Entertainment in West Palm Beach
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Feelgood’s
Co-owned by Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, this 8500-sq-ft rock bar/dance club has shiny choppers, rock memorabilia and a mammoth snake slithering into the rafters. Heads up: the place is packed with girls, from bartenders in skimpy outfits, to dancers on the poles, to customers coming to get wild – some visitors will love it and some will loathe it; bypass this place if you are of the latter variety. Not enough big ’80s hair, but it’s still good, cheesy fun.
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Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
All things to all people - arts-loving people, that is. Comprising a main concert hall, the black-box Rinker Playhouse, a pavilion housing lecture halls and practice rooms, and an outdoor amphitheater, the Center is host to astounding fare. A recent sample includes the World Famous Count Basie Orchestra with Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops, the Russian National Ballet Theatre's production of Swan Lake and a concert by Englebert Humperdinck.
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Respectable Street
Respectables has kept South Florida jamming to great bands for two decades; they also organize October’s MoonFest, the city’s best block party. Great DJs, strong drinks and a breezy chill-out patio are added bonuses. See if you can find the hole that the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis punched in the wall when they played here.
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Mr G’s Rock Bar & Grill
During the week, there’s Beer Pong (Tuesdays, also Biker Night), open mic (Wednesdays) and college night (Thursdays). Weekends rage with live rock blasting among a sea of pool tables. The menu features music-themed dishes (Phish dip), but don’t arrive too early: the party doesn’t get going till the dancers show up after work.
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Purple Lotus
Surrounded by tiki torches, tribal masks and mellow music, guests can enjoy a coconut bowl of kava, a legal intoxicant that’s near the intersection of Beer and Valium. Consumed throughout the South Pacific, the bitter drink increases relaxation without disrupting mental clarity; a trip here promises a laid-back night.
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Roxy’s
Home to the county’s first liquor license, this joint has changed hands (and locations) several times, but the 42ft mahogany and brass Brunswick Bar has remained since 1935. With 55 beers on tap, a great pub menu and frequent live music, the recently renovated Roxy’s is one of West Palm’s newest hotspots.
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Harriet Himmel Theater
CityPlace is where you'll find West Palm's upscale performance space, an 11,000-sq-ft space housed in a 1926 Methodist church. You can catch its weekly Sunday Brunch Jazz Series, and its First Tuesdays Piano Series, but beyond that, there's not much on its schedule yet, oddly enough.
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Spanky's Sports Bar
Sure, it's a sports bar - hence the name, pool tables and ESPN - but you're bound to see more tattoos and dreadlocks than baseball hats and pleat-front shorts. Its indoor stage and outdoor amphitheater host local and national bands, to boot.
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Carefree Theatre
A slightly rough-around-the edges movie theater showing excellent foreign, indie and documentary films. An on-site restaurant keeps changing hands, and is usually unremarkable, but its latest incarnation was a budget Asian spot.
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Centennial Square
Centennial Square offers Clematis by Night, staging all sorts of local bands from 17:30 to 21:00 Thursday, and Friday Night Live!, with local pop and rock bands, from 18:00 to 23:00 Friday.
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Muvico Parisian 20
This palatial theatre complex offers more mainstream fare, but with some twists: valet parking, all-stadium seating and - thank you! - on-site childcare, so you (and we) can watch the movie in peace.
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Free Outdoor Concerts
For free outdoor concerts year-round, visit CityPlace, which hosts live jazz from 12:30 to 14:30 Sunday and City Jams, featuring blues, acoustic rock and other musicians, from 19:00 to 23:00 Friday.
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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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Cuillo Center for the Arts
A 400-seat theater that stages community dramas and touring off-Broadway plays, as well as regional and national bands and orchestras.
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O’Shea’s
A quality Irish pub with good draught beer, live music most nights and – clichéd but true – lots of homesick Irish people at the bar.
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Lounge
This basic lounge bar (hence the name) is a popular spot for live bands, DJs and karaoke madness.
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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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