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Happy 4th of July from The Firehouse!

July 2, 2024/in Uncategorized /by Elaine Simmons
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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.
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 – Friday, September 3, 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
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Wednesday, August 4, 2021    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
Meet Colonel Theodore Roosevelt at the Tampa Bay Hotel to relive his experiences leading up to the U.S. invasion of Cuba. His recollections are made through the lenses of a commissioned officer and family man. Also meet Otis Freedman “The Bishop”, Head Waiter, 1905
. The Tampa Bay Hotel, Henry Plant’s grandest hotel, opened at the height of America’s Gilded Age. FREE.
More Info
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, August 5, 2021 – Sunday, September 5, 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, August 5, 2021 – Sunday, September 5, 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, August 5, 2021 – Sunday, September 5, 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
La Lucha
La Lucha
Saturday, August 14, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based trio of three best friends from three different parts of the world: Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. Its members are Alejandro Arenas, bass; John O’Leary, piano; and Mark Feinman, drums. Their repertoire is a diverse mixture of Latin-inspired rhythms with jazz standards, twisted arrangements of pop songs, and original compositions.
More Info
Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
Saturday, August 21, 2021    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
NEW DATE: 8/21/21. Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer! Tim Moffett is a speaker and performer of comedy at agriculture conventions, corporate events and business meetings.
More Info
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, September 30, 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, September 2, 2021 – Sunday, October 3, 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
Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, October 7, 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. Sept. 2 - Oct. 7, 2021.
More Info
Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
Saturday, September 4, 2021 – Saturday, September 25, 2021    
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
NEW CLASS: Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8. Fire up your creativity and learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Have fun and create any shape you desire! Students should expect to make several projects using these skills. Clay, tool, glazing and firing included. DATES: Saturdays, Sept. 4 - Sept. 25, 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
More Info
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. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
3 Aug 21
Ruskin
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Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
4 Aug 21
Ruskin
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
5 Aug 21
Ruskin
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
5 Aug 21
Ruskin
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
5 Aug 21
Ruskin
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La Lucha
La Lucha
14 Aug 21
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, August 21, 2021
Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
21 Aug 21
Ruskin
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
2 Sep 21
Ruskin
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
2 Sep 21
Ruskin
Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
2 Sep 21
Ruskin
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Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
4 Sep 21
Ruskin

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    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
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
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    Tuesday, August 3, 2021 – Friday, September 3, 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
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Wednesday, August 4, 2021    
    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    Meet Colonel Theodore Roosevelt at the Tampa Bay Hotel to relive his experiences leading up to the U.S. invasion of Cuba. His recollections are made through the lenses of a commissioned officer and family man. Also meet Otis Freedman “The Bishop”, Head Waiter, 1905
. The Tampa Bay Hotel, Henry Plant’s grandest hotel, opened at the height of America’s Gilded Age. FREE.
    More Info
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Thursday, August 5, 2021 – Sunday, September 5, 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, August 5, 2021 – Sunday, September 5, 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, August 5, 2021 – Sunday, September 5, 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
    La Lucha
    La Lucha
    Saturday, August 14, 2021    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based trio of three best friends from three different parts of the world: Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. Its members are Alejandro Arenas, bass; John O’Leary, piano; and Mark Feinman, drums. Their repertoire is a diverse mixture of Latin-inspired rhythms with jazz standards, twisted arrangements of pop songs, and original compositions.
    More Info
    Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
    Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
    Saturday, August 21, 2021    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    NEW DATE: 8/21/21. Comedy Center Stage at the Firehouse brings a night of laughs with Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer! Tim Moffett is a speaker and performer of comedy at agriculture conventions, corporate events and business meetings.
    More Info
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, September 30, 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, September 2, 2021 – Sunday, October 3, 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
    Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
    Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
    Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Thursday, October 7, 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. Sept. 2 - Oct. 7, 2021.
    More Info
    Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
    Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
    Saturday, September 4, 2021 – Saturday, September 25, 2021    
    9:00 am – 10:30 am
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    NEW CLASS: Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8. Fire up your creativity and learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Have fun and create any shape you desire! Students should expect to make several projects using these skills. Clay, tool, glazing and firing included. DATES: Saturdays, Sept. 4 - Sept. 25, 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
    More Info
    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. Tuesdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    3 Aug 21
    Ruskin
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    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    Upstairs/Downstairs: The Tampa Bay Hotel
    4 Aug 21
    Ruskin
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    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    5 Aug 21
    Ruskin
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    5 Aug 21
    Ruskin
    Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
    Adult Clay & Play - Thursday Evening
    5 Aug 21
    Ruskin
    Events on Saturday, August 14, 2021
    La Lucha
    La Lucha
    14 Aug 21
    Ruskin
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    Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
    Comedy Night: Tim the Dairy Farmer
    21 Aug 21
    Ruskin
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    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    2 Sep 21
    Ruskin
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    2 Sep 21
    Ruskin
    Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
    Painting with Watercolors: Session 1
    2 Sep 21
    Ruskin
    more...
    Events on Saturday, September 4, 2021
    Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
    Pottery for Kids: Grades 4 - 8
    4 Sep 21
    Ruskin

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