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The Center for the Arts at the Armory operates the Performance Hall, ROOTED Café, and The Lavender Room in Somerville’s historic Armory. We provide an inclusive, accessible and unique venue that creates opportunities for artists and cultural workers, brings diverse audiences together, enriches and transforms lives, and promotes the creative economy in Somerville, Greater Boston, Massachusetts and beyond. We have five signature programs, and we also rent the spaces in our venue for public and private events, including weddings, parties, conferences and meetings.

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Sun. Apr. 30, 2023    
3:00 pm
This Love Unbound Britten | Harbison | Shaw In collaboration with Urbanity Dance Directed and Choreographed by Shura Baryshnikov April 29, 2023 at 7.30pm April [...]
Tue. May. 02, 2023    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Free groceries for older people and younger people with disabilities living in senior housing, provided by Somerville-Cambridge Elder services and the Greater Boston Food Bank
Tue. May. 02, 2023    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
What's a SMUT SLAM? I'm so glad you asked! It's a fast-paced storytelling open mic based on REAL life, REAL lust, REAL sex. Consenting Slammers [...]
Wed. May. 03, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays at ROOTED Cafe at 7 PM It’s supposed to be kind of drizzly next week. May showers bring…. what exactly? Let’s [...]
Wed. May. 03, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays at ROOTED Cafe at 7 PM Four songwriters take the stage, seated in a comfortable semi-circle. They take turns playing songs, [...]
Wed. May. 03, 2023    
7:00 pm
Culminating the formal education phase of his musical journey, Foxborough native Corey Hall is finishing his tenure at Berklee College of Music with his Senior [...]
Thu. May. 04, 2023    
5:00 pm
Flamenco ART Family Night Laura Sánchez Flamenco presents Flamenco Art Family Night. An evening full of dance, art and special surprises. This event is part [...]
Thu. May. 04, 2023    
7:00 pm
Indie folk husband-wife duo bring their eclectic "Mexo-Americana" band to Somerville, MA! David Wax and Suz Slezak of David Wax Museum are touring with their [...]
Fri. May. 05, 2023    
7:30 pm
To purchase tickets, please click here.
Sat. May. 06, 2023 - Sun. May. 07, 2023    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Somerville Open Studios 2023 will take place Saturday + Sunday, May 6-7, 2023, from 12-6 pm each day. To prepare for the event, view or download a [...]
Sat. May. 06, 2023    
2:00 pm
Sylvia Lustig (violin), Lauren Hawkes (violin), Sam Duncan (viola), and Eric Hochwald (cello) met when they were undergraduates playing in the Tufts Symphony Orchestra and [...]
Sat. May. 06, 2023    
7:30 pm
The Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe present a live, in-person concert with singer/songwriters Beth DeSombre, Phil Henry and Steve Allain. The concert will feature [...]
Wed. May. 10, 2023    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Tunefoolery Music is a non-profit organization for musicians in mental health recovery.
Wed. May. 10, 2023    
7:00 pm
Monthly Coffee House with Open Mike for the mental health recovery community and the general public, as well.
Thu. May. 11, 2023    
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us on May 11th at 5:30pm until 6pm for an Inauguration Ceremony for a Little Library to be installed by Arts at the Armory [...]
Thu. May. 11, 2023    
6:00 pm
A Night in Bloom will showcase Arts at the Armory as a vital home for the arts in Somerville through compelling performances, recognition of cultural honorees, [...]
Fri. May. 12, 2023    
8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
DRUNK VS. HIGH! Hilarious improv groups perform under the influence  to answer the age old question: Are you funnier when you’re drunk OR when you’re [...]
Sat. May. 13, 2023    
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
For more information, please click here.
Sat. May. 13, 2023    
7:00 pm
Date: May 13th Time: Doors at 7:00pm Come experience the very first staged reading of a new original play by local playwright Trevor Turnbow! The [...]
Sun. May. 14, 2023    
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Info TBA.
Sun. May. 14, 2023    
7:00 pm
Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination. To purchase [...]
Tue. May. 16, 2023    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
On Zoom until further notice. Please contact editor@cervenabarvapress.com with any questions. Doors 6:30 pm. Third Tuesday of every month, with different featured poets each time, and [...]
Wed. May. 17, 2023    
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Red Cross’s regular blood drive returns to the Armory. Please consider donating!
Wed. May. 17, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
suggested donation $10 “Songwriters in the Round at the Center for Arts at the Armory is a gift for the community.” That’s what someone told us [...]
Wed. May. 17, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays at ROOTED Cafe at 7 PM Four songwriters take the stage, seated in a comfortable semi-circle. They take turns playing songs, [...]
Wed. May. 17, 2023    
7:30 pm
For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here.
Thu. May. 18, 2023    
7:30 pm
Atomic Comedy at The Armory Cafe An independently-produced, monthly improv show featuring new and veteran local talent. Come see what’s blowing up! 7:30-9:30pm Reserve tickets [...]
Fri. May. 19, 2023    
7:30 pm
An exhibition featuring the band Joyce, an experimental improvising band from New England Conservatory, playing alongside trigger art from Katya Popova (https://popova.space/) and Emiliano Lopez. [...]
Sat. May. 20, 2023    
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
LadiesCon is an annual celebration of comics, science fiction, fantasy, cosplay, and many other realms of pop culture with a special focus on women, non-binary [...]
Sat. May. 20, 2023    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Students who study at Guitar Stop in Porter Square perform! No cover, open to all. Doors open 2:45. Free Admission - No tickets necessary. For [...]
Sat. May. 20, 2023    
7:30 pm
Triumphant from competition, young "Don" Peter and his friends Claud and Benedick return to Camp Messina, a summer theater camp for talented youngsters, with one [...]
Sun. May. 21, 2023    
10:45 am - 1:00 pm
5/15/23 UPDATE: I-Opener is canceled this month. I-Opener is a monthly community ecstatic dance. Our intention is to gather local community, to become more connected [...]
Sun. May. 21, 2023    
4:00 pm
Triumphant from competition, young "Don" Peter and his friends Claud and Benedick return to Camp Messina, a summer theater camp for talented youngsters, with one [...]
Mon. May. 22, 2023    
7:00 pm
Pet Symmetry *10 -Year Anniversary Retirement Party Camp Trash   ALL AGES $20/24 7PM To purchase tickets, please click here.
Tue. May. 23, 2023    
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Through September 2023, the City of Somerville invites you to participate in its capacity-building and cultural planning process. What is capacity-building?  Capacity-building helps develop the skills, abilities, [...]
Tue. May. 23, 2023    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
5/23/23 Update: The event is canceled tonight. Event details TBA.
Wed. May. 24, 2023    
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Grab your uke and join us as we sing and strum the hits! All levels welcome, from beginners to seasoned hands.
Thu. May. 25, 2023    
7:00 pm
Pool Boy is an indie sketch comedy group from Somerville, MA. Our goal is to create more performance opportunities for the community and to bring [...]
Fri. May. 26, 2023 - Sat. May. 27, 2023    
12:00 pm
#1 Christian Hip Hop Conference in the Northeast! Founded by a diverse group of young leaders in 2013 out of Holy Tabernacle Church, Elevation Conference [...]
Fri. May. 26, 2023    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
For more information, please visit the Facebook page here.
Sat. May. 27, 2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cafe Raqs is a place for New England's belly dancers of all styles and levels to perform in a fun, professional, and supportive environment! The [...]
Sun. May. 28, 2023    
7:00 pm
****SOLD OUT**** Get ready for a phenomenal night of jazz as legendary guitarist and composer Bill Frisell takes the stage with Tony Scherr on bass [...]
Tue. May. 30, 2023    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
A creative non-fiction  writing workshop with  the scarlet W.  in this workshop:  list essays  bring sad or bring happy or bring a friend  come as yourself or [...]
Fri. Jun. 02, 2023    
7:00 pm
Friday, June 2, 2023 7pm doors 730pm show All Ages For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. THE ALBUM LEAF has been making [...]
Fri. Jun. 02, 2023    
7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Friday, June 2nd @ 7:30PM Doors open at 7PM Get your tickets here. Check it out on Facebook. MAMALIGA KLEZMER BAND Mamaliga is a critically [...]
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