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Great flamenco performances several nights a week at this authentic Spanish restaurant right in the Cuban heart of Calle Ocho.

You can see where the ageless diva and Sonny lived on the water in Fort Lauderdale and South Beach.

See Latin shows every night but Monday at this club in the Fontainebleau Hilton.

In 1956, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot premiered at this restored 1920s venue. Nothing so history-making has since occured, but the likes of Kathleen Turner and Jimmy Buffett perform.

Starting out as an Art Deco movie theater in 1934, the Colony is now a state-of-the-art venue for some of the city’s best classical music concerts, dance, theatrical performances, and experimental film.

The Performance Series presents music, dance, film, and visual arts, with an emphasis on contemporary works and solo theater performers.

The newspaper humorist and author has helped to create Miami’s image as an over-the-top urban free-for-all.

Miami Vice-roy himself, the King of 1980s Cool helped put hip “new” South Beach on the map (see Miami Beach and Key Biscayne).

The opera house sometimes brings global luminaries to Miami, but their programs also feature new works, such as the compelling Balseros , based on the trials of Cuban refugees who attempt to reach Florida by raft.

For many, the symbol of unstoppable Cuban Power, this talented pop songstress has succeeded in building an impressive cultural and realestate empire.