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Join Us for Somerville’s Most Illuminating Party of the Year!

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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. Jun. 26, 2022    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
UPDATE: This event is CANCELED in June, but will be back in July! Cafe Raqs is a place for New England's belly dancers of all [...]
Mon. Jun. 27, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join queer folk and their allies for Monday night tango classes with Boston Tango teachers! Learn the social dance connecting queers around the world! No [...]
Tue. Jun. 28, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us the fourth Tuesday of each month for the Boston Moth StorySLAM! This community-focused, open-mic storytelling competition is open to anyone can share a [...]
Wed. Jun. 29, 2022    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dana Cooper CD Release Show with opener Local Band "The Secret Sauce"- Janet Feld, Esther Friedman & Jackie Damsky June 29, 2022 - 7PM $20 [...]
Mon. Jul. 04, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join queer folk and their allies for Monday night tango classes with Boston Tango teachers! Learn the social dance connecting queers around the world! No [...]
Tue. Jul. 05, 2022    
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. Jul. 05, 2022    
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. Jul. 06, 2022    
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. Jul. 06, 2022    
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, [...]
Thu. Jul. 07, 2022    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
First Tuesday of every month.  Somerville-Cambridge Elder services (SCES) along with the Greater Boston Food Bank, provide older people and younger people with disabilities living [...]
Mon. Jul. 11, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join queer folk and their allies for Monday night tango classes with Boston Tango teachers! Learn the social dance connecting queers around the world! No [...]
Wed. Jul. 13, 2022    
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Red Cross’s regular blood drive returns to the Armory. Please consider donating!
Wed. Jul. 13, 2022    
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
The Been Out Here Teen Open Mic is holding it down at the Armory every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Bring your poems, your verses, [...]
Mon. Jul. 18, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join queer folk and their allies for Monday night tango classes with Boston Tango teachers! Learn the social dance connecting queers around the world! No [...]
Tue. Jul. 19, 2022    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Doors 6:30 pm. Third Tuesday of every month, with different featured poets each time, and a chance to read your own work during the open-mic section [...]
Wed. Jul. 20, 2022    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays at ROOTED Cafe at 7 PM Songwriters in the Round at the Armory on July 20! Host David Thorne Scott will be swapping [...]
Wed. Jul. 20, 2022    
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, [...]
Thu. Jul. 21, 2022    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Boston area has one of the most diverse information security ecosystems in the world. Over the past several years our local community has been [...]
Thu. Jul. 21, 2022    
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
7PM show -- SOLD OUT 9PM show -- recently added To purchase tickets, please click here. HANNAH EINBINDER has quickly established herself as a highly sought-after [...]
Fri. Jul. 22, 2022    
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Cathartic Care invites everyone to come and share your talents with the community at the Armory Café! Get dressed up and come show off. Dance, [...]
Sat. Jul. 23, 2022    
4:00 pm
Launch party for the long awaited release of Timothy Gager's third novel, and bestseller, Joe the Salamander. Timothy has invited friends and special guests, renowned [...]
Sat. Jul. 23, 2022    
6:00 pm
Presented by ONCE, please join us in celebrating Valleyheart's album release, with special guests A Will Away and Ski Club. Doors open 6PM, event starts [...]
Mon. Jul. 25, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join queer folk and their allies for Monday night tango classes with Boston Tango teachers! Learn the social dance connecting queers around the world! No [...]
Tue. Jul. 26, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us the fourth Tuesday of each month for the Boston Moth StorySLAM! This community-focused, open-mic storytelling competition is open to anyone can share a [...]
Wed. Jul. 27, 2022    
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.
Fri. Jul. 29, 2022    
7:00 pm
Madagascar Jr. July 29 at 7pm July 30 at 10am Donation at the door Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria [...]
Sat. Jul. 30, 2022    
10:00 am
Madagascar Jr. July 29 at 7pm July 30 at 10am Donation at the door Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria [...]
Sat. Jul. 30, 2022    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Doors open 6:30PM. The Legacy Ball will be a celebratory experience gathering ordinary young people who aim and do exceptional things. Within the realms of [...]
Sat. Jul. 30, 2022    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Doors Open at 6:30pm The Legacy Ball will be a celebratory experience gathering ordinary young people who aim and do exceptional things. Within the realms [...]
Mon. Aug. 01, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join queer folk and their allies for Monday night tango classes with Boston Tango teachers! Learn the social dance connecting queers around the world! No [...]
Tue. Aug. 02, 2022    
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. Aug. 02, 2022    
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. Aug. 03, 2022    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays at ROOTED Cafe at 7 PM We have a very special Songwriters in the Round planned for August 3. Thea Hopkins is a nationally recognized songwriter [...]
Wed. Aug. 03, 2022    
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, [...]
Fri. Aug. 05, 2022 - Sun. Aug. 07, 2022    
All Day
Boston Armizare is bringing back their annual competitive historical fencing event. This time it will be bigger and better than ever with classes, games, and [...]
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