Vacation Ideas: Olympia Theater - Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, Florida

The Gusman Center for the Performing Arts is located at 174 East Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33131.

The Olympia Theater originally opened in February of 1926. It was then a silent movie palace that amazed the public with stunning Moorish architecture, perfect acoustics and simulated night sky. The acoustics even included rolling clouds and twinkling stars.

The theater was notorious as the first air-conditioned building in the South. The Olympia Theater is one of the few Eberson buildings still standing. The architect, John Eberson, responsible for the Olympia Theater's distinctive character, was a master of "atmospheric" theater designs.

Maurice Gusman saved the theater from demolition and donated it to the City of Miami in 1975. The theater underwent an extensive renovation and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Many cultural icons such as Elvis Presley, Sarah Vaughan and Luciano Pavarotti have provided cherished evenings at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida. Currently, Maximum Dance Company, the Florida Philharmonic and the Miami International Film Festival call the theater their home.

Hours:

Monday - Friday

12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Box Office opens 1 ½ hours before performance for evening and weekend performances.

Children 1 and under are free on lap. If a child has reached their 2nd birthday, they must have a ticket to enter.

Parking:

City of Miami Garage #3: College Station Garage is located at 190 NE 3rd Street. City of Miami Garage #4: Convention Center Garage is located at 100 SE 2nd Street.

Upcoming events:

December 3 - 5, 2007 Miami Youth Ballet - "The Nutcracker" TBA Gusman Box Office

December 15, 2007, USA Southern Command "Holiday Party/Concert"

December 16, 2007, AEG Live "Café Tacuba" 8:00 p.m.

January 26, 2008, Miami Bhangra Foundation "Miami Bhangra Competition."

Source: The Gusman Center for Performing Arts Online

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