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. Fridays
Friday, July 1, 2022 – Tuesday, July 26, 2022    
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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – Saturday, July 30, 2022    
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, Jan 2022 - July 2022.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, July 7, 2022 – Sunday, August 7, 2022    
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.
Center Stage Comedy: Carmen Ciricillo
Saturday, July 9, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come out to Center Stage: Comedy at the Firehouse on Saturday, July 9 at 7:30 pm and enjoy the stand-up comedy of Headliner Carmen Ciricillo.
Orilla Show
Saturday, July 23, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Orilla, the highly creative and culturally diverse musical duo co-led by Ona Kirei (vocals/keys/percussion) and Alejandro Arenas (upright and electric bass) celebrates the release of their debut album ‘Daring Flowers’. They will be joined by Mark Feinman (drums) and James Suggs (trumpet) as they play through an exciting repertoire rooted in styles as diverse as their backgrounds. Performing at The Firehouse on Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 pm.
Let’s Get Crackin’
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 – Wednesday, August 17, 2022    
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Create art using various types of stained glass and ceramic tiles. Learn the safe and proper techniques for cutting glass using wheeled nippers, running pliers, and other various glass cutting tools. Learning to use a glass grinder to shape glass will be taught. Students will explore different substrates such as wood or cement steppingstones. Methods for this class will include demonstrations, hands on practice, and one-on-one coaching from the instructor. Wednesdays, July 27 – Aug 17, 2022.
Events on Friday, July 1, 2022
Events on Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Events on Thursday, July 7, 2022
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
7 Jul 22
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, July 9, 2022
Events on Saturday, July 23, 2022
Orilla Show
23 Jul 22
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Let’s Get Crackin’
27 Jul 22
Ruskin