Creative Event and Gathering Space

Welcome to the Alma Somerville! The Alma is a 487 sq ft, two-room creative gathering space for up to 30 people. Perfect for birthday parties, baby showers, rehearsals, performances, coworking sessions, workshops, meditation, art classes, and more! Its unique split-level setup is ideal for bringing people together while facilitating separate spaces. The street-level bottom room gets bright light during the day and is great for a small concert, comedy show, reading, or pop-up store. The more intimate lounge space up the stairs can be used as an extension space for whatever is going on downstairs, and on its own is a great space for more private meetings and work sessions. A variety of lighting options adapt the space for both daytime and nighttime activities. The Alma is here to be enjoyed creatively and you are welcome to move around any of the furniture to adapt the space to your needs! (You may notice a few different arrangements among the photos). Amenities include: -15 folding chairs -two folding 6-foot x 2 foot banquet tables -three small folding tray tables -a 3.1 cubic foot minifridge -Samsung monitor -Free WiIFi Timing your booking: When planning your time at the Alma, please ensure your booking includes all the time you will need for setting up, enjoying the space, wrapping up, and clearing out. If you decide during your booking that you want or need to extend your time, please let me know no later than 1 hour before the end of your scheduled time. Timely extension requests will always be accommodated as long as a) there is no booking after yours, and b) the space will be open. Whether you go with your original schedule or opt for an extension, please plan to be fully done with all clean-up etc. by the scheduled end time. Any time spent beyond the scheduled end time, will be subsequently be added to your booking in half-hour increments. Accessibility: There are two steps with a combined rise of about one foot to enter the ground level. Unfortunately we do not have a ramp or enough clearance for a ramp. To get to the second level, which is where the bathroom is, there are eight steps with a single handrail on the left if going up, on the right if going down. Note: The Alma is located in a mixed-use commercial and residential building on a mostly residential street. Out of respect for our neighbors, all events must end by the listed closing times.