06/20/2026

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
James Suggs and Friends: Jazz Band
James Suggs and Friends: Jazz Band
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Trumpeter James Suggs is returning to The Firehouse with his jazz trio offering a great night of Jazz! The date is Saturday, June 20, 2026 at the Firehouse.

08/08/2026

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Kid Royal Band
Kid Royal Band
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Chris “Kid” Royal has enjoyed a career in music spanning over 30 years. Based in St. Petersburg, Fl, Chris has a history in the blues music scene. He has played in various countries and festivals around the globe including the Montreal Jazz Festival and Notodden Blues Festival in Norway. Join us at The Firehouse Center Stage: Music to welcome the Kid Royal Band! Saturday, August 8, @ 7:30 pm.

08/28/2026

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Murder, Denied: a psychological thriller
Murder, Denied: a psychological thriller
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Murder, Denied is a gripping psychological thriller about justice, revenge, and the thin line between the two. An ending so diabolical, you will never see it coming. Come out and join us at The Firehouse Center Stage on Friday, August 28, 2026 @7:30 pm to experience this thriller presented by MacBeth & Cheese and directed by Amy Windle!

08/29/2026

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Murder, Denied: a psychological thriller
Murder, Denied: a psychological thriller
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Murder, Denied is a gripping psychological thriller about justice, revenge, and the thin line between the two. An ending so diabolical, you will never see it coming. Come out and join us at The Firehouse Center Stage on Saturday, August 29, 2026 @7:30 pm to experience this thriller presented by MacBeth & Cheese and directed by Amy Windle!

08/30/2026

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Murder, Denied: a psychological thriller
Murder, Denied: a psychological thriller
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Murder, Denied is a gripping psychological thriller about justice, revenge, and the thin line between the two. An ending so diabolical, you will never see it coming. Come out and join us at The Firehouse Center Stage on Sunday, August 30, 2026 MATINEE @3:00 pm to experience this thriller presented by MacBeth & Cheese and directed by Amy Windle!

10/03/2026

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Arenas Lasky & Nash Project
Arenas Lasky & Nash Project
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Vocalist Allison Nash, pianist Simon Lasky, and bassist Alejandro Arenas are well known jazz artists, composers and band leaders on the Florida jazz scene. Together, they are excited to launch this new collaboration, Arenas Lasky & Nash Project are all well known jazz artists, composers and band leaders on the Florida jazz scene, in their own right. Together, they are excited to launch this new collaboration which has a jazz sensibility, for a 21st Century audience.
Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 7:30 – 9:30 pm.

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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, November 28, 2023    
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 – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, November 30, 2023    
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 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, November 30, 2023    
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 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, December 1, 2023    
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, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Center Stage Comedy: James Yon & Friends
Friday, December 1, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
This Florida native is one of America's hottest up and coming comedians. James Yon is the host of “Real Laughs” on Real Radio 104.1, “The Lowdown”, and “Funny Not Famous" on Afro TV featured Xfinity Comcast. Now James spends his time touring clubs and casinos all over the country from Orlando to Las Vegas bringing the funny. This a Friday Night Center Stage: Comedy Event on December 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, December 2, 2023    
12:00 am – 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.
Valerie Gillespie: Holiday Jazz
Saturday, December 2, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Come out to see the Holiday Jazz Show! Valerie Gillespie and her ensemble will be playing jazz music from her Holiday Repertoire. Join us live, up close and personal at Center Stage at the Firehouse! Saturday December 2, 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, December 5, 2023    
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 – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, December 7, 2023    
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 - December 2023.
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, December 7, 2023 – Sunday, January 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. Thursdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, January 2024 - December 2024.
Figure Drawing
Thursday, December 7, 2023    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, December 8, 2023    
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, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Eireann’s Call
Friday, December 8, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
With a sound perfect for concert halls or the festival stage, Eireann's Call is a classy, powerful band. Their music spans the Celtic nations, with World Music influences from the Middle East, North Africa, Appalachia, Scandinavia and more. Instrumentation includes: bagpipes, accordion, keys, guitar, bass, drums and tight 3 and 4 part vocal harmonies. Come out and join us at the Firehouse Center Stage on Friday, December 8 at 7:30 pm.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, December 9, 2023    
12:00 am – 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.
The Cadillac Cowboys
Saturday, December 9, 2023    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Ken Carlyle, T.J Weger, Eric "Flycatcher" Carlson, Don Cox, and Joe Martin - provide an infectious mix of original and classic songs deeply rooted in the styles of Western Swing, Bluegrass, Americana and Zydeco. Somewhere near the intersection of ‘Bon Ton Roulet’ and the ‘Clinch Mountain Back Step’, you will find the Cowboys serving up their musical gumbo. Please Join us on Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 pm.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, December 12, 2023    
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 – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Silent Night 1818
Tuesday, December 12, 2023    
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Merry musicians tell the heartwarming story of a broken organ in the small town of Oberndorf, Austria and the poem that inspired one of the world’s most beloved holiday carols... Stille Nacht or Silent Night. This historically based tale is appropriate for public and private elementary schools, as well as intergenerational family audiences.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, December 14, 2023    
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 - December 2023.
Figure Drawing
Thursday, December 14, 2023    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, December 14, 2023    
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 2023 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, December 15, 2023    
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, July 2023 - Dec 2023.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
Saturday, December 16, 2023    
12:00 am – 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 & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, December 19, 2023    
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 – 11:30 am Adults. Book Monthly, July 2023 - December 2023.
Patriotic Potters
Tuesday, December 19, 2023    
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
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 can either come to an already established clay workshop or to a Vet’s only workshop.
Adult Clay & Play – A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, December 21, 2023    
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 - December 2023.
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, December 21, 2023    
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 2023 - December 2023.
Events on Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Events on Thursday, November 30, 2023
Events on Friday, December 1, 2023
Events on Saturday, December 2, 2023
Events on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Events on Thursday, December 7, 2023
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
7 Dec 23
Ruskin
Figure Drawing
7 Dec 23
Ruskin
Events on Friday, December 8, 2023
Eireann’s Call
8 Dec 23
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, December 9, 2023
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
9 Dec 23
Ruskin
The Cadillac Cowboys
9 Dec 23
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Silent Night 1818
12 Dec 23
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, December 14, 2023
Events on Friday, December 15, 2023
Events on Saturday, December 16, 2023
Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
16 Dec 23
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Patriotic Potters
19 Dec 23
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, December 21, 2023