Events – 10 Apr 23

03/06/2023  – 04/10/2023

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

You will explore color, dive into a variety of brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. This class is for all levels, heighten your skills or find your hidden talent. Mondays, March 6 thru April 10, 2023.

03/22/2023  – 05/24/2023

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Kids Perform Drama/Comedy Theater
Kids Perform Drama/Comedy Theater
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Kids Perform Drama/Comedy Theater. Wednesdays, March 22nd from 5:00 – 6:00 pm. This program runs thru Wednesday, May 24th with a “Show Off Production” for all to see. Limited spacing for up to 25 kids ages 7 – 16.
Free Programming provided by Patel Conservatory. To reserve a spot please call 813-645-7651.

04/06/2023  – 05/07/2023

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.

04/10/2023

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Figure Drawing: From Sticks to Form
Figure Drawing: From Sticks to Form
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

You will focus on basic proportions and proper construction of the human form as well as light and shadow, contour, line, and composition. In-class drawing exercises by demonstrations of how to simplify and assemble more complex areas of the body. Learn to capture gesture, and measure proportion, with clearer perspective. Monday, April 10th 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm.

04/10/2023

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Figures from Head to Toe
Figures from Head to Toe
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This course provides a study of how to draw a human figure using pictures. You will focus on basic proportions and proper construction of the human form as well as light and shadow, contour, line, and composition. In-class drawing exercises will be enhanced by demonstrations of how to simplify and assemble the more complex areas of the body. All the references and workbooks are provided by the instructor. Monday, April 24th 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm.

04/10/2023  – 05/15/2023

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

This Class has Been Canceled. You will explore color, dive into a variety of brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. This class is for all levels, heighten your skills or find your hidden talent. NEW DATES: Mondays, April 10 thru May 15, 2023.

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Cigar Box Guitar Workshop
Saturday, May 3, 2014    
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Make your own cigar box guitar for yourself, as a gift, as an instrument, a wall hanger, a piece of Americana! Continue this 150 year tradition with artist Steve Cinnamon.
Firehouse Blues & Bar-B-Que
Saturday, May 3, 2014    
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Our Smokin’ Bar-B-Q will focus on good food, good music and good people enjoying a lovely afternoon and evening at the Firehouse alongside beautiful Marsh Creek.
Figure Drawing: Monitored Open Session
Tuesday, May 6, 2014    
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Open to all artists and students interested in working from the model. Not a class. No instruction. Bring your own materials. No registration required. $10 per session. Sessions are monitored by Bruce Marsh.
08 May
Thursday, May 8, 2014    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Pharmboy is the story of Gunner Barrett, a rural high school student born addicted to prescription pain medications. The film explores the challenging life of a 16-year-old boy, the obstacles he has faced, and his path to redemption.
09 May
Friday, May 9, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Led by conga player Andrew Maldonaldo, Latin Roots is considered to be the best Latin Jazz group in the Bay Area. Get ready to cha-cha, mambo, merengue and have an all-around good time!
Figure Drawing: Monitored Open Session
Tuesday, May 20, 2014    
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Open to all artists and students interested in working from the model. Not a class. No instruction. Bring your own materials. No registration required. $10 per session. Sessions are monitored by Bruce Marsh.
22 May
Thursday, May 22, 2014    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Preserved like a Roman ruin, the surf of the Italian coast carries surfer, artist, and environmentalist Chris Del Moro on a pilgrimage to his ancestral homeland where old-world-convention and traditional craftsmanship have matured into a modern surf lifestyle.
Comedy — Girls Night Out!
Saturday, May 31, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Naughty, hilarious and definitely R-rated! Girls Night Out features headliner Traci Kanaan, with comic Long Island Mary and emcee Robin Savage.
Events on Saturday, May 3, 2014
Cigar Box Guitar Workshop
3 May 14
Ruskin
Firehouse Blues & Bar-B-Que
3 May 14
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Events on Thursday, May 8, 2014
08 May
Events on Friday, May 9, 2014
09 May
9 May 14
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Events on Thursday, May 22, 2014
22 May
Events on Saturday, May 31, 2014
Comedy — Girls Night Out!
31 May 14
Ruskin