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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The 8th Annual Big Draw
Saturday, October 3, 2015    
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Save the Date and Join us for this community celebration of drawing in an event for all ages. The Big Draw 2015 - Every Drawing Tells A Story Firehouse Cultural Center along with the SouthShore Arts Council will be hosting the 8th Annual Big Draw on October 3rd, 2015 Fun, Free, Arts for all Ages! Indoor and outdoor!
T'Bone Hamilton & the Blues All-Stars
Saturday, October 10, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bassist/Leader - Tom "TBone" Hamilton returns to the Firehouse Pub …this time as a bluesman presenting an intimate evening of really good roadhouse blues music from New Orleans to Chicago to Austin to Detroit & back to Florida. “Joining “Tbone” are the Blues All-Stars: Harmonica master, guitarist & singer, Rick Hatfield, who has shared the stage with the Everly Brothers & Greg Allman; Charlie Morris on guitar brews his secret blues recipe that includes Louisiana Spice, Tennessee Twang & Florida Gator Tail; and first-call blues drummer, Eric Elsner, currently the drummer for the Charlie Morris band.
2nd Annual Blues & BBQ : A Smokin' Event
Saturday, October 17, 2015    
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2nd Annual Blues & BBQ fundraising event to benefit the Firehouse Cultural Center K-12 Scholarship Fund. From 2:00 to 7:00 PM, The Dog House and More BBQ will be flying off the grille, served with delicious sides and refreshments. Plenty of raffles along with the continuous sounds of blues, country-swing, bluegrass & rockabilly played by Hapi McKenzie and Patty Pfitser of the Crabgrass Cowboys and others will add to this relaxed event.
25 to Life Comedy Show
Friday, October 23, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Comedy favorite Lou Angelwolf is back with Carmen Ciricillo, and Ward G. Smith. Mature Audiences Only Please.
Celebrating South Hillsborough History
Saturday, October 24, 2015    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join us for this FREE historical and educational event full of displays, photos, videos, and presentations by long-time residents. Event includes panel presentation & lectures on the unique history of South Hillsborough County. Time still TBA.
Debby Bacon
Saturday, October 24, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Debby Bacon, pianist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and headline entertainer. She has performed throughout the United States as well as on numerous Holland America cruise ships and Grand World Voyages. She will be performing and comparing the works of composers versus songwriters.
Florida Treasures
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 – Wednesday, October 28, 2015    
12:00 am
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.
The Maids
Friday, October 30, 2015    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A musical melange of your favorite Broadway hits! An audience awaits the arrival of a famed matinee idol. While cleaning the performer’s dressing room, two maids discover a stage trunk full of props and costumes. Quickly, it becomes apparent that both are frustrated performers as they begin to fantasize and enact songs and scenes from their favorite productions with the audience. Both enjoy pretending to be ‘paid actors’, but what happens when the “star” shows up to find that his dressing room has been commandeered for this impromptu performance? This hilarious romp is a fun filled escapade from Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber!
Events on Saturday, October 3, 2015
The 8th Annual Big Draw
3 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 10, 2015
Events on Saturday, October 17, 2015
Events on Friday, October 23, 2015
25 to Life Comedy Show
23 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 24, 2015
Debby Bacon
24 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Florida Treasures
27 Oct 15
Ruskin
Events on Friday, October 30, 2015
The Maids
30 Oct 15
Ruskin