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Rough Sleepers: A Discussion with Tracy Kidder and Dr. Jim O’Connell

Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series
Wednesday, May 1st

Photo by Bill Brett

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The Soul Rebels

Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series
Thursday, May 16th

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Arts at the Armory

Arts at the Armory provides an inclusive and accessible venue that creates opportunities for artists and cultural workers, brings diverse audiences together, and promotes the creative economy.

Celebrity Series workshop with Music from the Sole.
Photo by Robert Torres.

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Arts at the Armory’s historic Performance Hall and cozy Rooted Cafe are available to rent for your next private event!

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ROOTED Armory Café

A welcoming, inclusive and vibrant space that hosts a diverse array of events, offers delicious menu items, and is a favorite spot to meet or hangout over coffee or lunch.

Pictured: Acoustic Nomads Community Workshop

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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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10:00 AM - Rick & Friends
Sun. Mar. 31, 2024    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
ROOTED Armory Café is the place to be for SUNDAY BRUNCH in March! French toast, pancakes, frittata, pulled pork tacos, mimosas, espresso drinks and much [...]
Sun. Mar. 31, 2024    
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Our biggest event of the year is here!! We stepped it up with 40+ vendors, tooth gems, tats, live DJs, free yerba, and more! Free [...]
Tue. Apr. 02, 2024    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
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 [...]
Tue. Apr. 02, 2024    
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. Apr. 03, 2024    
7:00 pm
Get tickets now! Without doubt or qualification, The Sadies are one of this continent’s greatest extant rock ’n’ roll bands — just as they have [...]
Wed. Apr. 03, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Come and hear some serious heavyweight champs at Songwriters in the Round at the Center for Arts at the Armory. Susan Cattaneo is a Boston area folk/rock/blues legend. Jonathan Feist is [...]
Thu. Apr. 04, 2024    
7:00 pm
Get tickets now! $25 in advance $30 day-of-show All ages are welcome! Doors open at 7:00PM Event begins at 8:00PM
Thu. Apr. 04, 2024    
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. Apr. 05, 2024    
6:00 pm
The inaugural Boston Progressive Jazz Festival will be a captivating night of performances from four of Boston’s foremost groups that each push their definitions of [...]
Sat. Apr. 06, 2024    
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Center for the Arts at the Armory is proud to offer a weekly winter market with 71+ local food vendors with the best locally [...]
Sat. Apr. 06, 2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Jazz vocalist (and flute player) Rick Silberg holds a weekly residency in the Armory Cafe.   Stop by throughout the morning; a varied line-up will play [...]
Sat. Apr. 06, 2024    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us for the Closing Reception for La Titiritera, the art exhibition by Ellen Rounseville on view at Rooted Armory Café.
Sat. Apr. 06, 2024    
7:00 pm
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! A night of storytelling & standup with Anna Akana Get tickets now! Presale Code: BOSTON Anna Akana can currently be [...]
Sat. Apr. 06, 2024    
7:30 pm
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe presents an evening with with Terry Kitchen, Ksenia Mack and Thea Hopkins. The evening begins at 7 PM [...]
Sun. Apr. 07, 2024    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sun. Apr. 07, 2024    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
ROOTED Armory Café is the place to be for SUNDAY BRUNCH!
Sun. Apr. 07, 2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Live electronic music event, aiming to connect artists, musicians, students and people interested music technology and live electro-acoustic music.
Sun. Apr. 07, 2024    
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Maybe you knew Charles Daniels as a neighbor in the ‘Ville. Maybe you knew him as the Master Blaster –announcing at the Tea Party or [...]
Wed. Apr. 10, 2024    
6:00 pm
Join us for an evening of community and celebration. Learn about SCC's work and how to get involved. Doors open at 5:30 PM Meeting starts [...]
Wed. Apr. 10, 2024    
7:00 pm
Monthly Coffee House with Open Mike for the mental health recovery community and the general public, as well.
Thu. Apr. 11, 2024    
7:00 pm
Hotline TNT with Cicada Get tickets now! All ages are welcome! Doors open at 7:00PM Show begins at 8:00PM Hotline TNT on Spotify
Thu. Apr. 11, 2024    
7:00 pm
Join in with chorus songs that are easy to learn and fun to sing
Fri. Apr. 12, 2024    
6:30 pm
All Ages are welcome. No previous Music or Art experience necessary! This is a Hands-On demonstration and exchange of ideas on Creative Scoring and Improvisation [...]
Sat. Apr. 13, 2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Jazz vocalist (and flute player) Rick Silberg holds a weekly residency in the Armory Cafe.   Stop by throughout the morning; a varied line-up will play [...]
Sat. Apr. 13, 2024    
6:30 pm
Join us for an evening of performance by the students of Esh Circus Arts! Get tickets now! Doors open at 6:30 PM Show begins at [...]
Sat. Apr. 13, 2024    
6:30 pm
Small & Casual is excited to venture out of our normal living room venues for our second musical production at the Rooted Cafe. This time [...]
Sun. Apr. 14, 2024    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
ROOTED Armory Café is the place to be for SUNDAY BRUNCH!
Sun. Apr. 14, 2024    
2:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Small & Casual is excited to venture out of our normal living room venues for our second musical production at the Rooted Cafe. This time [...]
Sun. Apr. 14, 2024    
3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 14 schedule for Blue Heron Okeghem Weekend at Arts at the Armory: Doors open at 3:30 PM. Lecture & Demonstration by Scott Metcalf [...]
Mon. Apr. 15, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Arts at the Armory Performance Opportunity (POP) Program presents: Let's Talk About It A show dedicated to addressing themes of mental health, neurodiversity, negative self-talk, [...]
Tue. Apr. 16, 2024    
7:00 pm
ATTENTION ALL LOVERS OF WRESTLING AND BOOKS! On Tuesday, April 16th, New York Times-bestselling author Abraham Josephine “Josie” Riesman will be celebrating the paperback release [...]
Wed. Apr. 17, 2024    
6:30 pm
All ages are welcome. Get tickets now! Doors open at 6:30 PM Show begins at 7:00 PM Earthless Minami Deutsch
Wed. Apr. 17, 2024    
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. Apr. 18, 2024    
6:30 pm
The Hope Principle Show: Citizens’ Shame and Hope in the Time of Genocide Get tickets now! Puppet show! Puppet show! Bread & Puppet Theater is [...]
Fri. Apr. 19, 2024    
7:00 pm
Bill Blumenreich Presents: Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG chin-wag: to have a chat, a friendly conversation. Get tickets now! Actor Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma, author and [...]
Fri. Apr. 19, 2024    
8:00 pm
Jonathan Anderson brings his hottest and funniest friends in Boston comedy to do their best standup bits and he’s got follow up questions! Get tickets [...]
Sat. Apr. 20, 2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Jazz vocalist (and flute player) Rick Silberg holds a weekly residency in the Armory Cafe.   Stop by throughout the morning; a varied line-up will play [...]
Sat. Apr. 20, 2024    
9:00 pm
After School Snacks Comedy presents: Two very talented improv groups performing under the influence — one being drunk and the other being high to see [...]
Sun. Apr. 21, 2024    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
ROOTED Armory Café is the place to be for SUNDAY BRUNCH!
Sun. Apr. 21, 2024    
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Welcome to our new monthly DJ’d dance event! We are a diverse and inclusive community of dancers united by our love of Swing dance. Balboa [...]
Sun. Apr. 21, 2024    
7:00 pm
Sleep Paralysis Tour 2024 Get tickets now! Doors open at 7:00 PM Show begins at 8:00 PM All ages are welcome.
Tue. Apr. 23, 2024    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… GRUDGE: Prepare a five-minute story about resentment. Warranted or irrational, lifelong [...]
Wed. Apr. 24, 2024    
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Strummerville Ukulele Club is a fun-loving, ukulele-strumming, singing and humming group of amateur musicians who love the ukulele almost as much as we love [...]
Wed. Apr. 24, 2024    
7:00 pm
Open Up The Songbook Get tickets now! Doors open at 7:00 PM Event Begins at 8:00 PM All ages are welcome. *No fee tickets available [...]
Thu. Apr. 25, 2024    
6:00 pm
Cody makes plays with his friends, and because of his inherent laziness and a convenient interest in the ephemeral, he makes them the day of [...]
Thu. Apr. 25, 2024    
7:00 pm
Get tickets now! All ages are welcome. Doors open at 7:00 PM Show begins at 8:00 PM
Fri. Apr. 26, 2024    
7:00 pm
Join us for Somerville's Most Illuminating Party! Get tickets now! GLOWBALL will transform the Armory Performance Hall into an immersive Glow-in-the-Dark Rave created by DJ [...]
Fri. Apr. 26, 2024    
8:00 pm
Constellations presented by The Nova Comedy Collective at ROOTED Armory Cafe. Learn more about The Nova Comedy Collective
Sat. Apr. 27, 2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Jazz vocalist (and flute player) Rick Silberg holds a weekly residency in the Armory Cafe.   Stop by throughout the morning; a varied line-up will play [...]
Sat. Apr. 27, 2024    
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Sat. Apr. 27, 2024    
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. Apr. 28, 2024    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Vegan Market SPRING EDITION in SOMERVILLE! www.theveganmarketma.com The Vegan Market was founded in 2018 with a desire for a place for everyone to find [...]
Sun. Apr. 28, 2024    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
ROOTED Armory Café is the place to be for SUNDAY BRUNCH!
Sun. Apr. 28, 2024    
5:30 pm
Somerville Poets Reading Their Own Poems and Poems They Love This once-in-a-lifetime reading includes the largest array of Somerville poets ever assembled. More than 30 [...]
Tue. Apr. 30, 2024    
5:00 pm
Wed. May. 01, 2024    
7:00 pm
Arts at the Armory is excited to welcome Tracy Kidder and Dr. Jim O'Connell for a book discussion of Rough Sleepers. Get tickets now! Doors [...]
Wed. May. 01, 2024    
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. May. 02, 2024    
7:00 pm
An event that celebrates the flavors of Somerville's immigrant community and the contributions of our new neighbors. Get tickets now! Experience a culinary journey celebrating [...]
Thu. May. 02, 2024    
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. 03, 2024    
7:00 pm
Get To The Gig Boston & MassConcerts present R.A.P. Ferreira with special guests Cavalier Get tickets now! Doors open at 7:00 PM Show begins at [...]
Sat. May. 04, 2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Jazz vocalist (and flute player) Rick Silberg holds a weekly residency in the Armory Cafe.   Stop by throughout the morning; a varied line-up will play [...]
Sat. May. 04, 2024    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Somerville Open Studios 2024 will take place on Saturday + Sunday, May 4-5, 2024, from 12-6 pm each day, at artists’ studios and homes throughout [...]
Sat. May. 04, 2024    
7:30 pm
The Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe present a live, in-person concert with featured singer/songwriters. The concert will include a solo set by each [...]
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