Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
Cultural Center | |
| Capacity | 99 |
|---|---|
| Construction | |
| Built | 1910 |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Website | |
| Ethos / IFCC Home Page | |
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) is a community-based arts center located in North Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description and history
The IFCC was founded in 1982 by Portland's first African-American elected official,
The center's mission statement states that the IFCC, "is committed to creating an environment in which people of every ethnic/cultural background come together as artists and audience to explore, preserve and celebrate their diversity."
The building has been designated a Portland Historic Landmark by the city's Historic Landmarks Commission, under the name Interstate Firehouse #24.
The opera Queen of Knives, had its world premiere at the center on May 7, 2010.[2]
On December 31, 2014, Ethos returned management of the building to the City of Portland.[3]
References
- ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ McQuillen, James (May 11, 2010). "Opera review: Portland's Vagabond Opera's 'Queen of Knives' is one sharp show". The Oregonian.
- ^ "IFCC : Ethos, Inc". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
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