Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley 510.843.4822, auroratheater.org
Emphasis on plays that connect the playwright, the actor, and the audience.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley 510.845.4700, berkeleyrep.org
Renowned theater group performing a year-round season of plays.

Berkeley Child Art Studio, Berkeley 510.644.6893,
habitot.org
Children 2-16 can participate in year-round classes in all media.

Berkeley Symphony, 510.841.2800,
berkeleysymphony.org
Under the direction of Kent Nagano and offering innovative programming that includes a number of rarely heard twentieth-century scores.

Cal Performances, Berkeley 510.642.9988, calperfs.berkeley.edu

California Shakespeare Festival, Orinda 510.5448.3422, calshakes.org
Plays performed in an outdoor ampitheater during summer and fall months.

Cultural Arts Division, 510.238.2103,
oaklandculturalarts.org
Oakland's 24-hour Arts & Entertainment Hotline.

Museum of Children's Art, 510.465.8770,
mocha.org
Features children's artwork in all media.

Oakland East Bay Symphony, 510.444.0801,
oebs.org

San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco 415.861.5600,
sfballet.org

San Francisco Opera, San Francisco 415.864.3330,
sfopera.com

University of California, Berkeley 510.642.5215,
berkeley.edu
Bookstores, libraries, museums, lectures and concerts.

Woodminster Amphitheater, 510.531.9597,
woodminster.com
Semi -professional outdoor musicals performed during the summer months.