Events – 2 Mar 15

01/10/2015  – 05/31/2015
Healthy Gardens
Healthy Gardens
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Learn about sustainability and conservation; try new, fresh foods and recipes. We will also grow plants for eating, cooking, creating, and sharing in the new FCC garden. We’ll experiment with a wide variety of veggies, herbs and flowers growing in everything from straw bales to tires to homemade garden beds. Digging in the dirt and caring for plants is a wonderful way to have fun, learn and connect to each other and our shared natural world.

03/02/2015  – 03/06/2015

Manuscript Consultation with Laura Lee Smith
Manuscript Consultation with Laura Lee Smith
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

During the Firehouse Cultural Center’s “Spring Forward” Writers Week, novelist Laura Lee Smith
will meet with TEN (10) aspiring writers to discuss excerpts from their work. Private manuscript
consultations will offer writers of any skill level the opportunity to connect with an experienced
reader, writer, and teacher, and to receive Smith’s feedback on strengths and opportunities for
improvement in their work.

03/02/2015  – 03/08/2015

Spring Forward Writers Week with Laura Lee Smith
Spring Forward Writers Week with Laura Lee Smith
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

A call to all aspiring writers out there. Laura Lee Smith will be at the Firehouse for a full week of writing events. Including manuscript consultations and Free book signing with Q & A. Teacher Institute: Creative Writing & Publication workshop will help with ideas and help on your path to publication. Celebration Reading will allow a consultation with Ms. Smith to identify strong segments from your work.

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Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – Friday, May 2, 2025    
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Tuesdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. March 2025 – December 2025.
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, April 3, 2025 – Sunday, May 4, 2025    
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. Book March 2025 – December 2025.
Comedy — Mike Rivera and Friends!
Friday, April 4, 2025    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come out and meet America’s Most Hilarious Teacher Mike Rivera. He is a decades-long headliner. He is also a Firehouse favorite! Mike will be joined by friends, fellow comedian Chuck Glass and emcee Robin Savage. Friday, April 4, 7:30 pm at The Firehouse.
Baby Birds: Acrylic Painting Workshop
Tuesday, April 8, 2025    
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Using a 6 inch by 12 inch painting surface, using acrylics, these baby birds will be making their debut, created by you! You’ll be mentored step by step through all the techniques needed to bring these chubby babies to life. This is your opportunity, for beginners and those with more advanced painting skills. Instructor is Debbie Goode. Tuesday April 8th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with a 30 minute lunch break.
Metal Work and Rivets - April 8
Tuesday, April 8, 2025    
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Metal Work and Rivets Workshop: Flowers, Keychains, Pins or Pendants. Use pre shaped metal that you texture, rivet and shape for your design of endless possibilities. No more than 6 per class, $20 per student. Tuesday, April 8 from 10:00 – 11:30 am.
Metal Work and Rivets - April 15
Tuesday, April 15, 2025    
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Metal Work and Rivets Workshop: Flowers, Keychains, Pins or Pendants. Use pre shaped metal that you texture, rivet and shape for your design of endless possibilities. No more than 6 per class, $20 per student. Tuesday, April 15 from 10:00 – 11:30 am.
3 Little Pigs Circus
Tuesday, April 15, 2025    
10:30 am – 11:15 am
Step into the big top with this interactive The 3 Little Pigs, where the Big Bad Wolf could be the Hero. *FOR GRADES K-5* Tuesday, April 15 at 10:30 am (40 minutes)
April Flowers: Glass Fusing Workshop - April 19
Saturday, April 19, 2025    
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
April Flowers Glass Fusing Workshop. You choose your pattern and colors in creating your colorful glass sea creation. This 4 x 6 glass art will brighten any room or window. All Skill Levels Welcome, and all Materials Supplied. Saturday, April 19 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm.
April Flowers: Glass Fusing Workshop - April 22
Tuesday, April 22, 2025    
10:00 am – 11:30 am
April Flowers Glass Fusing Workshop. You choose your pattern and colors in creating your colorful glass sea creation. This 4 x 6 glass art will brighten any room or window. All Skill Levels Welcome, and all Materials Supplied. Tuesday, April 22 from 10:00 – 11:30 am.
Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
Monday, April 28, 2025 – Monday, June 9, 2025    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic. Your Choice! Share the love of painting while enriching your skill set, no matter the medium. Instructor: Helen Solomon. Mondays, April 28 – June 9, 2025, Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm. Six (6) week class. No class May 26.
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Sunday, June 1, 2025    
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. Book March 2025 – December 2025.
Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Sunday, June 1, 2025    
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:30 pm, Adults. Book from April 2025 – Dec 2025.
Center Stage Comedy: Carmen Ciricillo and Friends
Friday, May 2, 2025    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come out to Center Stage: Comedy at the Firehouse on Friday, May 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm and enjoy the stand-up comedy of Headliner Carmen Ciricillo and Friends!
Studio 55 | Collage | TMA@Firehouse
Sunday, May 4, 2025 – Sunday, July 6, 2025    
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join Mary Correa for an 8-week exploration of collage. Learn the basics of collage assembly and then explore how these basics apply to your art style. This workshop is full of techniques for everyone – novice, intermediate or advanced artists. Sundays, 1 – 4 pm. May 4 through July 6 (8 classes).
Events on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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3 Little Pigs Circus
15 Apr 25
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, April 19, 2025
Events on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Events on Monday, April 28, 2025
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Events on Sunday, May 4, 2025