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9:30 AM - Assemblage Workshop
10:00 AM - Spray Painting One Day Workshop
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10:30 AM - Music Lecture Series 2019-2020
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7:30 PM - Chiara Izzi
2:00 PM - Ruskin History
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7:30 PM - Comedy Night: The Return of Ron Feingold
7:30 PM - The Tom Hamilton Quartet
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 – Tuesday, November 26, 2019
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Learn how to do basic soldering, and the formation of metals into rings, pendants, and bracelets. After you've constructed some pieces, learn torch fire enameling techniques on copper to add color and texture to your designs. 4 Sessions. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.
Saturday, November 9, 2019 – Saturday, November 16, 2019
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Join us to create your own art-boxes stories and found object sculptures. Bring your imagination, curiosity and a sense of play, as we will be working with an assortment of provided objects and those that students bring to class.
FREE Family-Friendly Mini-Concert: The Opera Tampa Singers. The Firehouse Cultural Center along with its Arts Education @Straz Center partner invite you and your family to join us for a live celebration of beloved opera arias performed by the Opera Tampa Singers followed by a Q & A. Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 PM.
Join us and local Historian Mac Miller for an informative and entertaining lecture on the History of Ruskin, Florida. From 1906 when his grandfather, Dr. George Miller and his three brothers-in-law moved from Missouri; transformed thousands of acres of swamp, scrub and forest into a thriving agricultural community named in honor of English essayist and social philosopher John Ruskin.
The Tom Hamilton Quartet is led by bassist Tom “TBone” Hamilton. The band is made up of the best Jazz Musicians from the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. Tom is upfront with acoustic upright bass along with drums, piano & guitar. This instrumental band performs music from the Great American Songbook including compositions from, Monk, Miles Davis, Ellington, Jobim to name a few.
Events & Programs
- Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Tuesday - Thursday
Jan 8, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026 - Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Jan 8, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026 - Imagine, Explore, Discover! Summer Camp 2026
Jun 1, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026 - Return to Painting
Jun 3, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026 - Intro to the Pottery Wheel
Jul 2, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026 - Little Hands, Big Creations - Kids Pottery Ages 5 to 9
Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 - Open Pottery Studio - Saturday Class
Jul 11, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 - Try Your Hand : Clay
Jul 13, 2026 - Mud to Masterpiece: Adult Hand-building Clay
Jul 13, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026 - From Mud to Magic - Kids Pottery Ages 10 and Up
Jul 14, 2026 – Aug 11, 2026 - ALL EVENTS
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101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL 33570
Firehouse Events
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9:30 AM - Assemblage Workshop
10:00 AM - Spray Painting One Day Workshop
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10:30 AM - Music Lecture Series 2019-2020
13
14
7:30 PM - Chiara Izzi
2:00 PM - Ruskin History
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7:30 PM - Comedy Night: The Return of Ron Feingold
7:30 PM - The Tom Hamilton Quartet
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 – Tuesday, November 26, 2019
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Learn how to do basic soldering, and the formation of metals into rings, pendants, and bracelets. After you've constructed some pieces, learn torch fire enameling techniques on copper to add color and texture to your designs. 4 Sessions. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.
Saturday, November 9, 2019 – Saturday, November 16, 2019
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Join us to create your own art-boxes stories and found object sculptures. Bring your imagination, curiosity and a sense of play, as we will be working with an assortment of provided objects and those that students bring to class.
FREE Family-Friendly Mini-Concert: The Opera Tampa Singers. The Firehouse Cultural Center along with its Arts Education @Straz Center partner invite you and your family to join us for a live celebration of beloved opera arias performed by the Opera Tampa Singers followed by a Q & A. Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 PM.
Join us and local Historian Mac Miller for an informative and entertaining lecture on the History of Ruskin, Florida. From 1906 when his grandfather, Dr. George Miller and his three brothers-in-law moved from Missouri; transformed thousands of acres of swamp, scrub and forest into a thriving agricultural community named in honor of English essayist and social philosopher John Ruskin.
The Tom Hamilton Quartet is led by bassist Tom “TBone” Hamilton. The band is made up of the best Jazz Musicians from the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. Tom is upfront with acoustic upright bass along with drums, piano & guitar. This instrumental band performs music from the Great American Songbook including compositions from, Monk, Miles Davis, Ellington, Jobim to name a few.
