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We have some important new COVID-19 regulations to share with our community. Effective October 1, 2021, the Center for Arts at the Armory will require all staff and event guests to show proof of vaccination status. Children under the age of 12 will not have to show proof of vaccination (nor will they have to present a negative COVID test) for admittance to events but are required to wear a mask. Guests who wear masks and present a negative COVID test 24 hours prior to the event will also be admitted. Guests are encouraged to show proof of vaccination from their cell phones. In addition, effective August 13, 2021, once inside the Armory building, the Center for Arts at the Armory requires all staff, volunteers, interns, vendors, shoppers and guests to wear a mask regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. We will continue to evaluate and update these policies as the situation evolves. 

Jess White, Operations Manager, brings over twenty-five years of experience in Arts Management ranging from Venue Management to Concert Production and Touring. Most recently, Jess has been the Department Chair for the Entertainment Management program at Bay State College where she built a student run events space, a college radio station and created an industry-acclaimed educational curriculum preparing hundreds of students for careers in entertainment management. Jess has been involved in non-profit capital improvement projects with Central Park SummerStage and the City of New York, has toured with international touring artists, and has been active in producing benefit concerts and raising awareness to many social justice causes. Additionally, Jess has produced four albums and enjoys playing drums.

In June, The Center for Arts at the Armory was a fortunate recipient of an SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG).
 
Earlier this summer, we were also grateful to receive a grant from the Cabot Family Charitable Trust to do capital enhancement planning in the Armory Performance Hall. The first two phases of this plan funded by the CFCT grant will include working closely with a consultant to map out a plan that will lay the groundwork through planning and feasibility studies for transforming the Armory Performance Hall in ways that will stabilize and strengthen our non-profit organization, and better serve artists, users of the hall, and community audiences. An important part of this process will include outreach and interviews with community members, and current and potential users of the Armory Performance Hall in order to inform planning. 

And… for those of you who have supported and followed the soundproofing project in the Armory Performance Hall, we have exciting news… the project has been completed! Special thanks to the MA Cultural Council and to the generous individual donors who financed this project. Informal reports of sound levels audible outside of the Armory indicate a significant improvement as a result of the project. We look forward to sharing the results of our official assessment soon.