Events – Firehouse Cultural Center

06/23/2025 – 06/30/2025

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Mastering Still Life Drawing: Measurements and Composition
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This two-session workshop is designed for beginners to intermediates. Those who want to will improve their ability to draw still life scenes accurately and confidently. Each session focuses on foundational techniques for observing, measuring, and rendering objects in a realistic and compelling way. Mondays, June 23 and June 30 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

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10:30 AM – Florida Treasures

9:00 AM – Radio Production

7:30 PM – St. Patrick's in November: Mike Donahue & Third Man Out

10:30 AM – Franzini Family Science Circus

7:30 PM – Ken Loomer Big Band

7:30 PM – James Suggs Jazz Quartet

12:00 AM – Peruvian Artists in Residence: Frida Echegaray Monnet & Gloria Paulova Valdivia Reynoso

7:30 PM – Comedy Night @ FCC

2:00 PM – Opera Tampa

10:30 AM – Flight

7:30 PM – Pelican Players present Love Letters

1:00 PM – Family Holiday Concert

7:30 PM – TBone Hamilton & the Blues All Stars

Florida Treasures

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 – Thursday, November 2, 2017

10:30 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Field Trip Performances

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.

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Radio Production

Saturday, November 4, 2017

9:00 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Learn all the technical aspects of producing a pre-recorded radio program using a computer. Create high quality programs including voiceovers and music, on your own computer.

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St. Patrick's in November: Mike Donahue & Third Man Out

Saturday, November 4, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

We’re bringing St. Patrick’s Day festivities to November! Mike Donahue & Third Man Out will bring some Irish tunes to our November Firehouse PUB lineup.

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Franzini Family Science Circus

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 – Wednesday, November 8, 2017

10:30 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Field Trip Performances

Circus props and more are transformed into objects of scientific concern and fascination to stimulate thought, interest and a better understanding of science for grade K through 5.

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Ken Loomer Big Band

Friday, November 10, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

The Ken Loomer Big Band is BIG with 15 musicians! Their goal is to keep the art of jazz music alive. Their song performances come from some of their own original works and from the Great American Songbook with music created by jazz icons such as Count Basie and Buddy Rich.

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James Suggs Jazz Quartet

Saturday, November 11, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

James Suggs on trumpet, Glenn Stevenson on upright bass, Richard “Stretch” Bruyn on keyboard, and Paul Gavin on drums. This group of seasoned jazz musicians was created specifically to perform for the Firehouse Cultural Center.

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Peruvian Artists in Residence: Frida Echegaray Monnet & Gloria Paulova Valdivia Reynoso

Monday, November 13, 2017 – Saturday, November 18, 2017

All Day

Firehouse Cultural Center

Artists in Residence

Peruvian Artists Glorida Reynoso and Frida Monnet are instructors at the Center for Art and Therapy “Matisse” in Peru. Frida works with print, ceramics, and art restoration. Gloria is a mutimedia artist working with print, ceramics, and digital photography.

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Comedy Night @ FCC

Friday, November 17, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Carmen Ciricillo’s comedy act has taken him across the country headlining at many well known comedy clubs. Vic Clevenger has also performed around the country with a comedy style that has been compared to both Jeff Foxworthy and Zig Ziglar.

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Opera Tampa

Saturday, November 18, 2017

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Special Events

In partnership with the Patel Conservatory & Straz Center, the Firehouse Cultural Center presents Opera Tampa, the resident opera company of the Straz Center, in this interactive program. Free for families & all ages.

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Flight

Thursday, November 30, 2017

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Field Trip Performances

FLIGHT! combines creative staging, original music, audience participation, & multi-media elements into a theatrical production that explores the stories of flight including the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, The US/Soviet “Space Race,” & NASA’s many accomplishments.

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Pelican Players present Love Letters

01 Dec

Friday, December 1, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Special Events

The unique and imaginative theatre piece, Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be presented by Pelican Players at the Firehouse Cultural Center.

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Family Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 2, 2017

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Special Events

Firehouse Cultural Center brings together the South Shore area for a Family Holiday Celebration featuring South Shore school choruses and a visit from Santa! Also, Marines will collect Toys for Tots donations.

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TBone Hamilton & the Blues All Stars

Saturday, December 2, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Bassist/Leader Tom “TBone” Hamilton (TBone Hamilton Band, The Swinging Johnsons, Rock Bottom & the Cutaways) returns to the Firehouse with his Blues All Stars, comprised of some of the area’s best blues musicians.

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Events on Wednesday, November 1, 2017