Events – 27 Sep 25

09/02/2025  – 10/03/2025

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.

09/04/2025  – 10/05/2025

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.

09/04/2025  – 10/05/2025

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Open Pottery Studio – Thursday Evening
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: 6:00 – 8:30 pm, Adults. Book from April 2025 – Dec 2025.

09/27/2025

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Glass Fusing Workshop - Sept. 27
Glass Fusing Workshop – Sept. 27
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Be the artist and create your own butterfly, cactus garden, or flowers.Choose the pattern and colors, and make it unique. This 4×6 pieceof glass will brighten any room and is a great alternative if you don’thave a green thumb. All materials are included, and all skill levels are welcome.
Saturday, Sept. 27 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm.

09/27/2025

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Prescription: Murder
Prescription: Murder
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Before Columbo became a legendary TV detective, he made his stage debut in this gripping psychological thriller. Prescription: Murder introduces audiences to the cunning Lieutenant Columbo as he unravels a sophisticated murder plot masterminded by a suave, brilliant psychiatrist and his mistress. What begins as the perfect crime slowly unravels under Columbo’s seemingly disarming demeanor and sharp intellect. Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm.

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Undressed Victorians: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Tuesday, September 1, 2020    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Undressed Victorians: The Tampa Bay Hotel Tampa Bay Hotel, Henry Plant’s grandest luxury railroad resort hotel, opened in 1891 at the height of America’s Gilded Age. More than 300 employees were needed for the opulent hotel to run smoothly. Step back in time and enjoy the single-character performances that brings two turn-of–the-century Hotel staff members to life.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, September 17, 2020 – Thursday, October 8, 2020    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
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. Sept. 17 – Oct. 8, 2020.
Adult Pottery Open Studio - Thursdays
Thursday, September 17, 2020 – Thursday, October 8, 2020    
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Open Studio -Independent pottery making for the experienced potter. Instructor is on hand for those that want to try your hand in clay. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursdays
Thursday, September 17, 2020 – Thursday, October 8, 2020    
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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. Sept 17 – Oct 8, 2020
Comedy — Here's our September lineup!
Friday, September 25, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come out to Center Stage: Comedy at the Firehouse on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 pm and enjoy the stand-up comedy of Headliner Carmen Ciricillo as well as featuring comedian Devin Siebold.
The Victoria Ginty Band - New Group!
Saturday, September 26, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come out and see Victoria Ginty, and her new band! Victoria has a rich history as an award-winning recording artist and singer-songwriter. She lives locally in Apollo Beach, so she and her band will be able to perform at the Firehouse on Saturday, September 26th.
Valerie Gillespie & Dan Harris
Saturday, October 3, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join us in welcoming back to Center Stage: Music at the Firehouse, this stellar quintet starring: Valerie Gillespie: reeds & vocals, Dan Harris: guitar, Steve Boisen: bass and Joe Renda: drums.
Events on Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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Events on Saturday, October 3, 2020