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SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
INSIDER TIP
A trip to South Florida must include the live music scene. Check out these hot spots for some of the best concerts and opportunities to sway to the sounds of your favorite band:
Boca Raton: Mizner Park Amphitheater, Sunset Cove Amphitheater
Delray Beach: Old School Square Entertain- ment Pavilion, bars along Atlantic Avenue, Arts Garage
Greater Fort Lauderdale: FLA Live Arena, Revolution Live, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Culture Room, FATVillage
Hollywood: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Beach Bandshell
Key West: Duval Street bars such as Sloppy Joe’s Bar and Hog’s Breath Saloon
Miami: FTX Arena, Adrienne
Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park Miami Beach: The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, BleauLive at the Fontainebleau, New World Symphony
West Palm Beach: iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Palm Beach Opera, Meyer Amphitheater
LAS OLAS ART FAIR • VISIT LAUDERDALE
ARTS AND CULTURE
Cultural and art institutions dot the coast of Southeast Florida and brim with one-of-a- kind features, combining eco beauty, rich history and unique works of art.
Worth a visit every time you explore Key West, the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, Harry S. Truman Little White House and Audubon House & Tropical Gardens are cultural mainstays. Tour the Key West Art & Historical Society’s permanent exhibit at Fort East Martello Museum to view sculptures created by the late Key Largo folk artist, Stanley Papio, whose works are acclaimed for their inventiveness and humor. In Islamorada, the Third Thursday Art Walk features artists, vendors and entertainment. Sails to Rails Museum at Flagler Station offers a glimpse of Key West’s storied past. Follow an interactive timeline of Key West history during the era of Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railway (1912-1935) when tall ships plied the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico waters in the early 1900s.
As the home of Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the world’s most prominent annual art fairs held in December, Miami-Dade County boasts a variety of opportunities to experience local and international art. For highly acclaimed performing arts and Broadway-style shows, head to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Stroll down the street-art-clad avenues in the Wynwood Arts District, home to an abundant collection of local galleries as well as Tony Goldman Way, named after the late arts visionary and real estate developer. In downtown Miami's waterfront, Maurice A. Ferré Park boasts the Pérez Art Museum
Miami, a highly regarded institution offering a taste of modern architecture and intellectually stimulating exhibits. There’s also the Bass Museum in Miami Beach, which houses contemporary art. For a different but memorable experience, visit the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach or the Holocaust Documentation & Education Center in Dania Beach.
Fort Lauderdale has plenty of museums, galleries and performing arts institutions to visit. Located on bustling Las Olas Boulevard, where shopping and dining abound, the NSU Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale is the perfect place to view more than 7,500 works by artists like William J. Glackens, George Bellows and Diego Rivera. Children and adults alike love the Young At Art Museum located within the Broward Mall in Plantation. The facility inspires, educates and entertains all ages with interactive exhibits, as well as entertaining art classes and workshops.
The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County promotes a wide range of theater, dance, art, music and history in what’s known as Florida’s Cultural Capital. Located in the popular Mizner Park, the Boca Raton Museum of Art houses an array of contemporary and modern art collections. For a unique taste of Japanese arts with the picture-perfect Florida backdrop, visit the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach.
West Palm Beach is home to the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, located at Norton’s former residence where she spent the last 30 years of her life creating pieces for the garden she helped design. Other gardens worthy of exploration include the Four Arts Botanical Gardens and the Mounts Botanical Garden.
The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach is one of the most renowned art museums in Florida, featuring acclaimed exhibitions, programs and a permanent collection. And, dating back to 1902, Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, is a National Historic Landmark, which is open to the public as the Flagler Museum. Visit the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the Wick Theatre & Costume Museum and Palm Beach Dramaworks for shows from elegant ballets to Broadway musicals.
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