The neighborhood is never finished. And this November, the doors are wide open.
South Norwood's creative community comes together at the Norwood Space Center for a weekend of artists' studios, vintage discoveries, independent vendors, food and music. On Saturday evening, SONO After Dark begins with a birthday celebration honoring musician and artist Asa Brebner.
10 AM–6 PM: Salvage Angel store hours.
11 AM–4 PM: Norwood Open Studios and the Holiday Stroll pop-up market.
6–10 PM: Asa After Dark, including live music and the Asa Brebner birthday celebration.
10 AM–6 PM: Salvage Angel store hours.
11 AM–4 PM: Norwood Open Studios and the Holiday Stroll pop-up market.
Explore studios, artists, vintage discoveries and independent vendors.
Step inside the studios and meet the artists and makers of SONO Arts. A free, public weekend of art and creative discovery at the Norwood Space Center. Enter through Building 6.
Poster artwork: Mark Dooley, Trees On Hill (2024), acrylic.
Official Open Studios information ↗
A holiday market with 30-plus vendors, gifts, vintage finds, seasonal décor, raffles, music and food trucks. The store is open 10 AM–6 PM; the pop-up market runs 11 AM–4 PM.
Saturday food truck: Friskie Fries. Sunday: Moyzilla. The event poster also features Kroffle Kreations.
Explore SONO shopping ↗
SONO After Dark launches with an evening of art, live music and a birthday celebration for Asa Brebner. The Emily Grogan Band headlines, joined by Charlie Leger, Freddy K, Marcia Mello, Mike Nolan, Natalie Flanagan, Tom Satch Kerans, Tommy and Mo Leger, and special guests to be announced. Hosted by Carmelita.
Featuring a Dennis Stein photo exhibition and private tours of Asa's art archives. Archive tours require advance reservation. Contact chuck@davidbieberarchives.com.
Irish Brewing Boston + David Bieber Archives · Norwood Space Center. Presented by Motherlode.TV.
Explore the Norwood Route 1 story ↗Getting there: Norwood Space Center, 83 Morse Street, Norwood, Massachusetts, is the hub of the opening-weekend programs. Open Studios visitors should enter through Building 6. The Salvage Angel Holiday Stroll is independently organized; check its event information for the correct entrance and location. Asa After Dark takes place on Saturday evening only. Confirm any last-minute changes with the organizers.
SONO is a living cultural district, and its events are part of its history. As programs conclude, their posters, photographs and stories can move here rather than disappear from the site.
Open Studios, the Salvage Angel Holiday Stroll and the first SONO After Dark program. This inaugural weekend will become a permanent entry after the event, with documentation and photographs added as available.
See the opening-weekend program ↗The Route 1 Project has its own history at the Norwood Space Center. Explore the Norwood chapter and the connections between music, archives, artists and the neighborhood.
Visit the Norwood Route 1 page ↗SONO connects artists’ studios, neighborhood restaurants, the Route 1 gateway, local commerce and generations of South Norwood stories. Use the visitor guide and map to find your way, and return to Events as the district’s program grows.