Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Arts Council invite you to...
At the height of summer, artists and festival goers converge on Davis Square, transforming it into one of the area’s largest and most innovative arts festivals. This year’s ArtBeat theme is Mix & Mash.
| July 14 |
Mash Forum |
| Somerville Library, 79
Highland Ave. |
| 6-8PM |
A panel discussion on sampling, “mashups,” and “fair
use” copyright laws vis a vis the arts. Panelists include
DJ C, photographer Gary Duehr and Somerville librarian Ellen Rauch |
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| July 15 |
ArtBeat by Night [Rain
date: July 16, same times] |
| Park Stage, Seven Hills Park |
| 6:00PM |
Lyrical, DJ Rugged One and Somerville Youth |
| 7:00 |
The Stumbleweeds (country/rockabilly) |
| 8:00 |
A multi-media extravaganza with Ad Frank and Co. |
| 9:45 |
Wayne & Wax (deejay and mashologist) |
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| Davis Square Plaza |
| 6:30PM |
Kitsune/Butoh Dance performance (until 8:30) |
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| July 16 |
ArtBeat by Day [Rain
date: July 17] |
| 11:30AM |
Mix/MashParade! Elm and Holland streets, ends on
Park stage; lead by Mdrumming (Brazilian) |
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| Park Stage, Seven Hills Park |
| 12:00PM |
Banda Jilo (Brazilian forró music) |
| 1:00 |
Brass Roots (brass/Carribbean) |
| 2:00 |
Andrea Gillis (blues/rock) |
| 3:00 |
Alto Reform School (soul/funk) |
| 4:00 |
Jimmy Ryan (country/roots) |
| 5:00 |
Emergency Music (pop) |
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| Elm Street Stage |
| 12:30PM |
Humanimals (part human, part animal minstrels) |
| 1:15 |
International Pen Pal (pop) |
| 2:15 |
Rachel McCartney (folk) |
| 3:15 |
Choo Choo La Rouge (pop/rock) |
| 4:15 |
Los Nitidos (music from central & south America) |
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| Jimmy Tingle Theater |
| 1:00PM |
City Stage present “Folktales Near & Far” |
| 2:30 |
Auddity present “A Factory Suite” |
| 3:30 |
Somerville writers present: A Literary Mashup |
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| Elm Street Plaza |
| 1:00PM |
Al-Jawary Al-Hessan Bellydancers |
| 2:00 |
Keeping it Cool Culinary Demo |
| 3:00 |
Theatre@First: Three one-act plays |
| 4:00 |
Potato Mash |
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| Other happenings throughout the festival |
| all day |
Subversive Choppers Urban League, the Open Air Circus,
Tufts Traveling Trunk performances for children, knitting workshops
and a footprint factory. |