Entertainment in Florida Panhandle
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FSU Theatre Department
The FSU Theatre Department has three venues. The Richard G Fallon Mainstage Theater in the Fine Arts Building, north of Call St on the campus, does large productions of plays and musicals. The Studio, in the Williams Building on campus, stages various free student productions. Off campus, at the corner of Lafayette St and Copeland St, the Lab does a range of works, from Shakespeare to musicals, in its 150-seat thrust-stage setting.
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Posey's Oyster Bar
Perhaps the highlight of the Tallahassee-St Marks Historic Railroad State Trail; is just to the left of the St Marks trailhead (which also has a rest area and facilities). Posey's Oyster Bar is an absolute pearl of an old-time oyster shack on the water, with an outdoor courtyard, great bar and bands rocking the joint Friday to Sunday... so you may want to arrange for alternative transport on the way back.
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Saenger Theatre
The Spanish-Baroque beauty, Saenger Theatre, was reconstructed in 1925 using bricks from the Pensacola Opera House, which was destroyed in a 1916 hurricane. Closed for a major renovation project at the time of research, this is home to a popular Broadway series as well as the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and Pensacola Opera.
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Black Dog Café
Wine and beer aren’t served until 6pm, but this special spot, beloved by the city’s creative community, is always happening, thanks to frequent poetry readings, open-mic music, chess boards and outdoor tables overlooking Lake Ella. If you want to eat here, mains are $2 to $7.
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FSU Seminoles
From September to November, the FSU Seminoles football team plays to an 80,000-plus crowd at Doak Campbell Stadium on the FSU campus; tickets, it goes without saying, are like hen's teeth.
FSU Seminoles baseball steps up in the spring at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Bamboo Willie’s
An open-air bar right on the boardwalk in Pensacola Beach, this is the spot to get twisted in a variety of ways, with signature frozen cocktails from the Bushwacker to the 190 Octane (don’t ask – just drink).
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Brothers
Billed as ‘Tallahassee’s only pansexual playground,’ this is the center of the gay and lesbian scene, featuring nightly DJs with a popular terrace bar and drag shows, poetry nights and ’80s-themed soirees.
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Intermission
A hip, smoky venue known for its super-strong cocktails, the bar is housed in a lovely old building, and draws a mixed crowd that expands exponentially on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Leon Pub
This very local, dark and smoky place has a slew of beers from around the globe – more than 40 on tap and 250 in bottles. Prices are decent, and there’s a jukebox and pool tables.
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Bradfordville Blues Club
Down the end of a dirt road lit by tiki torches, you'll find a bonfire raging under the live oaks at this hidden-away juke joint that hosts excellent national blues acts.
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Floyd’s Music Store
The only thing for sale at this warehouse-style venue is straight-up live rock and blues. Catch up-and-coming national acts like Falling at Will, Core and Egypt Central.
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Late Night Library
This jam-packed, swelteringly hot college-crowd club is the place to be on Saturday nights, but bargain-priced drinks also fill the place on Thursdays and Sundays.
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Elbow Room
An absolutely inconspicuous, dimly lit, red-colored den behind a padded door, with a mirror ball spinning above a phenomenal jukebox crammed with classic R&B.
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Waterworks
This popular gay nightclub in Midtown has a Polynesian tiki-bar theme, and packs ’em in with nights of live jazz and Latin salsa, as well as rotating DJs.
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Belmont Arts & Cultural Center
Holds open-mic nights every Thursday from 7:30pm to 10pm (all performers welcome) and variously houses other arts, crafts and creativity workshops.
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Tipper’s
A raucous, smoky bar, with a funky-weird vibe where you can dance to live bands every night, or simply enjoy a cocktail with no door charge.
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Wisteria Tavern
The tiny Wisteria Tavern, is a great spot to see live music, serving beer (no liquor) along with folk, classic rock, jug bands and blues.
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Club La Vela
The enormous, multiroom Club La Vela, which boasts activities such as Bon Jovi tribute nights and bikini beach parties.
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Spinnaker
The Spinnaker is a mega nightclub, which boasts activities such as Bon Jovi tribute nights and bikini beach parties.
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Leon County Civic Center
The city’s major performance venue hosts everything from sporting events and touring theater productions to big-time music concerts.
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Schooners
Billing itself as the 'last local beach club, ' Schooners is good for a low-key beer on the beach.
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Big Kahuna
Karaoke's popularity here rivals Japan; among the many venues, you can belt out tunes every night at Big Kahuna.
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FAMU Rattlers
On the FAMU campus, the FAMU Rattlers play football from August to November at Bragg Memorial Stadium.
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Comedy Zone
Comedy shows take place on Friday and Saturday night; it's an older-crowd bar at other times.
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Seville Quarter
Head to Seville Quarter, an entertainment complex with lots of options.
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