FRIENDS OF THE MUSIC HALL
EIN 02-0403452 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)
What they do
The Music Hall (TMH) is A Community-supported, Nonprofit Live Entertainment Venue With Acclaimed Film, Music, Theater, Literary, and Dance Performances In Two Theaters In Downtown Portsmouth, NH. Its 900-seat Historic Theater, Built In 1878, is The Oldest In New Hampshire. Its Second Venue, Built In 2011 and Renovated In 2022, is The Lounge, A Modern 116-seat Cabaret Seated Venue. In Addition to Presenting Diverse and Relevant Programming, TMH Hosts Community Fundraisers and Celebrations and Partners With More Than 60 Local Nonprofits. In A Typical Year, TMH Offers 52 Weeks of Programming (600 Events), Engages Over 120,000 Patrons In The Arts and Learning, and Contributes More Than $15 Million to The Local Economy Through Show- and Visitor-related Spending (according to The Americans for The Arts "Arts and Economic Prosperity" 2022-2023 Survey).
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1987
- Location
- 28 CHESTNUT ST, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801-4001
- County
- Rockingham
- In care of
- Joe Gleason