01/10/2015  – 05/31/2015
Healthy Gardens
Healthy Gardens
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Learn about sustainability and conservation; try new, fresh foods and recipes. We will also grow plants for eating, cooking, creating, and sharing in the new FCC garden. We’ll experiment with a wide variety of veggies, herbs and flowers growing in everything from straw bales to tires to homemade garden beds. Digging in the dirt and caring for plants is a wonderful way to have fun, learn and connect to each other and our shared natural world.

03/02/2015  – 03/06/2015

Manuscript Consultation with Laura Lee Smith
Manuscript Consultation with Laura Lee Smith
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

During the Firehouse Cultural Center’s “Spring Forward” Writers Week, novelist Laura Lee Smith
will meet with TEN (10) aspiring writers to discuss excerpts from their work. Private manuscript
consultations will offer writers of any skill level the opportunity to connect with an experienced
reader, writer, and teacher, and to receive Smith’s feedback on strengths and opportunities for
improvement in their work.

03/02/2015  – 03/08/2015

Spring Forward Writers Week with Laura Lee Smith
Spring Forward Writers Week with Laura Lee Smith
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

A call to all aspiring writers out there. Laura Lee Smith will be at the Firehouse for a full week of writing events. Including manuscript consultations and Free book signing with Q & A. Teacher Institute: Creative Writing & Publication workshop will help with ideas and help on your path to publication. Celebration Reading will allow a consultation with Ms. Smith to identify strong segments from your work.

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Gasparilla International Film Festival
Thursday, March 20, 2014    
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Three exceptional films will be screened at the Firehouse showcasing talented independent filmmakers from around the world. The Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF), operated by the non-profit Tampa Film Institute, inspires, educates and entertains while supporting and cultivating the film industry of Tampa Bay.
6-week Theater & Improv Class
Tuesday, March 25, 2014    
12:00 am
In partnership with the Straz Center Patel Conservatory, the Firehouse is holding a 6-week Theater & Improv Class. Students will refine their star quality as they develop stage presence and self-confidence while working on voice projection, scene studies, rehearsal and performance skills. Free!
Artists in Residence: CERO Design Mosaic Artists Celso Gonzalez & Roberto Biaggi
Monday, March 31, 2014 – Thursday, April 3, 2014    
All Day
Artists Celso Gonzalez & Roberto Biaggi lead a week-long workshop involving South Shore residents of all ages in the making of a community mosaic mural which will be installed on the exterior of the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin.
Jazz Straight Up
Saturday, April 5, 2014    
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Tom Hamilton Quartet is a straight ahead jazz band led by well-known accomplished bassist Tom Hamilton with the best jazz musicians in town: Dan Harris on guitar, Tom Becker on piano, and jazz drummer Fred Edinborgh.
Events on Thursday, March 20, 2014
Events on Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Events on Saturday, April 5, 2014
Jazz Straight Up
5 Apr 14
Ruskin