• University of Washington School of Drama: The school’s plays deserve to be on more radar screens, with its mix of classic and contemporary productions staged at various venues. www.meany.org/ticketsor by hone: 206-543-4880.

• Seek out Jet City Improv, 5510 University Way N. E., one of Seattle’s liveliest comedy clubs. www.jetcityimprov.com

• Rediscover Northeast 65th Street, if you haven’t. The once weather-beaten boulevard on the way to Sand Point is full of interesting cafes and shops, anchored by Third Place Books. The street’s conjunction with Roosevelt is a fascinating mish-mash of cafes and restaurants, alternative medicine spaces and one of the city’s more interesting spirituality-oriented bookstores, East West Bookshop.

• The University District Farmers Market Saturdays, 9 a. m-2 p. m. in the playground at the University Heights Center for the Community, on the corner of University Way Northeast and Northeast 50th St. More than 50 vendors. www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org/markets/udistrict

• The University District Street Fair is a big, colorful event that happens on the third full weekend in May between Northeast 41st Street and Northeast 50th Street. www.udistrictstreetfair.org

• Walk the University of Washington campus. The University moved from its downtown location here in 1895 with the new Denny Hall as its schoolhouse. The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition laid the footprint for the modern campus. Construction on “The Quad” began in 1916 and was finished in 1939.

• Browse the University Book Store or attend one of their many events, 4326 University Way Northeast. www.bookstore.washington.edu

• Visit the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., part of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens which includes a 16-acre landscaped site and the 74-acre Union Bay Natural Area. http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/visit/cuh. php

• Rent a kayak and get out on the lake at Agua Verde Paddle Club. Being waterborne in the waters of the Arboretum puts a whole new spin on the city. 1303 Boat St. www.aguaverde.com

• Hang out on The Ave. There are plenty of good, inexpensive, ethnic eateries along here, and some one-of-a-kind shops. The Ave is down to one used (and very good) bookstore, Magus Books, 1408 Northeast 42nd Street to complement University Bookstore, though Half Price Books, a worthy destination, is within walking distance at 4709 Roosevelt Way Northeast.