UC Theatre

The UC Theatre
The UC Theatre is located in Oakland, California
The UC Theatre
The UC Theatre
Location within Oakland, California
Address2036 University Avenue, Berkeley, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°52′17″N 122°16′11″W / 37.87139°N 122.26972°W / 37.87139; -122.26972
Public transitBay Area Rapid Transit  O   R  Downtown Berkeley
OwnerThe Berkeley Music Group
Capacity1,400
Current uselive music venue
Construction
OpenedJune 30, 1917
ClosedMarch 2001
ReopenedApril 7, 2016
RebuiltMarch 2015–March 2016
ArchitectJames W. Plachek (1916)
Robert Remiker (2014)
Website
www.theuctheatre.org

The UC Theatre is a music venue on University Avenue near Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States. From 1976 until 2001, it was a movie theater known for a revival house presentation of films. In 2013, The Berkeley Music Group was formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to renovate and operate the UC Theater as live music venue. It reopened its doors on April 7, 2016.[1]

  1. ^ Knobel, Lance (12 April 2016). "Dark Star Orchestra opens revived UC Theatre". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 23 March 2017.