Welcome to Holland!? by Laura Sanchez
Jun
29
12:30 PM12:30

Welcome to Holland!? by Laura Sanchez

Welcome to Holland!?—"A Theatrical journey of Flamenco, Poetry and Humor exploring unspoken realities of Motherhood and caregiving," is coming to Arts at the Armory’s Spotlight Series on June 28 and 29, 2025.

Join for Laura Sanchez’ transformative 75-minute journey that beautifully intertwines flamenco, poetry, humor, and film, celebrating the incredible strength of caregivers. Experience the story of an immigrant mother as she navigates her unique "Holland!?"—a landscape reshaped by trauma. Everyday objects transform into powerful symbols of hope, guiding her through challenges and illuminating the path to belonging. Welcome to Holland?! challenges stereotypes about motherhood and disability, shedding light on the diverse experiences of caregivers and non-traditional families.

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Be Easy Candlelight Yoga Flow
Jun
29
7:30 PM19:30

Be Easy Candlelight Yoga Flow

All levels yoga class under the greenery and disco ball in Upstairs at Bow. Surrounded by candlelight this class will move slow and build strength through holding poses. Class will end with an extended shavasana.

This class is set to modern music mostly r&b. The music will be uncensored. Must bring your own yoga mat.

Class will also be offered June 29.

Tickets here.

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Jul
2
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Jul
5
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Pilates Pop Up at Remnant with EMBODI
Jul
5
9:00 AM09:00

Pilates Pop Up at Remnant with EMBODI

📣Pilates Pop-Up in the Beer Garden at Remnant! 📣
Start your Saturday strong with a free, feel-good workout led by @embodi.studios in the Beer Garden at Remnant!
Gabby just opened her first studio in Union Square and is celebrating with a monthly movement series:
• June 7, July 5, Aug 2, Sep 6
• 9:00 am
• FREE CLASS!

✨About EMBODI Studios:
EMBODI is a Fitness Studio & Third Space offering Pilates, Yoga, Strength & Dance classes, as well as events, community workshops, and private training. At EMBODI, workouts are more than just exercise-they’re a chance to unplug, reconnect, and EMBODI the YOU that you want to be.
Stick around after class for a matcha and soak up the morning!

REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE CLASS HERE

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Jul
9
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Jul
12
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Jul
12
9:30 AM09:30

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Jul
16
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Nature Journaling for Everyone with Libby
Jul
19
8:00 AM08:00

Nature Journaling for Everyone with Libby

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Slow down, observe, and connect with nature through journaling.

You’ll begin by crafting a simple journal using paper and watercolors, then step into the natural world to capture what you see, hear, and feel through words, sketches, or color.

Afterward, you’ll gather as a group to share our reflections over a soothing cup of herbal tea. This is a relaxed and supportive space for creative exploration, presence, and connection with like-minded individuals.

For more info, visit Libby Curtis Webb’s website: https://libbycurtiswebb.com/

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Union Square Farmers Market
Jul
19
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Jul
23
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Jul
26
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Jul
28
6:00 PM18:00

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Jul
30
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Pilates Pop Up at Remnant with EMBODI  (Copy) (Copy)
Aug
2
9:00 AM09:00

Pilates Pop Up at Remnant with EMBODI (Copy) (Copy)

📣Pilates Pop-Up in the Beer Garden at Remnant! 📣
Start your Saturday strong with a free, feel-good workout led by @embodi.studios in the Beer Garden at Remnant!
Gabby just opened her first studio in Union Square and is celebrating with a monthly movement series:
• June 7, July 5, Aug 2, Sep 6
• 9:00 am
• FREE CLASS!

✨About EMBODI Studios:
EMBODI is a Fitness Studio & Third Space offering Pilates, Yoga, Strength & Dance classes, as well as events, community workshops, and private training. At EMBODI, workouts are more than just exercise-they’re a chance to unplug, reconnect, and EMBODI the YOU that you want to be.
Stick around after class for a matcha and soak up the morning!

REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE CLASS HERE

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Union Square Farmers Market
Aug
2
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Aug
6
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

View Event →
Union Square Farmers Market
Aug
9
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

View Event →
Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Aug
9
9:30 AM09:30

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Yart Sale
Aug
9
12:00 PM12:00

Yart Sale

Get ready for a vibrant, creative, and community-focused summer day: the Yart Sale! A city-wide yard sale, focused on ART.

Explore an entire city’s worth of front yards, driveways, and porches transformed into mini art galleries and bustling markets. Here’s what you can expect: paintings, photography, handmade objects, band merch, art supplies, art tools, collectible items, plants, art supplies, frames, vintage clothes, etc.

Your purchases help support the vibrant local art community. Take home unique finds, each yard is a treasure of items you won’t find anywhere else. This citywide event is fun for all ages- you are encouraged to bring your friends and family. Mark your calendars for a day of art, community, and fun!

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Aug
13
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

View Event →
Union Square Farmers Market
Aug
16
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Aug
20
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

View Event →
Union Square Farmers Market
Aug
23
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Evolution of Hip Hop
Aug
23
4:00 PM16:00

Evolution of Hip Hop

For over eight years, the Somerville Arts Council has coproduced the Evolution of Hip Hop Festival in Union Square.

This event features rappers, singers, spoken word poets, dancers, and visual artists from the Somerville community and surrounding cities. This showcase of hip hop music, dance and culture displays the immense creativity throughout the region. Also featuring live art, interactive activities, craft vendors and local community groups.

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Aug
25
6:00 PM18:00

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

View Event →
Wednesday Creative Musings
Aug
27
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

View Event →
Union Square Farmers Market
Aug
30
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Sep
3
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

View Event →
Union Square Farmers Market
Sep
6
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Pilates Pop Up at Remnant with EMBODI  (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Sep
6
9:00 AM09:00

Pilates Pop Up at Remnant with EMBODI (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

  • Remnant Brewing Beer Garden (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

📣Pilates Pop-Up in the Beer Garden at Remnant! 📣
Start your Saturday strong with a free, feel-good workout led by @embodi.studios in the Beer Garden at Remnant!
Gabby just opened her first studio in Union Square and is celebrating with a monthly movement series:
• June 7, July 5, Aug 2, Sep 6
• 9:00 am
• FREE CLASS!

✨About EMBODI Studios:
EMBODI is a Fitness Studio & Third Space offering Pilates, Yoga, Strength & Dance classes, as well as events, community workshops, and private training. At EMBODI, workouts are more than just exercise-they’re a chance to unplug, reconnect, and EMBODI the YOU that you want to be.
Stick around after class for a matcha and soak up the morning!

REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE CLASS HERE

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Rock & Roll Yard Sale
Sep
7
12:00 PM12:00

Rock & Roll Yard Sale

Find yourself (or a loved one) a vintage treasure. This event features vendors selling an eclectic mix of vinyl records, vintage + DIY handmade goods. This is the perfect way to support independent small businesses! 

Somerville Rock & Roll Yard Sale is the Boston-Area “Sister – Event” to the the Providence Record Show and Rock & Roll Yard Sale and is a Sale of Vinyl Records and DIY Handmade Goods produced by what cheer records

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Sep
10
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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History Un-Locked Drop in Chats- Milk Row Cemetery
Sep
11
6:00 PM18:00

History Un-Locked Drop in Chats- Milk Row Cemetery

Milk Row Cemetery will be open to the public on select dates and times from May through October as part of HISTORY ON THE LINE, a series of exhibitions and programs organized by the Somerville Museum and funded by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism's MA250 initiative and the City of Somerville.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Sep
13
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

View Event →
Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Sep
13
9:30 AM09:30

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

View Event →
Wednesday Creative Musings
Sep
17
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

View Event →
Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Sep
22
6:00 PM18:00

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

View Event →
Wednesday Creative Musings
Sep
24
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

View Event →
Union Square Farmers Market
Sep
27
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

View Event →
Wednesday Creative Musings
Oct
1
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Oct
4
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Oct
8
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Oct
11
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Oct
11
9:30 AM09:30

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Oct
15
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Oct
18
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Union Square Farmers Market
Oct
25
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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History Un-Locked Drop in Chats- Milk Row Cemetery
Oct
25
10:00 AM10:00

History Un-Locked Drop in Chats- Milk Row Cemetery

Milk Row Cemetery will be open to the public on select dates and times from May through October as part of HISTORY ON THE LINE, a series of exhibitions and programs organized by the Somerville Museum and funded by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism's MA250 initiative and the City of Somerville.

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Oct
27
6:00 PM18:00

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Nov
8
9:30 AM09:30

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Welcome to Holland!? by Laura Sanchez
Jun
28
8:00 PM20:00

Welcome to Holland!? by Laura Sanchez

Welcome to Holland!?—"A Theatrical journey of Flamenco, Poetry and Humor exploring unspoken realities of Motherhood and caregiving," is coming to Arts at the Armory’s Spotlight Series on June 28 and 29, 2025.

Join for Laura Sanchez’ transformative 75-minute journey that beautifully intertwines flamenco, poetry, humor, and film, celebrating the incredible strength of caregivers. Experience the story of an immigrant mother as she navigates her unique "Holland!?"—a landscape reshaped by trauma. Everyday objects transform into powerful symbols of hope, guiding her through challenges and illuminating the path to belonging. Welcome to Holland?! challenges stereotypes about motherhood and disability, shedding light on the diverse experiences of caregivers and non-traditional families.

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Dungeons & Drag Nuns play "Thirsty Sword Lesbians" RPG!
Jun
28
7:00 PM19:00

Dungeons & Drag Nuns play "Thirsty Sword Lesbians" RPG!

Wanna watch some incredibly talented drag performers play a sexy role-playing game LIVE? Join Side Quest Books & Games at Upstairs at Bow!

Hang out and watch some incredible drag performers play a live session of “Thirsty Sword Lesbians," a role-playing game about angsty disaster lesbians with swords! Proceeds from this event will go to benefit the Theater Offensive.

This is an alcohol-free event. Delicious mocktails will be available for purchase from Nook and water will be available.

Doors at 6:30, show starts at 7! Snag tickets!

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Big Gay Prom
Jun
28
5:00 PM17:00

Big Gay Prom

Get ready to relive prom the way it should have been—queer, fabulous, and full of sparkle.

Hosted by Remnant Brewing. Big Gay Prom kicks off with dinner accompanied by dazzling drag performances hosted by the incomparable Killah Croc and an all-vinyl DJ set from the legendary DJ Visty. After you’ve dined and dished, and gotten your photo taken, Prom Royalty will be crowned and the after-dinner-dance-party inside Remnant Brewing will begin!
Dress to impress, express, or undress (no judgement!)—just come ready to celebrate loud and proud.

Tickets here!

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5k Beer Run x Aeronaut Brewing Co. | 2025 MA Brewery Running Series
Jun
28
12:00 PM12:00

5k Beer Run x Aeronaut Brewing Co. | 2025 MA Brewery Running Series

Join the Massachusetts Brewery Running Series® for a 5K-ish fun run that starts and ends at Aeronaut Brewing Co. Run, walk, jog - whatever goes! This event is for all ages and fitness levels. Move at your own pace, enjoy some fresh air, and then celebrate with a locally made, cold craft beverage at the finish line! 🎉

Event Details:

When: Saturday, June 28 at 12pm

Where: Aeronaut Brewing Co in Somerville, MA

Course: We’ve mapped out a 5K-ish course that shows off the best of Somerville and the neighborhoods surrounding Aeronaut Brewing.

Tickets & more details here.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Jun
28
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Mizuhiki Bookmark Workshop with Ko-Kyoto
Jun
26
6:00 PM18:00

Mizuhiki Bookmark Workshop with Ko-Kyoto

In this workshop with Ko-Kyoto, you will learn to make a Mizuhiki bookmark featuring the Plum Knot, a charming flower-shaped design. You'll create one during the session and receive materials for two more! Make another for a loved one or to adorn your other books.
Once you learn to how to make it, you can arrange it to add accessories!

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Jun
25
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Yes2Art Paint Party at Bow Market
Jun
24
10:00 AM10:00

Yes2Art Paint Party at Bow Market

Yes2Art is collaborating with Saus and Buenas in Bow Market to throw a Paint Party!

Children will be invited to express themselves and display their unique art work at Buenas. Ticket includes Petite Frites from Saus and an Empanada from Buenas. Take art home or display it at Buenas where it will be auctioned off at a later event!

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Jun
23
6:00 PM18:00

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Dungeons & Dragons & Debauchery
Jun
22
3:00 PM15:00

Dungeons & Dragons & Debauchery

Are you a queer-friendly, alt-lifestyle, happy-go-lucky geek who loves hanging out with other queer-friendly, alt-lifestyle, happy-go-lucky geeks? This is the event for you.

Welcome to Dungeons & Dragons & Debauchery, a nerdy meetup for people to play board games, drink delicious Aeronaut beer, and socialize.

DOs:

- Bring board games you'd like to play with other people

- Bring friends you want to hang out with

- AND/OR just bring yourself, you are enough and amazing

DON'T

- As Wil Wheaton says, "be a dick"

- Come grumpy. Or do. Honestly, who are we to tell you how to feel? In fact, come grumpy, we're cool with it.

You're extremely welcome in this very social, very friendly, very geeky group (even if you don't consider yourself a normal "geek", well, what is normal anyway. You're very welcome!)

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Blessing of the Bay: Three Voices One Shore, The Untold Stories of Ten Hills
Jun
22
11:00 AM11:00

Blessing of the Bay: Three Voices One Shore, The Untold Stories of Ten Hills

Experience a unique celebration that intertwines the rich histories of
three distinct cultures. The Blessing of the Bay honors the legacy of
the innovative Blessing of the Bay ship and Massachusetts's first
Governor, John Winthrop, while acknowledging the complex narratives of Indigenous peoples and Black Africans impacted by historical events.

Enjoy captivating performances by:

Morning Star Singers: An Indigenous drum group that brings the cultural
significance of the area's first peoples to life.
Anna-Celestrya Carr: an Indigenous Dancer.
De Ama Battle's African Music and Dance Group: an arts educator and the founder of the Art of Black Dance and Music, Inc. (ABDM). Since 1975 her company has sought to unify people of African descent “through the study of African-rooted dance, music, and folklore” to highlight “cultural similarities within the African Diaspora.”
Aimee Ledwell: Creating a community art project inspired by the Mystic
River.

Through art, music, and dance, the story of Ten Hills will be told
from multiple perspectives, reflecting a shared past and celebrating
the collective journey.

Don't miss this powerful event— honor and celebrate the
community's diverse History!

Free Admission

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Big Gay Dance Party
Jun
21
5:00 PM17:00

Big Gay Dance Party

🌈 Somerville’s Big Gay Dance Party – An Outdoor Celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride! 🌈

Celebrate Pride Month with an unforgettable dance party in Union Square Plaza! This free, all-ages event is a joyful celebration of love, diversity, and inclusivity, welcoming LGBTQ+ individuals and allies alike.

This year’s theme: Halloween in June! Get creative and bring your most fabulous, spooky, or outrageous costume—because who says you can’t celebrate Halloween in June? Whether you come dressed as a glamorous ghoul, a glittering ghost, or your fabulous self, you’re sure to look great on the dance floor!

  • Sounds by DJ Live: Keeping the energy high with a killer dance set.

  • Drag performances by Amanda Playwith and Lily: Serving up fierce, fabulous, and unforgettable performances.

  • Professional photographs with Megan Senturk

  • LGBTQ+ organizations will be tabling! Connect with local groups doing meaningful work in the community. Learn more and get involved!

Pride is more than just a celebration—it’s a powerful reminder of the resilience, creativity, and strength of the LGBTQ+ community. This event is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ friends, family, and neighbors, while also sharing joy, self-expression, and community connection.

Free and open to all!

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Nature Journaling for Everyone with Libby
Jun
21
2:00 PM14:00

Nature Journaling for Everyone with Libby

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Slow down, observe, and connect with nature through journaling.

You’ll begin by crafting a simple journal using paper and watercolors, then step into the natural world to capture what you see, hear, and feel through words, sketches, or color.

Afterward, you’ll gather as a group to share our reflections over a soothing cup of herbal tea. This is a relaxed and supportive space for creative exploration, presence, and connection with like-minded individuals.

For more info, visit Libby Curtis Webb’s website: https://libbycurtiswebb.com/

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Mizuhiki Bookmark Workshop with Ko-Kyoto
Jun
21
11:30 AM11:30

Mizuhiki Bookmark Workshop with Ko-Kyoto

In this workshop with Ko-Kyoto, you will learn to make a Mizuhiki bookmark featuring the Plum Knot, a charming flower-shaped design. You'll create one during the session and receive materials for two more! Make another for a loved one or to adorn your other books.
Once you learn to how to make it, you can arrange it to add accessories!

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Union Square Farmers Market
Jun
21
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Good Food For All
Jun
21
to Jun 28

Good Food For All

For an 8th year, Union Square Main Streets and local businesses proudly present Good Food for All, a week-long community campaign to raise awareness and funds for the Union Square Farmers Market’s local SNAP match.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously Food Stamps) recipients often find fresh, local food at farmers markets inaccessible, yet these foods are vital for strong and healthy immune systems. 

To increase accessibility to these local food sources, the Union Square Farmers Market offers a SNAP Match Program: USFM matches SNAP funds that shoppers use with market vendors, dollar-for-dollar up to $15 each market day. This means that a shopper gets $30 to shop SNAP-eligible goods while only spending $15 of their benefits, doubling their purchasing power. 

Since 2005, USMS has raised more than $102,000 to match SNAP dollars, making it possible for more neighbors to participate in and enjoy the bounty of its farmers market. Good Food For All ensures that this vital food access program continues.

Participating businesses show their dedication to the Union Square community by donating to support the SNAP Match – funds that will be spent at the Union Square Farmers Market, not at their own brick-and-mortars. Prioritizing access and community health are values important to many independently owned businesses in the Square and Good Food For All is excited to highlight them throughout the fundraiser. You can too by dining, shopping, and playing with them.

How much does this matter? 

During the 2010 Union Square Farmers Market season, USMS issued $164 in SNAP and match per market. In the 2024 season, the average SNAP and match issued per market was $1,796 – an astounding 995% increase. While this increase shows that fresh food continues to be a priority for all, it also means Good Food For All is even more important than ever.

Friends and neighbors, please come to the table and to help USMS sustain a farmers market for all.

Make your donation here TODAY!

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Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series: Leyla McCalla
Jun
20
7:00 PM19:00

Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series: Leyla McCalla

Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series is delighted to bring Leyla McCalla to the Performance Hall stage on June 20, 2025.

Born in New York City to Haitian emigrants and activists, Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from past and present, pulling from three centuries of history and influences from around the globe. McCalla possesses a stunning mastery of the cello, tenor banjo and guitar and, as a multilingual singer and songwriter, has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience. In addition to her solo work, McCalla is a founding member of Our Native Daughters (with Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah and Allison Russell) and alumna of Grammy award-winning Black string band The Carolina Chocolate Drops.

McCalla’s newest album, Sun Without the Heat, is playful and full of joy while holding the pain and tension of transformation. Throughout Sun Without the Heat’s ten tracks, McCalla achieves a balance of heaviness and light with melodies and rhythms derived from various forms of Afro-diasporic music including Afrobeat, Ethiopian modalities, Brazilian Tropicalismo, and American folk and blues.

Tickets available now; don’t miss the chance to share in McCalla’s rich, playful music on June 20th!

Doors will open at 7:00pm, the music will start at 8:00pm with local folk artist, Grace Givertz, to open.

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Tavern Talk: From King's Men to Continentals
Jun
19
7:00 PM19:00

Tavern Talk: From King's Men to Continentals

TAVERN TALK: FROM KING’S MEN TO CONTINENTALS: WAR & SLAVERY IN REVOLUTIONARY MASSACHUSETTS

with John Hannigan, Tufts University 

More than 2000 Black and Native men from Massachusetts served with Patriot forces during the Revolutionary War. This talk explores their experiences both on and off the battlefield to better understand the day-to-day lives of the soldiers of color who fought for independence. 

Get tickets here!

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Virtual Talk: The Challenges of the Anthropocene: Climate Change and Ancestral Black Communities
Jun
18
7:00 PM19:00

Virtual Talk: The Challenges of the Anthropocene: Climate Change and Ancestral Black Communities

Professor Janaina Campos Lobo (Institute of Humanities at the University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony [UNILAB]) will share her current work investigating climate change from the perspective of Afro-descendant communities. Highlighting the strong relationship of these communities with their environments through climate ethnography, Professor Lobo’s scholarship underscores territorial ties and connections beyond the human dimension. Her presentation will explore these issues, focusing on how Afro-descendant communities perceive, experience, and respond to climate change through ancestral knowledge, local practices, and multispecies relationships.

This event will be conducted in English, with an advance copy of the talk available in Portuguese to those who request it when they register. Professor Lobo will also be able to take questions in Portuguese.

Registration Information: Register to receive the Zoom link here.

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Wednesday Creative Musings
Jun
18
3:30 PM15:30

Wednesday Creative Musings

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Growing Center for some relatively quiet time during the weekly Red Fire Farm CSA distribution window.

Bring a book and read.

Grab your journal and write a bit, create a poem or make an entry in the Growing Center Journal that will be available.

Find those art supplies and come sketch, draw or paint while enjoying a green setting in the city.

Some limited kids and garden/nature books and art supplies will be available for use on site. Every Wednesday, June 4 - October 15.

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Shawn Colvin & Rodney Crowell Together On Stage!
Jun
14
7:00 PM19:00

Shawn Colvin & Rodney Crowell Together On Stage!

Arts at the Armory’s Spotlight Series Presents Shawn Colvin and Rodney Crowell on June 14, 2025.

Shawn Colvin wowed the music scene with her arresting 1989 debut, Steady On. The following spring, Colvin took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, establishing herself as a mainstay in the singer-songwriter genre. In the ensuing 30 years, Colvin has won three GRAMMY Awards, released thirteen superlative albums, written a critically acclaimed memoir, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, appeared on countless television and radio programs, had her songs featured in major motion pictures and created a remarkable canon of work.

Colvin triumphed at the 1998 GRAMMY Awards, winning both Record and Song of the Year for the Top 10 hit "Sunny Came Home," from the platinum-selling album A Few Small Repairs. In September 2019, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Steady On, Colvin released a newly-recorded version of her landmark debut. Colvin crafted a truly mesmerizing reinvention, performing the album with just her voice and guitar. The Steady On 30th Anniversary Acoustic Edition strips each song to the core, placing Colvin's songwriting on full display.

Rodney Crowell is a prolific country musician and songwriter. Native Texan, Crowell is a multi-Grammy Award-winning troubadour with fifteen number one hits. Over the course of his career, Crowell has gracefully blended his own mainstream success as an artist with a prolific catalog of songs cut by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Keith Urban and more, making him a master among his peers.

With more than 40 years of American roots music under his belt, Crowell has also been cited as the architect of Americana music, extending his genre reach, but owing to the distinctly universal, literary quality of his writing, he has also penned beloved songs for artists as diverse as Bob Seger, Etta James, the Grateful Dead, and countless others.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see two beloved songwriters share the stage at Arts at the Armory on June 14. Shawn Colvin and Rodney Crowell will take turns playing their iconic hits from over the years.

Doors will open at 7:00pm, the music will kick off at 8:00PM.

Get your tickets here!

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GAY FIERI: DINERS, DRIVE-INS, & PRIDE
Jun
14
2:00 PM14:00

GAY FIERI: DINERS, DRIVE-INS, & PRIDE

Rebel Rebel is taking you to flavortown for everyone’s favorite annual post-parade, pre-club afternoon cookout!

The party will be replete with natural wine (obviously), Jell-O shots from solid wiggles, music from @spinthebottle, buenas will be grilling, tie dye with tiny turns, tarot readings with heronkind, many specials from their Bow neighbors! a guy fieri lookalike contest!

a portion of proceeds to @masstpc
put on your best flame shirt+ get weird! kiddos are welcome, too.
no tix required! Please RSVP!

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Father’s Day Weekend Open House: World Record Robotic Arm & Liftgate Rides
Jun
14
12:00 PM12:00

Father’s Day Weekend Open House: World Record Robotic Arm & Liftgate Rides

This Father’s Day weekend, RISE Robotics is opening their lab doors to celebrate dads, families, and some seriously strong tech.

See the World’s Strongest Robotic Arm lift a full size electric truck, every hour on the hour and tour the facility where they’re building the future of clean, powerful machines.

Watch the record-breaking Beltdraulic™ SuperJammer Arm in action
Take a ride on the Beltdraulic powered “Not Your Dad’s Liftgate” (but really, Dads love it)
Color your own robots, trucks, and RISE machines
Enjoy some food and locally roasted Beantrust coffee

Plus: Tour HQ, meet the RISE engineers, and discover how they’re powering the next generation of zero-emission heavy equipment.

FREE with RSVP

Great for curious kids, proud parents, and anyone who’s ever asked “how does that thing work?”

Limited parking is available. Using public transit or a ride-sharing service is recommended. (Union Square Green Line and CT2, 85, 87, 91, 109 buses are all within 5 minutes.)

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Growing Center Volunteer Orientation
Jun
14
9:30 AM09:30

Growing Center Volunteer Orientation

  • Somerville Community Growing Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a quarter-acre, municipally-owned green space operated and stewarded by the non-profit volunteer Friends of the Community Growing Center.

At their Volunteer Orientation, you'll take a thorough tour of the space, learn its 30-plus year history, and take in the logistics of on-site volunteering.

Learn important details like:

  • everything from accessing the electrical and water supply to finding the right tools

  • where to check for the most up-to-date garden info and tasks, and specifics on seasonal clean-up and maintenance tasks (like snow removal in winter, watering in summer)

  • the benefits of native plants in the rain and pollinator gardens and discover the many local partner organizations they've collaborated with over the years.

  • the myriad of opportunities to get involved, from garden team to event support, outreach to composting, program planning, open hours hosting and more!

The Orientation is around 75 minutes long, with plenty of opportunities for questions. If you want to dive in BEFORE taking an orientation, visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up for an opportunity TODAY at bit.ly/scgc-volunteer.

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Union Square Farmers Market
Jun
14
9:00 AM09:00

Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the 21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market!

Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world!

Union Square Farmers Market will run:

Saturdays from 9am-1pm

May 10- October 25

No market 9/20

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Stories in Bloom
Jun
12
7:00 PM19:00

Stories in Bloom

A lavender-lit night of forbidden stories, fearless performances, and radical joy—raising funds to fuel the Ink & Impact Fellowship.

Join us in Upstairs at Bow for a night where stories bloom, voices rise, and creativity takes center stage. Stories in Bloom is an unapologetically joyful fundraiser celebrating the radical power of storytelling—with burlesque, poetry, cocktails, and community.

Every ticket supports the Ink & Impact Fellowship, a transformative nine-month program for emerging writers exploring gender, sexuality, and marginalized identities.

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Boston Book Festival's Lit Crawl
Jun
12
6:00 PM18:00

Boston Book Festival's Lit Crawl

  • Locations all around Union Square (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Lit Crawl returns!

Join fellow bookworms and bibliomaniacs for a night of irreverent literary adventure and mayhem in unexpected spaces across Union Square.

From 6-9pm, intrepid readers and curiosity seekers choose from a variety of unique events, including games, fusion performances, provocations, and other delightful oddities.

This event is FREE!

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