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Your Weekend: Artful Somerville

Several galleries are putting on new exhibitions.

 

Richard Cambridge's Poet Theatre

When: Friday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. 

Where: The Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville

Why go? People from Poets' Theatre at the Arts at the Armory, The Liberation Poetry Collective and Trilingual Press will present the book "Liberation Poetry: An Anthology." Contributors will then read selections, and Cambridge experimental jazz and pop singer Lo Galluccio will perform. 

Cost: $5 suggested donation 

Ron Brunelle Exhibition 

When: Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Jan. 29

Where: The Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville (Gallery) 

Why go? Recent abstract paintings by the Somerville artist, who received a Somerville Arts Council 2011 Visual Arts Fellowship Grant in painting, will be on display through most of the month. 

FREE

Reception for New Davis Square Art Venue 

When: Friday, Jan. 13 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. 

Where: 53 Chester Street, Somerville

Why go? The exhibit marks the opening of Change is Good Gallery. Redbones will serve appetizers, and there will be live music by Quilisma. There will be a viewing Saturday, Jan. 14, too, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

FREE

Somerville Winter Farmers Market

When: Saturday, Jan. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Where: The Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville

Why go? Buy fresh bread, locally produced honey, cheese, fruits and vegetables, wine and other food. Musicians, coffee, baked goods and workshops on food preparation add to the experience. 

FREE

Adventures Close to Home

When: Saturday, Jan. 14 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. 

Where: Washington Street Art Center, 321 Washington St, Somerville

Why go? Feminist artists from the area will present and auction off their artwork throughout January to raise money to cover the cost of attending Boston Lady Fest, a three-day festival in Cambridge. 

FREE

There are many other events happening in Somerville this weekend. Visit our events calendar to see them all. Are you going to a festival, benefit, class, concert or theater performance that you didn't see on the calendar? If so, please let everyone else know about it by clicking "add an event." 

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