The Firehall Arts Centre and the Vancouver Independent Music Centre (VIM) are presenting another season of the 2021 Music in the Courtyard series this summer. Filling the outdoor courtyard at Firehall Arts Centre with live music, starting this Friday, July 30 and running until Sunday, September 5.
Performances for the second edition of this series will take place Wednesdays to Saturdays at 7:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm, except for the concert on *Sunday, August 1st, which is scheduled for 7:00pm.
Ticket prices range from $20 to $40, and Firehall Arts Centre and VIM strongly recommend that tickets be purchased in advance at firehallartscentre.ca as they will sell quickly. Each performance will be limited to 50 patrons. Patrons will be required to wear masks in public areas within the building, but may remove their masks once seated in the outdoor courtyard area.
The lineup for the 2021 Music in the Courtyard series is:
- Friday, July 30 – M’Girl
- Saturday, July 31 – Haram (presented in partnership with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival)
- Sunday, August 1st (at 7pm*) – Gentle Party (guest curator, Peggy Lee)
- Wednesday, August 4 & Thursday, August 5 – Small Town Artillery (with guest opener Aza Nabuko)
- Friday, August 6 – Microcosmos Quartet
- Saturday, August 7 – The C.R. Avery Orchestra (presented in partnership with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival)
- Sunday, August 8 – Only a Visitor
- Thursday, August 12 – Emily Molloy
- Friday, August 13 – Murray Porter
- Saturday, August 14 – Mohamed Assani Trio
- Sunday, August 15 – Tonye Aganaba
- Friday, August 20 – Ad Mare with guest artist Julia Nolan
- Saturday, August 21 – The History of Gunpowder
- Sunday, August 22 – Rumba Calzada
- Wednesday, August 25 – Ophelia Falling
- Friday, August 27 – Quatuor André Lachance
- Saturday, August 28 – Electronica Night
- Sunday, August 29 – Brad Turner Quartet
- Thursday, September 2 – Made in Canada: an agricultural song cycle (A Rice & Beans Production)
- Friday, September 3 – Alvaro Rojas’ Gran Kasa (guest curator, Peggy Lee)
- Saturday, September 4 – Handmade Blade (guest curator, Peggy Lee)
- Sunday, September 5 – Alpha Yaya Diallo
“The Firehall is thrilled to be working with the Vancouver Independent Music Centre on Music in the Courtyard,” says Artistic Producer Donna Spencer. “It is fabulous to be welcoming people back to live music performances, and with such an amazing range of musical talent. I think this series is fast becoming a must-hear event in the Vancouver summer season!”
For more information, artists bios and to reserve tickets please visit the Firehall Arts Centre online at firehallartscentre.ca