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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TBone Hamilton & the Blues All Stars featuring Bryan Lee
Saturday, November 3, 2018    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bassist/Leader Tom “TBone” Hamilton and the Blues All Stars return to the Firehouse featuring Braille Blues Daddy Bryan Lee. The Blues All Stars include: Thomas Hamilton – Bass & Vocals, Jon Puhl – Guitar, Bob Menzies – Drums, and Bryan Lee – Guitar & Vocals. They are some of the area’s best blues musicians.
Comedy & Magic: Geoff Williams
Sunday, November 4, 2018    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Geoff Williams, award winning magician, presents a sleight-of-hand illusion, family-oriented comedy with lots of audience participation. Bring the kids, bring the grandparents. Loads of fun for all!
Florida Treasures
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 – Wednesday, November 7, 2018    
10:45 am
Two tourists find a trunk of artifacts and travel back in time through 500 years of Florida History in this lively comic play.
Comedy Night
Friday, November 9, 2018    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Veteran Stand Up Comedian, G. David Howard has left a trail of laughter from Las Vegas to Atlantic City and along the Florida’s West Coast Comedy Scene. Laugh until your face hurts with G. David Howard.
Mitch Woods R&B
Saturday, November 10, 2018    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Mitch Woods delivers a masterclass in piano blues that opens with the classic Crescent City stylings of “Solid Gold Cadillac” and relentlessly delivers blues and R&B of the highest order.
Musical Discovery Lecture Series
Tuesday, November 13, 2018    
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
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.
13 Nov
Tuesday, November 13, 2018    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Harassment, like its more violent cousin, rape, is about power & control: Is the power and control of laws and workplace zero tolerance the best way to curb it… Is it possible to have a real societal breakthrough on the issue? With the behavioral basis being power, will we see more harassment of men as women continue to move up the ranks of business and politics…? Join us for this lively Panel Discussion with Q & A
Family Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 1, 2018    
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
5th Annual Family Holiday Fun Day and Concert • FREE! • Santa • Music • Art Activities
Events on Saturday, November 3, 2018
Events on Sunday, November 4, 2018
Events on Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Florida Treasures
6 Nov 18
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 9, 2018
Comedy Night
9 Nov 18
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 10, 2018
Mitch Woods R&B
10 Nov 18
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Events on Saturday, December 1, 2018
Family Holiday Concert
1 Dec 18
Ruskin