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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. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, April 1, 2022 – Tuesday, April 26, 2022    
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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – Saturday, April 30, 2022    
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, Jan 2022 - July 2022.
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Time Machine
Time Machine
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – Wednesday, April 6, 2022    
10:45 am – 12:45 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Field Trip Performances
Time Machine: H.G. Wells' 1895 Science Fiction novel travels to the stage in this “Steampunk” rock musical. A Victorian Era Time Traveller ventures far into the future encountering the ethereal Eloi and the dangerous subterranean Morlocks. He must return to his own time with a lesson in embracing diversity essential to saving the human species. Ideal for Grades K through 8.
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Spring Flowers Workshop
Spring Flowers Workshop
Wednesday, April 6, 2022    
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
Spring Bouquet Workshop. Make your own flower arrangement! Instructor: Laura Nation, FSMD. Wed, April 6, 2022.
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, April 7, 2022 – Monday, May 2, 2022    
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 2022 - June 2022.
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Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Thursday, April 7, 2022 – Sunday, May 8, 2022    
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
Painting with Watercolors
Thursday, April 7, 2022 – Thursday, May 12, 2022    
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. Apr. 7 - May 12, 2022.
More Info
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, April 8, 2022 – Tuesday, May 3, 2022    
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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
More Info
A Night in the Big Easy
A Night in the Big Easy
Saturday, April 9, 2022    
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Special Events
SOLD OUT! A Night in the Big Easy (formerly Bourbon on the Bayou), featuring Zydeco and Texas Swing. New Orleans Style Dining, Hot Tunes and Libations. Tickets: $250 per Table, 4 per Table. Benefiting the Firehouse Cultural Center Scholarships Fund and No Fee Programming. April 9, 2022 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
More Info
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, April 15, 2022 – Tuesday, May 10, 2022    
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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
More Info
Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
Friday, April 15, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
Juanita Lolita was voted "Best of the Bay" with Creative Loafing Magazine, a finalist for "Florida’s Funniest Person" Rooftop comedy and was a finalist in "The World Series of Comedy" Las Vegas. She has been featured on NBC, ABC and the CTN. She has also appeared at the Firehouse before. Friday, April 15, 2022.
More Info
Relief Print Making
Relief Print Making
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 – Wednesday, May 11, 2022    
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
Relief Print Making. Create your personal design with easy carve blocks. This four-week course you will cut, ink, and print an original work of art. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any personal tools if preferred. You can experiment with process and technique in this course, a sense of curiosity is all that is required. Wednesdays, Apr. 20 - May 11, 2022.
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, April 22, 2022 – Tuesday, May 17, 2022    
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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
More Info
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Friday, April 22, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Friday, April 22 at 7:30 pm.
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Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
Saturday, April 23, 2022 – Saturday, May 14, 2022    
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
NEW CLASS: Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11. 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. NEW DATES: Saturdays, April 23 - May 14, 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
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Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
Saturday, April 23, 2022    
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with a poetry workshop devoted to the form he invented! In this session, John Davis Jr. will teach participants to write the Shakespearean sonnet and have fun while doing so! Come on out to create a formal poem worthy of The Bard himself. Sat., April 23rd from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. FREE.
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Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Saturday, April 23, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 pm.
More Info
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
Sunday, April 24, 2022    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Matinee performance, Sunday, April 24 at 2:00 pm.
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Intro to Metalsmithing
Intro to Metalsmithing
Tuesday, April 26, 2022    
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
Come explore the art of metalsmithing. You will saw, file, texture and rivet on silver, copper, and brass. Emphasis will be texturing & riveting metals together, creating your unique jewelry. Various techniques will be demonstrated. You will make a finished piece of jewelry of either a pendant or earrings. All materials supplied. Tuesday, April 26, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm.
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Metalsmithing for Teens
Metalsmithing for Teens
Tuesday, April 26, 2022    
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Workshops & Classes
High School Age Teen Metalsmithing. You will saw, file, texture and rivet on silver, copper, and brass. Emphasis will be texturing & riveting metals together, creating your unique jewelry. Various techniques will be demonstrated. You will make a finished piece of jewelry of either a pendant or earrings. All materials supplied. Tues, April 26, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Friday, April 29, 2022 – Tuesday, May 24, 2022    
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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
More Info
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Friday, April 29, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Friday, April 29 at 7:30 pm.
More Info
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Saturday, April 30, 2022    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 pm.
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Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
Sunday, May 1, 2022    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Firehouse Cultural Center
  • Center Stage
MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Matinee performance, Sunday, May 1 at 2:00 pm.
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Events on Friday, April 1, 2022
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
1 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
5 Apr 22
Ruskin
Time Machine
Time Machine
5 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Spring Flowers Workshop
Spring Flowers Workshop
6 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Thursday, April 7, 2022
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
7 Apr 22
Ruskin
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
7 Apr 22
Ruskin
Painting with Watercolors
Painting with Watercolors
7 Apr 22
Ruskin
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Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
8 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, April 9, 2022
A Night in the Big Easy
A Night in the Big Easy
9 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Friday, April 15, 2022
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
15 Apr 22
Ruskin
Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
15 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Relief Print Making
Relief Print Making
20 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Friday, April 22, 2022
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
22 Apr 22
Ruskin
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
22 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, April 23, 2022
Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
23 Apr 22
Ruskin
Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
23 Apr 22
Ruskin
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
23 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Sunday, April 24, 2022
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
24 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Intro to Metalsmithing
Intro to Metalsmithing
26 Apr 22
Ruskin
Metalsmithing for Teens
Metalsmithing for Teens
26 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Friday, April 29, 2022
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
29 Apr 22
Ruskin
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
29 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Saturday, April 30, 2022
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
30 Apr 22
Ruskin
Events on Sunday, May 1, 2022
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
1 May 22
Ruskin

Events & Programs

Kids Theater Program in partnership with Patel Conservatory Straz - Ages 5 - 9
Jan 5, 2026  – Apr 13, 2026Kids Theater Program in partnership with Patel Conservatory Straz - 2026
Jan 5, 2026  – Apr 13, 2026Open Pottery Studio - A.M. Tuesday - Thursday
Jan 8, 2026  – Dec 17, 2026Figure Drawing Group
Jan 8, 2026  – May 21, 2026Open Pottery Studio - Thursday Evening
Jan 8, 2026  – Dec 17, 2026Intro to the Pottery Wheel
Feb 12, 2026  – Mar 12, 2026Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
Feb 23, 2026  – Mar 30, 2026Figure Drawing
Mar 12, 2026  – Mar 13, 2026Homeschool: Decoupage Shells Workshop
Mar 13, 2026 Seaglass Resin Jewelry
Mar 13, 2026
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    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Friday, April 1, 2022 – Tuesday, April 26, 2022    
    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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
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    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – Saturday, April 30, 2022    
    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, Jan 2022 - July 2022.
    More Info
    Time Machine
    Time Machine
    Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – Wednesday, April 6, 2022    
    10:45 am – 12:45 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Field Trip Performances
    Time Machine: H.G. Wells' 1895 Science Fiction novel travels to the stage in this “Steampunk” rock musical. A Victorian Era Time Traveller ventures far into the future encountering the ethereal Eloi and the dangerous subterranean Morlocks. He must return to his own time with a lesson in embracing diversity essential to saving the human species. Ideal for Grades K through 8.
    More Info
    Spring Flowers Workshop
    Spring Flowers Workshop
    Wednesday, April 6, 2022    
    2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    Spring Bouquet Workshop. Make your own flower arrangement! Instructor: Laura Nation, FSMD. Wed, April 6, 2022.
    More Info
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Thursday, April 7, 2022 – Monday, May 2, 2022    
    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 2022 - June 2022.
    More Info
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Thursday, April 7, 2022 – Sunday, May 8, 2022    
    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
    Painting with Watercolors
    Thursday, April 7, 2022 – Thursday, May 12, 2022    
    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. Apr. 7 - May 12, 2022.
    More Info
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Friday, April 8, 2022 – Tuesday, May 3, 2022    
    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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
    More Info
    A Night in the Big Easy
    A Night in the Big Easy
    Saturday, April 9, 2022    
    6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Special Events
    SOLD OUT! A Night in the Big Easy (formerly Bourbon on the Bayou), featuring Zydeco and Texas Swing. New Orleans Style Dining, Hot Tunes and Libations. Tickets: $250 per Table, 4 per Table. Benefiting the Firehouse Cultural Center Scholarships Fund and No Fee Programming. April 9, 2022 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
    More Info
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Friday, April 15, 2022 – Tuesday, May 10, 2022    
    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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
    More Info
    Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
    Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
    Friday, April 15, 2022    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    Juanita Lolita was voted "Best of the Bay" with Creative Loafing Magazine, a finalist for "Florida’s Funniest Person" Rooftop comedy and was a finalist in "The World Series of Comedy" Las Vegas. She has been featured on NBC, ABC and the CTN. She has also appeared at the Firehouse before. Friday, April 15, 2022.
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    Relief Print Making
    Relief Print Making
    Wednesday, April 20, 2022 – Wednesday, May 11, 2022    
    10:00 am – 12:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    Relief Print Making. Create your personal design with easy carve blocks. This four-week course you will cut, ink, and print an original work of art. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any personal tools if preferred. You can experiment with process and technique in this course, a sense of curiosity is all that is required. Wednesdays, Apr. 20 - May 11, 2022.
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    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Friday, April 22, 2022 – Tuesday, May 17, 2022    
    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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
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    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Friday, April 22, 2022    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Friday, April 22 at 7:30 pm.
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    Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
    Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
    Saturday, April 23, 2022 – Saturday, May 14, 2022    
    9:00 am – 10:30 am
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    NEW CLASS: Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11. 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. NEW DATES: Saturdays, April 23 - May 14, 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
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    Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
    Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
    Saturday, April 23, 2022    
    9:30 am – 11:00 am
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with a poetry workshop devoted to the form he invented! In this session, John Davis Jr. will teach participants to write the Shakespearean sonnet and have fun while doing so! Come on out to create a formal poem worthy of The Bard himself. Sat., April 23rd from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. FREE.
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    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Saturday, April 23, 2022    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 pm.
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    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    Sunday, April 24, 2022    
    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Matinee performance, Sunday, April 24 at 2:00 pm.
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    Intro to Metalsmithing
    Intro to Metalsmithing
    Tuesday, April 26, 2022    
    1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    Come explore the art of metalsmithing. You will saw, file, texture and rivet on silver, copper, and brass. Emphasis will be texturing & riveting metals together, creating your unique jewelry. Various techniques will be demonstrated. You will make a finished piece of jewelry of either a pendant or earrings. All materials supplied. Tuesday, April 26, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm.
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    Metalsmithing for Teens
    Metalsmithing for Teens
    Tuesday, April 26, 2022    
    6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Workshops & Classes
    High School Age Teen Metalsmithing. You will saw, file, texture and rivet on silver, copper, and brass. Emphasis will be texturing & riveting metals together, creating your unique jewelry. Various techniques will be demonstrated. You will make a finished piece of jewelry of either a pendant or earrings. All materials supplied. Tues, April 26, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
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    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Friday, April 29, 2022 – Tuesday, May 24, 2022    
    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. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, February 2022 - June 2022.
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    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Friday, April 29, 2022    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Friday, April 29 at 7:30 pm.
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    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Saturday, April 30, 2022    
    7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 pm.
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    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    Sunday, May 1, 2022    
    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    Firehouse Cultural Center
    • Center Stage
    MacBeth & Cheese Presents: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a Stage Play. Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Matinee performance, Sunday, May 1 at 2:00 pm.
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    Events on Friday, April 1, 2022
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    1 Apr 22
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    Events on Tuesday, April 5, 2022
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Tuesdays
    5 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Time Machine
    Time Machine
    5 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Wednesday, April 6, 2022
    Spring Flowers Workshop
    Spring Flowers Workshop
    6 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Thursday, April 7, 2022
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Thursdays
    7 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    Adult Clay - A.M. Thursdays
    7 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Painting with Watercolors
    Painting with Watercolors
    7 Apr 22
    Ruskin
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    Events on Friday, April 8, 2022
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    8 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Saturday, April 9, 2022
    A Night in the Big Easy
    A Night in the Big Easy
    9 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Friday, April 15, 2022
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    15 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
    Center Stage Comedy: Juanita Lolita
    15 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Wednesday, April 20, 2022
    Relief Print Making
    Relief Print Making
    20 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Friday, April 22, 2022
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    22 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    22 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Saturday, April 23, 2022
    Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
    Pottery for Kids: Ages 7 - 11
    23 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
    Poetry Workshop: Shakespeare’s Wordsmithing Birthday Party
    23 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    23 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Sunday, April 24, 2022
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    24 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
    Intro to Metalsmithing
    Intro to Metalsmithing
    26 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Metalsmithing for Teens
    Metalsmithing for Teens
    26 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Friday, April 29, 2022
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    Adult Clay & Play - A.M. Fridays
    29 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    29 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Saturday, April 30, 2022
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', evening performance.
    30 Apr 22
    Ruskin
    Events on Sunday, May 1, 2022
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    Center Stage Theater: 'Steel Magnolias', matinee performance.
    1 May 22
    Ruskin

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