of its annual after-tax net profit back to the community—more than $13 million to nonprofits since 1994. This year alone the bank is donating a record $1 million to organizations that make a lasting impact on our communities.
To learn more about Kennebunk Savings, visit them at KennebunkSavings.com or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
5/9 • Post show
NHPR political reporter Lauren Chooljian with Doris Kearns Goodwin Photo: David J. Murray/ClearEyePhoto.com
MAY 2019
Rental
Crazy World 2pm & 7pm
Movie Apollo 11 3 & 7pm
Music Chris Trapper 8pm Movie Everybody Knows
Education The Orchestra Sings with the PSO 10am & 12:30pm
Movie Babylon 7pm Movie Apollo 11 7pm Movie Apollo 11 7pm
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox 8pm
Rental
British Blast! A Tribute to British Rock‘n’Roll 8pm
& 11:30am
Literary Tommy Orange 7pm
Amazing Grace 7pm Movie Diane 7pm Movie Amazing Grace 3 & 7pm
Music Bad Bad Hats 8pm
Fundraiser
28th Annual Kitchen Tour 10am-4pm
Movie Diane 7pm Movie Babylon 7pm Movie Amazing Grace 7pm Movie Diane 7pm
Music Snarky Puppy 8pm
Broadcast Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc) 12pm Music The Midtown Men 8pm
Music Sam Morrow 8pm
Rental
An Afternoon with Spirit with Mediums Thomas John and Lauren Rainbow 2pm Director's Club Alnoba 5:30pm
Movie/Talk No Country for Old Men (2007) 7pm
Mumbai 7pm
at War 7pm
Sean Rowe 8pm
Broadcast All About Eve 1pm Rental Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School Spring Concert 7pm
at War 7pm
Music Deva Mahal 8pm First Saturday 2019-2020 On Sale MEMORIAL DAY BOX OFFICE CLOSED
Woman at War 7pm Movie Wild Nights with Emily 3pm Movie Hotel Mumbai 7pm
Music Pete Francis 8pm
Broadcast Exhibition On Screen: Renoir 1pm
Movie Wild Nights with Emily 7pm Movie
Combat Obscura 7pm Movie Wild Nights with Emily 7pm Movie Combat Obscura 7pm Movie Wild Nights with Emily 7pm Movie Combat Obscura 7pm Movie Wild Nights with Emily 7pm Movie Combat Obscura 7pm
Amy Black 8pm
AT A GLANCE
At the Historic Theater At the Loft
MAY 2019
Rental Partner
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH presents British Blast! A Tribute to British Rock‘n’Roll
Saturday, May 4 • 8pm
Live at the Loft
Chris Trapper
Saturday, May 4 • 8pm
School Days Series
The Orchestra Sings with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, May 7 • 10am (SOLD OUT) & 12:30pm
Live at the Loft
Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Wednesday, May 8 • 7:30pm
School Days Series
The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, May 9 • 9:30am & 11:30am
Writers on a New England Stage
Jared Diamond
Thursday, May 9 • 7pm
Intimately Yours
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
Friday, May 10 • 8pm
Live at the Loft
Deva Mahal
Friday, May 10 • 8pm
28th Annual Kitchen Tour
Saturday, May 11 • 10am-4pm
Intimately Yours
Snarky Puppy
Saturday, May 11 • 8pm
The Met at The Music Hall
Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc)
Sunday, May 12 • 12pm
School Days Series
Junie B. Jones
Tuesday, May 14 • 9:30am & 11:30am
Writers on a New England Stage
Tommy Orange
Thursday, May 16 • 7pm
Live at the Loft
Bad Bad Hats
Thursday, May 16 • 8pm
Live at the Loft
Sam Morrow
Friday, May 17 • 8pm
National Theatre of London HD Broadcast
All About Eve
Saturday, May 18 • 1pm
Intimately Yours
The Midtown Men
Saturday, May 18 • 8pm
Live at the Loft
Sean Rowe
Saturday, May 18 • 8pm
Rental Partner
Simply Spiritual presents An Afternoon with Spirit with Mediums Thomas John and Lauren Rainbow
Sunday, May 19 • 2pm
MAY 2019
Film Club
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Tuesday, May 21 • 7pm
Rental Partner
Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School Spring Concert
Thursday, May 23 • 7pm
Innovation + Leadership
CreativeMornings PKX
Friday, May 24 • 8:30am
Wildcard
Exhibition On Screen: Renoir
Saturday, May 25 • 1pm
Live at the Loft
Pete Francis
Saturday, May 31 • 8pm
JUNE 2019
Live at the Loft
Amy Black
Saturday, June 1 • 8pm
Rental Partner
PSO Presents Summer Concert
Sunday, June 2 • 3:30pm
Writers in the Loft
Mary Beth Keane
Wednesday, June 5 • 7pm
Live at the Loft
Sam Robbins
Saturday, June 8 • 8pm
Live at the Loft
Mary Gauthier
Wednesday, June 12 • 7:30pm
Writers in the Loft
Neal Stephenson
Friday, June 14 • 7pm
Wildcard
Exhibition On Screen: Van Gogh and Japan
Saturday, June 15 • 1pm
Live at the Loft
Lucette
Saturday, June 15 • 8pm
Concert in the Lot
Jumbo Circus Peanuts
Sunday, June 16 • 4pm
Concert in the Lot
Sweet Crude
Sunday, June 16 • 5pm
Concert in the Lot
The Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band
Sunday, June 16 • 6:30pm
Film Club
True Grit (2010)
Tuesday, June 18 • 7pm
Innovation + Leadership
CreativeMornings PKX
Friday, June 21 • 8:30am
JUNE 2019
Intimately Yours
The Milk Carton Kids
Friday, June 21 • 8pm
Fill The Hall
Saturday, June 22 • 9am-3pm
Hilarity
Maria Bamford
Friday, June 28 • 8pm
Live at the Loft
Jesse Terry
Friday, June 28 • 8pm
Wildcard
International Ocean Film Tour Vol 6
Saturday, June 29 • 7pm
JULY 2019
Live at the Loft
The Small Glories
Thursday, July 11 • 8pm
Writers in the Loft
Liza Wieland
Wednesday, July 17 • 7pm
AUGUST 2019
Innovation + Leadership
Inna Khazan
Thursday, August 1 • 7pm
Live at the Loft
The Gibbonses
Friday, August 16 • 8pm
Live at the Loft
J. Hoard
Saturday, August 17 • 8pm
NOVEMBER 2019
The Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall presents Annie
Wed., November 27 - Sun., December 22
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