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Headquartered in Berkeley, with a fantastic outdoor amphitheater further east in Orinda,
'Cal Shakes' is a warm-weather tradition of al fresco Shakespeare (and other classic) pro-
ductions, with a season that lasts from about June through September.
Aurora Theatre Company THEATER
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 510-843-4822; www.auroratheatre.org ; 2081 Addison St)
An intimate downtown theater, it performs contemporary and thought-provoking plays
staged with a subtle chamber-theater aesthetic.
Marsh PERFORMING ARTS
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 510-704-8291; www.themarsh.org ; 2120 Allston Way)
The 'breeding ground for new performance' in Berkeley has eclectic solo and comedy
acts.
Shotgun Players THEATER
( GOOGLE MAP ; 510-841-6500; www.shotgunplayers.org ; 1901 Ashby Avenue)
The country's first all-solar-powered theater company stages exciting and provocative
work in an intimate space. Across from the Ashby BART station.
Sports
Memorial Stadium , which dates from 1923, is the university's 63,000-seat sporting ven-
ue, and the Hayward Fault runs just beneath it. On alternate years, it's the site of the fam-
ous football frenzy between the UC Berkeley and Stanford teams.
The Cal Athletic Ticket Office ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 800-462-3277;
www.calbears.com ; 2223 Fulton St) on campus has ticket information on all UC Berkeley
sports events. Keep in mind that some sell out weeks in advance.