HOME ALONE & DIE HARD

Naughty & Nice Double-Feature December 19, 2025

5:30 PM

A feel-good double-feature from heartwarming to hair raising!

What’s one of the best parts about the holiday season? The movies and the nostalgia they give us. Celebrate December-time at Arts at the Armory’s historic venue this year with a special holiday movie double feature: Home Alone and Die Hard.

One ticket gets you access to both movies; fresh popcorn and quintessential movie candy will be available for purchase.

Doors open at 5:30pm, Home Alone will start at 6pm. Intermission will include an ugly sweater contest for the adults and a holiday PJ contest for the kids. After the winners are announced, relax back into your seats and enjoy Die Hard at 8:15pm.

Why sit at home, when you can watch holiday classics on the big screen with delicious refreshments to enjoy all night? Bring friends, bring family, and tuck in for a cozy night at Arts at the Armory on December 19.

Tickets: $15 (children who can sit in guardians’ laps may attend free of charge)

Please note that Die Hard is rated R (violence & profanity) and is recommended for viewers ages 17+. Learn more about Die Hard’s rating on IMDB.

Tickets for Naughty & Nice: Holiday Movie Night are non-refundable. All ticket sales are final.

Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series Presents Djékady with Balla Kouyaté and Mike Block

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Led by Balla Kouyaté and Mike Block, this band weaves Malian and American traditions into music that moves feet and lifts spirits.

Djékady, a Mandinka phrase that means “coming together is good,” is a fiery six-piece band led by Grammy-winning musicians Balla Kouyaté (balafon, vocals) and Mike Block (cello, vocals) that puts Malian music into conversation with American folk music and contemporary styles. Featuring Mamoudou Konate (djembe), Idrissa Koné (talking drum, calabash, percussion, vocals), Luke Okerlund (guitar), and Mike Rivard (bass, sintir), the band’s energetic nature and deep appreciation for each other’s cultures create an unexpected and beautiful display of music without limitations.

As soon as Balla Kouyaté was old enough to sit up, his father placed a mallet in his hand. If their 800-year-old lineage of balafon players were a baobab tree, Balla would be its newest branch. The Kouyaté family are griots, or djelis, from the village of Niagassola on the Mali-Guinea border. In West African culture, djelis are more than just eminent musicians — they are storytellers, soothsayers and peacemakers. They transmit their oral history like a long game of telephone across generations. Djékady puts Malian music into conversation with American folk music and contemporary styles, allowing new shoots to sprout from Balla Kouyaté’s musical tree.

This concert is the Boston release party for Benkan, Djékady’s debut album. Meaning “agreement” in the Mandinka language, Benkan expands the possibilities of American music by celebrating the cultural richness shaped by global connection.

Join us for an incredible concert with Djékady on March 1, 2026 at Arts at the Armory in Somerville, MA. Doors open at 5:00pm, the show will start at 6:00pm.

Tickets purchased for Djékady are non-refundable. All sales are final.

Somerville Winter Farmers Market

Every Saturday through April 11th* — 9:30am – 1:30pm

*except 11/29 and 12/27

The Center for the Arts at the Armory is proud to offer a weekly winter market with 65+ local food vendors with the best locally grown and regionally produced foods, including fresh produce, cheese, eggs, meats, fish, breads, tamales, pastries, chocolate, skincare products, and more.  

The Somerville Winter Farmers Market (SWFM) connects local farmers and small businesses with residents of Somerville and the Greater Boston Area to build a sense of community over a shared love of food. Our market empowers visitors to develop a personal connection to the food they eat by learning where it comes from, how it was treated, and how to prepare it, directly from the producers.

SNAP and HIP accepted.

Learn more at somwintermarket.org