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9:00 AM - MADE BY HAND: Holiday Artist Market
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Thursday, October 2, 2025 – Sunday, November 2, 2025
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
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.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 – Sunday, November 2, 2025
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
7:30 pm – 9:30 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.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – Friday, November 7, 2025
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
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.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Jimmy Griswold can regularly be found playing guitar at venues of all sizes. Jimmy pays homage to any artist he covers, whether it be the warm tones of T-bone Walker & B.B. King, or the screaming sounds of Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck and Steve Ray Vaughan, all while staying true to his original style. Sat. Oct 11, 2025, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Friday, October 17, 2025 – Friday, October 31, 2025
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Teen Pottery Class – 3-Session Series (Ages 12 - 16). Session Length: 1 1/2 hours per session. 3 Fridays in October. Get your hands dirty and your creativity flowing in this fun and interactive 3-session pottery series designed just for teens! In this beginner-friendly class, young artists will explore the basics of working with clay through hand-building techniques and get an introduction to the pottery wheel. Create multiple works of art. All materials, tools, and kiln firings are included.
INTRODUCTION TO CLAY! Learn about basic clay types, tools, and techniques. Hand-build a piece using techniques like pinching or slab work. Form Your Piece: Shape your item with help from an instructor. Don’t worry about perfection—the charm is in the handmade feel. Surface decoration techniques like textures or carving & glazing.
Friday, October 17 at 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Charlie Morris Band delivers energetic and laid back original tunes that are a blend of Blues, Country & Florida Swamp Music. Great news for this week's show - TC Carr is going to be performing with Charlie. Looking forward to another great gig at the Firehouse! Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Celebrate the season with creativity and community at our Holiday Artist Market. Discover unique, handcrafted gifts and seasonal treasures from a curated selection of local artists, craftspeople and small businesses. From pottery to jewelry, paintings, cards and holiday decor – there's something special for everyone on your list. Saturday, Nov 1st 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Firehouse Ribbon Cutting Marks Full-time Opening
/in Events News /by Elaine SimmonsSandra Murman, Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 1, will join FCC Board Members and other elected officials to officially open the Firehouse Cultural Center on Wednesday, September 25th at 10:00 a.m. A reception, free and open to the public, will follow in the FCC theatre. Business Sponsors and First Responders Founding Members will be recognized.
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