Portsmouth's The Music Hall: We've Added New Shows

Just Added to the 2014-2015 Season

On sale to members Saturday, February 7 at 10am
On sale to non-members Saturday, February 21 at noon

“A great indoor date spot: The Music Hall, a refurbished 1878 theater that presents classic movies and live, unplugged music.”— CNN Travel+Leisure

Portsmouth, New Hampshire…The Music Hall has announced five new shows coming to its already robust and diverse 2014-2015 season of performances, cinema, and literary events on stage and on screen in two theaters. This month we have added world famous and Music Hall fan favorite Straight No Chaser as well as Boston’s rising stars Girls Guns and Glory and everything in between.

Music Hall Season Sponsors:
River House Restaurant; Carey & Giampa, Realtors; The Residences at Portwalk Place

2014/2015 Calendar of Shows On Sale to Members February 7

Wednesday March 4, 2015: District Restaurant Singer Songwriter Series: Girls, Guns, and Glory

For the past eight years, Boston’s rising stars Girls Guns and Glory have been making a name for themselves through relentless touring (about 200 gigs a year worldwide), the release of four critically acclaimed records, a slew of local awards, including being the Boston Music Awards first act of its genre to win Act of the Year, and international awards (Independent Artist of the Year at the French Country Music Awards).

Series Sponsor: The District Restaurant

Media Partners: Live Free Photography - [Liv] Frame Print; WOKQ + The Shark

Tuesday, April 7, 2015: Live at the Loft: Dublin Guitar Quartet

Described as a “quartet with a difference” by the Irish Times, the Dublin Guitar Quartet is a one-of-a-kind classical guitar ensemble that occupies a unique space in the wider chamber music world. It is the first classical guitar quartet devoted to new music. Audiences can expect an explosive, entertaining, and completely novel concert experience.

“The Dublin Guitar Quartet have no frontiers when it comes to blazing a trail for contemporary music.” —Sunday Business Post (Ireland)

Wednesday April 22, 2015: Innovation & Leadership: Mitchell Gaynor

Hear from this renowned oncologist and pioneer in integrative medicine, the author of Nurture Nature, Nurture Health, about his revolutionary approach to treating and preventing disease through altering our genetic blueprint. With a foreword by Mehmet C. Oz., M.D., his book provides easy-to-follow meal plans and recipes that help put his science into practice.

“Dr. Gaynor provides insight and an action plan into how the body operates that will benefit medical practitioners and patients alike.” —Deepak Chopra

Saturday, May 9, 2015: The 24th Annual Kitchen Tour

From cottage homes to contemporary houses, take a peek inside Vacationland like never before during our 2015 Kitchen Tour in Kittery, Maine. Highlighting some of Kittery’s finest coastal kitchens, this year also features the addition of new trolleys to easily transport patrons from home to home. The perfect get-together for Mother’s Day weekend.

Premier Sponsor: Dovetailed Kitchens

Wednesday, July 22, 2015: Intimately Yours: Straight No Chaser

If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight faced, but neither are they vaudeville style kitsch. Their fourth album, Under The Influence, features contributions from Jason Mraz, Rob Thomas, Phil Collins, Dolly Parton and more. Straight No Chaser is the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense and with a sense of humor. On the road, Straight No Chaser has built a reputation as an unforgettable live act, selling out coast to coast and around the world.

Series Sponsors: The Rosa; Martingale Wharf; The Lighting Center and Rockingham Electric; WXRV The River

Evening Sponsors: The Provident Bank; Clear Eye Photo

PLUS, MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS TO COME

Already on sale for the 2014/2015 season are; Legend Renée Fleming on Wednesday, February 11, Diana Krall on Thursday March 5, and The Moth Mainstage on Saturday March 21.

Intimately Yours Series Sponsors: The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric; Martingale Wharf; The Rosa; Raka; 92.5 The River

Renée Fleming Evening Sponsors: The Provident Bank; Jenn Madden Realtors; Clear Eye Photo; New Hampshire Public Radio; PARMA Recordings

Diana Krall Evening Sponsors: The Provident Bank; Avery Insurance; The Leddy Group; Pax World Investments; Clear Eye Photo

The Moth Mainstage Evening Sponsors: Bottomline Technologies; Best Western Wynwood Hotel and Suites; New Hampshire Public Radio; The Hippo; The Sound

Additionally, the wildly popular Met @ The Music Hall returns with an exciting and diverse lineup of operas for the 2014-2015 season, broadcast live in spectacular HD in the historic theater on Chestnut Street. Tickets are on sale now. Visit: http://www.themusichall.org/calendar/program/met_at_the_music_hall for the all the events in the series.

For More Information
For more information on all shows, films, and events, go to www.TheMusicHall.org/calendar.

For press photos: visit http://j.mp/pressimages

First Saturdays for Members and Ticket Purchasing

Special ticket on-sales, early-bird box office hours, and merchandise discounts are on tap the first Saturday of every month! On Saturday February 7 the Box Office at the Historic Theater will open at 10am, and at noon, online and phone sales begin. Tickets go on sale to non-members at noon, Saturday, February 21. Tickets can be purchased at The Music Hall box office in the Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, over the phone at (603)-436-2400, or on our website www.TheMusicHall.org

About Membership and Early Purchasing
To become a member today and enjoy early ticket purchasing, call our Membership Coordinator, Lorianne, at 603-766-2176 or go online to our http://www.themusichall.org/support_us/memberships.

About The Music Hall
The Music Hall is a performing arts center featuring curated entertainment from around the world in two theaters in its downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire campus - one, a landmark 1878 Victorian theater, designated an American Treasure for the Arts by the National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures Program, the other the intimate Music Hall Loft around the corner, recently named “best performing arts venue” by Yankee Magazine and the recipient of the NH AIA award for design excellence.

With acclaimed signature series like Writers on a New England Stage – a partnership between The Music Hall and New Hampshire Public Radio – and the Intimately Yours music series, we bring top authors and artists to both stages. Also, HD broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera and the National Theatre of London as well as extraordinary cinema fill both screens almost every night of the year.

This dynamic arts center urges patrons to Explore + Learn via master classes, post film panel discussions, and matinees for children. An anchor cultural organization in this historic working seaport, The Music Hall is one of downtown Portsmouth’s biggest employers and largest contributors to the regional economy: The Music Hall and its patrons contribute $7 million annually to the local economy through show and visitor related spending.

Innovative in its outlook, the organization is community oriented and committed to making the Seacoast flourish. The Music Hall is a 501(c)3 nonprofit managed by a professional staff with the assistance of a volunteer board. Though global in the scope of its artists and programs, The Music Hall operates independently with the support of 3,000 members, 300 corporate partners and 58 community partners. Welcoming more than 100,000 patrons (including 20,000 children) each year from the tri-state area and beyond, The Music Hall is the region’s center for the performing arts, literature and education…easy to get to, impossible to forget.

Web: www.TheMusicHall.org | Twitter: @MusicHall | Facebook: /musichall |

YouTube: /musichallnh

“The crown jewel of Portsmouth’s cultural scene” - Yankee Magazine

“The beating cultural heart of New Hampshire’s seacoast” - Boston Globe

Submitted text and courtesy photo.