On Friday, April 26, 2024, GLOWBALL will transform the Armory Performance Hall into an immersive Glow-in-the-Dark Rave created by DJ Saucy Lady with hypnotic visuals by Jay Medina, all in support of The Center for Arts at the Armory.

We are mixing things up this year. GLOWBALL is an anti-gala, and a coming out party for our newly upgraded Performance Hall. There will be no speeches, formal presentations or auction. We are calling on our community to celebrate with us, and to support The Center for Arts at the Armory in the process. Join us in feting this glorious space and all of the transcendent moments it has provided to our community.

Our honorees will be regaled while seated on stage with their friends, and also pick the winners of the Best Glow-in-the-Dark Outfit Contest, which all guests are encouraged to enter. There will be performances by Marcus Santos’ Grooversity drumming ensemble, and aerial circus performances by Ellen Waylonis and Sophie Kaufman from ESH. GLOWBALL tickets include coupons for beverages from Lamplighter Brewing and vegetarian samosas from Curry Express, glow-in-the-dark face painting by Arty Mari plus glow in the dark accessories for guests to don.

Can’t make it to GLOWBALL but still want to support Arts at the Armory and have us gift a ticket to a local artist or cultural worker? This is the ticket for you! As with all GLOWBALL tickets, we will send you a thank you note and receipt stating that 80% of your ticket purchase is a donation to The Center for Arts at the Armory. 

We are counting on our community to come out for what promises to be Somerville’s most illuminating party of the year in support of advancing our mission to provide an inclusive and accessible venue that creates opportunities for artists and cultural workers, brings diverse audiences together, enriches and transforms lives, and promotes the creative economy.

We are still accepting GLOWBALL sponsors, but we’d like to share a big thank you shout out to those sponsors who have already joined us:

DRUM & BASS SPONSORS
Boynton Yards
Somernova

TRANCE SPONSORS
Assembly Row
Cambridge Taylor Rental
Catherine and Eric Haines
Sunflower Therapeutics
Tufts

LO-FI SPONSORS
Cambridge Community Foundation
Lamplighter Brewing
Law Office of Isaac Machado
Nash CPAs and Accounting
Somerville Flea
The Gorins
The Independent Restaurant Group

We are thrilled to announce that we will be honoring the following Somerville-affiliated awardees at GLOWBALL:

Outstanding Artist:
Marcus Santos

Community Arts Advocate:
Joe Lynch

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Lynn Gervens (Mudflat)

Become a GLOWBALL Sponsor

We invite individuals, and local businesses and institutions to play an important role by sponsoring GLOWBALL. In recognition of your generous support, we welcome you to celebrate with us and will spread the word about your business or organization to our audience, as detailed in the Sponsorship Packet. Please contact Stephanie at [email protected] for more information.