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.

10/18/2023  – 12/13/2023

10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Studio 55: Impressionist Printmaking - TMA@Firehouse
Studio 55: Impressionist Printmaking - TMA@Firehouse
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Studio 55 is for adults 55 and older to connect over art and artmaking. This is TMA’s participation in the Vitality Arts Project for Art Museums funded by EA Michelson Philanthropy to promote the work of anti-ageism in our community and industry. While building a community of artists, students will learn new techniques, develop artistic skills, and create their own impressionist-inspired masterpieces. Free 8-week class, Wednesdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm to October 18th – December 13th. No class Nov. 22.

10/23/2023  – 11/27/2023

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. Instructor: Helen Solomon. Mondays, Oct. 23 – Nov. 27. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

11/02/2023  – 12/03/2023

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.

11/16/2023

9:30 am – 11:30 am
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, July – December 2023.

11/16/2023

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

Fall 2023: Select 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.

11/16/2023

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, July 2023 – December 2023.

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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
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 2021 - Dec 2021.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
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.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
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 2021 - Dec 2021.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – Friday, August 6, 2021    
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 – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2021 - Dec 2021.
Fundamentals of Drawing 101
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – Tuesday, July 27, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Fundamentals of Drawing 101: One of the main focuses will be on training the eye how to see. Increase your skill-set with depth, shading and color choice. You will learn perspective, balance, form, and contrast as it all relates to composition. We will learn how to take a drawing from sketch to finished art. Tuesdays, July 6 – July 27.
Painting with Watercolors
Thursday, July 8, 2021 – Thursday, July 29, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Painting with Watercolors. For students at all levels. Explore: color; brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. Includes Materials. July 8- July 29, 2021.
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Saturday, July 17, 2021    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Arthur Schleman, Hunting and Fishing Guide, 1895. The Tampa Bay Hotel hunting and fishing guide is adept at trapping all kinds of game, as well as hunting on horseback to avoid rattlesnakes. Mr. Schleman is a storyteller and a would-be gentleman of means, with definite opinions about everything. Arthur Schleman is played by actor Dan Khoury. FREE.
Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
Friday, July 23, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
New Date: 7/23/21 at 7:30 p.m. This will be a Friday Night Event. Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Sheena Reagan, who was named Florida’s Funniest Female in 2018, and runner up in 2017. Sheena’s versatile and unique brand of comedy leave audiences of all kinds in a state of non-stop laughter.
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Saturday, July 24, 2021    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Maggie Stroud, Laundress, 1920. A lively and ambitious woman who has a story or two to tell about the famous guests at the Tampa Bay Hotel. As a personal maid, Maggie has seen some of the finer things in life. As for the not-so-fine, she has her dreams and her religion that keep her hopeful. FREE.
James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
Saturday, July 24, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
James Suggs July 24 Tribute to Blues Alley jazz artists.
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Saturday, July 31, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Center Stage Music brings a night of laughs to enjoy; some music, humor and history with Rev. Billy C. Wirtz! Buckle your seat belts and get ready for some high energy boogie woogie with the Rev. Wirtz combines old-school nightclub shtick with highbrow/lowbrow humor guaranteed to keep you entertained. Saturday, July 31, 2021.
Events on Thursday, July 1, 2021
Events on Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Events on Thursday, July 8, 2021
Painting with Watercolors
8 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, July 17, 2021
Events on Friday, July 23, 2021
Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
23 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, July 24, 2021
Events on Saturday, July 31, 2021
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
31 Jul 21
Ruskin