Archive for the ‘Arts and Culture’ Category

MLK Day celebration at Somerville Theatre

More than sixty people attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, “Equality Through Access,” in the Somerville Theatre earlier today. The event featured dancing, singing and other performances by local artists and students. Many Somerville residents came to watch their children and friends perform, and were glad to see “so many familiar faces.” One…

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New art gallery hits Davis Square

In a city that boasts more artists per capita than in any other U.S. city, Somerville is oddly lacking in regards to actual art galleries for artisans to showcase their work. Not for long. Nave Gallery, a thriving group of local artists currently operating out of a spot located at Clarendon Hill Baptist Church, is…

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Somerville ‘Copy Cat Festival’ gets catty

Time to whip out the ball of yarn and sharpen those claws. Locals are getting all Cat Fancy with the city’s first ever Somerville Copy Cat Festival slotted for 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at the Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave. Meow. “Our feline extravaganza will feature not only cat videos—produced locally…

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Bar Therapy

Brendan Boogie takes a pause before embarking on a new route with a new band.

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 15 & 16

Do the lizard, do-do-do the lizard, This Weekend in Somerville.

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 8–9

This weekend will leave you dog tired in Somerville. Nap Now!

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Christmas with the Tender Bastard

An ode to the Christmas we won’t have (thanks to shifting poles, or whatever) from Scott Mastro.

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: Nov. 30–Dec. 2

Weekend Highlights have just woke up from a long nap to find out this weekend in Somerville is full of shopping, shopping, shopping, two comedians and a ballroom full of sluts. Quick! Somebody brew some strong coffee.

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: Nov. 16–18

See a belly dance, mix tacos with local beer, hear the sitar and some musicians do their best Van Morrison impression this weekend in Somerville.

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: Nov. 9–11

Learn how to mine organic coffee, listen to the music of a guy named “Moogist” and hear the soft humming of holidays near.

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