Arts Archives - Page 25 of 26 - Cambridge

Hearing could be decisive for the Out of the Blue art gallery, a fixture in Somerville’s Armory

by Marc Levy March 2, 2026

The owner of the Out of the Blue art gallery in Somerville has won a City Council hearing for her attempts to stay in the city-owned Armory arts building or get a new space if she’s forced to leave.

ART AND DESIGN

Between a Foot Locker and TJ Maxx, a mall hosts Michelangelo

by Michael Gutierrez March 2, 2026

The exhibit “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel” displays 34 of 60-odd Vatican frescoes, life-sized reproductions visible “like no pope has ever seen them.”

MUSIC

Boston Bitdown music festival expands because its organizers never unplug

by Michael Gutierrez February 27, 2026

Boston Bitdown respawns March 5-8, expanding its fun to four days and welcoming more than 50 musicians and artists from Salem to Somerville.

MUSIC

Say She She’s disco revival is disconcerting only if you stop dancing long enough to think

by Michael Gutierrez February 26, 2026

Disco is back! The NYC-based outfit Say She She, fronted by three sashaying vocalists, made the argument Saturday at The Sinclair.

THEATER

How clown troupe Liars and Believers created the apocalyptic death match of ‘The End is Nigh’

by Kilian Melloy February 25, 2026

A play that’s “Animaniacs” meets “The Hunger Games” has creative and philosophical concerns behind its clowning, brightness and physical comedy.

ARTS

Somerville gets a cabinet-level arts czar in addition to a new leader for Arts Council in mayor’s plan

by Marc Levy February 24, 2026

Reassurances came Tuesday for people worried about the direction of creative culture in Somerville, where longtime Arts Council executive director Greg Jenkins steps down March 6.

MUSIC

Who’s in the tour van to rep us at the New Colossus Festival

by Michael Gutierrez February 23, 2026

A handful of local musicians head to New York City for the seventh edition of the New Colossus Festival, running March 3-8.

ARTS

Letter-writers worry there won’t be an open process when Somerville replaces Arts Council director

by Marc Levy February 22, 2026

An abrupt departure by a longtime champion has artists wondering who will lead the Somerville Arts Council and how they will be chosen.

MUSIC

Biribá Union mixes Bach with beatboxing and bass at a Club Passim tour launch

by Michael Gutierrez February 21, 2026

Biribá Union’s nimble parade of genre mashery delivered more rap to Passim’s folkhead patrons than they have probably listened to in the past year.

THEATER

Stunning ‘The Moderate’ unleashes the Internet’s good, bad and ugliest in Central Square

by Shelley A. Sackett February 20, 2026

“The Moderate” is not for everyone. Kudos to Central Square Theater for its excellent job of warning that the play contains mature themes, including images, video and audio depictions of violence,...