Fresh Poetic Insights for January 2014
Yes, Christmas still hasn’t happened yet, New Year’s resolutions have not yet been broken, the goose is still very much getting fat. But now is the perfect time to note a date in the...
Read MoreHidden Spire… Only 10 Days Away!
Thursday 12th, Friday 13th & Saturday 14th December, 7.30pm (Saturday Matinee, 2.30pm) The Story… The Clock Shop is the oldest business in town. Calvin is a master craftsman, inheriting the shop through four generations....
Read MoreAn Excellently Stocked ‘Pop Up Print Shop’
With only a week left, here’s why you shouldn’t miss this month’s Pop Up Print Shop exhibition… Amongst the glut of tatty Christmas pop-up shops that tend to nestle in our cities around this...
Read MoreWe set Gloucester Green ablaze!
This weekend, Oxford will be energised and thoroughly well-lit by three days of events across the city. Here at The Old Fire Station, we’ve a plethora of wondrously bright happenings that will showcase inclusive...
Read MoreGuest Blog Post: Natasha of Candy Pop chooses her favourite items in the Old Fire Station Shop
Since the blog post is so wonderful, we thought we’d re-blog the Shop’s post on Natasha of Candy Pop’s favourite items in the Old Fire Station Shop… Enjoy! Natasha is a photographer, blogger and...
Read MoreWelcome to the Listening Room…
Just over two weeks ago, The Listening Room burst onto the Oxford music scene with performances from Oxford based groups, FREADA, THE SEA THE SEA and KILL MURRAY. A new regular music night (monthly...
Read MoreNew Exhibition: Women at the HeArt
Popped in to see our new exhibition, Women at the HeArt yet? If not, here’s a look at the exhibition in all its glory! Women at the HeArt is a Thames Valley Partnership project,...
Read MoreInterview: James Bell on his album launch this September
We chatted to James Bell about his upcoming album launch here at the Old Fire Station, asking, what prompted him to do the album now, his reasons for looking into the Bodleian archives, and...
Read MoreMeet the Maker: Eleanor Young of Fun Makes Good
Every month, we interview one of the makers in our shop. We recently chatted to Eleanor Young, designer of the bright and bold Fun Makes Good to find out more about what inspires her,...
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Gesamtkunstwerk What? An Interview with Jack Goldstein
One Note Forever, an Oxford based music blog dedicated to showcasing new music, reviews, features and video, caught up with Jack Goldstein curator of our upcoming event Gesamtkunstwerk Memetics #1 and had a chat....
Read MoreInterview: Emma Leigh, Artistic Director behind MadCap Theatre’s The Taming of the Shrew
We had a last minute chat with Emma Leigh, Artistic Director at MadCap Theatre, the company behind our upcoming show, The Taming of the Shrew. She shares why MadCaps picked the Taming of the...
Read MoreGet into the 1920’s mood…
We have been fantastically busy over the last few weeks with Oxford Fringe and you’d think that following it, things would start to get calmer. How wrong! Our Spring to Summer season is now...
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