ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Cinema

• IMAX Theatre at Sunset Palace
  5701 Sunset Drive, Suite 134 • Miami, FL 33143
  Located in South Miami
  305-663-4629
  Enjoy IMAX films, as well as IMAX 3D films, at this giant, state-of-the-art theater that features a six story screen, stadium seating, and a 12,000 watt wraparound digital sound system.

• Regal Kendall 9
  12090 Southwest Eighty-Eighth Street • Miami, FL 33186
  305-598-5000
  This cinema features critically acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics, and first-run foreign movies.

• UA Movies at The Falls 12
  9000 Southwest 136th Street • Miami, FL 33176
  305-255-5200
  A 12 screen movie that shows a wide range of first run Hollywood movies in a comfortable, stadium seating atmosphere.

• Regal Palace 18
  11865 Southwest Twenty-Sixth Street • Miami, FL 33175
  305-221-1801
  A wide array of critically acclaimed films and first run foreign movies are shown at this cinema, as well as restored classics and alternative movies.

Night Life

• Tobacco Road
  626 South Miami Avenue • Miami, FL 33130
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-374-1198
  Established in 1912, this landmark nightspot is the oldest bar, restaurant, and cabaret in Miami. All types of great, live music from national acts to local favorites are performed at this famous bar and a menu of American cuisine is served.

• Laughing Gas Improv
  6766 Main Street • Miami Lakes, FL 33014
  Located 11 Miles from Miami
  305-461-1161
  South Florida's longest running improv comedy troupe providing 90 minutes of improvised comedy every Friday and Saturday night at 11 p.m.

• Hoy Como Ayer
  2212 Southwest 8th Street • Miami, FL 33135
  Located in Little Habana
  305-541-2631, 866-541-2631
  Hoy Como Ayer, open Thursday through Saturday, is the place to hear Cuban music while in Miami.

Concerts & Performances

• James L. Knight Center
  400 Southeast Second Avenue • Miami, FL 33131
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-372-4633
  One of South Florida's premier entertainment and meeting facilities, this mulituse facility presents major concerts and stage productions in a 5,000-seat theater plus offers flexible and unlimited staging and production configurations.

• Ballet Espanol Rosita Segovia
  300 Northeast Second Avenue • Miami, FL 33132
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-237-3582
  Critically acclaimed professional dance company that presents the finest of classical Spanish flamenco and Neoclassical Spanish dancing, as well as Escuela Bolera, Folkloric, and Flamenco dancing.

• Ballet Etudes of South Florida
  415 West Fifty-First Place • Miami, FL 33012
  Located in Hialeah
  305-827-1345
  This classical ballet company performs award-winning, full length productions plus provides school workshops and outreach programs.

• Black Door Dance Ensemble
  North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater
  305-380-6233
  Miami's original African-American dance company, this professional dance company performs a repertory that includes Afro-Caribbean, avant garde, modern, gospel, Neoclassical ballet, and traditional African dances. Original and contemporary choreographed work are also performed.

• Body Nation Dance Theatre
  20348 Northwest Second Avenue • Miami, FL 33169
  Located in North Miami Area
  305-654-8232
  This dance theatre provides performances in traditional Caribbean dance, reggae, folk, African, ballet, tap, and jazz dance while in original authentic costumes. Training and classes are available.

• Freddick Bratcher and Company
  5900 Southwest Sixty-Third Avenue • Miami, FL 33143
  305-302-8947
  South Florida's premiere contemporary modern and jazz dance theater.

• Houlihan & Dancers
  300 Northeast Second Avenue, Suite 5701 • Miami, FL 33132
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-237-3582
  Professional modern dance company that presents traditional dances with a contemporary flair. Classes are available.

• Maximum Dance Company
  9210 Southwest 158th Lane • Miami, FL 33157
  Located in the Kendall Area
  305-259-9775
  A contemporary ballet company that performs an array of world class ballets by nationally and internationally known choreographers.

• Miami Hispanic Ballet
  900 Southwest First Street • Miami, FL 33130
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-549-7711
  Classical and other diverse dance forms are produced and presented by this ballet company that also offers a wide range of multidisciplinary and multicultural artistic programs.

• Chopin Foundation of the United States
  1440 Seventy-Ninth Street Crossway, Suite 117 • Miami, FL 33141
  Located in North Bay Village
  305-868-0624
  Classical music concerts, the majority of which are free to the public, is presented by this music orchestra. The Foundation holds the "American National Chopin Piano Competition" every five years that features the best young American pianists.

• Florida Grand Opera
  1200 Coral Way • Miami, FL 33145
  305-854-1643, 800-741-1010
  Performing in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, this opera company presents five grand operas during the year plus offers educational programs and a young artists training program.

• Miami Chamber Symphony
  5690 North Kendall Drive • Miami, FL 33156
  Located in the Kendall Area
  305-858-3500
  This chamber symphony company performs wonderful subscription series concerts that include world class soloists at the Gusman Concert Hall on the University of Miami campus.

• Miami Symphony Orchestra
  10300 Southwest Seventy-Second Street • Miami, FL 33173
  Located at Sunset Center
  305-275-5666
  Specializing in symphonic and lyric music of Latin America and Spain, this symphony orchestra also performs the music of American and European composers.

• Olympia Theater
  174 East Flagler Street • Miami, FL 33131
  Located at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
  305-374-2444
  First opened in February 1926 as a silent movie palace, this historic theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the home of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. An array of cultural and special events and performances are held here throughout the year.

• Joseph Caleb Auditorium
  5400 Northwest 22nd Avenue • Miami, FL 33142
  305-636-2350
  This 1,000 seat performing arts facility has excellent acoustics and hosts a wide range of events including dance recitals, theatrical performances, concerts, and political forums. Annual events such as the Magic City Monday and the Heart of the City Celebrity Series are also held here.

• Lyric Center
  819 Northwest Second Street • Miami, FL 33136
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-358-1146
  The lone survivor of the district once known as Little Broadway, this 400 seat community theater and multifaceted facility has been providing high quality performances by well known performers for over 50 years.

• Miami-Dade County Auditorium
  2901 West Flagler Street • Miami, FL 33131
  Located in Little Havana
  305-547-5414
  Featuring Art Deco Revival decor, this multipurpose facility was opened in 1951 and is the home of the Florida Grand Opera. A wide array of performance arts are held in the 2,429 seat theater including grand operas, symphonies, theater productions, concerts, and ballets.

• Performing Arts Center of Greater Miami
  1444 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 303 • Miami, FL 33132
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-372-7611
  Home of the Concert Association of Florida, the Florida Grand Opera, the Florida Philharmonic, the Miami City Ballet, and the New World Symphony, this 570,000 square foot performing arts center includes a concert hall, a ballet and opera house, a studio theater, and a cafe.

• Ballet Flamenco La Rosa
  13126 West Dixie Highway • Miami, FL 33161
  Located in North Miami
  305-899-7729
  This professional international company presents exciting and authentic flamenco dancing in various settings with live music during it season each year; one should call or otherwise contact the theatre for a detailed schedule. Both traditional and new works are performed, and classes in flamenco music and dance are available for all ages.

Plays & Productions

• City Theatre
  444 Brickell Avenue, Suite 229 • Miami, FL 33131
  305-755-9401
  Award-winning theater company that is dedicated to the discovery and production of new, short form drama material. They also produce the annual Summer Shorts New Play Festival in June that includes original short and long plays including dramas, comedies, and musicals.

• Fantasy Theatre Factory
  70669 Southwest Forty-Seventh Street • Miami, FL 33155
  Located in the South Miami Area
  305-284-8800
  A professional touring children's theatre company that presents original and creative productions and offers educational, cultural, and literature programs for children, schools, festivals, and special events.

• Miami Light Project
  3000 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 100 • Miami, FL 33137
  Located in North Miami
  305-576-4350
  This performance group presents the annual Contemporary Performance Series, a live music, dance and theater program, as well asthe Light Box Performance Series, and "Come Out Laughing," a gay and lesbian comedy series.

• Tower Theater
  1508 Southwest Eighth Street • Miami, FL 33135
  Located in Little Havana
  305-237-6180
  Built in 1926, this beautifully renovated historic theater offers a wide array of live performances, multicultural films, and cultural and educational programs throughout the year.

• Cirque du Soleil
  1075 North Biscayne Boulevard • Miami, FL 33132
  Located at Bicentennial Park
  305-358-7550, 800-678-5440
  This unique, one-of-a-kind theatrical production combines acrobatics, music, artistry, and special effects and features over 50 performers from ten different countries.

• Magic City Monday
  5400 Northwest Twenty-Second Avenue • Miami, FL 33142
  Located at Joseph Caleb Auditorium in Liberty City
  305-636-2350
  Held on Mondays from May to July, this youth-oriented cultural and performing arts series presents a variety of performances by professional entertainers and emerging artists that spans the fields of dance, drama, music, cultural presentations, and novelty.

Festivals & Fairs

• Harvest Festival
  10901 Coral Way • Miami, FL 33165
  Located at the Fair Expo Center
  Two day, November festival that features over 300 craft artists displaying a wide variety of items such as wood crafts and quilts, as well as historical reenactments, delicious food, live entertainment, and folk arts.

• Miami Riverday
  351 Southwest Fourth Street • Miami, FL 33130
  Located at Jose Marti Park
  305-361-4850
  This free festival, held annually in April, celebrates the unique natural resource and heritage of the Miami River and features historic reenactments, tours, folk art demonstrations, and a wide variety of music and food.

• Carnaval Miami
  305-644-8888
  Carnaval Miami is the largest Hispanic festival in the nation with a variety of events including a beauty contest, 8k race, art and jazz performances, cooking contest, domino and golf tournaments and Calle Ocho - the world's largest street party - which takes for 10 days each March..

• 2009 Miami International Orchid Festival
  10901 Coral Way • Miami, FL 33165
  Fair Expo Center
  305-223-7060
  South Florida's winter orchid extravaganza, featuring over 40 commercial orchid growers from around the nation and the world. Beautiful displays, plant sales, art and supplies.

• Harvest Festival [Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009]
  10901 Coral Way • Miami, FL 33165
  Fair Expo Center
  386-860-0092
  More than 300 craft artists display items ranging from wood crafts to toys, miniatures to quilts, and more. Also features folk arts, antique cars, children's activities, historical reenactments, food and entertainment.

Sporting Events

• Calder Race Course
  21001 Northwest Twenty-Seventh Avenue • Miami, FL 33056
  Located Next to Pro Player Stadium in North Miami
  305-625-1311
  Daily thoroughbred racing is held at this race track from April to January at 12:30 p.m. Live races are held Fridays through Tuesdays and full card simulcasting races are held every day. Two restaurants are also on site.

• Flagler Greyhound Track
  401 Northwest Thirty-Eighth Court • Miami, FL 33126
  Located in Downtown Miami
  305-649-3000
  The gates at this race track open at noon for matinee on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and the gates also open at 6:30 p.m. for nightly races. The track is open year round and simulcasts races daily from noon until late.

• Hialeah Park
  2220 East Fourth Avenue • Miami, FL 33056
  Located in Hialeah
  305-885-8000
  Called by many as "The World's Most Beautiful Race Course," this horse racing park offers live horse racing from Fridays through Wednesdays plus offers a full season of entertaining racing events throughout the year.

• Miami Jai-Alai
  3500 Northwest Thirty-Seventh Avenue • Miami, FL 33142
  305-633-6400
  Watch the action of the world's fastest game at this venue that is the oldest fronton in the nation. They are open year round from noon to 5:00 p.m. daily and pari-mutuel wagering is available.

• Florida Marlins
  2267 Northwest 199th Street • Miami, FL 33056
  Located at Pro Player Stadium
  305-626-7400
  Family entertainment, outstanding value, and a fun filled Major League baseball experience can be had by attending a game of this professional baseball team that plays from February to October.

• Miami Dolphins
  2269 Northwest 199th Street • Miami, FL 33056
  Located at Pro Player Stadium
  954-452-7000
  This professional football team has been to the Super Bowl five times and completed the only unbeaten, untied season in NFL history in 1972. Their season is from August to December.

• Miami Heat
  601 Biscayne Boulevard • Miami, FL 33132
  Located at the American Airlines Arena
  786-777-4328
  Lead by Head Coach, Pat Riley, this professional basketball team has captured the Atlantic Division title in each of their last four seasons and have made it to the playoffs for the five past consecutive years. Their season runs from October to April.

• Miami Sol
  601 Biscayne Boulevard • Miami, FL 33132
  Located at American Airlines Arena
  786-777-4328
  Miami representatives in the WNBA, this professional women's basketball team plays exciting games from May to August.