Events – 29 Jan 19

09/08/2018  – 05/18/2019

9:30 am – 11:00 am
Children’s Art Studio – FREE!
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.

01/16/2019  – 02/20/2019

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Painting Studio W1
Painting Studio W1
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

01/17/2019  – 02/21/2019

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Painting with Watercolors – Session 1
Painting with Watercolors – Session 1
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Students will learn and explore: color (complementary colors, analogous colors, the chromatic richness of neutrals); brush strokes (from flat and variegated washes to dancing with your brushes); techniques (from wet-into-wet to spattering, pouring, spraying, stenciling, scrubbing).

01/26/2019  – 05/18/2019

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Teen Open Studio – FREE!
Teen Open Studio – FREE!
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This free program gives teens the unique opportunity to create their art alongside a different professional working artist from the community every month. Our artists will guide you to use new mediums & techniques and inform you about careers as an artist. All supplies included. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art. This class made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Lightning Foundation.

01/29/2019  – 03/05/2019

10:00 am – 11:30 am
The Power of Truth in Storytelling
The Power of Truth in Storytelling
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

During these six sessions you will have the opportunity to write in the many varied styles of non-fiction, from memoir, to history, to current events and persuasive essays, with a dash of journalism. Your writing will be based in truth, reality, and facts…it will be your view of your life, of the world, based on your experiences.

01/29/2019  – 01/31/2019

10:45 AM
Franzini Science Circus
Franzini Science Circus
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Circus props and more are transformed into objects of scientific concern and fascination to stimulate thought, interest and a better understanding of science for grade K through 5.

01/29/2019

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Poetry Writing Lecture
Poetry Writing Lecture
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Understanding Poetry by John Davis Jr. will help participants derive meaning from poems old and new. In this presentation, essential elements of poetry such as rhyme, meter, and diction will be examined, and participants will learn common forms of poems.

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Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Sunday, October 3, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, January 2024 – December 2024.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, September 30, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2021 – Dec 2021.
Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, October 7, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Painting with Watercolors. 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. Sept. 2 – Oct. 7, 2021.
Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
Saturday, September 4, 2021 – Saturday, September 25, 2021    
9:00 am – 10:30 am
NEW CLASS: Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 – 8. Fire up your creativity and learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Have fun and create any shape you desire! Students should expect to make several projects using these skills. Clay, tool, glazing and firing included. DATES: Saturdays, Sept. 4 – Sept. 25, 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 – Friday, October 8, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2021 – Dec 2021.
T-Bone Hamilton & TC Carr
Saturday, September 11, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
TBone Hamilton and TC Carr return to the Firehouse Center Stage for a night of outstanding blues music.
Painting Simplified
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – Tuesday, October 19, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
This course is designed for beginner to intermediate level experiences with a desire to learn how to paint in acrylics and learn the versatility of this water medium. In this course you will learn how to get started in prepping your canvas, how to transfer your own reference and how to start painting. Tuesdays, Sept 14 – Oct 19, 2021
Mike Donahue & Third Man Out
Saturday, September 18, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come over to the Firehouse Center Stage to hear Irish tunes with Mike Donahue and Third Man Out!
Quilling for the Holidays
Tuesday, September 21, 2021    
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn how to use a quilling tool, to create basic quilled shapes, select the right quilling paper, and much more! With your registration: a kit that includes all class materials (yours to keep) and hands-on, step-by-step instruction with a professional quilling instructor.
Abstract Painting Challenge
Wednesday, September 22, 2021    
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ideas From Nature – organic shapes, patterns, textures, mark making. Let your inner artist out to play in this fun and informative class. Challenge a friend to join you for a night out! This is a nurturing and comfortable setting where we encourage one another to keep experimenting and learning. Small group in a Big Space!
Introduction to Nature Journaling
Saturday, September 25, 2021    
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
This workshop will show you how to become a keen observer of the natural world around you and how to use pictures, numbers, and words to convey what you see. No prior drawing experience needed.
Teen Open Studio with the Tampa Museum of Art
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 – Tuesday, December 14, 2021    
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Teen Open Studio is a free program that gives teens in grades 6 through 12 the opportunity to create, learn, and work alongside local working artists. Teens can learn new techniques, explore new media, take on new themes, and hear about careers in the arts from new artists. All Materials Provided. In Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.
Remix Workshops
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 – Tuesday, December 14, 2021    
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Remix: A wide range of follow-along make-and-take art workshops for adults inspired by the Tampa Museum of Art’s current exhibitions. Workshops are designed to be enjoyed by participants of any skill level and all materials are provided.
Dwayne White & Friends
Saturday, October 2, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come hang out with Dwayne White & Friends featuring the Dwayne White 4! DW4 features bassist Erik Hempel, saxophonist Tristan Nelson & Stephen Stewart on drums. Meet some of the finest young musicians on the Tampa Bay jazz scene! Music flows from 7:30 – 9:30 pm. See you there!
Events on Thursday, September 2, 2021
Events on Saturday, September 4, 2021
Events on Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Events on Saturday, September 11, 2021
T-Bone Hamilton & TC Carr
11 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Painting Simplified
14 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, September 18, 2021
Mike Donahue & Third Man Out
18 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Quilling for the Holidays
21 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Abstract Painting Challenge
22 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, September 25, 2021
Events on Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Events on Saturday, October 2, 2021
Dwayne White & Friends
2 Oct 21
Ruskin