Seeing as the Firehall is an older building, there are a lot of stories that have been told and retold about happenings here. One of my favourites is about the Bear. Back when Vancouver was still mostly wilderness, and the city was still growing, the fireman at the #1 Firehall took in an abandoned […]
Vancouver is a relatively young city – we’ve just celebrated our 125 birthday. In that time, Vancouver has created quite a colourful history for itself, and the Firehall is proud to be a part of it! For our $30 for 30 Campaign, we’re posting a fact about the Firehall every day for 30 days. Today […]
Next week Volcano Theatre’s Goodness takes over the Firehall from March 6 to 11. The show is critically acclaimed and has toured extensively, even stopping in at the Festival Arts Azimut in Rwanda in 2009. Tara Hughes who plays the young version of the character “Althea” in the play, produced a documentary about the tour- what it was […]
THE FIREHALL’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY DONATION CAMPAIGN 30 years ago, the Firehall Theatre opened its doors. City of Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt pulled up to the theatre in a 1912 fire truck driven by Fireman Alex Matches (what a name!) to cut the ribbon on the new theatre, and we were off and running! Since that […]
Remember the 80s? I do, at least the last half or so. They were pretty rad. Magnum (sigh), shoulder pads, big hair, the original TRON… Well, you can RELIVE THOSE MOMENTS!! How? Tomorrow night. 10pm. Bring your best leg warmers and dancing shoes! This duo-fundraiser will raise funds for the Firehall as well as […]
February 25th marks the Firehall’s 30th Anniversary! The 80s. Wonderful decade. They gave the world Degrassi, Madonna, a love of unflattering clothing, yours truly and, of course, the birth of the Firehall Arts Centre. To commemorate this stupendous occasion, the Firehall and Theatre Cares are getting together to throw a fantastic shindig complete with 80s […]
Welcome, welcome! This is our new website. New website, meet the internet. Internet, meet our new website. We have been working for the past while to get this new website easy to navigate and clear. And pretty. Very pretty. Please let us know what you think! Comments are very welcome, as are questions. I would […]
So. Valentine’s Day. Love it or hate it, it happens every year. This year, we’ve decided to make it more fun. Or weird. Depends who you ask. Catch Chelsea Hotel with your special someone and their special someone for the Valentine’s Day. Tickets are 3 for 2 when you bring in the Awkward Date Night card (look […]
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