Entertainment in South Florida
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Florida West Coast Symphony
In addition to sponsoring the Sarasota Music Festival in June, this symphony performs masterworks and ensemble performances with the Florida String Quartet and classical concerts at local venues.
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La Rosa Flamenco Theatre
This professional flamenco, salsa and merengue dance company blends flamenco styles with tap, Middle Eastern and Indian movement, and also offers a full range of classes and educational programs.
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Studio A
Next to ginormous Space, Studio A is something between an edgy gig venue and mega-main-stage. It’s very hit or miss; as a club it can suck, but as a concert hall it pulls in some incredible acts.
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Miami Hispanic Ballet
Directed by Cuban-trained Pedro Pablo Peña, this troupe presents mainly classical ballets based out of the lovely Manuel Artime Theater, the 'largest small venue' in the city. It's located on SW 1st St between Downtown and Little Havana.
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Las Olas Riverfront
Las Olas Riverfront is full with stores, restaurants, a movie theater and entertainment. During the winter season, 2nd St is periodically closed off for a giant street party.
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Siesta Key Oyster Bar
At SKOB, the tilting rafters are tacked with dollar bills – yes, it's that kind of place. Live music.
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Sagamore Bar
- Miami, USA
- Entertainment › Bar
Should you need a more refined vibe than the madness at the Delano, walk into this cool white lobby, sit across from the rotating art projects and have a drink.
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Mac's Club Deuce Bar
- Miami, USA
- Entertainment › Bar
The oldest bar in Miami Beach (established in 1926), the Deuce is a real neighborhood bar and hype-free zone. It's just straight-up seediness, which depending on your outlook can be quite refreshing. Plan to see everyone from transgendered ladies to construction workers – some hooking up, some talking rough, all having a good time.
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Miami-Dade County Auditorium
On the western edge of Little Havana, this 2500-seat venue with great acoustics has been somewhat eclipsed by the Arsht center, but still holds excellent performances on its lovely stage.
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Outback Bowl
If you’ve never seen a US college football game, definitely don’t miss the Outback Bowl, an NCAA (National College Athletic Association) football game on New Year’s Day.
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Club Boi
Club Boi is a good place for folks seeking a little ‘color’ (it’s the only black-owned gay club in Miami and attracts a huge African-American, Latino and lesbian crowd).
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Mansion
Every night the lines stretch around the block as plebs beg, cajole and strut in a vain attempt to get past that damned red rope. Inside? Well, they don't call it 'Mansion' for nothing. Expect megaclub grandiosity, plenty of attitude, waiting in line for hours and the chance to see young celebs do something tabloid-worthy.
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Purdy Lounge
It’s half club, half lounge and all intimate fun at this spot, tucked away from the fray and open to all, based on the mixed hetero-homo-white-Latino rainbow coalition clientele.
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Felt
- Miami, USA
- Entertainment › Bar
Having 10 pool tables is one way to stand out from the crowd in these parts, and it seems to be working. Grab a drink and a cue and enjoy this spot’s come-one-come-all attitude.
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Tobacco Road
- Miami, USA
- Entertainment › Bar
Miami's oldest bar has been on the scene since the 1920s. These days it's a little touristy, but it has stayed in business for a reason: old wood, blue lights, cigarette smoke and sassy bartenders greet you like a buddy. Cold beers are on tap and decent live acts crank out the blues, jazz and rock. The staff proudly reminds you its liquor license was the first one issued in a city that loves its mojitos. Tobacco Road has been here since the 1920s when it was a Prohibition-era speakeasy; today it remains a great place to order a drink or listen to live music. Film buffs may recognize it as the place where Kurt Russell has a drink in The Mean Season (1985).
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Cupid’s Cabaret
For straight-up, in-your-face booty, men should make a beeline for Cupid’s Cabaret, where constant go-go boys and monthly porn-star visits are pleasant distractions.
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FSU Center for the Performing Arts
On the Ringling Estate, this regional center hosts the Asolo Theater Company, visiting theater companies and the annual Asolo Theater Festival at its 19th-century Italian playhouse.
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Beach Club
Cavernous bar with pool tables, stage, great white shark and Sunday bikini contests. Live music.
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Café Nostalgia
Come here to drink sangria and watch old-school crooners get melodramatic on a vintage stage. Sure it’s cheesy, but that’s the point (look at the name of the place).
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Absinthe House Cinematheque
This art house is a blend of old-fashioned and mod – it has only one screen dishing up independent and foreign films, but also a cool lounge serving as an atmospheric snack bar.
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Sandbar
Sandbar’s a little slice of Florida Keys culture – nautical crap on the walls and sport-n-surf-n-fishin’ ambience – in the midst of the urban jungle.
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Impromedy
This improvisational comedy troupe was formed at Florida International University in 1997. You can catch their shows on weekends at the Roxy, west of Coral Gables in Sweetwater.
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Green Parrot
The oldest bar on an island of bars, this rogues' cantina opened in the late 19th century and hasn't closed yet. The owner tells you the parachute on the ceiling is 'weighed down with termite turds,' while a blues band howls through clouds of smoke. Defunct business signs and local artwork litter the walls and, yes, that's the city attorney showing off her new tattoo at the pool table. Men: check out the Hieronymus Bosch–like painting Proverbidioms in the restroom, surely the most entertaining urinal talk-piece on the island.
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Coliseum
Even the Miami boys make the trip here for the dance parties held at Coliseum, especially on Saturdays, when circuit DJs such as Monty Q and Brett Henrichsen blow in for gigs.
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Blue Martini Lounge
A yuppified sip spot in the Galleria Mall, this sleek lounge strives for sophistication with low lighting and dozens of specialty martinis, from Almond Joy to Green Demon.
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