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  • Jazz at Lincoln Center: Songs We Love- 3/31
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  • April 2023

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Featured 2:00 PM

SPECIAL FILM EVENT: I Give You My Home

Featured Sunday, March 26 @ 2:00 PM

SPECIAL FILM EVENT: I Give You My Home

TICKETS$10 General Admission I Give You My Home is an opera-film interpretation of the world premiere chamber opera with music and an original libretto by local composer Beth Wiemann that was shot on location at the Nichols House Museum (Boston, MA), Path of Life Sculpture Garden (Windsor, VT), Saint-Gaudens National Park (Cornish, NH), Naulakha (Rudyard...

$15

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Featured 8:00 PM

Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS: Songs We Love

Featured Friday, March 31 @ 8:00 PM

Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS: Songs We Love

a journey through the first 50 years of jazz songTICKETS$59(Gold Circle)/$49 On sale to members 8/22, and to the public 8/29 For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art...

$49 – $59

2 events, 1

Featured 8:00 PM

Acoustic Songs & Stories featuring Marcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis

Featured Saturday, April 1 @ 8:00 PM

Acoustic Songs & Stories featuring Marcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis

an intimate evening of music and memoriesTICKETS$47(Gold Circle)/$39 On sale to Members 1/6. On sale to the public 1/10. Tinsley Ellis and Marcia Ball are excited to present an intimate...

$39 – $47
12:30 PM

Verdi’s FALSTAFF

Saturday, April 1 @ 12:30 PM

Verdi’s FALSTAFF

Daniele Rustioni (Conductor); Hera Hyesang Park (Nannetta); Ailyn Pérez (Alice Ford); Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mistress Quickly); Jennifer Johnson Cano (Meg Page); Bogdan Volkov (Fenton); Michael Volle (Falstaff); Christopher Maltman (Ford) Verdi’s...

$15 – $25

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10:00 AM

The Math Maniac Show

Wednesday, April 5 @ 10:00 AM

The Math Maniac Show

Grades 1-4 Is Learning Math Fun? You bet it is! In his fast-paced and highly visual demonstrations, The Math Maniac proves that learning Math and fun go together naturally. Whether...

$8

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10:00 AM

Doktor Kaboom! Look Out! Science is Coming!

Tuesday, April 11 @ 10:00 AM

Doktor Kaboom! Look Out! Science is Coming!

Grades 4-6 The original Doktor Kaboom! show in which the good Doktor takes his audience on an educational tour of the modern scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating...

$8
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

Tuesday, April 11 @ 7:00 PM -9:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

  Stars: Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd Rated PG-13; 109 minutes. In this inspiring true story, amateur historian Philippa Langley believes she has made the archeological find of the...

$7.50 – $9.50

1 event, 12

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

Wednesday, April 12 @ 7:00 PM -9:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

  Stars: Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd Rated PG-13; 109 minutes. In this inspiring true story, amateur historian Philippa Langley believes she has made the archeological find of the...

$7.50 – $9.50

1 event, 13

1:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

Thursday, April 13 @ 1:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

  Stars: Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd Rated PG-13; 109 minutes. In this inspiring true story, amateur historian Philippa Langley believes she has made the archeological find of the...

$7.50 – $9.50

2 events, 14

Featured 7:30 PM

A Journey to the White Mountains in Words and Music

Featured Friday, April 14 @ 7:30 PM

A Journey to the White Mountains in Words and Music

Howard Mansfield and Ben CosgroveTICKETS$25 Reserved Seating On sale to Members 1/6. On sale to the public 1/10. “A Journey to the White Mountains in Words and Music is a collaborative...

$25
Featured 8:00 PM

TAPE FACE

Featured Friday, April 14 @ 8:00 PM

TAPE FACE

“Endlessly inventive, hysterically funny. Fight for a ticket!” Time OutTICKETS$45(Gold Circle)$39/$25 On sale to members 1/31, and to the public 2/3 As seen on America’s Got Talent and America’s Got...

$25 – $45

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12:00 PM

Strauss’s DER ROSENKAVALIER

Saturday, April 15 @ 12:00 PM

Strauss’s DER ROSENKAVALIER

Simone Young (Conductor); Lise Davidsen (Marschallin), Isabel Leonard (Octavian), Erin Morley (Sophie), Katharine Goeldner (Annina), René Barbera (Italian Singer), Thomas Ebenstein (Valzacchi), Markus Brück (Faninal), Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs) A...

$15 – $25

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Featured 3:00 PM

Mutts Gone Nuts

Featured Sunday, April 16 @ 3:00 PM

Mutts Gone Nuts

Deemed “A must see!” by the Washington Post, Mutts Gone Nuts is sure to win Best in Show!TICKETS$32(Adult)/$29(12 & Under) On sale to members 8/22, and to the public 8/29...

$29 – $32

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Featured 7:00 PM Recurring

Special Film: The Lost Weekend, a Love Story

Featured Tuesday, April 18 @ 7:00 PM Recurring

Special Film: The Lost Weekend, a Love Story

  Stars: May Pang, John Lennon(archive footage), Julian Lennon 97 minutes "The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” explores the 18-month relationship (1973-1975) that John Lennon spent with May Pang, his Chinese American assistant turned lover (on Yoko Ono’s insistence). With May's help, Lennon reunited with his son Julian and had his most artistically and commercially...

$15

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Featured 7:00 PM Recurring

Special Film: The Lost Weekend, a Love Story

Featured Wednesday, April 19 @ 7:00 PM Recurring

Special Film: The Lost Weekend, a Love Story

  Stars: May Pang, John Lennon(archive footage), Julian Lennon 97 minutes "The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” explores the 18-month relationship (1973-1975) that John Lennon spent with May Pang, his Chinese American assistant turned lover (on Yoko Ono’s insistence). With May's help, Lennon reunited with his son Julian and had his most artistically and commercially...

$15

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Featured 6:30 PM

SPECIAL FILM: “Listen Up the Musical” Movie

Featured Thursday, April 20 @ 6:30 PM

SPECIAL FILM: “Listen Up the Musical” Movie

TICKETSAll Seats $5 Presented in conjunction with Cheshire Medical Center and Keene YMCA Intro and talkback by filmmaker, Bess O'Brien The Listen Up original musical is inspired, created, and performed by Vermont teens. The show goes to the heart of current youth issues, including mental health, resilience, racial justice, sexual identity, friendship, love, family, community,...

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Featured 8:00 PM

Whose Live Anyway?

Featured Saturday, April 22 @ 8:00 PM

Whose Live Anyway?

90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestionsTICKETS$69(Gold Circle)/$59/$49On sale to members 8/22, and to the public 8/29 The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated...

$49 – $69

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Featured 7:30 PM

One Night of Queen

Featured Tuesday, April 25 @ 7:30 PM

One Night of Queen

The show DOES go on and this show WILL rock you!TICKETS$45/$35On sale to members 8/22, and to the public 8/28 In 2022, Gary Mullen & The Works will be celebrating...

$35 – $45

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Featured 8:00 PM

Space Oddity – The Quintessential Bowie Experience

Featured Friday, April 28 @ 8:00 PM

Space Oddity – The Quintessential Bowie Experience

His likeness to Bowie is eerie… The crowd actually gasped in amazement as he took the stage" -The LA ReviewTICKETS$39/$29 On sale to members 8/22, and to the public 8/29...

$29 – $39

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12:55 PM

Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION

Saturday, April 29 @ 12:55 PM

Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION

Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor); Latonia Moore (Emelda Griffith), Stephanie Blythe (Kathy Hagan), Ryan Speedo Green (Young Emile Griffith), Eric Owens (Emile Griffith) Six-time Grammy Award-winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first...

$15 – $25

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Featured 7:30 PM

Legally Blonde – The Musical!

Featured Tuesday, May 2 @ 7:30 PM

Legally Blonde – The Musical!

Legally Blonde warms the heart by proving that self - discovery never goes out of style!TICKETS$97(Gold Circle)/$87/$59 The ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power, Legally Blonde will take you from...

$59 – $97

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9:30 AM Recurring

It’s OK to be Different

Thursday, May 4 @ 9:30 AM Recurring

It’s OK to be Different

Created by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Pre-K - grade 3 Three contemporary stories by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Todd Parr, adapted and staged by Mermaid Theatre...

$8

1 event, 5

Featured 8:00 PM

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas

Featured Friday, May 5 @ 8:00 PM

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas

cutting-edge fiddle and cello explorations of Scottish and global musicTICKETS$39 Reserved Seating On sale to Members 1/6. On sale to the public 1/10. “ … you would think they'd been...

$39

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Featured 8:00 PM

John John Brown – Songs, Stories and Art: Lessons from Strangers

Featured Saturday, May 6 @ 8:00 PM

John John Brown – Songs, Stories and Art: Lessons from Strangers

“An imaginative musical performance woven into a unique visual experience” - Gallery 25TICKETS$15 ($20 Day of Show) Kerrville New Folk winner John John Brown is bringing giant comics and iconic...

$15 – $20
Sunday, March 26
Featured Featured Sunday, March 26 @ 2:00 PM

SPECIAL FILM EVENT: I Give You My Home

$15
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Friday, March 31
Featured Featured Friday, March 31 @ 8:00 PM

Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS: Songs We Love

$49 – $59
Saturday, April 1
Featured Featured Saturday, April 1 @ 8:00 PM

Acoustic Songs & Stories featuring Marcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis

$39 – $47
Saturday, April 1 @ 12:30 PM

Verdi’s FALSTAFF

Wednesday, April 5
Wednesday, April 5 @ 10:00 AM

The Math Maniac Show

Tuesday, April 11
Tuesday, April 11 @ 10:00 AM

Doktor Kaboom! Look Out! Science is Coming!

Tuesday, April 11 @ 7:00 PM -9:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

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Wednesday, April 5
Wednesday, April 5 @ 10:00 AM

The Math Maniac Show

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Tuesday, April 11
Tuesday, April 11 @ 10:00 AM

Doktor Kaboom! Look Out! Science is Coming!

Tuesday, April 11 @ 7:00 PM -9:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

Wednesday, April 12
Wednesday, April 12 @ 7:00 PM -9:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

Thursday, April 13
Thursday, April 13 @ 1:00 PM Recurring

FILM: The Lost King

Friday, April 14
Featured Featured Friday, April 14 @ 7:30 PM

A Journey to the White Mountains in Words and Music

$25
Featured Featured Friday, April 14 @ 8:00 PM

TAPE FACE

$25 – $45
Saturday, April 15
Saturday, April 15 @ 12:00 PM

Strauss’s DER ROSENKAVALIER

Sunday, April 16
Featured Featured Sunday, April 16 @ 3:00 PM

Mutts Gone Nuts

$29 – $32
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Tuesday, April 18
Featured Featured Tuesday, April 18 @ 7:00 PM Recurring

Special Film: The Lost Weekend, a Love Story

$15
Wednesday, April 19
Featured Featured Wednesday, April 19 @ 7:00 PM Recurring

Special Film: The Lost Weekend, a Love Story

$15
Thursday, April 20
Featured Featured Thursday, April 20 @ 6:30 PM

SPECIAL FILM: “Listen Up the Musical” Movie

  • There are no events on this day.
Saturday, April 22
Featured Featured Saturday, April 22 @ 8:00 PM

Whose Live Anyway?

$49 – $69
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Tuesday, April 25
Featured Featured Tuesday, April 25 @ 7:30 PM

One Night of Queen

$35 – $45
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
Friday, April 28
Featured Featured Friday, April 28 @ 8:00 PM

Space Oddity – The Quintessential Bowie Experience

$29 – $39
Saturday, April 29
Saturday, April 29 @ 12:55 PM

Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
Tuesday, May 2
Featured Featured Tuesday, May 2 @ 7:30 PM

Legally Blonde – The Musical!

$59 – $97
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Thursday, May 4
Thursday, May 4 @ 9:30 AM Recurring

It’s OK to be Different

Friday, May 5
Featured Featured Friday, May 5 @ 8:00 PM

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas

$39
Saturday, May 6
Featured Featured Saturday, May 6 @ 8:00 PM

John John Brown – Songs, Stories and Art: Lessons from Strangers

$15 – $20
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