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Article by Off the Shelf Correspondent Parma Chattopadhyay

On March 24, from 6 to 9 p.m., Co-Founder of Out of the Blue Community Arts, Deborah Priestly, hosted the first of several poetry nights at the Out of the Blue Art Gallery in studio performance space B6 on the Basement Floor of the Armory at 191 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02143.

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Alexander Levering Kern is a poet, editor, university chaplain, Quaker educator, and interfaith community organizer. Author of What an Island Knows (Shanti Arts, 2024) and a forthcoming poetry collection from Červená Barva Press, Alex is editor of the anthology Becoming Fire: Spiritual Writing from Rising Generations. Founding editor-publisher of Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts (www.pensive.com), Alex serves as Northeastern University’s founding Executive Director of the interfaith Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service. Recently selected for a Residency at T.S. Eliot House in Gloucester, Massachusetts and as an Advisory Council member of the New England Poetry Club.

On Tuesday, April 1, a Boston debut for a true original at The Armory. Welcome to the incantatory, voodoo-infused garage blues, by a real Haitian priestess. Somewhere between Oumou Sangaré and Alabama Shakes. 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Division of Planning, Preservation and Zoning are inviting residents, business owners, and community members to attend a public presentation on the Central Broadway Corridor Zoning Study. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided for in-person attendees. 

Q: Can I still amend a tax return from a prior year?

A: Yes! You can still amend past tax returns, going as far back as the 2021 tax year. If you missed claiming deductions, credits, or reported incorrect income, you have up to three years from the original filing deadline to submit an amended return.

~Photos by Iaritza Menjivar

The Somerville Museum presented its annual awards at its Annual Meeting on Friday, December 13. The Museum’s awards program honors organizations and individuals that have served the City of Somerville or the Museum, making important contributions to the community.

Theatre@First, a community theater based in Davis Square, will present the world premiere of a new adaptation of H.G. Wells’ science fiction/horror classic The Island of Dr. Moreau, March 14-29 at Unity Church on William Street.