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Firehouse Follies

WFHB’s live radio variety show is performed quarterly at the Ivy Tech Waldron Auditorium and broadcast live on-air.

The Firehouse Follies – Nick Danger Redux

The Firehouse Follies is back! Our first show, November 11, 2023, featured a classic of audio comedy – “The Further Adventures of Nick Danger, Third Eye” by The Firesign Theatre! Kid Kazooey leads the Four-Alarm Orchestra, and the special musical guest is Chris “Geodize” Barth. There’s plenty of comedy from the Mighty Firehouse Art Players, including an episode of Star …

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WFHB’s Firehouse Follies: Anything Goes

Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies for another live radio theater broadcast: ‘Anything Goes’- featuring special musical guest Carrie Newcomer with Martinie’s Boogie Three, Gozpel Gurlz, and Cathi Norton, with acting troupe The Unusual Suspects. Broadcasting live from the Ivy Tech John Waldron auditorium Sunday December 1st from 4 to 6 P.M. Doors open at 3:30 P.M. Be a part …

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Remembering Mike Kelsey

Mike Kelsey passed away in July, 2019. He was one of WFHB’s very first volunteers, and over the next 26 years produced some of our most popular shows. Mike was as much a Bloomington Institution as Community Radio itself. His many, many friends gathered to celebrate his life at one of his favorite places (a brewery) and what a celebration …

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WFHB’s Firehouse Follies: Order In The Court

Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies crew for another live radio theater broadcast: ‘Order In The Court’—featuring special musical guests Mark Robinson and Daniel Seymour, with storyteller extraordinaire Arbutus Cunningham. Broadcasting live from the Ivy Tech John Waldron Whikehart auditorium Sunday, August 25th, from 4 to 6 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Be part of the audience or listen …

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Kelsey Celebration of Life – Saturday, August 24th

Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies crew at Upland Brewery Banquet Hall on Saturday, August 24th from 3 to 7 p.m., as we celebrate the life of Mike Kelsey AKA Colonel Kelsey, long-time Old Time Train 45 DJ, Firehouse Follies Producer, and lover of bad puns—featuring musical performances by The New Hoosier Broadcasters, Garden of Joy, and the Joel Kelsey …

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Firehouse Follies – Fireheads & Tales – June 2nd

The WFHB Firehouse Follies invites you to our special, star-studded summer show, Fireheads and Tales, to be presented Sunday June 2nd at the Ivy Tech Waldron Whikehart Auditorium from 4 to 6 p.m. This show features David Ossman and Phil Proctor, now known as “What’s Left of the Firesign Theatre,” as well as Gary Sandy of WKRP in Cincinnati and …

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Firehouse Follies presents “Superheroes” – Sunday, March 10th

The WFHB Firehouse Follies will be celebrating the coming of spring at the Waldron Whikehart Auditorium March 10 with “Superheroes,” an all new Follies that introduce you to superheroes you may never have seen before. The show will be from 4 to 6 p.m. and feature the music of Croon & Swoon, a Bloomington duo with Peter Bailey and Opal …

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WFHB Firehouse Follies presents: Zombie Blues

Join us for the next WFHB Firehouse Follies featuring: The Unusual Suspects Radio Acting Troupe! WFHB Gospel Gurlz & the Firehouse Rounders with Jason Fickel! AND special musical guest The Howlin’ Brothers! PLUS storyteller extraordinaire Arbutus Cunningham! Come be a part of the show in our LIVE studio audience or Tune in LIVE on WFHB Community Radio or Stream us LIVE at wfhb.org! …

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WFHB Firehouse Follies presents “Life in the Fast Lane”

The WFHB Firehouse Follies return to the Ivy Tech Waldron Whikehart Auditorium Sunday, August 26, at 4 p.m. with “Life in the Fast Lane,” in which we offering up our usual mix of fast-paced comedy and some great music. Our special guest for the show will be former Bloomington guitar legend Mark Robinson, appearing with his long-time duo partner, Nashville singer and songwriter Davis …

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Firehouse Follies: ‘Mission Improbable: The Lois Lane Caper’

WFHB presents the next installment of the Firehouse Follies, ‘Mission Improbable: The Lois Lane Caper’—featuring musical guests Monika Herzig and Friends, the WFHB Gospel Gurlz, and the Firehouse Rounders. Broadcasting live in front of a studio audience from the Ivy Tech Waldron Whikehart Auditorium on June 3rd from 4 to 6pm. Tickets available at the door.

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