Spaces for creativity coming to Kendall Square will be shaped by new nonprofit called 585 Arts
An independent nonprofit called 585 Arts has been formed by BioMed Realty and Cambridge-based Global Arts Live to run the creative side of a BioMed’s property in Kendall Square, from its 10-acre Canal District to the 16-story lab building it expects to open in 2025.
Arts projects will share $90,000 in funding, focused on Port neighborhood, Central Square
Ten arts projects are coming to Cambridge’s Port neighborhood with $90,000 in funding from Cambridge Arts and the City of Cambridge’s Port Neighborhood Grants.
Dance Complex, BioMed open Complex@Canal, an annex where artists are invited to experiment
Central Square-based Dance Complex has opened a 4,000-square-foot annex in Kendall Square for artistic experimentation and says it is taking applications from “artists of all kinds” to use it.
Oh, you’re spending New Year’s Eve inside? These three livestreams can make it special
New Year’s is bound to be an indoors affair while a pandemic is till raging outside, but there are ways to make the night festive and unique.
Passim’s Boston Celtic Music Fest will go online for safe four-day celebration of musical tradition
If there was any doubt: The Boston Celtic Music Fest will be online for its 18th year due to coronavirus restrictions.
Once Somerville joins list of shuttered venues, victim of pandemic with Central’s Studio@550
Once Somerville has closed its doors permanently, the victim of Covid-19’s disastrous financial impact on independent venues, founder JJ Gonson said.
Grants to arts nonprofits flowing, but amounts aren’t enough to save ImprovBoston’s theater
The city and Cambridge Community Foundation have delivered on long-awaited help for arts nonprofits battered by coronavirus closings, but the size of the grants are simply not enough – namely for the ImprovBoston comedy club, which is giving up its theater’s lease.
Foundation’s Imagined in Cambridge awards rove from backyard lessons to back in history
The Cambridge Community Foundation gave out its second annual Imagined in Cambridge Social Innovation Awards on Thursday, recognizing five community projects that tackle pressing social issues.
A week’s worth of things to do, live or streaming
The coronavirus lockdown got boring fast, especially once the charm of lying blank-faced in front of Netflix for hours wore off. Fortunately, more entertainment options have begun to return to Cambridge and Somerville, live and streamed.
Rules keep aid for arts nonprofits off the agenda for another five weeks of coronavirus shutdown
There was some hope city councillors could vote to suspend their rules and bring arts grants forward earlier, such as at one of two special meetings this week. The city clerk found there was no way to do it.
