09/06/2023  – 09/20/2023

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

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. This is a three-week class, Sept. 6 – Sept. 20 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, Firehouse Cultural Center. Ages 16 and up. Materials will be provided.

09/07/2023  – 10/08/2023

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.

09/11/2023  – 10/16/2023

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, Sept. 11 – Oct. 16. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

09/13/2023  – 12/13/2023

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Drama/Comedy Theater for Kids
Drama/Comedy Theater for Kids
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Firehouse Cultural Center in partnership with Patel Conservatory @Straz Center presents: Drama/Comedy Theater for Kids.
Free Event: Wednesdays, Sept. 13 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Schedule follows Hillsborough School Calendar. This program will conclude with “Show Off Production” for all to see. Limited Space for ages 7 – 16. Free Programming provided by Patel Conservatory. Underwritten by The Straz.

09/19/2023

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.

09/19/2023

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Metalsmithing: Texture & Stamp & Rivet
Metalsmithing: Texture & Stamp & Rivet
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Hammer, Stamp & Texture Copper & Brass to manufacture Rings, Pendants, Keychains.
6 Participants per Workshop. All Materials Supplied. Sept 19 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm.

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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 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. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, August 3, 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, July - December 2023.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, August 3, 2023 – Sunday, September 3, 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, August 3, 2023    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
FIGURE DRAWING IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2023. On the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, 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 & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, August 4, 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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Comedy Night: Jeff Gerbino & Friends
Friday, August 4, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
8/4/23 at 7:30 p.m. This will be a Friday Night Event. Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Jeff Gerbino & Friends. Variety magazine described Jeff’s act as a high energy high wire act that takes the audience right along with him. Jeff has performed at Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse several times in the past, we are happy to welcome him back!
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 8, 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. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, August 10, 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, July - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, August 10, 2023    
6:30 pm – 8:30 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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, August 11, 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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Paul Gavin Quartet
Saturday, August 12, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come out and join us Saturday, August 12 at 7:30 pm to see Paul Gavin Quartet. Paul will be bringing a quartet playing the music of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, as well as his own original music.
Remix TMA Workshop - Jennifer Steinkamp Digital Drawing
Monday, August 14, 2023    
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED, NEW DATE TO COME. For our Remix session, students will be be inspired by Jennifer Steinkamp’s immersive digital installation, Madame Curie, and learn to draw on a digital tablet. You will learn about the artist, then make art in that style. Monday, August 14, 6-8 pm, Firehouse Cultural Center. Ages 16 and up.
Remix TMA Workshop - Ai Weiwei Style Mosaics
Monday, August 14, 2023    
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
For our Remix session, students will be guided through the process of translating a photograph into a stunning LEGO mosaic in the style of Ai Weiwei’s Dropping A Han Dynasty Urn (LEGO) artwork. You will learn about the artist, then make art in that style. Monday, August 14, 6-8 pm, Firehouse Cultural Center. Ages 16 and up.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 15, 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. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, August 17, 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, July - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, August 17, 2023    
6:30 pm – 8:30 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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, August 18, 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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Center Stage Theater: Murder on the Nile
Friday, August 18, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile, presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Plot: Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enourmous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Directed by Amy Windle. Friday August 18, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Center Stage Theater: Murder on the Nile
Saturday, August 19, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile, presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Plot: Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enourmous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Directed by Amy Windle. Saturday August 19, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Center Stage Theater: Murder on the Nile
Sunday, August 20, 2023    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile, presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Plot: Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enourmous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Directed by Amy Windle. Sunday August 20, 3:00 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 22, 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. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Fairy House Clay Workshop
Tuesday, August 22, 2023    
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Create a whimsical fairy house that can serve as a yard décor or charming indoor luminary. In one magical evening you will use a variety of ceramic hand building techniques for the creation of these future homes for plants, fairies, and any other woodland creature. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, August 24, 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, July - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, August 24, 2023    
6:30 pm – 8:30 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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, August 25, 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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Center Stage Theater: Murder on the Nile
Friday, August 25, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile, presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Plot: Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enourmous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Directed by Amy Windle. Friday August 25, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Center Stage Theater: Murder on the Nile
Saturday, August 26, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile, presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Plot: Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enourmous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Directed by Amy Windle. Saturday August 26, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Center Stage Theater: Murder on the Nile
Sunday, August 27, 2023    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile, presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Plot: Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enourmous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Directed by Amy Windle. Sunday August 27, 3:00 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 29, 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. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Mom & Me Clay Day
Tuesday, August 29, 2023    
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Kids can get dirty and not be in trouble! Make several projects that will be fired and be introduced to the wheel. All materials included. Fee: $20 per child, must be accompanied by adult. Tuesday, August 29, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Metalsmithing: Texture & Stamp & Rivet
Wednesday, August 30, 2023    
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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. Wed., Aug. 30 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, August 31, 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, July - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, August 31, 2023    
6:30 pm – 8:30 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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, September 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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Events on Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Events on Saturday, August 12, 2023
Paul Gavin Quartet
12 Aug 23
Ruskin
Events on Monday, August 14, 2023
Events on Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Events on Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Events on Sunday, August 20, 2023
Events on Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Events on Thursday, August 24, 2023
Events on Friday, August 25, 2023
Events on Saturday, August 26, 2023
Events on Sunday, August 27, 2023
Events on Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Mom & Me Clay Day
29 Aug 23
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Events on Thursday, August 31, 2023
Events on Friday, September 1, 2023