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A Front Porch Arts Collective production in collaboration with The Huntington at Calderwood Pavilion, through April 2, 2023

By Off the Shelf Correspondent Andy Hoffman

If you have ever wondered what might draw you back to live theater after the pandemic, the Huntington has the answer for you: Lenelle Moïse’s K-I-S-S-I-N-G, a laugh-out-loud-funny and joyous celebration of young love and high hopes.

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Sally Cragin is an award-winning journalist who wrote the local music column Cellars by Starlight for Boston Phoenix, and who has written about music for the L.A. Reader, Rolling Stone, and many other papers. Poetry and fiction has appeared in Exquisite Corpse, Boston Review, Penman Review (University of Southern New Hampshire), Somerville Journal, and a variety of other small magazines in various states of activity and many other columns as well. Her books, The Astrological Elements and Astrology On The Cusp I (Llewellyn Worldwide) have been sold in numerous countries overseas and domestically. She teaches folklore and history at Fitchburg State University and has served in public office since 2008, most currently as a Councilor At-Large for Fitchburg, MA.

Arrests:
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Mario Bardales, of Westboro, March 16, 10:48 p.m., arrested at Broadway on a charge of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.

Robert Ortiz, March 20, 5:03 a.m., arrested at Cummings St. on a charge of possession of a class B drug, and on warrant charges of possession of a class B drug and carrying a dangerous weapon.

Grants support improved discharge process from hospitals to help ease capacity constraints while supporting patients in returning to their communities

The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $3 million in grants to acute care hospitals and Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) across Massachusetts through the Hospital to Home Partnership Program. The program is designed to build partnerships between hospitals and ASAPs to strengthen communication and coordination with community providers.

First in-person college scholarship fundraiser event led by PTAs in five years

Somerville Game Show Night, Somerville Council of PTAs‘ biggest fundraising event of the year, which raises money for its Somerville High School (SHS) college scholarship program, will take place at the Somerville High School Auditorium on Friday, March 31, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The SCES 50^th Celebration at the Somerville Senior Center (167 Holland St.) starts at 11:00 a.m. on March 29.

This free celebration will include a special meal, an educational discussion of the Mediterranean diet, prizes, giveaways, and more. New SCES CEO Marta Corvelo will be there to meet with the community, and SCES will also have information about its new Nutrition vendor and meal options in our community.

— Photos by Bobbie Toner

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A 3-alarm fire broke out in a second floor residence at 34 Walker St. in Somerville on Saturday afternoon. Mutual aid from Arlington, Medford, Cambridge, Boston, and Belmont was rendered. The blaze reportedly extended to the garage area.

Artists’ Toolkit: The Business of Art is a mini-professional development series presented by the Somerville Arts Council and the Somerville Museum. In collaboration with Somerville Open Studios, this program provides useful resources to the Somerville cultural community to elevate their artistic practice.

On Sunday, March 19, the annual Race of Ireland road race will be held in and around the Davis, Teele, and Ball square areas. 

Beginning around 9:00 a.m., detours will be set up to accommodate the start and finish lines in Davis Square (Elm St. at Day St. and the Community Path by Grove St.).