01/05/2023  – 02/05/2023

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

01/09/2023  – 02/13/2023

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Painting with Watercolors
Painting with Watercolors
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

You will explore color, dive into a variety of brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. This class is for all levels, heighten your skills or find your hidden talent. Mondays, Jan. 9 thru Feb. 13, 2023.

01/10/2023  – 02/14/2023

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Acrylic Experience
Acrylic Experience
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Explore acrylic media and techniques more in-depth study of acrylics, aesthetics, and medium. Students will talk about their work and the work of others in the classroom critiques at the start each class. This class is for all levels, heighten your skills or find your hidden talent. Tuesdays, Jan. 10 thru Feb. 14, 2023.

01/18/2023  – 02/22/2023

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

Printmaking TMA@Firehouse. Printmaking includes a variety of methods of creating multiple works of art from a single image. This 6 week class will explore a variety of printmaking techniques such as linocut and monoprint methods to make unique hand-printed works of art. All materials supplied. Six class series in Jan / Feb, 2023.

01/19/2023  – 02/08/2023

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Mosaic Stepping Stones
Mosaic Stepping Stones
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Next class dates to be posted shortly, or please call the Firehouse 813-645-7651 to be put on waiting list. Art Up Your Garden or Walkway. Make a beautiful steppingstone for your garden and learn the basics of mosaics at the same time. This four-session class you will learn how to use tools to cut and shape glass and ceramics to make a garden steppingstone. Bring your old dishes to class with you. Glass, tiles, and ceramics will be provided as well as a 12″ x 12″ cement base. All Materials Supplied. Thursdays, Jan. 19 – Feb 8.

02/02/2023  – 03/05/2023

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

02/03/2023

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

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 2023 – June 2023.

02/03/2023

10:00 am – 11:30 am
Beating Hearts: Metalsmithing Workshop
Beating Hearts: Metalsmithing Workshop
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Easy to Make Gifts! Hammer & rivet your Copper and Brass for texture creating a unique heart making a pendant, earrings, pin, keychain, or card topper. Just in time to give your heart away for Valentine’s Day. All materials included. Friday, Feb. 3, 10:00 – 11:30 am.

02/03/2023

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Center Stage Comedy: Johnny Mac with Angela Nacca
Center Stage Comedy: Johnny Mac with Angela Nacca
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Comedian Johnny Mac has opened for some of comedy’s biggest names such as Lily Tomlin, Jim Gaffigan, Kathleen Madigan, Brian Regan and more. He is a relatable comic with a creative take on everything from airline travel to everyday life. He will be joined by Angela Nacca, who was selected as one of the top forty comedians to compete in The World Series of Comedy. Moving to West Palm Beach, Florida 14 years ago, Angela Nacca has been a hit in a range of venues, from the Improvs in South Florida to Funny Bones in Hartford, CT. Come out and see them both on Friday, February 3 at 7:30 pm.

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Literary Non-Fiction 2.0
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – Tuesday, December 3, 2019    
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Power in Truth Storytelling 2.0. For advanced writers. We all have our stories, ones that are funny, sad, inspirational, tragic…and true. Write yours!
ECO MAN
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – Wednesday, October 30, 2019    
10:45 am
A mild mannered reporter becomes the superhero, Eco-Man. Battling foes like the energy wasting "High Voltage", Eco-Man leads the audience on a mission to save the planet Earth in this comic adventure. Ideal for Grades K through 5.
Adult Open Pottery Studio
Thursday, October 31, 2019    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This open studio is for students at the intermediate and advanced levels! Join us if you want to explore your own personal style. Focus on your throwing techniques, varying forms and increasing knowledge of glazing. A great studio to expand your knowledge with your peers.
Jewelry Making, in Partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 – Tuesday, November 26, 2019    
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Learn how to do basic soldering, and the formation of metals into rings, pendants, and bracelets. After you've constructed some pieces, learn torch fire enameling techniques on copper to add color and texture to your designs. 4 Sessions. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.
Adult Open Pottery Studio
Thursday, November 7, 2019    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This open studio is for students at the intermediate and advanced levels! Join us if you want to explore your own personal style. Focus on your throwing techniques, varying forms and increasing knowledge of glazing. A great studio to expand your knowledge with your peers.
Assemblage Workshop
Saturday, November 9, 2019 – Saturday, November 16, 2019    
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Join us to create your own art-boxes stories and found object sculptures. Bring your imagination, curiosity and a sense of play, as we will be working with an assortment of provided objects and those that students bring to class.
Spray Painting One Day Workshop
Saturday, November 9, 2019    
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
POSTPONED! Due to the weather on Saturday. This One Day Workshop has been rescheduled for Oct 26, 2019, weather permitting. Get started with the art of spray painting with local artist Jujmo! For Adults, ages 18 and up. 
When October Goes: Synia Carroll & La Lucha with Kevin Celebi
Saturday, November 9, 2019    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Joining jazz vocalist Synia and Tampa Bay based trio La Lucha is trumpter Kevin Celebi, who hails from Detroit.
FREE Family-Friendly Mini-Concert: The Opera Tampa Singers
Sunday, November 10, 2019    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
FREE Family-Friendly Mini-Concert: The Opera Tampa Singers. The Firehouse Cultural Center along with its Arts Education @Straz Center partner invite you and your family to join us for a live celebration of beloved opera arias performed by the Opera Tampa Singers followed by a Q & A. Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 PM.
Music Lecture Series 2019-2020
Tuesday, November 12, 2019    
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
On November 12, 2019, The Acoustics of Sound: Tone Color and Sonic Painting. Monthly, Oct. – May.
Adult Open Pottery Studio
Thursday, November 14, 2019    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This open studio is for students at the intermediate and advanced levels! Join us if you want to explore your own personal style. Focus on your throwing techniques, varying forms and increasing knowledge of glazing. A great studio to expand your knowledge with your peers.
Chiara Izzi
Friday, November 15, 2019    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Chiara Izzi is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Italy who has been based in New York City since 2014, three years after Quincy Jones awarded her first prize in the 2011 Montreux International Jazz Festival Vocal Competition.
POETRY WORKSHOP Poetry of Thanks: Odes and Tributes
Saturday, November 16, 2019    
9:30 am – 11:00 am
POETRY WORKSHOP Poetry of Thanks: Odes and Tributes
Ruskin History
Sunday, November 17, 2019    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join us and local Historian Mac Miller for an informative and entertaining lecture on the History of Ruskin, Florida. From 1906 when his grandfather, Dr. George Miller and his three brothers-in-law moved from Missouri; transformed thousands of acres of swamp, scrub and forest into a thriving agricultural community named in honor of English essayist and social philosopher John Ruskin.
Adult Open Pottery Studio
Thursday, November 21, 2019    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This open studio is for students at the intermediate and advanced levels! Join us if you want to explore your own personal style. Focus on your throwing techniques, varying forms and increasing knowledge of glazing. A great studio to expand your knowledge with your peers.
Comedy Night: The Return of Ron Feingold
Friday, November 22, 2019    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The return of Ron Feingold and his a cappella comedy! Headliner Ron Feingold is literally a one man vocal band, relying only on his voice as his sole instrument to create a truly unique musical comedy experience.
The Tom Hamilton Quartet
Saturday, November 23, 2019    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Tom Hamilton Quartet is led by bassist Tom “TBone” Hamilton. The band is made up of the best Jazz Musicians from the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. Tom is upfront with acoustic upright bass along with drums, piano & guitar. This instrumental band performs music from the Great American Songbook including compositions from, Monk, Miles Davis, Ellington, Jobim to name a few.
Adult Open Pottery Studio
Thursday, November 28, 2019    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This open studio is for students at the intermediate and advanced levels! Join us if you want to explore your own personal style. Focus on your throwing techniques, varying forms and increasing knowledge of glazing. A great studio to expand your knowledge with your peers.
Events on Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Literary Non-Fiction 2.0
29 Oct 19
Ruskin
ECO MAN
29 Oct 19
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, October 31, 2019
Adult Open Pottery Studio
31 Oct 19
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Events on Thursday, November 7, 2019
Adult Open Pottery Studio
7 Nov 19
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 9, 2019
Events on Sunday, November 10, 2019
Events on Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Events on Thursday, November 14, 2019
Adult Open Pottery Studio
14 Nov 19
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 15, 2019
Chiara Izzi
15 Nov 19
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 16, 2019
Events on Sunday, November 17, 2019
Ruskin History
17 Nov 19
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, November 21, 2019
Adult Open Pottery Studio
21 Nov 19
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 22, 2019
Events on Saturday, November 23, 2019
The Tom Hamilton Quartet
23 Nov 19
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, November 28, 2019
Adult Open Pottery Studio
28 Nov 19
Ruskin