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Places Continued from page 57 Hollywood Recreation Center 1122 Cole Ave., (323) 467-6847. Sports, arts, ballet, piano, fitness programs for children and teens. Mon-Fri 12-10pm, Sat 9am-5pm. Hollywood Schoolhouse 1233 N. McCadden Pl. (323) 465-1320. Dance, drama, art classes, aquatics, computer, gymnastics and karate for pre-Kindergarten to middle school. www.hollywoodschoolhouse.org Junior Arts Center (See Barnsdall Art Park) “World of Birds Show” weekends and holidays at the Los Angeles Zoo. John C. Fremont Library 6121 Melrose Ave., (323) 962-3521. Hours: Toddler Weds at 11:30am. Grandparents and Books volunteers. Tues 2:30-4:30pm and Wed 1-3pm. Hours: Tues/Thu 12:30-8pm and Wed/Fri/Sat 10am-5:30pm. Universal CityWalk Frances Howard Goldwyn Public Library 1623 N. Ivar Ave., (323) 856-8260. Tues- Sat. Hours: Check online as events are subject to change. For other special events, visit www.lapl.org Griffith Park Besides being a great place to have a picnic, 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 FerndellWalk, hiking trails, rides on railway cars and the L.A. Zoo and Autry Na- tional Center. (see PLACES) Griffith Observatory 2800 E. Observatory Rd., (213) 473-0800. See its new exhibits, peek through its telescope and tour the universe. Daily planetarium shows. Hours: Wed-Fri 12pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-10pm; www.griffithobservatory.org Hollywood Bowl Museum 2301 N. Highland Ave., (323) 850-2058. Lo- cated on the grounds of the Hollywood Bowl, fea- tures photos, film footage, programs and artifacts on the history of the Bowl. Current Exhibition “Soundscape: Hearing Music at the Hollywood Bowl”. Tues-Fri 10am-5pm. (See PLACES) Hollywood Dance Center 817 N. Highland Ave., (323) 467-0825. Dance Classes for all ages including ballet, jazz, belly dancing, Pilates and more. www.hollywooddancecenter.com. (See DANCE) Hollywood Farmers Market (323) 463-3171, Ivar and Selma Ave. between Hollywood and Sunset. Every Sunday from 8am to 1pm. Farmers, artisans, food vendors and entertainment. (See PLACES) 58 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SPRING 2011 Velveteen Rabbit at the Nine O'Clock Players Theatre thru Apr 2. From left, Melanie Edward (Bunny) and Andrea Saccone (Freddy). Los Angeles City College (Community Services) 855 N. Vermont Ave., (323) 953-4000. Children’s classes in drawing and dance. www.lacitycollege.edu Lost Studio 130 S. La Brea Ave., (323) 933-6944. “Les En- fants Magiques!” on-going children’s acting workshops (ages 7-17) culminating in a perform- ance. loststudioca.tripod.com. (See THEATRE) Nine O’Clock Players (Assistant League Playhouse) 1367 N. St. Andrews Pl., (323)469-1970. Formed in 1929 presents delightful musical plays for chil- dren in comfortable 330 seat theatre.“Velveteen Rabbit” thru April 3. www.nineoclockplayers.com Pinocchio Playhouse At the Hollywood Fight Club Theatre, 6767 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 465-0800. Shows for kids starring kids! www.hollywoodfightclub.com Plummer Park 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., (323) 845-0172. Daily programs and activities for youth and teens with monthly ex- cursions. Youth Leadership Pro- gram in conjunc- tion with the Teen Center. Hours 3pm-9pm Tues- Sat. Monday Farmers Market 9am-1pm. For full schedule please visit www.weho.org Second City Studio Theatre 6560 Holly- wood Blvd., Sec- ond Floor (323) 464-8542. Im- prov and sketch comedy teen/youth pro- gram open to students ages 8- 18. www.sec- ondcity.com 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 exhibits replicate native environments. Long awaited Elephants of Asia recently opened. “World of Birds Show” weekends & Holidays 11:30am, 2pm & 3:30pm, “Animals & You” 10:45 & 11:45am daily plus Sat/Sun 12:45pm. Admission $14 adults & $9 chil- dren ages 2-12. Hours 10am-5pm daily. Los Feliz Public Library 1874 Hillhurst Ave., (323) 913-4710. Baby/Toddler Storytime 2nd & 4th Wed 10:30am. Toddler/Pre-K Storytime 2nd & 4th Wed 11am. This library also offers a variety of family art classes and activity clubs. Call for more information. Tues- Sat. Hours: Tues and Thurs 12:30-8pm, Wed, Fri and Sat 10am-5:30pm. Silverlake Children’s Theater Group 1110 Bates St. at Effie, (323) 634-2595. Weekly classes for young performers ages 7-18 in direct- ing, mime, improvisation, stage combat, magic, playwriting and acting. The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute 7936 Santa Monica Blvd., (323) 650-7777. Acting classes for ages 7-17. Spring 2011 Ses- sion dates: Apr 2-Jun 12. (See THEATRE) Storybook Theatre at Theatre West 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, (818) 761-2203. “Ugly Duckling” Saturdays at 1pm thru Jul 3. Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza, (818) 622-1111. Now open every day of the year. www.city- walkhollywood.com. (See PLACES) Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza, 1(800) UNIVERSAL. Hollywood’s #1 family attraction. (See PLACES) of interest