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Elvis Presley’s first concert appearance on an indoor stage was at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, which is still going strong as a performance venue but also is available for group rentals.
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The largest collection of works outside Spain by surrealist Salvador Dali is at St. Petersburg’s own Dali Museum, which already offers 2,800 square feet of space for private group events but will boast even more once a new larger museum opens in January 2011.
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Luciano Pavarotti made his American debut with the Greater Miami Opera (now the Florida Grand Opera) as Edgardo in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor on the stage of the 2,429-seat Miami-Dade County Auditorium, available for group events.
- St. Augustine’s Lightner Museum started life in 1887 as the Hotel Alcazar, built by railroad magnate Henry Flagler. Today, this palatial property houses Neo-Classic and Gilded Age treasures while groups of up to 400 gather in sumptuous surroundings, including an immense former indoor swimming pool complete with a gently sloping floor. (Dancers, watch your step!)
