FLORENCE
BOMBYX
Updated
This week at Bombyx: Thu 10/15 — Culomba Polyphony Fest - Festival Opening Concert, Sat 10/17 — Four Roads to Freedom, Sun 10/18 — Culomba Polyphony Fest - Festival Closing Concert. Upcoming: Tue 10/20 — Suzanne Vega, Thu 11/5 — Le Vent du Nord, Sun 11/8 — Sufi-Buddhist Fusion Soundbath.
ABOUT
Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity is a nonprofit performance venue at 130 Pine Street in Florence, Massachusetts, housed in a historic church built in 1861. The space serves as a concert venue, art exhibition space, and community gathering place, located adjacent to the Sojourner Truth Memorial.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Expect world-class programming focused on jazz, acoustic roots, and global music in a sanctuary setting with period architecture. The venue participates in the Card to Culture program, offering 50% discounts to EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders.
HISTORY
The building was constructed by abolitionists connected to the Northampton Association of Education and Industry (NAEI), a utopian community founded in 1842 on principles of anti-slavery, gender equality, and religious tolerance. The name "Bombyx" references the silk moth imported to the region as a rejection of southern cotton. Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth were all connected to this site.
UPCOMING SHOWS as of 10/12/2026
Thursday
- 7:00pm — Culomba Polyphony Fest - Festival Opening Concert get festive
Saturday
- 7:00pm — Four Roads to Freedom join the journey
Sunday
- 3:00pm — Culomba Polyphony Fest - Festival Closing Concert celebrate music
Monday - 11/16
- 6:30pm — Cowboy Junkies - Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond feel the vibes
Saturday - 11/21
- 7:30pm — Talent Isn't Everything - A Bad Art Experiential Concert with Rythea Lee artistic fun
- 8:00pm — Pipo Romero dance night
Sunday - 11/22
- 7:00pm — Pollinators - A Soundbath chill out
Saturday - 12/5
- 7:00pm — An Evening with Tom Rush great tunes