Carrollwood Cultural Center

Learn to Read Music for Teens
2026-07-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Music Room, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Teens will explore and master the symbols that express mood and flow in any piece of music.
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American Sign Language: Level 1
2026-07-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Meeting Room II, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618
Learn basic conversational skills, fingerspelling, numbers, and simple sentence structures, as well as receptive and expressive language skills.

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The Artful Teen
2026-07-07 16:30 - 18:30 | Music Room, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Does your child know their way around the color wheel? Or is their hidden talent just waiting to be unleashed? The Arful Teen class is just the place to be!
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Wheel Throwing
2026-07-07 13:00 - 15:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Students will learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel.
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Mudslinger Studio Pass
2026-07-07 10:00 - 12:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Mudslingers Clay Open Studio Pass grants unlimited access during Open Studio Hours during a current six-week session.
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"Direct/Indirect" by William Talenti
2026-07-07, 2026-07-06 | Atrium Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, 33618, United States
“At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman, and these hills, the softness of the sky, the outline of these trees at this very minute lose the illusory meaning with which we had clothed them.”
-Albert Camus
These six paintings (in the exhibit) concern pigment application and idea combination. I began each piece with a deliberate modality—Realistic, Abstract, or Non-Objective—pairing each with a “sister” painting on an opposing wall to serve as a formal counterpoint. Eventually, the rules dissolved, and I stopped following the recipe. An overlapping of my emotional state and the evolving surface of the paint occurred, allowing the content to find its own voice beyond the initial structure.
Direct/Indirect represents a deliberate unlearning of over thirty years of visual literacy. As both an educator and a painter, I am fascinated by how a personal artistic voice is constructed, refined, and—eventually—dismantled. By isolating the core elements of color, shape, value, and pattern, I converge figurative representation with the intuitive faculty of abstraction. These works seek the tension between what we see and how we think, emptying the familiar to discover what remains.
-William Talenti

"Give Thanks, Give Back" by Hanna Rachocka (Online Exhibit & Auction)
2026-07-07, 2026-07-06, 2026-07-05, 2026-07-04, 2026-07-03 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Give Thanks, Give Back by Hanna Rachocka is an entirely online exhibit and charity auction benefiting the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The exhibit and auction will close on December 31, 2026.
The collection is a series of ten impasto acrylic paintings by Hanna Rachocka that transform the traditional still life into an elemental exploration of emotion, weather, and inner fire. Each vessel becomes a metaphor for the human spirit—resilient in rain, tangled in thought, radiant in bloom, or aflame with creative force. Together, the works weave a narrative of resilience, paradox, celebration, and transformation, inviting viewers to reflect on the seasons and storms of the soul.
Each original painting is valued at $700 but available for a $375 donation. You can purchase each painting by donating directly to the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Paintings are available for immediate pick up once the donation is made. 100% of the proceeds will directly support the Center.
Visit hrartstudio.com to view other works by Hanna Rachocka,

Rehearsal: Carrollwood Community Chorus
2026-07-06 19:00 - 21:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
The Carrollwood Community Chorus is open to anyone, regardless of experience, as long as you have a song in your heart. From the campfire to the Red Carpet, members from all walks of life come together to share their gift and love of song. The chorus performs regularly at the Center, local events and has even been known to “pop up” in crowds around the holidays. The group meets weekly to rehearse; however, this group of friendly folks are known to keep in touch outside of rehearsals, too! Now that’s something to sing about!
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Guardian Ad Litem
2026-07-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Carrollwood Village Room, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618, FL
Representing Florida’s abused and neglected children.

Kids Ballet (10-13)
2026-07-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Whether your child has previously taken ballet or is new to it, this class will be fun and teach them the basics.
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Quilting: Cottage Rose Quilt
2026-07-06 16:30 - 19:30 | Film Lab, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Come and plant the seeds of your quilting journey and watch your skills bloom in this beginner-friendly course where you will learn to make a Cottage Rose Quilt!
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Bridge Club
2026-07-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Community Room, 4537 Lowell Road
The Bridge Club is open to anyone who knows how to play bridge and wants to spend their Monday afternoons with a great group of people. Whether you have been playing a couple of years, or many years, you will have a great time with this fun group. Newcomers are welcome.
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Gentle Hatha Yoga
2026-07-06 11:00 - 12:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
This class will teach you basic yoga in a gentle way.
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Chair Yoga
2026-07-06 09:45 - 10:45 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Chair Yoga is a form of yoga practiced on a chair or standing with the support of a chair.
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Summer Camp: Laugh Riot Comedy Week sponsored by a Friend of the Center
2026-07-06 09:00 - 2026-07-10 17:30 | Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618
Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s Comedy Week! Campers bring their best jokes and gags to polish as they learn different facets of comedy. Students will study the importance of timing and the punch line. They will create original props and practice the art of mime. Campers cannot be held responsible if they cause milk to fly out of your nose during this week’s Friday afternoon Show & Share!
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Thank you to our summer partner, EmpowerAbility Solutions, Inc.

Summer Intensive: Peter and the Starcatcher
2026-07-06 - 2026-07-10 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
“Peter and the Starcatcher”July 6-July 31

A Summer Intensive for Ages 14-17.
Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, written by Rick Elice, and featuring music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love.
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
Featuring a dozen actors portraying more than 100 unforgettable characters, Peter and the Starcatcher uses ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring the story to life. It can be expanded or pared down technically to fit the specific needs and abilities of any theatre company.
NEW: Intensive students will register to be either a performer or part of the tech crew (lighting/sound) for this production.
SHOW CREDITS: A Play by Rick Elice | Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson |Music by Wayne Barker | Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions | Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. (www.mtishows.com)
PERFORMANCE: Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m.
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Thank you to our summer partner, EmpowerAbility Solutions, Inc.

Summer Intensive: Adventures in Filmmaking
2026-07-06 - 2026-07-10 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Adventures in Filmmaking: Silent Film June 22-July 10
A Summer Intensive for Ages 11-13.
Let inspiration strike and put it on film! Students will be presented with film genres and then storyboard them into short films or videos. Working with film buffs and professionals, the sky is the limit to what they will create! Students will create a short vignette from start to finish in three weeks. With an era or genre chosen by the instructors, campers will write, direct, act, and create their own filmed piece within an ensemble setting. (No camp on July 2 and 3.)
FILM PREMIERE: Thursday, July 9 at 5:30 pm
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Thank you to our summer partner, EmpowerAbility Solutions, Inc.

Rehearsal: Carrollwood Jukebox Big Band
2026-07-04 09:00 - 12:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

CENTER CLOSED
2026-07-04, 2026-07-03 | Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618
The Center will be closed in observance of Independence Day.

Fundamental Drawing
2026-07-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Carrollwood Village Room, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618, FL
Students will explore proportion, shading, perspective, and composition as they gradually develop their own style and confidence.
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Basic Sewing for Beginners
2026-07-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Film Lab, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Make a new project each week as you build your sewing skills.
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Belly Dancing (All Levels)
2026-07-02 17:00 - 18:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Sure, you can do crunches, but why crunch when you can dance? Belly dancing is a ton of fun, but there are a lot of health benefits, too.
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Intermediate & Advanced Hand Building
2026-07-02 15:00 - 17:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Intermediate and advanced pottery students have already learned and practiced a variety of hand-building techniques and are ready to kick their skills up a notch!
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Rehearsal: New Horizons Ukulele Group
2026-07-02 11:30 - 13:30 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
The New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA) is a worldwide organization comprised of more than 250 New Horizons groups with 10,000 members. Some played music during their school years and stashed their instrument in a closet, or attic while the demands of work and raising children took center stage. Others dreamt of being a musician but never had the opportunity, or the money to pay for lessons and instruments when they were school age. Both groups find themselves now at or near retirement with children grown and gone, fewer responsibilities, but just as much desire.
The NHIMA provides opportunities for adults to be involved in a band – whether it’s for the first time, or the first time in a long time. Together we learn and perform in a friendly and positive atmosphere.
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