Produced with funding from The Boston Foundation's Live Art Boston (LAB) grant, the festival will showcase music (including Tef Poe, the St. Louis rapper and current Harvard University fellow who rose to national prominence as an activist at the forefront of the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri, protests), dance, visual art, talks, sign-making, letter-writing and other participatory activities.

The Somerville Arts Council presents Dancing in the Streets. Dating back to our SomervilleStruts dance showcase in 2004, we’ve always thought the region should know about our city’s amazing dance community.

Come early for Lunch at 1:30 PM Program from 2-4 PM. Bring your children for Fun and Activities, Games and Prizes. Hear from well informed & dynamic speakers.

The brain child of Mayor Joe, who played trumpet in the Somerville High School Jazz Band, Joe’s Jazz and Blues Festival is back this year. On Saturday, June 17th, get ready for a free all-day outdoor event in beautiful Powderhouse Park (a.k.a Nathan Tufts Park)!

Free and open to all.   Climb to the top of the Tower to enjoy the view. Listen to a special guest speaker at 11am. Contribute your Somerville story at the "Storytelling" booth. Enjoy music and a docent-guided tour. City information tables and light refreshments for the whole family!  

The Tufts Office of Government & Community Relations is pleased to invite you to a free outdoor screening of Disney's Beauty & the Beast as part of the first ever Community Summer Movie Night. In the event of bad weather, the screening will be moved indoors to Barnum Hall, Room 008.

This is a public meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Committee.

This is a public meeting of the Human Rights Commission.

Come inside Somerville’s oldest cemetery, dating back to 1804, and usually closed to the public. Explore this rare and endangered gem, where British soldiers and Revolutionary citizens are buried. Inclement weather cancels. 

This is a public meeting of the Traffic Commission 

This is a public meeting of the Board of Health. 

Public meeting of the Board of Assessors

Planning your life for the future can be difficult whether you are in the beginning stages of planning or have a more concrete plan in motion. Make sure that you and your loved ones are financially knowledgeable, legally protected and aware of what funeral expenses look like. It is never too early to look at securing your future.

This is a public meeting of the Somerville Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change.

This is a public meeting of the Board of Library Trustees.

Public meeting of the Somerville Housing Authority

The Somerville Chamber of Commerce has announced the date and a new location for the 2017 Taste of Somerville. The Taste has been growing in popularity year over year —the last 3 years were sold-out serving over 1,200 guests.    

Public meeting of a regional group with participants and topics of discussion that relate to the metro Boston region.

Do you face challenges in finding quality, affordable housing? Do you have ideas about how to make Somerville a more equitable community? The City of Somerville would like to hear your story and learn about your ideas! Come share your perspective and help the City develop a plan to make Somerville a more inclusive community at this public meeting.

Join the Somerville Council on Aging for a Low Vision Support Group. The group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month.