Carrollwood Cultural Center

"Give Thanks, Give Back" by Hanna Rachocka (Online Exhibit & Auction)
2026-08-02, 2026-08-01, 2026-07-31, 2026-07-30 | 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,

Basic Sewing for Beginners
2026-08-01 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 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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Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing
2026-08-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
This class is for returning intermediate and advanced students who have already learned and practiced basic wheel-throwing techniques.
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Rehearsal: Carrollwood Jukebox Big Band
2026-08-01 09:00 - 12:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

"Direct/Indirect" by William Talenti
2026-08-01, 2026-07-31, 2026-07-30 | 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

Advanced Drawing for Adults - Realism & Color
2026-07-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Carrollwood Village Room, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618, FL
This six-week studio course is designed for adults seeking focused technical growth in realism with an emphasis on proportion, value control, edge handling, anatomical accuracy, and disciplined color layering within a serious atelier-style environment.
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Latin Pulse
2026-07-31 17:00 - 18:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Skip the gym and find your groove! This class is designed to get your heart rate and your feet moving to the infectious rhythms of salsa, bachata, and merengue.
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Summer Camp Show & Share
2026-07-31 16:00 - 17:30 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Every Friday at 4 p.m., campers ages 4-10 will show off their new skills and perform skits, music, songs, and dances for each other, friends, and family.
Performance Schedule:

Ages 4-5 will take the stage at 4 p.m.
Ages 6-8 will start around 4:30 p.m.
Ages 9-10 will not start before 5 p.m.

(Campers ages 11-13 will join the fun with an original production every third Thursday, while ages 14-17 will perform every fourth Thursday.)

Hand Building
2026-07-31 13:00 - 15:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Students will be introduced to the hand building of pinch, coil, and slab and basic design techniques to create functional and non-functional clay objects.
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Intermediate & Advanced Hand Building
2026-07-31 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-30 15:00 - 17:30, 2026-07-29 18:00 - 20:30 | 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 Band
2026-07-31 09:00 - 12:00 | 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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Peter and the Starcatcher
2026-07-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
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
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, 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). 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.
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)
Admission is free.
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Beginner Hand Building
2026-07-30 18:00 - 20:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Fundamental Drawing
2026-07-30 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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Peter Pan JR.
2026-07-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
A Musical Based on the Play by Sir J.M. Barrie Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh Music by Morris Charlap Additional Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Additional Music by Jule Styne Original Production Directed & Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, Ages 11-13
Based on J.M. Barrie’s classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris “Moose” Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. This high-flying, Tony Award-winning musical has been performed around the world and delighted audiences for 60 years, and is now adapted for young performers. Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, the fierce Brave Girls, a band of bungling pirates, and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook. Featuring the iconic songs, “I’m Flying,” “I’ve Gotta Crow,” “I Won’t Grow Up,” and “Never Never Land,” and a rousing book full of magic, warmth and adventure, Peter Pan JR. is the perfect show for the child in all of us… who dreamed of soaring high and never growing up.
Peter Pan JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Admission is free.
CLICK HERE for more information about our summer intensive program for ages 11 to 13.

Belly Dancing (All Levels)
2026-07-30 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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Rehearsal: New Horizons Ukulele Group
2026-07-30 11:30 - 13:30 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Mudslinger Studio Pass
2026-07-30 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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Argentine Tango: Fundamentals
2026-07-29 19:30 - 20:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Participants will learn the basic technical structure of the Argentine Tango dance, refine fundamentals, and acquire new techniques suitable for their skill level.
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Hatha Flow Yoga
2026-07-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Community Room, 4537 Lowell Road
Learn yoga posture and ways to gain strength, flexibility, and relieve stress.
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Adult Tap
2026-07-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
This is a dance class for students with basic tap knowledge.
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Intermediate Adult Ballet
2026-07-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
This intermediate class meets once a week to focus on ballet techniques for the intermediate dancer.
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Wheel Throwing
2026-07-29 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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