Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The gorgeous, 2000-seat Mahaffey Theater hosts a wide range of performing arts, from
touring comedy acts to Broadway, dance, orchestra and more.
State Theatre
CONCERT VENUE
727-895-3045;
www.statetheatreconcerts.com
;
687 Central Ave; tickets
$14-26)
Up-and-coming bands of all stripes, and occasional national acts, play this restored art-
deco theater (built in 1927).
Push Ultra Lounge
CLUB
In a three-story brick building above Red Mesa Cantina, Push is St Pete's premier hip-hop
nightclub.
Coliseum Ballroom
DANCE
727-892-5202;
www.stpete.org/coliseum
;
535 4th Ave N; tea dances
$7-10)
This old-fashioned 1924 ballroom hosts occasional events and has regular tea dances on
the first and third Wednesday every month.
American Stage
THEATER
One of the Tampa Bay area's most highly regarded regional theaters presents American
classics and recent Tony winners (such as
August: Osage County
and
The Wiz
). Its 'In the
Park' series presents Broadway musicals.
Florida Orchestra
CLASSICAL MUSIC
( 7272-892-3337;
www.floridaorchestra.com
; 244 2nd Ave N, Suite 420; tickets $15-75)
The Florida Orchestra's office is in St Petersburg, but it plays at Tampa's Straz Center as
often as at Mahaffey downtown.
