Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
prepared traditional baseball fare to
sushi and other ethnic cuisine—make
a day at SBC Park well spent. Check
the Giants website or Craigslist (www.
craigslist.org) for tix.
SBC Park, 24
Willie Mays Plaza. (King & 2nd sts.)
y
415/972-2000. www.giants.mlb.
com. Tickets $6-$77. Bus: 10, 15, 30,
45. Muni: N. Map p 131.
San Francisco 49ers
CANDLE-
STICK POINT SF's pro football
team. Because there are so many
season ticket holders, single tickets
are hard to come by. Check Ticket-
master or Craigslist.
Monster Park,
Candlestick Point.
y
415/972-2000.
www.sf49ers.com. Tickets $73. Map
p 131.
★
San Francisco Pro-Am
Summer Basketball
HAIGHT
Current and retired college, high
school, and pro basketball players
mix it up in this 26-year-old league.
Free to spectators.
Kezar Pavilion
(Stanyan & Waller sts.) www.san
franciscoproam.com. Bus: 7, 66, 71.
Muni: N. Map p 131.
BART/Muni: Powell St. Cable car:
Powell lines. Map p 132.
★
Curran Theatre
UNION SQUARE
Established in 1922 to host European
and East Coast productions. Along
with the
Orpheum Theater
(1192
Market St.;
y
415/551-2000; map
p 132)
and the
Golden Gate The-
ater
(1 Taylor St.;
y
415/551-2000;
map p 132),
its “Best of Broadway”
series brings NY hit plays and musi-
cals to SF for 2- to 6-week runs.
445
Geary St. (between Mason & Taylor
sts.)
y
415/551-2000. www.curran
theatre.com. Tickets $30-$85. Bus: 2,
3, 4, 38. BART/Muni: Powell St. Cable
car: Powell lines. Map p 132.
★
Lamplighters Music Theatre
LOCATION VARIES Brings the works
of Gilbert & Sullivan plus other comic
operas to Bay Area stages. Good
family fun staged at Yerba Buena Gar-
dens or Herbst Theatre.
y
415/227-
4797. www.lamplighters.org. Tix
through Yerba Buena Center for the
Arts
y
415/978-2787. Tickets $30-
$42, $10-$17 kids. Bus/streetcar:
Market St. lines (to Yerba Buena or
Civic Center). Map p 132.
★
Magic Theatre
MARINA This
prominent national theater is dedi-
cated to developing and producing
new playwrights' works.
Building D,
Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd. (at
Gough St.)
y
415/441-8822.
www.magictheater.org. Tickets $20-
$38. Bus: 28, 30. Map p 131.
Teatro Zinzanni
EMBARCADERO
Circus artists, a five-piece band, and
a five-course meal come together for
a 3-hour show/dinner extravaganza.
Pier 29, The Embarcadero (at Battery
St.)
y
415/438-2668. www.teatro
zinzanni.org. Tickets $125. Bus:
10. Streetcar: F. Map p 131.
Theater
★★★
American Conservatory
Theater (A.C.T.)
UNION SQUARE
The Tony Award-winning theater
troupe is among the top in the U.S.
and performs in a world-class the-
ater.
Geary Theater, 415 Geary St.
(between Mason & Taylor sts.)
y
415/749-2228. www.act-sf.org.
Tickets $19-$68. Bus: 2, 3, 4, 38.
The highly-esteemed American Conserva-
tory Theater has
been operating
since 1967.
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