artscope magazine: November/December 2008 Welcome Statement: Brian Goslow, managing editor Letters to the Editor Tara Donovan Juan Angel Chavez: Speaker Project JULIA FEATHERINGILL: INDELIBLE ANNE HARRIS: SELECTED WORKS Adel Abdessemed: Situation and Practice ENTANGLED: JANE HESSER, DOROTHEA VAN CAMP AND MARC VAN CAUWENBERGH RYAN WALKER: THE RECYCLER THOREAU RECONSIDERED "LATER THAT NIGHT..." NOCTURNAL IMAGES BY CHRISTIAN WAEBER LOSSLESS: A VIDEO INSTALLATION BY REBECCA BARON AND DOUGLAS GOODWIN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE: ANNA ISAAK-ROSS, YANICK LAPUH, GREGORY WRIGHT Luis Villanueva and Colo Colo Gallery RISD'S NEW CHACE CENTER BRIDGES THE DIVIDE Industry Focus: THE EXPOSURE PROJECT KAREN DOLMANISTH PAUL CLANCY BALAM SOTO THREE TO WATCH IN 2009: MASSART/FINE ARTS WORK CENTER OF PROVINCETOWN GRADS NANCY WINSHIP MILLIKEN, LOUIS THEODORE OLLIER AND KATIE JURKIEWICZ CENTERFOLD CONTEST OUTTAKES ANDY WARHOL:POP POLITICS CHIHULY AT RISD BESSIE POTTER VONNOH: SCULPTOR OF WOMEN BUSHWACHKED: KELLY JO SHOWS SAYS GOOD-BYE TO BUSH IN SEVERAL MEDIUMS Jules Olitski: An Inside View THE ALLURE OF ITALY: PHOTOGRAPHY, FASION DESIGN SINCE 1945 ELIZABETH KING: THE SIZES OF THINGS IN THE MIND'S EYE WORKS BY DOZIER BELL, LAUREN FENSTERSTOCK AND ALICE SPENSER TWISTED lONGWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Music Hall Capsule Previews: November/ December 2008

The Music Hall Elena Sarni br> 28 Chestnut Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston;/br> Being a New Hampshire Seacoast native, my first trip to The Music Hall was as a child in the 1980s to see Broadway’s “Peter Pan” starring Sandy Duncan, the mother from the television sitcom “The Hogan Family,” as Peter Pan. I was in awe for days at how Ms. Duncan had swung from the cracked, white plaster ceiling, seemingly within reach of my balcony seat. The Music Hall, built in 1878, is the oldest surviving theater in New Hampshire. After being named a “National Treasure” in 2003 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the 900-seat theater underwent major renovations. Owners of historic properties can learn a valuable lesson from The Music Hall’s successful combination of period-correct preservation and modern updates. New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner might have thought twice about building a new Yankee Stadium if he had known that since being named a “National Treasure” and beginning renovations, The Music Hall’s live performance ticket sales have increased by 90 percent. The theater is tucked down a side street in the scenic town of Portsmouth, NH, which was recently named a “Distinctive Destination” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Music Hall continues to be one of its main attractions, upholding a tradition of offering cultural events for children, music lovers, film buffs and theater aficionados. The last of four old-time Port. The last of four old-time Portsmouth theater venues, The Music Hall always had the reputation of being the most ornate, and renovations during the last few years have returned the theater to its early grandeur. They’ve revealed a magnificent ceiling dome painting and gilt cherubs Read the entire article in our magazine pages...