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A game at SBC Park comes with an unobstructed view of San Francisco Bay.
28, 30 (to Fort Mason). Map p 131
and 132.
San Francisco Film Society: www.sffs.
org. Tickets to 3 films: $35; 10 films:
$100. Varying ticket prices for each
event; discount for members. Check
website to order.
Film
★★
Castro Theatre
CASTRO
This Art Deco theater plays classic
motion pictures and hosts film
festivals—often accompanied by a
Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Get advance
tix through Ticketweb.com.
429 Cas-
tro St. (at 17th St.)
y
415/621-6120.
www.castrotheatre.com. Tickets
$8.50, $5.50 seniors & kids. Streetcar:
F. BART/Muni: Castro. Map p 131.
★★
Embarcadero Center
Cinema
EMBARCADERO A cine-
plex featuring excellent foreign and
indie films, plus award-winning docu-
mentaries.
1 Embarcadero Center
(Battery & Clay sts.)
y
415/267-4893.
www.landmarktheatres.com. Tickets
$10, $7 seniors & kids. Bus: 1, 10.
BART/Muni: Embarcadero. Map p 131.
Red Vic
HAIGHT This worker-
owned theater screens indie films
and cult classics.
1727 Haight St. (at
Cole St.)
y
415/668-3994. www.red
vicmoviehouse.com. Tickets $7, $4
seniors & kids. Bus: 7, 66, 71. Map
p 131.
★★
San Francisco Interna-
tional Film Festival
VARIOUS
LOCATIONS Every April, films from
new and established directors hit
several SF venues.
y
415/931-3456.
Opera
★
Pocket Opera
LOCATION
VARIES Since 1978, the Pocket
Opera has presented comical operas
staged with a small cast, simple
sets, and a chamber orchestra.
469
Bryant St. (between 2nd & 3rd sts.)
y
415/972-8930. www.pocket
opera.org. Tickets $15-$30. Map
p 131.
★★
San Francisco Conserva-
tory of Music
See p 133.
★★★
San Francisco Opera
CIVIC CENTER North America's
second-largest opera company is
among the finest.
Tip:
Ten-dollar
standing-room tix are sold on the
day of show. (Cash only; one per
person.) The season runs from
September through December and
June and July.
War Memorial Opera
House, 301 Van Ness Ave. (at Grove
St.)
y
415/864-3330. www.sfopera.
com. Tickets $25-$195. Bus: 5, 21.
BART/Muni: Civic Center. Map p 132.
Spectator Sports
★★
Giants Baseball
SOMA Dra-
matic views of the Bay and Treasure
Island and excellent food—from well
