Events

12/02/2017 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Family Holiday Concert Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL 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.
12/02/2017 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm	TBone Hamilton & the Blues All Stars Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL 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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7:30 PM - Victoria Ginty with Ladyhawke and Friends

7:30 PM - Clean Comedy

4:30 PM - 4th Annual BBQ & Blues

6:00 PM - Introduction to Drawing

9:30 AM - Patterned Pastels in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art

10:30 AM - Musical Discovery Lecture Series

9:30 AM - Landscape Painting & Printmaking in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art

6:30 PM - Introduction to Painting

1:00 PM - Painting with Watercolors

7:30 PM - Comedy Night @ FCC

7:30 PM - Valerie Gillespie Jazz Ensemble

7:00 PM - PolitiFact: Fact Checking - Panel Discussion

7:30 PM - Whitney James & La Lucha Trio

10:30 AM - Florida Treasures

9:00 AM - Radio Production

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

Victoria Ginty with Ladyhawke and Friends

Saturday, September 30, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Victoria is a former BMG Critique Records recording artist whose accolades include a #1 record for 13 weeks on world-wide charts, multiple nominations as a singer-songwriter, song of the year, and music video of the year.

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Clean Comedy

Friday, October 6, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Headliner: Lou Angelwolf, Feature: Jeff Gerbino. Clean Comedy is very funny, without cursing or overly-suggestive material. It’s not Disney material, but for those who don’t like the “dirty” jokes found at most comedy clubs, this is a show to enjoy.

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4th Annual BBQ & Blues

Saturday, October 7, 2017

4:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Special Events

Our fourth annual fundraiser supporting our community activities is always a fun party with great food and live music. Country and blues tunes by Rick Hatfield and Kenny Carlyle.

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Introduction to Drawing

Monday, October 9, 2017

6:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

An introduction to drawing for both beginning and experienced students. Class will cover basic drawing with the primary emphasis on observation.

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Patterned Pastels in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

9:30 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Instructor Teri Navajo guides her students through an intuitive pastel drawing process. Achieve colorful works of art using inspiration from the patterns and textures of the current exhibitions in the Tampa Museum of Art.

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Musical Discovery Lecture Series

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Lectures

This series will explore music written for the symphony orchestra; music from cultures around the world; and popular music genres developed in the U.S. from the early 20th century. 2nd Tuesdays, Oct. – May.

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Landscape Painting & Printmaking in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

9:30 am

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

The beautiful environment of Florida serves as inspiration for this multi-faceted creative course! Artist and educator, Susan Fredricks guides students in an artistic adventure covering a variety of painting and printmaking techniques.

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Introduction to Painting

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

6:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

An introductory course on basic painting techniques, with an emphasis on observation and imagination using acrylic media. Topics include the use of composition, color, texture, form, value and mark making through representation and abstraction.

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Painting with Watercolors

Thursday, October 12, 2017

1:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Workshops & Classes

Beginning and experienced students will learn and explore the basics of color, brushstrokes, and techniques.

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Comedy Night @ FCC

Friday, October 20, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Comedians Steve Arkin & Bryan Hamilton will give us an entertaining evening with lots of laughs.

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Valerie Gillespie Jazz Ensemble

Saturday, October 21, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Valerie Gillespie has performed alongside icons such as Joan Rivers and Diana Ross as well as with her own group in the Tampa Bay area.

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PolitiFact: Fact Checking - Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Lectures

Fake news vs. real news, fact-checking's rise as a cottage industry and the pervasive nature of misleading stories on social media will be the focus at the next installment of the "Brenda Knowles Inside Journalism" series.

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Whitney James & La Lucha Trio

Saturday, October 28, 2017

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Firehouse Cultural Center

Firehouse Pub

Whitney James & La Lucha have crafted a unique sound over the last 10 years of working together. They will be featuring modern tunes and standards presented as only Whitney & La Lucha can!

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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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