Events – 24 Sep 22

08/02/2022  – 12/20/2022

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Tuesdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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, Aug 2022 – Dec 2022.

08/04/2022  – 12/22/2022

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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, August 2022 – December 2022.

08/04/2022  – 12/22/2022

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Adult Clay & Play – Thursday Evening
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, Aug 2022 – Dec 2022.

08/05/2022  – 12/23/2022

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Fridays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, August 2022 – December 2022.

09/01/2022  – 10/02/2022

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay – A.M. Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

09/12/2022  – 10/17/2022

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Painting with Watercolors
Painting with Watercolors
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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. 12 – Oct. 17, 2022.

09/13/2022  – 10/18/2022

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Acrylic Experience
Acrylic Experience
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Explore acrylic media and techniques more in-depth study of acrylics, aesthetics, and medium. Students will talk about their work and the work of others in the classroom critiques at the start each class. This class is for all levels, heighten your skills or find your hidden talent. Tuesdays, Sept 13 – Oct 18, 2022

09/17/2022  – 10/08/2022

9:30 am – 10:30 am
Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 – 8
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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. Projects include: Pinch pot pumpkins and a slab Halloween mobile. Bisque after the first two classes, glaze the third, and assembly for the mobile on the fourth. Clay, tool, glazing and firing included. Saturdays, September 17 – October 8, 9:30 am to 10:30 am.

09/22/2022  – 10/13/2022

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

You will create art with various types of stained glass and ceramic tiles, substrates such as wood or cement steppingstones. Individual projects with individualized instruction allow for all levels of experience to grow. Basic supplies are provided for this course, participants may bring small base projects.
Or pay per class if you just need help finishing a project. Thursdays, Sept. 22 – Oct. 13, 2022.

09/24/2022

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fading Florida: Printmaking Demonstration
Fading Florida: Printmaking Demonstration
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Artist Susan Fredricks will be showcasing her series, Fading Florida, with a demonstration of the print techniques used to produce her work. This event is made possible by a Microgrant from the Gobioff Foundation. Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10 am.

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7:30 PM – Jazz Straight Up
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Gasparilla International Film Festival
Thursday, March 20, 2014    
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Three exceptional films will be screened at the Firehouse showcasing talented independent filmmakers from around the world. The Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF), operated by the non-profit Tampa Film Institute, inspires, educates and entertains while supporting and cultivating the film industry of Tampa Bay.
Artists in Residence: CERO Design Mosaic Artists Celso Gonzalez & Roberto Biaggi
Monday, March 31, 2014 – Thursday, April 3, 2014    
All Day
Artists Celso Gonzalez & Roberto Biaggi lead a week-long workshop involving South Shore residents of all ages in the making of a community mosaic mural which will be installed on the exterior of the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin.
Jazz Straight Up
Saturday, April 5, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Tom Hamilton Quartet is a straight ahead jazz band led by well-known accomplished bassist Tom Hamilton with the best jazz musicians in town: Dan Harris on guitar, Tom Becker on piano, and jazz drummer Fred Edinborgh.
Events on Thursday, March 20, 2014
Events on Saturday, April 5, 2014
Jazz Straight Up
5 Apr 14
Ruskin