WRITER IN THE LOFT Welcomes Nicholas Reynolds, 8/10

The Music Hall welcomes to its Loft stage former CIA officer and historian Nicholas Reynolds with his New York Times bestseller, WRITER, SAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961, in which he reveals Nobel Prize-winning novelist Ernest Hemingway's secret life as a spy for both the Americans and the Soviets before and during World War II.

Reynolds began his research in 2010 while working as the historian at the CIA Museum. There he uncovered clues suggesting Hemingway's involvement in mid-twentieth-century spycraft.... Don't miss hearing from this CIA expert about his New York Times bestseller. Join the post-event discussion with Writers in the Loft producer Margaret Talcott.

Thursday, August 10, 2017 - 7pm. The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Tickets: The ticket package for Writers in the Loft: Nicholas Reynolds on Thursday, August 10 at 7pm is $42 ($40, members). In addition to a reserved seat, the package includes a copy of WRITER, SAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures ($27.99, hardcover), a bar beverage, and book signing meet-and-greet. Packages can be purchased online at TheMusicHall.org, over the phone at 603.436.2400 or in person at the B2W Box Office at the Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street.

About the Author: Nicholas Reynolds has worked in the fields of modern military history and intelligence off and on for 40 years. Freshly minted PhD from Oxford University in hand, he joined the Marine Corps in the 1970s, serving as an infantry officer and then as a historian. As a colonel in the reserves, he eventually became officer in charge of field history. When not on duty with the USMC, he served as a CIA officer at home and abroad. Most recently, he was the historian for the CIA Museum, responsible for developing its strategic plan and helping to turn remarkable artifacts into compelling stories. He currently teaches as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University and, with his wife, Becky, cares for rescue pugs.

About Writers in the Loft

Akin to The Music Hall's anchor literary series, Writers on a New England Stage, Writers in the Loft features bestselling authors in a smaller, more intimate space. The series brings audiences today's top authors, the best of fiction and nonfiction, and award-winners across categories. The evening package includes a reserved seat and bar beverage, author presentation and Q+A, a copy of the book, and a meet-and-greet book signing with the featured writer.

Series Sponsor: RMC Research Corporation

Contributing Partner: The University of New Hampshire

Season Sponsors: Carey & Giampa Realtors; Portwalk Place; The River House restaurant

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.

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