12/07/2023  – 01/07/2024

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.

12/21/2023

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.

12/21/2023

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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Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
Monday, April 29, 2024 – Monday, June 10, 2024    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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, April 29 – June 10, 2024. No Class Memorial Day. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – Sunday, June 2, 2024    
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, May 2, 2024    
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. Please reserve online or by phone, 813-645-7651. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.
Adult Clay - Thursday Evening
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – Sunday, June 2, 2024    
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, Jan 2024 - Dec 2024.
Pottery 101
Friday, May 3, 2024    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Adult Clay - A.M. Fridays
Friday, May 3, 2024 – Tuesday, May 28, 2024    
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, January 2024 - December 2024.
Mother’s Day Special: Glass Fusing Workshop for Kids
Friday, May 3, 2024    
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mother’s Day Special: Glass Fusing Workshop for Kids! You choose your pattern and colors in creating your colorful Flower Garden. This 4 x 6 glass art will brighten any room or window. Friday May 3 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Metalsmithing Jewelry - May 4
Saturday, May 4, 2024    
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Metalsmithing Bracelet or Pendant: You create either a cuff bracelet or pendant. You: Hammer, Stamp & Texture, Copper & Brass to manufacture Rings, Pendants, Keychains. Rivet metals together to create your unique works of Art. All Materials Supplied. Saturday, May 4 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Metalsmithing: No Wilt Flower Medallions - Teens - Adults
Saturday, May 4, 2024    
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mother’s Day Special: Your flower medallions will blossom, made out of brass & copper! Texture and rivet silver accent pieces to personalize your design. Make 2 floral medallions that can be worn as pendants, brooches or made into keychains. All Materials Supplied. Adults & Teens: Saturday, May 4 at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, May 4, 2024    
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing. Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Adult Clay - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – Friday, June 7, 2024    
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, Jan 2024 - Dec 2024.
Orchestral Strings Studio
Tuesday, May 7, 2024    
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Strings classes for ages 5 and up! Adults welcome! Learn how to play a string instrument in a group or in a private one-on-one lesson! Private instruction is available for violin, viola, cello, bass and theory. Classes are available at the Annex and Firehouse Cultural Center. Starting May 7, 2024. Contact the Orchestral Strings Studio today to get started! email hidden; JavaScript is required (813) 503-6818.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, May 9, 2024    
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. Please reserve online or by phone, 813-645-7651. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland
Friday, May 10, 2024    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Presented for the very first time in the United States, this is a wonderful version of Alice In Wonderland! Buckle up, buttercup, for a tumble down the rabbit hole into a world wilder than a tea party on a sugar rush! Alice, our pint-sized heroine, ditches boredom and follows a white rabbit with a serious case of the zoomies, landing ker-plop in Wonderland. This Wonderland welcomes everyone with open arms – from tiny tots to grown-up goofballs, it's a show for the whole family! Alice's Wonderland is presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Friday, May 10, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, May 11, 2024    
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing. Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland
Saturday, May 11, 2024    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Presented for the very first time in the United States, this is a wonderful version of Alice In Wonderland! Buckle up, buttercup, for a tumble down the rabbit hole into a world wilder than a tea party on a sugar rush! Alice, our pint-sized heroine, ditches boredom and follows a white rabbit with a serious case of the zoomies, landing ker-plop in Wonderland. This Wonderland welcomes everyone with open arms – from tiny tots to grown-up goofballs, it's a show for the whole family! Alice's Wonderland is presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center.  Saturday, May 11, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Studio 55 | Mixed Media Collage with Susan | TMA@Firehouse
Sunday, May 12, 2024 – Sunday, June 30, 2024    
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Studio 55 is the new community programming sponsored by Tampa Museum of Art for adults 55 and older to connect over art and artmaking. Mixed Media Collage is an eight-week course full of artistic experimentation with mixed techniques and embellishment. Sundays, 1 – 4 pm. May 12 – June 30 (8 classes) - attend at The Firehouse in Ruskin.
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland - Matinee
Sunday, May 12, 2024    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presented for the very first time in the United States, this is a wonderful version of Alice In Wonderland! Buckle up, buttercup, for a tumble down the rabbit hole into a world wilder than a tea party on a sugar rush! Alice, our pint-sized heroine, ditches boredom and follows a white rabbit with a serious case of the zoomies, landing ker-plop in Wonderland. This Wonderland welcomes everyone with open arms – from tiny tots to grown-up goofballs, it's a show for the whole family! Alice's Wonderland is presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Sunday May 12, 3:00 pm Matinee, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, May 16, 2024    
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. Please reserve online or by phone, 813-645-7651. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland
Friday, May 17, 2024    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Presented for the very first time in the United States, this is a wonderful version of Alice In Wonderland! Buckle up, buttercup, for a tumble down the rabbit hole into a world wilder than a tea party on a sugar rush! Alice, our pint-sized heroine, ditches boredom and follows a white rabbit with a serious case of the zoomies, landing ker-plop in Wonderland. This Wonderland welcomes everyone with open arms – from tiny tots to grown-up goofballs, it's a show for the whole family! Alice's Wonderland is presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center.  Friday, May 17, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, May 18, 2024    
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing. Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland
Saturday, May 18, 2024    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Presented for the very first time in the United States, this is a wonderful version of Alice In Wonderland! Buckle up, buttercup, for a tumble down the rabbit hole into a world wilder than a tea party on a sugar rush! Alice, our pint-sized heroine, ditches boredom and follows a white rabbit with a serious case of the zoomies, landing ker-plop in Wonderland. This Wonderland welcomes everyone with open arms – from tiny tots to grown-up goofballs, it's a show for the whole family! Alice's Wonderland is presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center.  Saturday, May 18, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland - Matinee
Sunday, May 19, 2024    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presented for the very first time in the United States, this is a wonderful version of Alice In Wonderland! Buckle up, buttercup, for a tumble down the rabbit hole into a world wilder than a tea party on a sugar rush! Alice, our pint-sized heroine, ditches boredom and follows a white rabbit with a serious case of the zoomies, landing ker-plop in Wonderland. This Wonderland welcomes everyone with open arms – from tiny tots to grown-up goofballs, it's a show for the whole family! Alice's Wonderland is presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Sunday May 19, 3:00 pm Matinee, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland - Matinee
Sunday, May 19, 2024    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presented for the very first time in the United States, this is a wonderful version of Alice In Wonderland! Buckle up, buttercup, for a tumble down the rabbit hole into a world wilder than a tea party on a sugar rush! Alice, our pint-sized heroine, ditches boredom and follows a white rabbit with a serious case of the zoomies, landing ker-plop in Wonderland. This Wonderland welcomes everyone with open arms – from tiny tots to grown-up goofballs, it's a show for the whole family! Alice's Wonderland is presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Sunday May 19, 3:00 pm Matinee, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, May 23, 2024    
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. Please reserve online or by phone, 813-645-7651. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.
Metalsmithing Jewelry - May 25
Saturday, May 25, 2024    
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Metalsmithing Bracelet or Pendant: You create either a cuff bracelet or pendant. Add hammered texture to pre – cut shapes of brass and copper then learn how to add sterling silver to your show piece by learning how to rivet. All Materials Supplied. Saturday, May 25 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, May 25, 2024    
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing. Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Figure Drawing Group
Thursday, May 30, 2024    
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. Please reserve online or by phone, 813-645-7651. Reservations are Limited. Your $15 cash tuition is due at the door.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, June 1, 2024    
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing. Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
J.P. Soars: Blues & Rock
Saturday, June 1, 2024    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
This blues artist, JP Soars, can create a cohesive sound in the genre by weaving in a diversity of other influences, A 2009 winner of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN with his band the Red Hots (and the festival's Albert King Award winner as best guitarist to boot), the Arkansas native tours extensively through the United States, Canada, South America and Europe after relocating to South Florida. Sat. June 1, 2024, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Events on Monday, April 29, 2024
Events on Thursday, May 2, 2024
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
2 May 24
Ruskin
Figure Drawing Group
2 May 24
Ruskin
Events on Friday, May 3, 2024
Events on Saturday, May 4, 2024
Events on Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Adult Clay - A.M. Tuesdays
7 May 24
Ruskin
Orchestral Strings Studio
7 May 24
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, May 9, 2024
Figure Drawing Group
9 May 24
Ruskin
Events on Friday, May 10, 2024
Events on Saturday, May 11, 2024
Events on Thursday, May 16, 2024
Figure Drawing Group
16 May 24
Ruskin
Events on Friday, May 17, 2024
Events on Saturday, May 18, 2024
Events on Sunday, May 19, 2024
Events on Thursday, May 23, 2024
Figure Drawing Group
23 May 24
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, May 25, 2024
Events on Thursday, May 30, 2024
Figure Drawing Group
30 May 24
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, June 1, 2024
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
1 Jun 24
Ruskin
J.P. Soars: Blues & RockUli Fielitz Photography
1 Jun 24
Ruskin