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Places Continued from page 57 Griffith Park Besides being a great place to have a pic- nic, the park features activities for children: Pony rides, old-fashioned carousel; Travel Town, with old trains, antique fire engines, cable & trolley cars that kids can climb. A Nature Museum, historic Ferndell Walk, hik- ing trails, rides on railway cars and the L.A. Zoo and Autry National Center. (see PLACES and SPECIAL EVENTS) Griffith Observatory 2800 E. Observatory Rd., (213) 473-0800. See its new exhibits, peek through its tele- scope and tour the universe. Daily planetar- ium shows. Hours: Tues-Fri 12pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-10pm; www.griffithobservatory.org Hollywood Bowl: Summer Sounds 2301 N. Highland Ave., (323) 850-2077. Music performances and art workshops weekdays at 10am and 11:15am. of interest The Wiggles Wiggly Circus at the Gibson Amphi- theatre Aug 1. Hollywood Farmers Market (323) 463- 3171, Ivar and Selma Ave. be- tween Holly- wood and Sunset. Every Sunday from 8am to 1pm. Farmers, artisans, food vendors and entertainment. PLACES) (See Hollywood Recreation Center 1122 Cole Ave., (323) 467-6847. Sports, arts, fitness, and free snack program for children and teens. Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm. Hollywood Schoolhouse 1233 N. McCadden Pl., (323) 465-1320. Dance, drama, art classes, aquatics, com- puter, gymnastics and karate for pre-k to middle school. “Summer Sounds” at the Hollywood Bowl July 15-Aug 13. • July 5-16. Dafra Drum and Dance Com- pany. Discover the rhythms of West Africa as found in our Crenshaw District. • July 19-30. La Santa Cecilia. Explore the joyful Latin-American fusion that can be found on Olvera Street. • Aug 2-13. Klezmer Juice. Experience the delightful Yiddish music and dances from our own Fairfax Avenue. • July 2-4 Fireworks Spectacular with Vince Gill; • July 16-17 Bugs Bunny at the Symphony; • Aug 20-21 Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks Hollywood Dance Center 817 N. Highland Ave., (323) 467-0825. Children’s ballet classes. www.hollywooddancecenter.com 58 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SUMMER 2010 "The Emperor's New Clothes" at Storybook Theatre/Theatre West thru July 10. Junior Arts Center 4800 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 644-6275. Op- erated by L.A. Cultural Affairs Dept. at Barnsdall Art Park. Full schedule online at www.juniorarts- center.org (children’s art classes) and www.barnsdallartcenter.org (adult art classes) Los Angeles City College (Community Services) 855 N. Vermont Ave., (323) 953-4000. Children’s classes in drawing and dance. Photo: Matthew Hoffman Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens 5333 Zoo Dr., (323) 644-4200. World-class zoo located in Griffith Park features Sea Life Cliffs, Chimpanzees of Mahale Mountains, Red Ape Rain Forest that replicates native environ- ments; “World of Birds Show”; Daily “Animals & You” show 10:45 & 11:45am plus Sat/Sun 12:45pm. Newest ex- hibit Campo Gorilla Re- serve open daily. Open 10am-5pm daily. Admis- sion $13.00/adults & $8.00/kids ages 2-12.