01/02/2024  – 05/28/2024

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Clay Warriors Pottery Programs
Clay Warriors Pottery Programs
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Working with clay is a healthy way to focus your attention in a positive and creative way. Pottery allows you to escape the worries of life and shift your focus toward your creation. Free for Veterans. Please click through to see days & times available for classes. Call to register: 813-645-7651.

02/21/2024  – 04/10/2024

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Italian Language Beginners Class - @italyuncovered
Italian Language Beginners Class - @italyuncovered
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

ADULT EDUCATION. Italian for Beginners, 8 lessons, 2 hours each. Once a week for 8 weeks, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Book is included.
Starting: February 21 – April 10, 2024. Venue: Firehouse Cultural Center.

03/05/2024  – 04/05/2024

9:30 am – 11:30 am
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 – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.

03/07/2024  – 04/07/2024

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.

03/07/2024  – 04/07/2024

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Adult Clay - Thursday Evening
Adult Clay - Thursday Evening
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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.

03/11/2024  – 04/15/2024

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. 11 – Apr. 15, 2024. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

03/28/2024

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Figure Drawing Group
Figure Drawing Group
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Every Thursday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Strengthen your skills in our monitored figure drawing session with a variety of timed poses. Bring your chalk, paint, charcoal or pencil, you choose the medium. Model varies by session. Please reserve online or by phone, 813-645-7651. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.

03/30/2024

12:00 am – 2:30 pm
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing.
Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.

04/02/2024  – 05/03/2024

9:30 am – 11:30 am
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 – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.

04/04/2024  – 05/05/2024

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.

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09 Oct
Thursday, October 9, 2014    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Firehouse Cultural Center/ Gasparilla International Film Festival partnership will kick off its fall series with an amazing film, Chu & Blossom. Joon Chu, a Korean exchange student, suffering from the loss of his brother, finds himself marooned in small-town USA, where he is irrevocably swept up into the brave new world and bizarre philosophies of Butch Blossom, a touchingly militant performance artist. In an attempt to balance family, love, friendship, responsibility and personal legacy, Joon and Butch must come together to face their own fears and learn how to embrace the world with a new found sense of courage and humor.
The Red Rose Parlour Theatre
Friday, October 10, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Red Rose Parlour Theatre presents "La Divina" : This show breaks the silence between audience and performer with an interactive twist where the audience becomes part of the performance.
FREE- "Tiempo Libre" Interactive Percussion Workshop
Saturday, October 11, 2014    
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
In partnership with Straz Center, Firehouse Cultural Center is excited to bring this Cuban-born but Miami-based ensemble. Their “addictive, rhythmic concoction” of horns, percussion, guitars and warm, chocolatey vocals emerges from a deep enthusiasm for music’s ability to free the spirit.
Victoria "Hawkes" Ginty
Saturday, October 18, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Victoria Hawkes plays multiple genres of music, this concert is good old fashioned Country-Americana! Victoria resides in the South Shore area and has played in multiple local locations, such as, earlier this year, right here at the Firehouse Cultural Center for our annual Blues & BBQ Fundraiser.
Our America
Wednesday, October 22, 2014    
10:15 am
Multi-Cultural folktales & folksongs from the American experience are brought to life by Tall Tale heroes Mike Fink & Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett. Traditional songs & audience participation add to the fun.
23 Oct
Thursday, October 23, 2014    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feature film starring Amy Smart. The story of a group of friends who reunite for their annual 4th of July weekend only to be confronted by Chad, a strange & beautiful nature photographer who begins to change their lives one by one.
The War of the Worlds
Friday, October 24, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center will mark the 76th anniversary of Mercury Theatre's original radio broadcast of Howard Knoch's adaptation of H.G. Wells' “War of the Worlds.” To celebrate, MAS Community Theatre will perform a live staged recreation of the broadcast. Actors will portray the original 1938 broadcast of the “The War of the Worlds” in the style of period broadcasting, which is directed by James Rayfield.
Valerie Gillespie-Jazz
Saturday, October 25, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Valerie has been fortunate enough to have played with many of the great entertainers of our time, including; Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Rosemary Clooney, George Burns, Ben Vereen, Joan Rivers, Ray Charles, Jon Faddis, Steve Allen, Anthony Newley. And, she has traveled extensively with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra in the U.S. and Japan. Locally, you may have seen Valerie playing with Dan McMillion, Theo Valentin, JoAnn Samson, Belinda Womack and many other very talented musicians from the Tampa Bay area.
The Hamilton Harris Project
Saturday, November 1, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Hamilton Harris Project was formed in 2003. The band, an offshoot from the successful Swinging Johnson’s band, was assembled by the co-leaders of the Johnsons – Tom “TBone” Hamilton and guitarist Dan Harris. They added Michael Johnn Aloia on keyboard and B3, drummer standout Ken Loomer, and songstress Marilyn Freemon.
Events on Thursday, October 9, 2014
Events on Friday, October 10, 2014
The Red Rose Parlour Theatre
10 Oct 14
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 11, 2014
Events on Saturday, October 18, 2014
Victoria "Hawkes" Ginty
18 Oct 14
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Our America
22 Oct 14
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, October 23, 2014
23 Oct
Events on Friday, October 24, 2014
The War of the Worlds
24 Oct 14
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 25, 2014
Valerie Gillespie-Jazz
25 Oct 14
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 1, 2014
The Hamilton Harris Project
1 Nov 14
Ruskin