Events

Working with clay is a healthy way to focus your attention in a positive and creative way. Pottery allows you to escape the worries of life and shift your focus toward your creation. Free for Veterans. Veterans Only 1 time Workshop Friday, May 31, 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Please click through to see days & times available for all classes. Call to register: 813-645-7651.

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.

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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 - Dec 2024.

Rahn Hortman has a unique blend of profanity-free banter! He makes pointed observations about everyday people that leaves no one safe. At 5'5 1/2" (don't forget the half) he's still waiting on the NBA to call. Until then, he's become a crowd favorite bringing home the title in the TV Channel 32 Comedy Challenge, Nationally Syndicated Cowhead Competition, and he was a Finalist in Florida's Funniest Comedian. On Friday, January 5 at 7:30 pm, Rahn will be joined by other funny friends (TBA), so come out and join us for the Firehouse Center Stage Comedy Show!

Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic. Your Choice! Share the love of painting while enriching your skill set, no matter the medium. Instructor: Helen Solomon. Mondays, Jan. 8 – Feb. 12, 2024. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

Opera Tampa visits the Firehouse Cultural Center for a FREE mini performance of Opera Standards and sneak peak of Upcoming Shows. Wednesday, January 10 at 5:00 pm. Call the Firehouse at 813-645-7651 to reserve your seat.

Winter/Spring 2024: Jan 11 - Mar 14, 2024. Thursdays, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Strengthen your skills in our monitored figure drawing session with a variety of timed poses. Bring your chalk, paint, charcoal or pencil, you choose the medium. Model varies by session. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.

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 This Month, January 2024.

Each Art Play Date Session is a stand-alone session for caregiver and child artist to play with materials and create a collaborative project. This class is Saturday, January 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Firehouse Cultural Center.

Winter/Spring 2024: Jan 11 - Mar 14, 2024. Thursdays, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Strengthen your skills in our monitored figure drawing session with a variety of timed poses. Bring your chalk, paint, charcoal or pencil, you choose the medium. Model varies by session. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.

The Memphis Rub Band is a 4-piece band from Florida's Suncoast area. They perform a blend of blues and rock with a bit of R&B and funk mixed in. Come out and see The Memphis Rub Band, a dynamic group, Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm.

Winter/Spring 2024: Jan 11 - Mar 14, 2024. Thursdays, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Strengthen your skills in our monitored figure drawing session with a variety of timed poses. Bring your chalk, paint, charcoal or pencil, you choose the medium. Model varies by session. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.

You choose your pattern and colors in creating 2 glass hearts. Cut glass into shapes for your unique heartfelt creations. Saturday Jan. 27, 2024, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

You choose your pattern and colors in creating 2 glass hearts. Cut glass into shapes for your unique heartfelt creations. Tuesday Jan. 30, 2024, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

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.

Winter/Spring 2024: Jan 11 - Mar 14, 2024. Thursdays, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Strengthen your skills in our monitored figure drawing session with a variety of timed poses. Bring your chalk, paint, charcoal or pencil, you choose the medium. Model varies by session. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.

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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 - Dec 2024.

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, January 2024 - December 2024.

Come out to Center Stage: Comedy at the Firehouse on Friday, February 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm and enjoy the stand-up comedy of Headliner Carmen Ciricillo!

Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing. Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.

A veteran musician for over 30 years, one can hear the entire spectrum of jazz singing in the performance of vocalist Scotty Wright. With a warm, rich-toned voice and relaxed delivery, Scotty possesses a unique sound that is deeply rooted in the jazz tradition. His style features harmonic sophistication, a playful rhythmic approach and insightful phrasing of the lyric. Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm.