08/07/2025  – 09/07/2025

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Thursdays
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. Book March 2025 – December 2025.

08/07/2025  – 09/07/2025

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:30 pm, Adults. Book from April 2025 – Dec 2025.

09/02/2025  – 10/03/2025

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Tuesdays
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Tuesdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Tuesdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. March 2025 – December 2025.

09/04/2025  – 10/05/2025

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Thursdays
Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Thursdays
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 9:30am – Noon. Adults. Book March 2025 – December 2025.

09/04/2025  – 12/10/2025

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Kids Theater Program in partnership with Patel Conservatory Straz
Kids Theater Program in partnership with Patel Conservatory Straz
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Firehouse Cultural Center in partnership with Patel Conservatory @Straz Center presents a Kids Theater Program.
This Free program will start Thursday, Sept. 4 through Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 10:30 – 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 – 15. Free Programming provided by Patel Conservatory. Underwritten by The Straz.

09/04/2025  – 10/05/2025

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Welcome to our Open Pottery Studio – a supervised, creative space where potters of all skill levels can explore, practice, and perfect their craft. This monitored environment ensures safety and support while offering access to professional-grade tools, wheels, and kilns. Whether you are hand-building, throwing, or glazing, our staff is available during all open studio hours to assist, answer questions, and maintain a safe, respectful studio atmosphere. Must have class experience to attend. Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:30 pm, Adults. Book from April 2025 – Dec 2025.

09/06/2025  – 10/04/2025

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Hand Building
Introduction to Hand Building
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

5 Week Course. You’ll explore hand-building in this creative 5 week clay course designed for beginners and experienced artists alike. Each class will introduce new techniques such as pinch pots, coil building, slab construction. Whether you’re creating functional pieces or sculptural forms, you’ll learn how to shape, join, and refine your clay creations with guidance from your skilled instructor. All materials, tools, glazes, and firing included. All Skill Levels Welcome.
Saturdays, Sept. 6 – Oct. 4 from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

09/06/2025

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Roger Bartlett and the Quantum Mechanics
Roger Bartlett and the Quantum Mechanics
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Roger Bartlett has earned two platinum and gold records for his work as a session guitarist, played on movie soundtracks for Urban Cowboy, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Rancho Deluxe. Roger played on albums by Jimmy Buffett and many other artists. He has opened for Little Feat, Three Dog Night, The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Lightning Hopkins, Heart, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jerry Jeff Walker and many others. Come out and join us at the Firehouse Center Stage on Saturday, Sept 6, 2025 at 7:30 pm to see Roger Bartlett and the Quantum Mechanics.

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Comedy Night @ The Firehouse
Friday, September 30, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A top rated club comedian, Rene Bray specializes in clean comedy. Don't miss her headlining Comedy night at The Firehouse Pub!
Big Draw 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016    
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
This is a chance for artist's around the Tampa Bay area to come out and express themselves through their beautiful works of art! The 2016 Big Draw will run from across the UK and in twenty other countries, with 400,000 people expected to join in over 1800+ events.
Valerie Gillespie Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, October 8, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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.
3rd Annual Blues + Bar-B-Que
Saturday, October 22, 2016    
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Firehouse Cultural Center will be hosting its third annual fundraiser and benefit to support their activities in the community. Live music by Charlie Morris Band!
25 to Life Comedy Show @ The Firehouse
Friday, October 28, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
An evening of award winning comedy club veterans who have built a solid reputation as consistent crowd favorites. Also who has been performing for decades! Mature Audiences Only Please!
La Lucha
Saturday, October 29, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based trio that consists of three best friends from three different parts of the world; Colombia, Mexico & United States.Their repertoire is a diverse mixture of Latin inspired rhythms with Jazz standards, twisted arrangements of pop songs and original compositions.
The Ken Loomer Big Band
Friday, November 4, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Drummer Ken Loomer and his Dynamic Swinging Big Band has created a style that touches all people and all generations as they play the music of Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, and Ken’s own great original arrangements.
Rick Hatfield & T-Bone Hamilton
Saturday, November 5, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Rick Hatfield with Special Guest — T-Bone Hamilton on upright bass
Events on Friday, September 30, 2016
Comedy Night @ The Firehouse
30 Sep 16
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 1, 2016
Big Draw 2016
1 Oct 16
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, October 8, 2016
Events on Saturday, October 22, 2016
3rd Annual Blues + Bar-B-Que
22 Oct 16
Ruskin
Events on Friday, October 28, 2016
Events on Saturday, October 29, 2016
La Lucha
29 Oct 16
Ruskin
Events on Friday, November 4, 2016
The Ken Loomer Big Band
4 Nov 16
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, November 5, 2016