Entertainment in South Florida
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Bardot
If you can't stand lines and crowds, we recommend visiting Bardot, in Wynwood, on a weekday. This could be said of any club in Miami, but you really should see the interior of Bardot before you leave the city. It's all sexy French vintage posters and furniture seemingly plucked from a private club that serves millionaires by day, and becomes a scene of decadent excess by night. There are a lot of gorgeous Miamians here and we stress: the crowd is local, so while it's a glam scene, it's a much more friendly, laid-back one than the ridiculous posturing you might see in South Beach (not that there's no posturing going on). The entrance looks to be on N Miami Ave, but it's…
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Asolo Repertory Theatre
Adjacent to the Ringling Estate, this lauded regional theater company is also an acting conservatory (in partnership with Florida State University). It presents a vibrant mix of commissioned works, classics and current Tony-winning dramas on two main stages. The Sarasota Ballet also performs here.
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Abraxas
- Miami, USA
- Entertainment › Bar
Abraxas is open, uncrowded, located in a classical deco building, serves fantastic beer from around the USA and the world, and has clientele and staff who are the friendly sort, the types who will quickly make friends with a stranger and then keep said stranger entertained and inebriated until closing time. It's tucked away in a residential area; take your traveling friends here and they'll wonder how you ever found it.
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Blue Martini
This chic CityPlace lounge, known to attract its share of celebs, has three full bars, an extensive martini menu and live music nightly. Dress to impress – it's required.
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