05/04/2023  – 05/25/2023

9:00 am – 11:30 am
Mosaic Stepping Stones
Mosaic Stepping Stones
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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, May 4 – May 25.

05/04/2023  – 06/04/2023

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.

05/16/2023  – 06/06/2023

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Clay Tray for Father’s Day
Clay Tray for Father’s Day
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Slab built pottery forms are great as trinket dishes, charcuterie boards, soap dishes, and Dad’s favorite dumping spot. You create clay trays over three sessions experimenting with form and textures.
Tuesdays, May 16 & 23, and Tuesday, June 6. 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

05/25/2023

11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play – 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 2023 – June 2023.

05/25/2023

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

The Henry B. Plant Museum presents Upstairs/Downstairs, a museum theater series featuring single character performances that bring turn-of-the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Thursday, May 25 at 2:00 pm. FREE.

05/25/2023

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Figure Drawing Group
Figure Drawing Group
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Every Thursday, 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.

05/25/2023

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, January 2023 – June 2023.

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Acrylic Experience
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 – Tuesday, November 29, 2022    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
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, Nov. 1 thru Nov. 29, 2022
Time Machine
Wednesday, November 2, 2022    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
SOLD OUT Time Machine: H.G. Wells' 1895 Science Fiction novel travels to the stage in this “Steampunk” rock musical. A Victorian Era Time Traveller ventures far into the future encountering the ethereal Eloi and the dangerous subterranean Morlocks. He must return to his own time with a lesson in embracing diversity essential to saving the human species. Ideal for Grades K through 8.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, November 3, 2022 – Sunday, December 4, 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.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, November 3, 2022    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Thursday, 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.
Comedy Night: BC Murphy
Friday, November 4, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Comedy Night: BC Murphy, a veteran comic who was raised in the small black box theaters of New York City. He has performed at The Firehouse before, so welcome him back and share in the laughter! Fri, November 4, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Alcohol Ink Experience
Monday, November 7, 2022    
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Like Colorful & Easy to Make Gifts? Experience the vibrant magic of alcohol ink as you make at least 6 cards and 3 pendant necklaces. Teens to Adults, no experience required. All materials included. Monday, Nov. 7, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, November 10, 2022    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Thursday, 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.
Glass Fused Ornaments
Friday, November 11, 2022    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Ornaments For Yourself, Gift or Card Toppers. You create three glass ornaments! Experience the beautiful Art of Glass Fusing. Glass cut pieces with your personal touch to add a little sparkle to your holidays. You choose: snowflakes, trees, star, in any combination. All materials supplied. Extra ornaments can be created for an additional fee. Friday, Nov. 11
Metalsmithing: Inspired by Nature
Saturday, November 12, 2022    
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hand cut either a fish or owl from copper. Create accent thru pre-cut silver & copper shapes then rivet it all together. Add extra detail with beads and rivets. Create your piece that could be a pin, pendant, or an ornament. All materials supplied. Saturday, Nov. 12, 10:00 am – noon.
Synia Carroll
Saturday, November 12, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Jazz vocalist Synia’s unique ability to use her deep, silky-smooth voice to engage with her audiences is stunning! Synia will be accompanied by her band. Join us on Saturday, Nov 12, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Fall Flower Fling
Wednesday, November 16, 2022    
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Fall Flower Fling. Add new Blooms to your home by creating your Fall Bouquet with your own flower arrangement to take home! Instructor: Laura Nation, FSFSMD. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 2:00 pm.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, November 17, 2022    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Thursday, 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.
Metalsmithing
Friday, November 18, 2022    
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Silver & Cooper & Brass OH MY. You will saw, file, texture and rivet on silver, copper, and brass. Emphasis will be texturing & riveting metals together, creating your unique jewelry. You will make a finished piece of jewelry of either a pendant or earrings. All materials supplied. Friday, Nov. 18, 10:00 am – noon.
Jimmy Griswold Band: Fast Fingers Rocking Blues
Saturday, November 19, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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. Sat. Nov 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm at Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, November 24, 2022    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Thursday, 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.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, December 1, 2022 – Sunday, January 1, 2023    
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.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, December 1, 2022    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Thursday, 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.
Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
Friday, December 2, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer! Tim Moffett is a speaker and performer of comedy at agriculture conventions, corporate events and business meetings. Fri, December 2, 2022.
Holiday Ornaments
Saturday, December 3, 2022    
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Put the finishing touches on hand crafted clay ornaments. Paint 3 ornaments of your choosing. Saturday, Dec. 3 or Saturday, Dec. 10.
Mike Dirubbo on Saxophone
Saturday, December 3, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A warm welcome to Mike Dirubbo on his first visit to The Firehouse! Alto saxophonist/composer/bandleader/educator Mike DiRubbo is the real deal. Ever since he arrived in New York two decades ago, DiRubbo has reigned supreme as one of the most durable and dynamic musicians of his generation. That bold statement is supported by aural evidence of his work with the brightest jazz stars including Al Foster, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Eddie Henderson and more. As a solo artist he boasts nine critically-acclaimed CD’s. Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, 7:30 pm.
Events on Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Acrylic Experience
1 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Time Machine
2 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, November 3, 2022
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
3 Nov 22
Ruskin
Figure Drawing Group
3 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 4, 2022
Comedy Night: BC Murphy
4 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Monday, November 7, 2022
Alcohol Ink Experience
7 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, November 10, 2022
Figure Drawing Group
10 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 11, 2022
Glass Fused Ornaments
11 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 12, 2022
Synia Carroll
12 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Fall Flower Fling
16 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, November 17, 2022
Figure Drawing Group
17 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 18, 2022
Metalsmithing
18 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 19, 2022
Events on Thursday, November 24, 2022
Figure Drawing Group
24 Nov 22
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, December 1, 2022
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
1 Dec 22
Ruskin
Figure Drawing Group
1 Dec 22
Ruskin
Events on Friday, December 2, 2022
Events on Saturday, December 3, 2022
Mike Dirubbo on Saxophone
3 Dec 22
Ruskin