06/01/2023  – 07/02/2023

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.

06/05/2023  – 06/26/2023

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic. Your Choice! Share the love of painting while enriching your skill set, no matter the medium. Mondays, June to June 26. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

06/14/2023  – 06/28/2023

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Collagraph Printmaking - TMA@Firehouse
Collagraph Printmaking - TMA@Firehouse
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This class has been cancelled and will be offered again in Fall 2023. Explore the world of collagraph printmaking. Our expert instructor will guide you through the process of creating dynamic and multi-layered prints by building 3D textures on a printing plate using a variety of everyday materials, from fabric scraps to found objects. Three (3) Wednesday Workshop sessions, 6/14 – 6/28 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, Firehouse Cultural Center. Ages 16 and up.

06/15/2023  – 07/06/2023

9:00 am – 11:30 am
Mosaic Birdhouse & Open Studio
Mosaic Birdhouse & Open Studio
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Art Up Your Birds Abode! You’ll create a birds real estate dream home while making your garden colorful. Work with all types of tiles & tools to create your winged friend’s homey homestead. Bring any special stones or broken plates that you would like to incorporate in your special project.Open Studio for working/creating other projects. Thursdays: June 15 – July 6 – 9:00 – 11:30 am.

06/17/2023  – 07/15/2023

12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Intro to Wheel Throwing
Intro to Wheel Throwing
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Try Your Hands at Clay! Spin yourself in creating wheel thrown pottery. Refine and build on your throwing skills from the first step of centering, to finishing your pottery by trimming, texturing, and glazing. All Levels Welcome! All Materials Supplied. Saturdays, June 17 to July 15.

06/20/2023

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
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. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 – December 2023.

06/20/2023

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Metalsmithing: Texture & Stamp & Rivet
Metalsmithing: Texture & Stamp & Rivet
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Hammer, Stamp & Texture Copper & Brass precut shapes, then rivet together to create your unique metal works of Art.
6 Participants per Workshop. All Materials Supplied. Ages 8 – Up. Tuesday, June 20th from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.

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Poetry Workshops
Saturday, December 12, 2020    
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Six -1.5-hour Poetry Workshops in 2020. Feb.; Apr.; June; Aug.; Oct.; & Dec. How to write the Love Poem, Seasonal Poem, Reflective Poem, Back-To-School Poem, Imagery-Rich Poem and the Holiday 'Gift' Poem.
Valerie Gillespie Holiday Jazz
Saturday, December 12, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Valerie Gillespie and her ensemble will be playing jazz music from her Holiday Repertoire. Whether performing alongside music legends or in her own neighborhood, jazz musician Valerie Gillespie is living the Lush Life — the title of her latest CD with the Valerie Gillespie Ensemble, which offers her signature saxophone and sentimental take on new and classic jazz songs.
Comedy Night: Lou Angelwolf
Friday, December 18, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED - SEE YOU IN JANUARY! The Firehouse Center Stage Comedy brings a Friday night of laughs to enjoy; headliner Lou Angelwolf will be sure to entertain the audience!
Center Stage Theater: 'A Christmas Story', matinee performance.
Saturday, December 19, 2020    
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED - We apologize for any inconvenience! A Christmas Story, Dramatic Stage Reading presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. All Adults $23. All Kids $10 age 17 and under. Matinee Performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'A Christmas Story', evening performance.
Saturday, December 19, 2020    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED - We apologize for any inconvenience! A Christmas Story, Dramatic Stage Reading presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. All Adults $23. All Kids $10 age 17 and under. Evening Performance.
Events on Saturday, December 12, 2020
Poetry Workshops
12 Dec 20
Ruskin
Events on Friday, December 18, 2020
Comedy Night: Lou Angelwolf
18 Dec 20
Ruskin