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New life for an old space

With Bard, Somerville Armory makes the transition to arts center

Bobbie Steinbach and Benjamin Evett rehearse ''Coriolanus,'' a production from the Actors' Shakespeare Project, in the vast space at the Armory. Bobbie Steinbach and Benjamin Evett rehearse ''Coriolanus,'' a production from the Actors' Shakespeare Project, in the vast space at the Armory. (EVAN RICHMAN/GLOBE STAFF)
By Megan Tench
Globe Staff / March 6, 2009

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SOMERVILLE - The hulking, castle-like building, with its giant turrets and drawbridge front entrance, has sat empty on Highland Avenue for 30 years. But now Arts at the Armory is buzzing. (Full article: 1140 words)

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