Events – Firehouse Cultural Center

09/08/2018 – 05/18/2019 9:30 am – 11:00 am	Children’s Art Studio – FREE! Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL Grades 4 – 6. Fun & creative art activities. Each week a different activity. Walk-ins welcome. Reservations recommended. Space is limited.
10/16/2018 10:30 am – 12:00 pm	Musical Discovery Lecture Series Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL Music lovers of all levels, explore the fascinating inner workings of the musical world. Music from cultures around the world to popular 20th Century music genres will be presented. Monthly on Tuesdays, Oct. – May.
10/16/2018 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays, Oct. 16 – Nov. 20	Special Expressive Art Classes Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL Do you or a loved one have a disability? Art classes taught by artists trained to work with adaptive materials and alternative solutions. Activities are designed to promote personal development, group participation and camaraderie along with fostering creative expression for people of all abilities enabling all participants to have a great experience. In partnership with Arts4All Florida (VSA Florida).

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10:00 AM – Jewelry Making, in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art

1:00 PM – Adult Pottery

4:30 PM – Spirit of Clay: Ages 7+

6:00 PM – Painting Studio

1:00 PM – Painting with Watercolors

7:30 PM – La Lucha with James Suggs

9:30 AM – Wood Block Printing

10:30 AM – Music Lecture Series 2019-2020

10:30 AM – Musical Lecture Series

10:45 AM – Florida Treasures

5:30 PM – 6th Annual BBQ & Blues

7:00 PM – Free Film Screening: River is Boss

3:00 PM – Ken Loomer Big Band

6:00 PM – Studio Remix Workshops

7:30 PM – Comedy — 25 to Life! Mike Rivera & Carmen Ciricillo

9:30 AM – POETRY WORKSHOP: Gothic Poetry

7:30 PM – Jimmy Griswold Band

10:00 AM – Literary Non-Fiction 2.0

10:45 AM – ECO MAN

Jewelry Making, in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Tuesday, October 22, 2019

10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Learn how to do basic soldering, and the formation of metals into rings, pendants, and bracelets. After you’ve constructed some pieces, learn torch fire enameling techniques on copper to add color and texture to your designs. 4 Sessions. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.

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Adult Pottery

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Tuesday, November 19, 2019

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Leave the stress behind. An exciting, fun and relaxing class. Learn all about clay; the possibilities are endless with hand building, slab, coil, extrude. Explore surface decoration, texture, stamping and printing design. Included is an introduction to the Potters’ Wheel.

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Spirit of Clay: Ages 7+

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Tuesday, November 12, 2019

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Fire up your creativity and join the fun! Explore the exciting world of clay through a wide range of projects with hand building, an introduction to the potter’s wheel and glazing techniques. Students learn in a supportive setting with individual instruction and inspiration.

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Painting Studio

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – Wednesday, November 6, 2019

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

This is a multi-level class for anyone who would like to explore acrylic painting. Work with representational painting, abstraction and collage while improving skills with color, composition and techniques. A fun, flexible class for all students.

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Painting with Watercolors

Thursday, October 3, 2019 – Thursday, November 7, 2019

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

For students at all levels. Explore: color; brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. Includes Materials.

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La Lucha with James Suggs

Saturday, October 5, 2019

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based trio of three best friends from three different parts of the world: Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. Their repertoire is a diverse mixture of Latin-inspired rhythms with jazz standards, twisted arrangements of pop songs, and original compositions. Tonight they bring special guest James Suggs on trumpet.

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Wood Block Printing

Monday, October 7, 2019 – Monday, October 28, 2019

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Using our mobile printing studio students will learn to produce printed works of art, carved from blocks of wood. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.

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Music Lecture Series 2019-2020

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Lectures

Music lovers of all levels, explore the fascinating inner workings of the musical world. Music from cultures around the world to popular 20th Century music genres will be presented. Monthly, Oct. – May.

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Musical Lecture Series

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Lectures

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Florida Treasures

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 – Thursday, October 10, 2019

10:45 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Field Trip Performances

When two tourists discover a treasure chest full of historical artifacts, they are magically transported back in time in a fun-filled journey through Florida History. Ideal for Grades K through 8.

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6th Annual BBQ & Blues

Saturday, October 12, 2019

5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Special Events

Our 6th annual fundraiser supporting our community activities is always a fun party with great food and live music. Country and blues tunes by Rick Hatfield, Bobcat Paskowsky, and Double E. Smokin’ BBQ by Buttman BBQ.

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Free Film Screening: River is Boss

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Lectures

Tim Kennedy, Professor Emeritus in the Communication Department at the University of Tampa will be screening his film RIVER IS BOSS on October 15 at 7:pm.

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Ken Loomer Big Band

Sunday, October 20, 2019

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

The Ken Loomer Big Band is BIG with 15 musicians! Their goal is to keep the art of jazz music alive. Their song performances come from some of their own original works and from the Great American Songbook with music created by jazz icons such as Count Basie and Buddy Rich.

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Studio Remix Workshops

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 – Tuesday, December 17, 2019

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Join our local artist instructors for a wide range of art making activities based on the Tampa Museum of Art’s current exhibitions to create unique works of art using the same techniques as ancient and modern masters currently on view at the Museum.

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Comedy — 25 to Life! Mike Rivera & Carmen Ciricillo

Friday, October 25, 2019

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Come out and meet America’s Most Hilarious Teacher Mike Rivera and Carmen Ciricillo. Both are decades-long headliners!

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POETRY WORKSHOP: Gothic Poetry

Saturday, October 26, 2019

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Lectures

John takes participants through some poems (both old and new) that have creepy, mysterious, or downright scary elements. Then participants produce some “haunted” poetry of their own. We will discuss the master: Edgar Allan Poe. Other poets whose work qualifies as Gothic will be introduced and discussed before we write our own pieces.

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Jimmy Griswold Band

Saturday, October 26, 2019

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Jimmy Griswold can regularly be found playing guitar at venues of all sizes. Jimmy pays homage to any artist he covers, whether it be the warm tones of T-bone Walker & B.B. King, or the screaming sounds of Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck and Steve Ray Vaughan, all while staying true to his original style.

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Literary Non-Fiction 2.0

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – Tuesday, December 3, 2019

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Power in Truth Storytelling 2.0. For advanced writers. We all have our stories, ones that are funny, sad, inspirational, tragic…and true. Write yours!

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ECO MAN

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – Wednesday, October 30, 2019

10:45 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Field Trip Performances

A mild mannered reporter becomes the superhero, Eco-Man. Battling foes like the energy wasting “High Voltage”, Eco-Man leads the audience on a mission to save the planet Earth in this comic adventure. Ideal for Grades K through 5.

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