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Wise Hall
Category: Event Planning & Services Venues & Event Spaces Venues & Event Spaces [Edit]
1882 Adanac StreetVancouver, BC V5L 2E2
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
(604) 254-5858
3 reviews for Wise Hall
3 reviews in English
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Review from Alexandra C.
Burnaby, BC
3/25/2012 1 Check-in Here
This is an unfussy, casual hall to watch some entertainment and enjoy some drinks. The service is stellar and there is a lot of good shows to see here. If there was a community dance night here, I would definately come because the floor is fantastic for dancing!
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Review from Cyndi H.
Vancouver, BC
11/20/2010 1 photo
Oh the Wise Hall. It has a charm about it that I can't quite explain. During my last visit there (for the amazing Rain City Chronicles) I was quite taken by the ancient fabric wallpaper, plain architecture and modest bathrooms. It's a humble venue perfect for grassroots, intimate events. And by intimate, I mean 200 people intimate. It is apparently 150 years old (I find this hard to believe) and has zero natural light inside. Perfect for late night gigs or gigs in winter (I can't stand losing out on natural light if any is available, but during winter, no loss!) but in summertime, the contrast is not to my liking.
Good plain, raw space for community events, but not gala material! -
Review from Silvia C.
Vancouver, BC
6/1/2010
It's always a mistake to relive your youth. In my case I decided to attend an airband contest. First of all WISE Hall is a giant hole in the wall, modestly decked out as a performance venue. It has that ominous, old, dank, Vincent Price feel where rats would feel right at home......very cosy.
The venue is small that the acoustics is completely lost, like my hearing after the band slam. It gets very hot with performers overheating and the audience radiating alcohol-induced afterglow. The only solution was to open all entrances and emergency exits, and this was when I experienced my youthful rebelling moment knowing that the neighbourhood had to listen to the slaughtering of bass guitars.
[insert knarly-tongued Gene Simmons impression]
