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Visual Arts, Performing Arts, and Music

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Somerville is home to a wide variety of opportunities for artistic expression.

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Arts at the Armory

The Center for Arts at the Armory (Arts at the Armory) is a non-profit organization located at 191 Highland Avenue between Davis and Union Squares in Somerville, Massachusetts. Arts at the Armory resides in the historic Armory building, serving as a community arts center for the residents of Greater Somerville.

Been out Here - Teen Open Mic

A monthly open mic program for teens on Wednesdays from 6pm - 9pm at Arts at the Armory.

Free - Youth Arts Arise

Youth Arts Arise is a free arts education project for students ages 11 to 16. This program is a great after school opportunity to explore creativity in a wide range of artistic mediums. Program runs from 3:30pm - 5pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Mudflat Studio

Mudflat is a clay studio for students and artists of all ages and levels in metro Boston. We offer a dynamic artistic community, featuring classes, workshops, outreach programming and events, plus a mix of studio rentals for 38 professional clay artists.

School of HONK

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE, at any age, to learn an instrument, or a rhythm, or a dance routine, or otherwise help us make music together. We value diversity, inclusion, egalitarianism and mutual love and respect, and we have mentors and players with all levels of experience, eager to help others learn to play too. Everyone is encouraged to find their own voice, and participate at whatever level is both comfortable and rewarding. And although playing music involves cooperation and some simple rules, unlike most other play, it is completely non-competitive and open to all. Want to learn trumpet? We’ll show you how to blow one note, then maybe you’ll play that note on every fourth beat. It’s a very important note in the song, and it’s easy to play, and the next thing you know, you’ve just taken your first steps to playing music with us.

Somerville Arts Council

The Somerville Arts Council offers a wide variety of events and programming for all ages centered on arts in the community. Various locations

Somerville Arts for Youth (SAY)

The Mission of SAY, Inc is to encourage the youth of Somerville, MA, to explore their social, academic, and leadership potential through training in the performing arts. Through collaborations with our schools and community partners, we create opportunities for young people to engage with professional teaching artists, to experience theatre, music, and dance first hand, and to explore their potential through hands on training in performance and production.

Somerville Theatre

This cozy theatre shows films both old and new, along with a number of live plays. 55 Davis Square, Somerville MA 02144

Tufts Community Music Program

Since its opening in February of 2007, the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center has become a resource for the local community. In addition to the regular 150 plus concerts and events presented in the center's Distler Performance Hall and Fisher Performance Room (which are all open to the public to attend), Tufts Music also offers a wide range of other community music programs. These include: Saturday music classes for children and teenagers, the Tufts Youth Philharmonic on Friday afternoons, weekday evening classes and ensembles for adults, a two week summer music program for children ages 7-12, a special Sundays at Tufts Community Concert series with a rotating slate of artist and music genres, and Saturday Family and Children's Concerts.

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