01/02/2024  – 05/28/2024

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Clay Warriors Pottery Programs
Clay Warriors Pottery Programs
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Working with clay is a healthy way to focus your attention in a positive and creative way. Pottery allows you to escape the worries of life and shift your focus toward your creation. Free for Veterans. Veterans Only 1 time Workshop Friday, May 31, 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Please click through to see days & times available for all classes. Call to register: 813-645-7651.

04/29/2024  – 06/10/2024

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, April 29 – June 10, 2024. No Class Memorial Day. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

05/02/2024  – 06/02/2024

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.

05/02/2024  – 06/02/2024

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Adult Clay - Thursday Evening
Adult Clay - 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, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.

05/03/2024  – 05/28/2024

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay - A.M. Fridays
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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, January 2024 – December 2024.

05/07/2024  – 06/07/2024

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Adult Clay - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay - 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 – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.

05/12/2024  – 06/30/2024

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Studio 55 | Mixed Media Collage with Susan | TMA@Firehouse
Studio 55 | Mixed Media Collage with Susan | TMA@Firehouse
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

05/19/2024

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland - Matinee
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland - Matinee
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

05/19/2024

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland - Matinee
Center Stage Theater: Alice's Wonderland - Matinee
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

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.

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Wheel-Throwing
Monday, January 27, 2020 – Thursday, April 2, 2020    
5:30 pm – 8:00 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.
Hand-Building Pottery
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 – Tuesday, March 31, 2020    
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Leave the stress behind. An exciting, fun and relaxing class. Learn all about clay; the possibilities are endless with hand building and figure sculpting. Explore surface decoration, texture, stamping and printing design. Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Hand-Building Kids 8+
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 – Tuesday, March 31, 2020    
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Fire up your creativity and join the fun! Explore the exciting world of clay through a wide range of projects with hand building and glazing techniques. Students learn in a supportive setting with individual instruction and inspiration. Materials & firings are included in tuition.
Relief Printmaking: Multiple Impressions
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 – Wednesday, February 19, 2020    
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
A printmaking class for beginning to advanced students. Learn how to create relief prints by carving linoleum blocks. After learning the basics, explore the individual and collaborative possibilities of using multiple carved printing blocks multiple times on the same piece of paper.
Open Pottery Studio
Thursday, January 30, 2020 – Thursday, April 2, 2020    
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
This open studio is for students at the intermediate and advanced levels! Join us if you want to explore your own personal style. Focus on your throwing techniques and varying forms. A great studio to expand your knowledge with your peers. Materials & firings included.
TBone Hamilton and the Blues All Stars featuring Bryan Lee & Greg Poulos
Saturday, February 1, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
TBone Hamilton and the Blues All-Stars are comprised of some of the best blues musicians. Bassist/Leader – Tom “TBone” Hamilton (TBone Hamilton Band, The Swinging Johnsons, Rock Bottom & the Cutaways) returns to the Firehouse Cultural Center with his Blues All Stars: Bryan Lee & Greg Poulos This show will be one special event - Not to be missed!
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Sunday, February 2, 2020    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Pauline Smith, Telegraph Operator, 1913. Tampa Bay Hotel, Henry Plant's grandest luxury railroad resort hotel, opened in 1891 at the height of America's Gilded Age. More than 300 employees were needed for the opulent hotel to run smoothly. Step back in time & enjoy the single-character performances that brings two turn-of–the-century Hotel staff members to life. FREE.
Literary Non-Fiction 1.0
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 – Tuesday, March 10, 2020    
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Power in Truth Storytelling 1.0. For beginning writers and those who love to write. We all have our stories, ones that are funny, sad, inspirational, tragic... and true. Write yours!
Pub Theater: Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play
Friday, February 7, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play. A Family “Marvel” Comic Play. Presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Performances from February 7 – 16, 2020.
Poetry Workshops
Saturday, February 8, 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.
Pub Theater: Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play
Saturday, February 8, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play. A Family “Marvel” Comic Play. Presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Performances from February 7 – 16, 2020.
Pub Theater: Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play
Sunday, February 9, 2020    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play. A Family “Marvel” Comic Play. Presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Performances from February 7 – 16, 2020.
Music Lecture Series 2019-2020
Tuesday, February 11, 2020    
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
On February 11, 2020, The Symphony Orchestra: Its Roots, Ruin, and Return. Monthly, Jan. – May, 2020.
Pub Theater: Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play
Friday, February 14, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play. A Family “Marvel” Comic Play. Presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Performances from February 7 – 16, 2020.
Pub Theater: Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play
Saturday, February 15, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play. A Family “Marvel” Comic Play. Presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Performances from February 7 – 16, 2020.
Pub Theater: Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play
Sunday, February 16, 2020    
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Hammered, A Thor & Loki Play. A Family “Marvel” Comic Play. Presented by MacBeth & Cheese in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Performances from February 7 – 16, 2020.
Remix Studio Workshop: Alma Thomas
Tuesday, February 18, 2020    
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Learn about how painter Alma Thomas builds up a painting, and create a unique abstract painting in the same style using the same process. Workshop guided step-by-step by artist and TMA Studio Programs Coordinator Anthony Record. Workshop inspired by the Alma Thomas work New Galaxy, currently on view in the exhibition The Making of a Museum: 100 Years 100 Works.
Project Trio
Thursday, February 20, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
PROJECT Trio is a passionate, high energy chamber music ensemble comprised of three virtuosic composer/performers from Brooklyn, NY. Blending their classical training with an eclectic taste in musical styles, PROJECT Trio has made an impact on audiences of all ages.
Comedy Night: G. David Howard & Quinton Greene
Friday, February 21, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Headliner G. David Howard returns to the Firehouse! Also featuring Quinton Greene!
Alexis Cole
Saturday, February 22, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Alexis Cole, a respected world-traveled Jazz Vocalist from New York, will perform a special engagement at the Firehouse Pub.
Leaping Into Folk Music: Charlie Morris + Opossum Hollow
Saturday, February 29, 2020    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Charlie Morris has a brand new group, "OPOSSUM HOLLOW" and a brand new sound! This will be a CD release party for his new (not yet released) CD entitled "FOLKIE". The group is all acoustic and performs all originals. The group consists of guitars, bass, mandolin, dobro, banjo, and fiddle
Events on Monday, January 27, 2020
Wheel-Throwing
27 Jan 20
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Hand-Building Pottery
28 Jan 20
Ruskin
Hand-Building Kids 8+
28 Jan 20
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Events on Thursday, January 30, 2020
Open Pottery Studio
30 Jan 20
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, February 1, 2020
Events on Sunday, February 2, 2020
Events on Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Literary Non-Fiction 1.0
4 Feb 20
Ruskin
Events on Friday, February 7, 2020
Events on Saturday, February 8, 2020
Events on Sunday, February 9, 2020
Events on Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Events on Friday, February 14, 2020
Events on Saturday, February 15, 2020
Events on Sunday, February 16, 2020
Events on Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Events on Thursday, February 20, 2020
Project Trio
20 Feb 20
Ruskin
Events on Friday, February 21, 2020
Events on Saturday, February 22, 2020
Alexis Cole
22 Feb 20
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, February 29, 2020