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Stage Edge
Theater Both theaters are home to cutting-edge local theater productions. Coconut
Grove Playhouse Hosts New York and Broadway road shows. 2 blocks south of CocoWalk shopping mall. Gables
Stage at the Biltmore Formerly known as the Florida Shakespeare Theater, the Stage puts on both Shakespeare productions and contemporary shows. Gusman
Center for the Performing Arts Renovated 1920s movie theater home to a large number of performing arts groups, Broadway revivals, local theater groups and variety shows. Also hosts the New World Symphony and the Florida Philharmonic. Jackie
Gleason Theater for the Performing Arts Miami's main venue for Broadway shows, as well as the Children's Story Theater. Teatro en Espanol
Miami Latin Film Festival - Mar 22-31 2002 Regal Theater Lincoln Rd.
Miami Symphony Orchestra - local orchestra which performs at Dade County Auditorium New World Symphony - internationally acclaimed orchestra of some of the world's best young musicians; led by renowned conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Performances take place two weeks per year at the Lincoln Theater. Call about free performances, programs for families and special concert series like the "Twilight Chamber Series" featuring jazz. 305-673-3331, 800-597-3331 info@nws.org South Florida Youth Symphony - this orchestra of young musicians gives a number of public performances throughout the year.
Ballet Flamenco La Rosa - professional flamenco dance company which performs with live music Contact the Florida Dance Association for information about current dance performances around the Greater Miami Area 305-237-3413 Museo Hispano y Latinoamericano de Florida http://www.latinoweb.com/museo/museo.htm. Eleven rotating exhibits per year. Free opening night and cocktail reception, 2nd Friday of each month. Miami Art Museum (MAM) - designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson, MAM collects, exhibits, presents and interprets international art, with a focus on post-World War II works of the western hemisphere.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida: http://www.historical-museum.org/ - 10,000 years of Florida's cultural and natural history are explored in this museums exhibits and collections. Collections include John Jay Audubon's famed Birds of America and postcards of 19th century Cubans, as well as contemporary exhibits of Florida culture, including Nicaraguan culture and Afro-Cuban Orisha arts. Also offers historic tours. Lowe
Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables The Holocaust Memorial - Museum commemorating the WW2 Holocaust. Meditation garden, emotionally moving sculptures and photos. Espanola Way Art Center: 405 Espanola Way, between Washington & Drexel Avenues (673 6248) Bus C, H, K, W. Open 6-10pm Tue-Fri; noon-8pm Sat; or by appointment. No credit cards. Visitors are welcome to check out the studios in this funky artists' building off Washington Avenue. Group shows and individual artist's installations are hung in the lobby. Miami
Public Library Located in Miami-Dade Cultural Center, this large main library features extensive collections of rare books, documents and photographs of South Florida. The library has branches in most Dade County municipalities. Click here for a map and locations of its 31 regional and municipal branches. Richter
Library, University of Miami Links to other regional libraries: http://www.library.miami.edu/web/library.html Freedom Tower (1925) "Ellis Island of the South": processed almost half a million Cuban refugees in the early 1960's. One of two surviving bell towers (the other is on top of the Biltmore Hotel) modeled after the Giralda bell tower at Spain's Cathedral of Seville. Biltmore Hotel - stunning historic landmark with a breathtaking swimming pool and a notorious past. In Coral Gables. Gusman
Center for the Performing Arts - originally designed as
a movie theater in 1926, this stunning Spanish-style landmark is
home to the New World Symphony, Florida
Philharmonic and Miami Film Festival. |
