The Music Hall is the place to be! Herbie Hancock, Joan Baez, and Jonny Lang are just of few of the stand out live shows in an "open every night of summer" that also features the beloved SummerFilm: The best from independent and foreign cinema to the latest from Hollywood, all presented in the air conditioned restored historic auditorium on an enormous screen in glorious Dolby Digital Surround Sound. The full list of the 40 SummerFilms will be announced later this month.

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Dave Rawlings Machine (Friday June 4) will be performing with his longtime musical partner Gillian Welch and members of Old Crow Medicine Show, and touring behind his first album, A Friend of a Friend, recorded in Nashville with Welch, members of Old Crow, Bright Eyes and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Herbie Hancock (Wednesday June 16) will be blending funk, jazz, and genius. The powerhouse 12-piece big band, Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and The Afro-Cuban All Stars (Wednesday June 30), of Buena Vista Social Club fame has been responsible for stoking the worldwide infatuation with Cuban music. The Grammy Award-winning LA rock/hip-hop/Latin band Ozomatli (Saturday July 10) is coming in fresh from Bonnaroo and touring behind their latest album, Fire Away. West Indies, Brit soul/pop diva with the cult following Joan Armatrading (Sunday July 11) will be touring behind her 20th - and more pop oriented - album, This Charming Life. The Queen of Folk comes next, the renowned Joan Baez (Friday, July 23). Grammy Award winning blues guitarist with the voice of an ancient bluesman Jonny Lang (Thursday August 12) makes his Music Hall debut touring behind his latest CD, Live at the Ryman, an electrifying live performance taped at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Intimately Yours: Herbie Hancock

Wednesday June 16, 2010 7:30pm

Tickets: $90; $75

A musician since the age of seven, Oscar-award-winning Hancock is known for breaking uncharted territory with his acoustic jazz styles. He recently celebrated his 35th year in the record business, and this June his fingers will be "dancing across the keyboard" here at The Music Hall, blending funk, jazz, and pure musical genius on stage. His accessible style and ability to fuse both electronic and acoustic jazz piano styles will be sure to please concert-goers of all ages.

"blessed with genius...brilliant." – Rolling Stone

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NT Live at the Music Hall: London Assurance

National Theatre of London HD Broadcast Series

Monday June 28, 2010 7pm

Pre-show starts at 6:30Pm

From the National Theatre of London, our latest entry in our HD Broadcast Series. Based on the brilliantly funny play written in 1841 by Dion Boucicault, the Irish genius of London theatre in the age of Dickens. Boucicault created – in Sir Harcourt Courtly and Lady Gay Spanker – two of the great comic roles of the English stage, played at the National Theatre by Simon Russell Beale and the legendary Fiona Shaw. The story: Sir Harcourt Courtly is lured away from the epicentre of fashionable London by the promise of a rich and beautiful bride, Grace, several decades his junior. Arriving at Oak Hall, Gloucestershire, he marvels at this rural Venus until her charms are eclipsed by her hearty cousin, the foxhunting Lady Gay Spanker.

"uproarious comedy, bursting with elegant, biting but warm-hearted wit" - The Sunday Times

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Intimately Yours: Afro-Cuban All Stars

Wednesday June 30, 2010 7:30pm

Tickets: $39; $28

This powerhouse 12-piece big band, led by the legendary Buena Vista Social Club member Juan de Marcos González, features many stars of the golden age of Cuban music. For more than a decade, the group has been responsible for stoking the worldwide infatuation with Cuban music.

"remarkable" – New York Times

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Intimately Yours: Ozomatli

Saturday July 10, 2010

Tickets: $34; $28

Tickets on sale to members now

Fresh from Bonnaroo, touring behind its latest CD, Fire Away, this double Grammy Award-winning LA rock/hip-hop/Latin band returns to The Music Hall stage for another hot summer concert.

"brass-infused Latin dance party" – Billboard

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Intimately Yours: Joan Armatrading

Sunday July 11, 2010

Tickets: $57; $45

Soul/folk/rock/sophisticated pop diva, Joan Armatrading brings her West Indies/Brit sensibility, distinctive vocals and consummate musicianship to her critically acclaimed career. Her hits have included "Love and Affection" "Down To Zero." While her last foray resulted in a Grammy nominated blues album, she’s touring behind her 20th - and more pop oriented- album, This Charming Life.

"a critical and cult favorite" - Rolling Stone

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Clear Eye Photo

BayRing Communications

Carpe Diem Coffee Roasting Company

Olde Port Properties

Robert’s Maine Grill

Smuttynose Brewing Company

Intimately Yours: An Evening with Joan Baez

Friday, July 23, 2010 8pm

Tickets: $64; $48

Tickets on sale to members now

Singer/songwriter/activist with the almost operatic soprano, the Queen of Folk Music began her career at the legendary Club 47 in Cambridge, then rose to fame at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, and at Woodstock in 1969. With over 30 albums, her music has encompassed rock, pop, country and gospel. She is most well known for her generosity in putting a spotlight on the talents of other musicians, such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and for focusing the public’s attention on the cause of human rights. As Rolling Stone has said, "her musical and political significance are so intertwined, it's hard to assess her impact solely on aesthetic grounds…a new audience has come to appreciate not only the clarity of her voice but also the courage of her convictions." She recently received the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. This return engagement will be a wonderful night at The Music Hall!

"she is needed as much as ever" – New York Times

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Comcast

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Barbara Henry, Hampton, NH

Lamprey Brothers

Intimately Yours: Jonny Lang

Thursday August 12, 2010

Tickets: $62; $49

Grammy Award winning blues guitarist/singer from Fargo, North Dakota, Jonny Lang makes his Music Hall debut touring behind his latest CD, Live at the Ryman, an electrifying live performance taped at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee (former home of the Grand Ole Opry). With the voice of an ancient bluesman, and extraordinary guitar playing, this 29-year old is a once-in-a-generation blues talent.

"Jonny Lang has the power to move the music into the next millennium by reaching the ears of a new generation." - Luther Allison

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To purchase concert tickets

Tickets for all seven concerts can be purchased at The Music Hall box office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online.

Tickets for NT Live at the Music Hall

Tickets for London Assurance Monday June 28 are on sale to members now and to the public noon Saturday May 22. Ticket prices are $27.50 per show (18 & under: $15). Tickets can be purchased at The Music Hall box office (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth), on the phone at 603.436.2400, or online.

SummerFilm

Cool films in the hot weeks of June, July, and August. The very best from independent and foreign cinema to the latest from Hollywood with our special Cult Classics series on most Wednesdays through the summer! It’s all presented in The Music Hall’s air conditioned restored historic auditorium on our enormous screen in glorious Dolby Digital Surround Sound.

SummerFilm tickets

SummerFilm tickets are $8.50 and go on sale late May at The Music Hall box office, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, by phone at 603.436.2400, or online.

Golden Tickets:

Golden Single: $150 includes admission to all SummerFilms, one fountain drink, one medium popcorn.

Golden Double: $300 includes admission to all SummerFilms, two fountain drinks, one large popcorn.

Please note: Not valid for any HD Broadcast.

SummerFilm sponsors

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Open every Friday and Saturday evening from 5:30-midnight and during live events.

Historic Tours

Historic Tours of The Music Hall will be held every other Wednesday in the evening 5:30-6:30pm. June 9th, 23rd July 7th, 21st August 4th, 18th Tour tickets are $6 ($5 member) and can be purchased day of tour at 28 Chestnut Street, in advance at www.themusichall.org, or through the box office at 603-436-2400. Box office hours are noon-6:00pm Monday through Saturday.

About The Music Hall: An American Treasure for the Arts

The Music Hall is a nonprofit performing arts center that entertains 100,000 patrons, including 20,000 school children, annually with acclaimed film, music, theater, and dance performances. Its historic 900-seat theater, built in 1878, is the oldest in New Hampshire and designated an "American Treasure" by the U.S. Senate in the Save America’s Treasures Program administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service. Living out its mission to be an active and vital arts center for the enrichment of the Seacoast community, The Music Hall presents diverse and relevant programming, including its signature series and innovative community outreach programs, and hosts numerous community fundraisers and celebrations for the benefit of more than 40 local nonprofits. A cultural anchor in a thriving Seacoast economy, The Music Hall and its patrons contribute $5.5 million annually to the local economy through show and visitor related spending. The Music Hall is a 501c3 tax exempt, fiscally responsible nonprofit organization, managed by a professional staff with the assistance of a dedicated volunteer Board of Trustees. The historic hall is located in Portsmouth, the seaport city recently named a "Distinctive Destination" for 2008 by National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the "20 Best Towns in America" by Outside magazine (July 2008). For more information about The Music Hall and its schedule of events, visit the web officieal site.