SomerStreets 'Strike Up The Bands' Festival Guide

SOMERVILLE, MA – The City of Somerville will host its September installment of the SomerStreets festival, "Strike Up the Bands," this Sunday. From 2-6 p.m. on Sept. 17, the event will feature live entertainment, games, activities, food, beer gardens and crafts on Highland Avenue between School and Lowell.

Activities along Highland Avenue will include:

Live Music

- ONCE stage:

• Weather Weapon
• Hambone Skinny
• Flight of Fire
• Kangaroo Rat

- Armory Stage:

• The Spots
• Gun Mother
• Grace Givertz
• Special appearance by Keytar Bear!

Activities

• Aerial arts performance by Esh Circus Art
• Interactive activities with Buzzroar Interactive for all ages including paint-balloon toss mural
• Beer garden and taco stand with Cuisine en Locale
• Hockey, interactive activities, preschool games and other fun with Somerville Recreation
• Parkour with Parkour Generations Boston
• Bouncy House
• Learn to walk on stilts with Open Air Circus
• Large-format chalk drawing and photobooth with Somerville Open Studios
• Flea and artisan craft market by Somerville Flea
• Storytelling project with Somerville Media Center and the City of Somerville on the MUSCRAT bus
• Martial arts performance and demonstration class with Villari martial arts
• Explore a fire truck or ambulance
• Community vendors and local restaurants and businesses
• Facepainting with Tara Perrone and henna painting with Cool Henna Designs

Road Closures/Parking Bans

• Highland Ave. (School St. to Lowell St.): Closed to all vehicular traffic 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.; no parking 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Belmont St. (Summer St. to Highland Ave.), Spring Hill Terr., and Sycamore St. (Highland Ave. to Madison St.) will become two way streets from 12 pm to 8 p.m. to allow access for abutters.
• MBTA buses 88 and 90 will be rerouted from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. For locations of rerouted bus stops, visit MBTA.com.

For more information, visit www.somervillema.gov, or www.somervilleartscouncil.org.

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