Events – 5 Oct 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.

09/12/2022  – 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.

10/05/2022

10:30 am – 11:30 am
Florida Treasures
Florida Treasures
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

10/05/2022

4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Storytelling Workshop, in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art
Storytelling Workshop, in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Storytelling and World-building Workshop: Successful imaginative worlds draw readers in. Learn how to create a rich fictional universe for your characters to exist in. Hone your visual storytelling skills, and put them to use in your own comic or graphic novel. Wed. 10/5. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.

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The 8th Annual Big Draw
Saturday, October 3, 2015    
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Save the Date and Join us for this community celebration of drawing in an event for all ages. The Big Draw 2015 – Every Drawing Tells A Story Firehouse Cultural Center along with the SouthShore Arts Council will be hosting the 8th Annual Big Draw on October 3rd, 2015 Fun, Free, Arts for all Ages! Indoor and outdoor!
T'Bone Hamilton & the Blues All-Stars
Saturday, October 10, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bassist/Leader – Tom “TBone” Hamilton returns to the Firehouse Pub …this time as a bluesman presenting an intimate evening of really good roadhouse blues music from New Orleans to Chicago to Austin to Detroit & back to Florida. “Joining “Tbone” are the Blues All-Stars: Harmonica master, guitarist & singer, Rick Hatfield, who has shared the stage with the Everly Brothers & Greg Allman; Charlie Morris on guitar brews his secret blues recipe that includes Louisiana Spice, Tennessee Twang & Florida Gator Tail; and first-call blues drummer, Eric Elsner, currently the drummer for the Charlie Morris band.
2nd Annual Blues & BBQ : A Smokin' Event
Saturday, October 17, 2015    
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2nd Annual Blues & BBQ fundraising event to benefit the Firehouse Cultural Center K-12 Scholarship Fund. From 2:00 to 7:00 PM, The Dog House and More BBQ will be flying off the grille, served with delicious sides and refreshments. Plenty of raffles along with the continuous sounds of blues, country-swing, bluegrass & rockabilly played by Hapi McKenzie and Patty Pfitser of the Crabgrass Cowboys and others will add to this relaxed event.
25 to Life Comedy Show
Friday, October 23, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Comedy favorite Lou Angelwolf is back with Carmen Ciricillo, and Ward G. Smith. Mature Audiences Only Please.
Celebrating South Hillsborough History
Saturday, October 24, 2015    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join us for this FREE historical and educational event full of displays, photos, videos, and presentations by long-time residents. Event includes panel presentation & lectures on the unique history of South Hillsborough County. Time still TBA.
Debby Bacon
Saturday, October 24, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Debby Bacon, pianist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and headline entertainer. She has performed throughout the United States as well as on numerous Holland America cruise ships and Grand World Voyages. She will be performing and comparing the works of composers versus songwriters.
Florida Treasures
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 – Wednesday, October 28, 2015    
12:00 am
Two tourists discover a treasure chest and are magically transported back in time in a fun-filled journey through Florida history. Audiences laugh and learn about Ponce De Leon, Florida’s “almost oldest” city, and the “original” Pocahontas story.
The Maids
Friday, October 30, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A musical melange of your favorite Broadway hits! An audience awaits the arrival of a famed matinee idol. While cleaning the performer’s dressing room, two maids discover a stage trunk full of props and costumes. Quickly, it becomes apparent that both are frustrated performers as they begin to fantasize and enact songs and scenes from their favorite productions with the audience. Both enjoy pretending to be ‘paid actors’, but what happens when the “star” shows up to find that his dressing room has been commandeered for this impromptu performance? This hilarious romp is a fun filled escapade from Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber!
Events on Saturday, October 3, 2015
The 8th Annual Big Draw
3 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 10, 2015
Events on Saturday, October 17, 2015
Events on Friday, October 23, 2015
25 to Life Comedy Show
23 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 24, 2015
Debby Bacon
24 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Florida Treasures
27 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Friday, October 30, 2015
The Maids
30 Oct 15
Ruskin