Events – 12 Jul 25

07/12/2025

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Try Your Hand Metal Art, a onetime Experience: July 12
Try Your Hand Metal Art, a onetime Experience: July 12
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Create one-of-a-kind jewelry using pre-cut copper, brass, and sterling silver. Instructor. Kate Hamilton will teach you how to texture, rivet, and assemble your own bracelet, pendant, earrings, or keychain. Limited to 6 students per class. Sat. July 12, 2:00 – 3:30 pm.

07/12/2025

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Zach Bartholomew: Balancing Act Album Release
Zach Bartholomew: Balancing Act Album Release
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Celebrate the release of Balancing Act, the latest album from award-winning Miami-based pianist and composer Dr. Zachary Bartholomew, with a high-energy performance at the Firehouse Cultural Center! Leading an all-star trio, Zach brings his signature blend of virtuosic playing, infectious creativity, and magnetic stage presence to every performance. This concert is a full-on celebration. Get the inside scoop on the stories behind the compositions, hear the album performed live, and enjoy a night filled with world-class jazz, good vibes, and plenty of surprises. Saturday, July 12, 7:30 – 9:30.

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Poetry Workshops
Saturday, December 12, 2020    
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Six -1.5-hour Poetry Workshops in 2020. Feb.; Apr.; June; Aug.; Oct.; & Dec. How to write the Love Poem, Seasonal Poem, Reflective Poem, Back-To-School Poem, Imagery-Rich Poem and the Holiday ‘Gift’ Poem.
Valerie Gillespie Holiday Jazz
Saturday, December 12, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Valerie Gillespie and her ensemble will be playing jazz music from her Holiday Repertoire. 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.
Comedy Night: Lou Angelwolf
Friday, December 18, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED – SEE YOU IN JANUARY! The Firehouse Center Stage Comedy brings a Friday night of laughs to enjoy; headliner Lou Angelwolf will be sure to entertain the audience!
Center Stage Theater: 'A Christmas Story', matinee performance.
Saturday, December 19, 2020    
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED – We apologize for any inconvenience! A Christmas Story, Dramatic Stage Reading presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. All Adults $23. All Kids $10 age 17 and under. Matinee Performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'A Christmas Story', evening performance.
Saturday, December 19, 2020    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED – We apologize for any inconvenience! A Christmas Story, Dramatic Stage Reading presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. All Adults $23. All Kids $10 age 17 and under. Evening Performance.
Events on Saturday, December 12, 2020
Poetry Workshops
12 Dec 20
Ruskin
Events on Friday, December 18, 2020
Comedy Night: Lou Angelwolf
18 Dec 20
Ruskin