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Happy 4th of July from The Firehouse!

July 2, 2024/in Uncategorized /by Elaine Simmons
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Adult Ceramics
  • Workshops & Classes
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 2021 - Dec 2021.
More Info
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Adult Ceramics
  • Workshops & Classes
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.
More Info
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Adult Ceramics
  • Workshops & Classes
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 2021 - Dec 2021.
More Info
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – Friday, August 6, 2021    
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Adult Ceramics
  • Workshops & Classes
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, July 2021 - Dec 2021.
More Info
Fundamentals of Drawing 101
Fundamentals of Drawing 101
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – Tuesday, July 27, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
Fundamentals of Drawing 101: One of the main focuses will be on training the eye how to see. Increase your skill-set with depth, shading and color choice. You will learn perspective, balance, form, and contrast as it all relates to composition. We will learn how to take a drawing from sketch to finished art. Tuesdays, July 6 – July 27.
More Info
Painting with Watercolors
Painting with Watercolors
Thursday, July 8, 2021 – Thursday, July 29, 2021    
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
Painting with Watercolors. For students at all levels. Explore: color; brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. Includes Materials. July 8- July 29, 2021.
More Info
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Saturday, July 17, 2021    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
Arthur Schleman, Hunting and Fishing Guide, 1895. The Tampa Bay Hotel hunting and fishing guide is adept at trapping all kinds of game, as well as hunting on horseback to avoid rattlesnakes. Mr. Schleman is a storyteller and a would-be gentleman of means, with definite opinions about everything. Arthur Schleman is played by actor Dan Khoury. FREE.
More Info
Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
Friday, July 23, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
New Date: 7/23/21 at 7:30 p.m. This will be a Friday Night Event. Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Sheena Reagan, who was named Florida’s Funniest Female in 2018, and runner up in 2017. Sheena’s versatile and unique brand of comedy leave audiences of all kinds in a state of non-stop laughter.
More Info
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Saturday, July 24, 2021    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
Maggie Stroud, Laundress, 1920. A lively and ambitious woman who has a story or two to tell about the famous guests at the Tampa Bay Hotel. As a personal maid, Maggie has seen some of the finer things in life. As for the not-so-fine, she has her dreams and her religion that keep her hopeful. FREE.
More Info
James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
Saturday, July 24, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
James Suggs July 24 Tribute to Blues Alley jazz artists.
More Info
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Saturday, July 31, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
The Firehouse Center Stage Music brings a night of laughs to enjoy; some music, humor and history with Rev. Billy C. Wirtz! Buckle your seat belts and get ready for some high energy boogie woogie with the Rev. Wirtz combines old-school nightclub shtick with highbrow/lowbrow humor guaranteed to keep you entertained. Saturday, July 31, 2021.
More Info
Events on Thursday, July 1, 2021
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
1 Jul 21
Ruskin
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
1 Jul 21
Ruskin
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
1 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
6 Jul 21
Ruskin
Fundamentals of Drawing 101
Fundamentals of Drawing 101
6 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, July 8, 2021
Painting with Watercolors
Painting with Watercolors
8 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, July 17, 2021
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
17 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Friday, July 23, 2021
Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
23 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, July 24, 2021
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
24 Jul 21
Ruskin
James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
24 Jul 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, July 31, 2021
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
31 Jul 21
Ruskin

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    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
    9:30 am – 11:30 am
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Adult Ceramics
    • Workshops & Classes
    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 2021 - Dec 2021.
    More Info
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
    9:30 am – 11:30 am
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Adult Ceramics
    • Workshops & Classes
    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.
    More Info
    Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
    Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
    Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Sunday, August 1, 2021    
    6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Adult Ceramics
    • Workshops & Classes
    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 2021 - Dec 2021.
    More Info
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – Friday, August 6, 2021    
    9:30 am – 11:30 am
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Adult Ceramics
    • Workshops & Classes
    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, July 2021 - Dec 2021.
    More Info
    Fundamentals of Drawing 101
    Fundamentals of Drawing 101
    Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – Tuesday, July 27, 2021    
    1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    Fundamentals of Drawing 101: One of the main focuses will be on training the eye how to see. Increase your skill-set with depth, shading and color choice. You will learn perspective, balance, form, and contrast as it all relates to composition. We will learn how to take a drawing from sketch to finished art. Tuesdays, July 6 – July 27.
    More Info
    Painting with Watercolors
    Painting with Watercolors
    Thursday, July 8, 2021 – Thursday, July 29, 2021    
    1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    Painting with Watercolors. For students at all levels. Explore: color; brush strokes from flat washes to dancing with your brushes; techniques from wet to scrubbing; and more. Includes Materials. July 8- July 29, 2021.
    More Info
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Saturday, July 17, 2021    
    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    Arthur Schleman, Hunting and Fishing Guide, 1895. The Tampa Bay Hotel hunting and fishing guide is adept at trapping all kinds of game, as well as hunting on horseback to avoid rattlesnakes. Mr. Schleman is a storyteller and a would-be gentleman of means, with definite opinions about everything. Arthur Schleman is played by actor Dan Khoury. FREE.
    More Info
    Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
    Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
    Friday, July 23, 2021    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    New Date: 7/23/21 at 7:30 p.m. This will be a Friday Night Event. Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Sheena Reagan, who was named Florida’s Funniest Female in 2018, and runner up in 2017. Sheena’s versatile and unique brand of comedy leave audiences of all kinds in a state of non-stop laughter.
    More Info
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Saturday, July 24, 2021    
    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    Maggie Stroud, Laundress, 1920. A lively and ambitious woman who has a story or two to tell about the famous guests at the Tampa Bay Hotel. As a personal maid, Maggie has seen some of the finer things in life. As for the not-so-fine, she has her dreams and her religion that keep her hopeful. FREE.
    More Info
    James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
    James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
    Saturday, July 24, 2021    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    James Suggs July 24 Tribute to Blues Alley jazz artists.
    More Info
    Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
    Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
    Saturday, July 31, 2021    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    The Firehouse Center Stage Music brings a night of laughs to enjoy; some music, humor and history with Rev. Billy C. Wirtz! Buckle your seat belts and get ready for some high energy boogie woogie with the Rev. Wirtz combines old-school nightclub shtick with highbrow/lowbrow humor guaranteed to keep you entertained. Saturday, July 31, 2021.
    More Info
    Events on Thursday, July 1, 2021
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    1 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    1 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
    Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
    1 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Events on Tuesday, July 6, 2021
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    6 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Fundamentals of Drawing 101
    Fundamentals of Drawing 101
    6 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Events on Thursday, July 8, 2021
    Painting with Watercolors
    Painting with Watercolors
    8 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Events on Saturday, July 17, 2021
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    17 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Events on Friday, July 23, 2021
    Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
    Comedy Night: Sheena Reagan
    23 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Events on Saturday, July 24, 2021
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    24 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
    James Suggs: Tribute to Blues Alley
    24 Jul 21
    Ruskin
    Events on Saturday, July 31, 2021
    Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
    Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
    31 Jul 21
    Ruskin

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