08/12/2020  – 09/16/2020

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

Painting with Watercolors with Instructor: Barry Good, for students at all levels. Explore: color; brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. Includes Materials. August 12 – September 16, 2020.

08/12/2020  – 09/16/2020

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

Painting Studio with Dee Hood, 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. August 12 – September 16

08/18/2020  – 09/08/2020

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay & Play - Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - Tuesdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

08/20/2020  – 09/10/2020

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Clay & Play Morning
Clay & Play Morning
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Kids age 7 -11

08/20/2020  – 09/10/2020

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Clay & Play Afternoon
Clay & Play Afternoon
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Kids age 12 – 17

08/20/2020  – 09/10/2020

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Adult Clay & Play - Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

08/22/2020

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Otis Freedman “The Bishop”, Head Waiter, 1905. Tampa Bay Hotel, Henry Plant’s grandest luxury railroad resort hotel, opened in 1891 at the height of America’s Gilded Age. More than 300 employees were needed for the opulent hotel to run smoothly. Step back in time & enjoy the single-character performances that brings two turn-of–the-century Hotel staff members to life. FREE.

08/22/2020

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Jimmy Griswold Band: Fast Fingers Rocking Blues
Jimmy Griswold Band: Fast Fingers Rocking Blues
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Jimmy Griswold can regularly be found playing guitar at venues of all sizes. Jimmy pays homage to any artist he covers, whether it be the warm tones of T-bone Walker & B.B. King, or the screaming sounds of Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck and Steve Ray Vaughan, all while staying true to his original style.

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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, September 30, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
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, July 2021 - Dec 2021.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Sunday, October 3, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
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.
Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, October 7, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Painting with Watercolors. For students at all levels. Explore: color; brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. Includes Materials. Sept. 2 - Oct. 7, 2021.
Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
Saturday, September 4, 2021 – Saturday, September 25, 2021    
9:00 am – 10:30 am
NEW CLASS: Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8. Fire up your creativity and learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Have fun and create any shape you desire! Students should expect to make several projects using these skills. Clay, tool, glazing and firing included. DATES: Saturdays, Sept. 4 - Sept. 25, 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 – Friday, October 8, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
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, July 2021 - Dec 2021.
T-Bone Hamilton & TC Carr
Saturday, September 11, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
TBone Hamilton and TC Carr return to the Firehouse Center Stage for a night of outstanding blues music.
Painting Simplified
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – Tuesday, October 19, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
This course is designed for beginner to intermediate level experiences with a desire to learn how to paint in acrylics and learn the versatility of this water medium. In this course you will learn how to get started in prepping your canvas, how to transfer your own reference and how to start painting. Tuesdays, Sept 14 – Oct 19, 2021
Mike Donahue & Third Man Out
Saturday, September 18, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come over to the Firehouse Center Stage to hear Irish tunes with Mike Donahue and Third Man Out!
Quilling for the Holidays
Tuesday, September 21, 2021    
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn how to use a quilling tool, to create basic quilled shapes, select the right quilling paper, and much more! With your registration: a kit that includes all class materials (yours to keep) and hands-on, step-by-step instruction with a professional quilling instructor.
Abstract Painting Challenge
Wednesday, September 22, 2021    
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ideas From Nature – organic shapes, patterns, textures, mark making. Let your inner artist out to play in this fun and informative class. Challenge a friend to join you for a night out! This is a nurturing and comfortable setting where we encourage one another to keep experimenting and learning. Small group in a Big Space!
Introduction to Nature Journaling
Saturday, September 25, 2021    
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
This workshop will show you how to become a keen observer of the natural world around you and how to use pictures, numbers, and words to convey what you see. No prior drawing experience needed.
Teen Open Studio with the Tampa Museum of Art
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 – Tuesday, December 14, 2021    
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Teen Open Studio is a free program that gives teens in grades 6 through 12 the opportunity to create, learn, and work alongside local working artists. Teens can learn new techniques, explore new media, take on new themes, and hear about careers in the arts from new artists. All Materials Provided. In Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.
Remix Workshops
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 – Tuesday, December 14, 2021    
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Remix: A wide range of follow-along make-and-take art workshops for adults inspired by the Tampa Museum of Art’s current exhibitions. Workshops are designed to be enjoyed by participants of any skill level and all materials are provided.
Dwayne White & Friends
Saturday, October 2, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come hang out with Dwayne White & Friends featuring the Dwayne White 4! DW4 features bassist Erik Hempel, saxophonist Tristan Nelson & Stephen Stewart on drums. Meet some of the finest young musicians on the Tampa Bay jazz scene! Music flows from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. See you there!
Events on Thursday, September 2, 2021
Events on Saturday, September 4, 2021
Events on Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Events on Saturday, September 11, 2021
T-Bone Hamilton & TC Carr
11 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Painting Simplified
14 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, September 18, 2021
Mike Donahue & Third Man Out
18 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Quilling for the Holidays
21 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Abstract Painting Challenge
22 Sep 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, September 25, 2021
Events on Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Events on Saturday, October 2, 2021
Dwayne White & Friends
2 Oct 21
Ruskin