09/08/2018  – 05/18/2019

9:30 am – 11:00 am
Children’s Art Studio – FREE!
Children’s Art Studio – FREE!
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Grades 4 – 6. Fun & creative art activities. Each week a different activity. Walk-ins welcome. Reservations recommended. Space is limited.

01/26/2019  – 05/18/2019

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Teen Open Studio – FREE!
Teen Open Studio – FREE!
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This free program gives teens the unique opportunity to create their art alongside a different professional working artist from the community every month. Our artists will guide you to use new mediums & techniques and inform you about careers as an artist. All supplies included. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art. This class made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Lightning Foundation.

03/06/2019  – 04/10/2019

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Painting Studio S2
Painting Studio S2
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This is a multi-level class for anyone who would like to explore acrylic painting. Work with representational painting, abstraction and collage while improving skills with color, composition and techniques. A fun, flexible class for all students.

03/09/2019  – 04/27/2019

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Spray Painting and Mural Planning
Spray Painting and Mural Planning
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Gain practice working with spray paint. Learn different spray-painting techniques, how to plan and execute large-scale murals, and create a collaborative class mural. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art. 

03/21/2019  – 04/25/2019

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Painting with Watercolors – Session 2
Painting with Watercolors – Session 2
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Students will learn and explore: color (complementary colors, analogous colors, the chromatic richness of neutrals); brush strokes (from flat and variegated washes to dancing with your brushes); techniques (from wet-into-wet to spattering, pouring, spraying, stenciling, scrubbing).

03/25/2019  – 04/17/2019

9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Large-Scale Printmaking
Large-Scale Printmaking
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

A relief printmaking class for beginning to advanced students focusing on the creation of large-scale prints. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.

03/25/2019  – 05/20/2019

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Arts Education Straz Center Musical Theater: Grades 2 – 12
Arts Education Straz Center Musical Theater: Grades 2 – 12
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

An overview of Musical Theater from the historical & performance perspectives. Students will explore American musical theater pieces; musical, theatrical and dance styles from throughout the 20th century.

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Connect: International Video Art Festival
Tuesday, June 9, 2020    
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Connect: 2nd Annual International Video Art Festival • Sponsored by The Firehouse Cultural Center and The University of Tampa (Film, Animation and New Media Department) • Tuesday June 9th at 6:30pm • This Event is Free • Seating is limited! Call for Reservation.
Poetry Workshops
Saturday, June 13, 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.
Imagine, Explore, Discover! Summer Camp 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020 – Friday, July 31, 2020    
12:00 am
Eight (8) weeks weeks of fun for your Campers ages 7-14! Themed weeks span from Musical Theater, Visual Arts, Animation to Robotics. Explore the Visual & Performing Arts or Imagine and Discover Arts & Technology. Each week culminates with a “Stage Performance” for Family and Friends. These camps fill up fast, so call 813-645-7651 now or register at www.firehouseculturalcenter.org. Choose one week or all eight. FCC will be providing the highest level of health and safety protection.
Clay & Play: Ceramic & Music Mini Camp
Monday, June 15, 2020 – Friday, July 31, 2020    
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
SUMMER 2020 - Ages 7-14 These unique two-week half day camps offer creative challenges for the mind and hand. Three days per week Campers will learn various hand building techniques with clay and fun glazing. Two days of each week Camps will be learning the Ukulele and Music Theory.
Tim Costello & Friends “A Night of Rocking Blues”
Saturday, June 20, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join us for a “A Night of Rocking Blues”. Tim Costello & Friends; TIM COSTELLO guitar and vocals; TAYLOR JOHN keys and vocals, KENNY BUDD guitar, NICK LAURO drums, SETH LYNN bass. Limited seats, call 813-645-7651 for reservations.
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