Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
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The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) is a community-based arts center located in Northeast Portland, Oregon
, United States
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The IFCC was founded in 1982 by Portland's first Afircan American elected official, Commissioner Charles Jordan. The IFCC is located in a former 1910 fire station
at 5340 North Interstate Avenue and now contains a 99-seat theater, an art gallery, and space for rehearsal or classes.
The center's mission statement states that the IFCC, "is committed to creathing 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 is owned by Portland Parks & Recreation, a City of Portland Bureau, and was managed by IFCC, Inc. until May 2010 when that nonprofit ceased operations. In August 2010, management authority was given to Ethos Music Center by a unanimous vote by Portland City Council.
The opera Queen of Knives
, had its world premiere at the center on May 7, 2010.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, United States
United States
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The IFCC was founded in 1982 by Portland's first Afircan American elected official, Commissioner Charles Jordan. The IFCC is located in a former 1910 fire station
Fire station
A fire station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus , personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire extinguishing equipment...
at 5340 North Interstate Avenue and now contains a 99-seat theater, an art gallery, and space for rehearsal or classes.
The center's mission statement states that the IFCC, "is committed to creathing 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 is owned by Portland Parks & Recreation, a City of Portland Bureau, and was managed by IFCC, Inc. until May 2010 when that nonprofit ceased operations. In August 2010, management authority was given to Ethos Music Center by a unanimous vote by Portland City Council.
The opera Queen of Knives
Queen of Knives
Queen of Knives is an opera in two acts by the American composer Eric Stern. The English libretto was written by the composer. The opera premiered in Portland, Oregon on May 7, 2010 at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center...
, had its world premiere at the center on May 7, 2010.