Events – 9 Nov 19

09/10/2019  – 12/10/2019

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Teen Open Studio with the Tampa Museum of Art
Teen Open Studio with the Tampa Museum of Art
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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 a new artist every session. All Materials Provided. In Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.

09/14/2019  – 12/14/2019

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Children’s Art Studio
Children’s Art Studio
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Grades 2 – 6. $5.00 per studio (now includes 2nd grade). Fun & creative art activities. Each week a different activity. Walk-ins welcome. Reservations recommended. Space is limited.

10/01/2019  – 11/19/2019

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Adult Pottery
Adult Pottery
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

10/01/2019  – 11/12/2019

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Spirit of Clay: Ages 7+
Spirit of Clay: Ages 7+
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

10/22/2019  – 12/17/2019

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

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.

10/29/2019  – 12/03/2019

10:00 am – 11:30 am
Literary Non-Fiction 2.0
Literary Non-Fiction 2.0
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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!

11/05/2019  – 11/26/2019

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jewelry Making, in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art
Jewelry Making, in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

11/09/2019  – 11/16/2019

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Assemblage Workshop
Assemblage Workshop
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Join us to create your own art-boxes stories and found object sculptures. Bring your imagination, curiosity and a sense of play, as we will be working with an assortment of provided objects and those that students bring to class.

11/09/2019

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Spray Painting One Day Workshop
Spray Painting One Day Workshop
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

POSTPONED! Due to the weather on Saturday. This One Day Workshop has been rescheduled for Oct 26, 2019, weather permitting. Get started with the art of spray painting with local artist Jujmo! For Adults, ages 18 and up. 

11/09/2019

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
When October Goes: Synia Carroll & La Lucha with Kevin Celebi
When October Goes: Synia Carroll & La Lucha with Kevin Celebi
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Joining jazz vocalist Synia and Tampa Bay based trio La Lucha is trumpter Kevin Celebi, who hails from Detroit.

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Magic Cabaret: LeLand Faulkner & Nathan C. Marsh
Friday, February 5, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join us for an evening of infectious laughter, stunning impossibilities, and the most fun you’ve had with a blowtorch, samurai sword , paper, duct tape and an iPad
06 Feb
Saturday, February 6, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Singer-Songwriter-Storyteller-Bluesman. Roy Book Binder has been rambling around the world for the past 45 years. In the early ’70’s he left Greenwich Village and spent the next 15 years criss-crossing the US and appearing at festivals throughout Canada and Europe.
Valerie Gillespie "French, Language of Love & Romance"
Saturday, February 13, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Valerie Gillespie Ensemble is dedicated to the preservation of live jazz. Valerie’s group performs a mix of instrumental and vocal jazz, and they stay very busy doing live performances as well as recording. This concert will be the perfect date night for your valentine, focusing on French love songs and Jazz from the heart!
19 Feb
Friday, February 19, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
America’s Most Hilarious Teacher Mike Rivera returns. Sloan is guaranteed to have your sides hurting from laughter. Don’t miss this one!
The Tom Hamilton Quartet
Saturday, February 20, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tom Hamilton is a straight ahead jazz band, well known in the Tampa Bay area as one of leading jazz/blues bassists. As a studio musician, he recently recorded on bluesman Roy Book Binder’s new album, “The Good Book,” which reached #3 in the Americana charts.
27 Feb
Saturday, February 27, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Alaska’s fiddling poet. Ken has 9 cd’s of old time Appalachian-style string band music. A former college professor, writer and storyteller; as a performer he’s played from the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage to Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage.
05 Mar
Saturday, March 5, 2016    
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Gala Chair & Hosts, County Commissioner Sandra L. Murman, and Greg & Donna Rothfeldt, invite you to our annual Gala! Enjoy live entertainment, silent & live auctions, open bar and dinner, while supporting the Firehouse.
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The Tom Hamilton Quartet
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