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02/10/2026 – 03/10/2026 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm |
 Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL Take part in the joy and exploration of printmaking! During this three-session series, young artists will create one-of-a-kind prints using paint, cardboard and various recycled treasures. Ages 5 to 9. Tuesdays, Feb. 10, 24, and March 10, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. |
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02/10/2026 – 03/10/2026 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm |
 Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL Come discover the magical art of printmaking! During this three-session series, young artists will create multiple images using printmaking techniques such as mono prints, relief, and collagraphs. Be prepared to get messy and leave with one of a kind works of art! Ages 10 and up. Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 17 and March 3, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. |
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02/12/2026 – 03/12/2026 9:30 am – 12:00 pm |
 Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL You’ll discover the joy of working with clay in this hands-on, beginner to intermediate course focused on the fundamentals of wheel throwing. In 5 weeks, you’ll learn how to center clay, pull walls, and shape basic forms like bowls, mugs, and cylinders. We’ll also cover trimming, surface decoration, and glazing techniques so you can finish and fire your own unique pieces. No experience necessary – just bring your curiosity and willingness to get your hands dirty! Includes 25 lbs. of clay, glaze and firing. |
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02/12/2026 – 02/13/2026 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
 Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL 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. Second and Fourth Thursday of the month in 2026, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Age 18+. Begins Thursday, January 8, 2026. |
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6:00 PM - Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
7:30 PM - Comedy — Dean Napolitano and Jeff Klein
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1:30 PM - Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
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10:30 AM - Winnie – The – Pooh
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7:30 PM - Prescription: Murder
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10:00 AM - Glass Fusing Workshop - Sept. 23
9:30 AM - Intro to the Pottery Wheel
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7:30 PM - Girl's Night Out: Comedy
7:30 PM - Serenading the Moon
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Pottery Workshop: Learn about basic clay types, tools, and techniques. Hand-build a piece using techniques like pinching or slab work.
You create one-of-a-kind Art, with surface decoration techniques like textures or carving & glazing. You'll leave your piece behind for firing FCC will contact you when they’re ready for pickup. All materials supplied.
Fri. Sept. 5 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm.
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
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.
Pottery Workshop: Learn about basic clay types, tools, and techniques. Hand-build a piece using techniques like pinching or slab work.
You create one-of-a-kind Art, with surface decoration techniques like textures or carving & glazing. You'll leave your piece behind for firing FCC will contact you when they’re ready for pickup. All materials supplied.
Wed. Sept. 10 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm.
Pottery Workshop: Learn about basic clay types, tools, and techniques. Hand-build a piece using techniques like pinching or slab work.
You create one-of-a-kind Art, with surface decoration techniques like textures or carving & glazing. You'll leave your piece behind for firing FCC will contact you when they’re ready for pickup. All materials supplied.
Fri. Sept. 19 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm.
Before Columbo became a legendary TV detective, he made his stage debut in this gripping psychological thriller. Prescription: Murder introduces audiences to the cunning Lieutenant Columbo as he unravels a sophisticated murder plot masterminded by a suave, brilliant psychiatrist and his mistress. What begins as the perfect crime slowly unravels under Columbo’s seemingly disarming demeanor and sharp intellect. Opening Night, Friday, September 19.
Before Columbo became a legendary TV detective, he made his stage debut in this gripping psychological thriller. Prescription: Murder introduces audiences to the cunning Lieutenant Columbo as he unravels a sophisticated murder plot masterminded by a suave, brilliant psychiatrist and his mistress. What begins as the perfect crime slowly unravels under Columbo’s seemingly disarming demeanor and sharp intellect. Saturday, September 20 @7:30 p.m.
Before Columbo became a legendary TV detective, he made his stage debut in this gripping psychological thriller. Prescription: Murder introduces audiences to the cunning Lieutenant Columbo as he unravels a sophisticated murder plot masterminded by a suave, brilliant psychiatrist and his mistress. What begins as the perfect crime slowly unravels under Columbo’s seemingly disarming demeanor and sharp intellect. Sunday, September 21 @3:00 p.m.
Be the artist and create your own butterfly, cactus garden, or flowers. Choose the pattern and colors, and make it unique. This 4x6 pieceof glass will brighten any room and is a great alternative if you don’thave a green thumb. All materials are included, and all skill levels are welcome.
Tuesday, September 23 from 10:00 – 11:30 am.
Pottery Workshop: Learn about basic clay types, tools, and techniques. Hand-build a piece using techniques like pinching or slab work.
You create one-of-a-kind Art, with surface decoration techniques like textures or carving & glazing. You'll leave your piece behind for firing FCC will contact you when they’re ready for pickup. All materials supplied.
Wed. Sept. 24 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm.
You’ll discover the joy of working with clay in this hands-on, beginner to intermediate course focused on the fundamentals of wheel throwing. In 5 weeks, you'll learn how to center clay, pull walls, and shape basic forms like bowls, mugs, and cylinders. We'll also cover trimming, surface decoration, and glazing techniques so you can finish and fire your own unique pieces. No experience necessary – just bring your curiosity and willingness to get your hands dirty! Includes 25 lbs. of clay, glaze and firing.
Thursdays, 9:30am until 12:00pm Sept. 25th – Oct. 23
Before Columbo became a legendary TV detective, he made his stage debut in this gripping psychological thriller. Prescription: Murder introduces audiences to the cunning Lieutenant Columbo as he unravels a sophisticated murder plot masterminded by a suave, brilliant psychiatrist and his mistress. What begins as the perfect crime slowly unravels under Columbo’s seemingly disarming demeanor and sharp intellect. Friday, September 26, 7:30 pm.
Be the artist and create your own butterfly, cactus garden, or flowers.Choose the pattern and colors, and make it unique. This 4x6 pieceof glass will brighten any room and is a great alternative if you don’thave a green thumb. All materials are included, and all skill levels are welcome.
Saturday, Sept. 27 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm.
Before Columbo became a legendary TV detective, he made his stage debut in this gripping psychological thriller. Prescription: Murder introduces audiences to the cunning Lieutenant Columbo as he unravels a sophisticated murder plot masterminded by a suave, brilliant psychiatrist and his mistress. What begins as the perfect crime slowly unravels under Columbo’s seemingly disarming demeanor and sharp intellect. Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm.
Before Columbo became a legendary TV detective, he made his stage debut in this gripping psychological thriller. Prescription: Murder introduces audiences to the cunning Lieutenant Columbo as he unravels a sophisticated murder plot masterminded by a suave, brilliant psychiatrist and his mistress. What begins as the perfect crime slowly unravels under Columbo’s seemingly disarming demeanor and sharp intellect. Sunday, September 28 @3:00 p.m.
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.
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.
Girl's Night Out: Headliner Helen Keaney with friends Larry Venturino and Trish Keating. Helen Keaney began her career in New York City where she honed her comedy skills at The Boston Comedy Club and The Comic Strip. She caught the attention of television executives, landing a job co-hosting "Short Attention Span Theater" on Comedy Central. Larry regularly performs at clubs, theaters, and private events across the country. Trish is a stand-up comedian, teacher, actor and crazy Aunt! Seen on NBC, FOX, HSN and CBS.
Join us Friday, Oct 3 at 7:30 pm.
From the girl groups of the early 60's to Surf music, the British Invasion, California Folk Rock and Motown to R&B, Soul, Disco, Classic Rock, New Wave and Punk of the 70's leading into the 80's pop tunes from the MTV era and on to 90's alternative rock and the modern sounds of the millennium ... Serenading The Moon's talented line-up of musicians take you through time with music stories. Come out and join us at the Firehouse Center Stage on Sat. Oct. 4th at 7:30 pm to listen to Serenading the Moon.
