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THE NEW CRYSTAL BALLROOM IS KEEPING SOMERVILLE THEATER ALIVE

Catching up with Somerville’s new, much-needed live performance venue and function space On September 17, the Somerville Theatre reopened after a 17-month-long closure brought on by the pandemic. Customers of the 107-year-old theater, some who have been catching flicks there for years, walked into a completely madeover venue with an

JULIET NORMAN AND ALEXIS CRANDALL January 7, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: September 28, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

PorchFest makes a live, outdoor comeback, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and an expansion of Somerville Junction Park

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN September 28, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 31, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Overdose Awareness Day, a new anti-harassment policy, and Project Misik lifts spirits with music

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 31, 2021

ARTIST PROFILE: ALLISON TANENHAUS

Videos, street art, and public interventions assume vibrant, mind-bending dimensions in the hands of the digital artist and graphic designer (Somerville Wire) – Allison Tanenhaus is a Boston-based, digital glitch artist. Through her work, she specializes in “bold geometrics, kaleidoscopic color fields, trippy op art, thought-provoking truisms, anachronistic tech mashups,

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 17, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 4, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

ONCE begins outdoor performances, the City urges people to mask indoors, and polling sites move to new locations

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 4, 2021

SOMERVILLE THEATRE TO GET ITS OWN CRYSTAL BALLROOM

During the pandemic, the theatre has undergone a complete renovation of its facilities (Somerville Wire) – The Somerville Theatre, which closed because of the pandemic in March 2020, has taken advantage of its time offline make some productive changes—the space is undergoing renovations and is also getting a Crystal Ballroom.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN July 6, 2021

ARTS PROFILE: KATHERINE SMALL GALLERY

An inner look at the graphic design enthusiast’s haven (Somerville Wire) – Tucked away on the Cambridge Line, you may happen upon the Katherine Small Gallery. It’s true to the suggestion of its name—the intimate space once held “standing-room only lectures,” packing as many people as possible into a room,

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN June 29, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 15, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A proposal to extend the eviction moratorium, a theatrical reading, and Taste of Somerville’s new dining passport program. Welcome to the Somerville Wire’s June 15 Weekly Roundup—a fast look at local news published every Tuesday at somervillewire.news. Readers with Somerville-focused news tips or press releases or calendar items or letter

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN June 15, 2021

Somerville Live Wire - Episode 3 - YouTube 2021-06-08 10-28-06

VIDEO: HOW ARTISTS IN SOMERVILLE HAVE SURVIVED THE FIRST PANDEMIC YEAR

Somerville Live Wire — Episode 3

SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF May 18, 2021

AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 4 — APRIL 26, 2021

Current headlines: 2021 Somerville Open Studios update, hostile architecture dustup

SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF April 26, 2021