Events – 8 Apr 25

03/17/2025  – 04/21/2025

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic. Your Choice! Share the love of painting while enriching your skill set, no matter the medium. Instructor: Helen Solomon. Mondays, Mar .17 – April 21, 2025, Six (6) week class. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

03/25/2025  – 04/29/2025

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Adult Clay - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay – 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 – Noon. Adults. Book Monthly, Mar 2025 – Dec 2025.

04/01/2025  – 05/02/2025

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Tuesdays
Open Pottery Studio – A.M. Tuesdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Tuesdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. March 2025 – December 2025.

04/03/2025  – 05/04/2025

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Thursdays
Open Pottery Studio – A.M. Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. Book March 2025 – December 2025.

04/08/2025

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Baby Birds: Acrylic Painting Workshop
Baby Birds: Acrylic Painting Workshop
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Using a 6 inch by 12 inch painting surface, using acrylics, these baby birds will be making their debut, created by you! You’ll be mentored step by step through all the techniques needed to bring these chubby babies to life. This is your opportunity, for beginners and those with more advanced painting skills. Instructor is Debbie Goode. Tuesday April 8th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with a 30 minute lunch break.

04/08/2025

10:00 am – 11:30 am
Metal Work and Rivets - April 8
Metal Work and Rivets – April 8
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Metal Work and Rivets Workshop: Flowers, Keychains, Pins or Pendants. Use pre shaped metal that you texture, rivet and shape for your design of endless possibilities. No more than 6 per class, $20 per student. Tuesday, April 8 from 10:00 – 11:30 am.

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Comedy Night @ The Firehouse
Friday, September 30, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A top rated club comedian, Rene Bray specializes in clean comedy. Don’t miss her headlining Comedy night at The Firehouse Pub!
Big Draw 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016    
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
This is a chance for artist’s around the Tampa Bay area to come out and express themselves through their beautiful works of art! The 2016 Big Draw will run from across the UK and in twenty other countries, with 400,000 people expected to join in over 1800+ events.
Valerie Gillespie Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, October 8, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Whether performing alongside music legends or in her own neighborhood, jazz musician Valerie Gillespie is living the Lush Life — the title of her latest CD with the Valerie Gillespie Ensemble, which offers her signature saxophone and sentimental take on new and classic jazz songs.
3rd Annual Blues + Bar-B-Que
Saturday, October 22, 2016    
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Firehouse Cultural Center will be hosting its third annual fundraiser and benefit to support their activities in the community. Live music by Charlie Morris Band!
25 to Life Comedy Show @ The Firehouse
Friday, October 28, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
An evening of award winning comedy club veterans who have built a solid reputation as consistent crowd favorites. Also who has been performing for decades! Mature Audiences Only Please!
La Lucha
Saturday, October 29, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based trio that consists of three best friends from three different parts of the world; Colombia, Mexico & United States.Their repertoire is a diverse mixture of Latin inspired rhythms with Jazz standards, twisted arrangements of pop songs and original compositions.
The Ken Loomer Big Band
Friday, November 4, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Drummer Ken Loomer and his Dynamic Swinging Big Band has created a style that touches all people and all generations as they play the music of Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, and Ken’s own great original arrangements.
Rick Hatfield & T-Bone Hamilton
Saturday, November 5, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Rick Hatfield with Special Guest — T-Bone Hamilton on upright bass
Events on Friday, September 30, 2016
Comedy Night @ The Firehouse
30 Sep 16
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 1, 2016
Big Draw 2016
1 Oct 16
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 8, 2016
Events on Saturday, October 22, 2016
3rd Annual Blues + Bar-B-Que
22 Oct 16
Ruskin
Events on Friday, October 28, 2016
Events on Saturday, October 29, 2016
La Lucha
29 Oct 16
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 4, 2016
The Ken Loomer Big Band
4 Nov 16
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 5, 2016