THE HOMETOWN GUIDE : Out and About

Activities

Chamber concerts. Free. At 2 p.m. every Sunday. Gallery Theatre, Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 485-2437.

Hollywood “On Location.” A location list of movies and TV series being filmed around Los Angeles; $19 plus tax; 8644 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 659-9165. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday to get list; self-drive tour can start anytime.

Audiences Unlimited. Free tickets to television shows that are taped live, including “Star Search,” “227,” “Facts of Life,” “Gimme a Break,” “Who’s the Boss?;” 5746 Sunset Blvd., (818) 506-0067. Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Paramount Picture Corp. Free tickets to television shows taped before live audiences, including “Cheers,” “Family Ties,” “America,” “Solid Gold”. Ticket booth at 780 N. Gower St., (213) 468-5575. Box office open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Museums

Hollywood Bowl Museum. Costumes, models, pictures, tapes of historic performances at the Bowl; 2301 N. Highland Ave., (213) 850-2058 or (213) 850-2059. Free. Open Sept. 23-June 29, Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; June 30-Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on concert days, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. all other days.

Hollywood Museum. Costumes and photographs of major motion-picture stars. Adults $4; children under 12, $2.50; 7051 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 465-3773. Open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-7 p.m.

Hollywood Wax Museum. More than 170 replicas of celebrities. Scenes from award-winning movies. Adults $5; senior citizens $3.50; youths 13-17, $3.50; children 6-12, $2; children under 6, free. 6767 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 462-8860. Open Sunday-Thursday 10 a.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-2 a.m.

Max Factor Museum & Cosmetic Outlet. Motion-picture makeup artifacts and memorabilia. Free. 1666 N. Highland Ave., (213) 463-6668. Museum open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; cosmetic outlet, Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Public Libraries

John C. Fremont; 6121 Melrose Ave., (213) 465-9593. Open Monday and Tuesday noon-8 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday noon-5:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Los Feliz; 1939 1/2 Hillhurst Ave., (213) 664-2903. Open Monday and Tuesday 1-8 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 1-5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Recreation

Barnsdall Park. Gallery Theatre, Municipal Art Gallery, Arts & Crafts Center, Junior Arts Center, Hollyhock House (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), picnic area, basketball courts, volleyball courts, outdoor gym, children’s play area; 4800 Hollywood Blvd. For information on cultural events, telephone (213) 485-2433.

DeLongpre Park. Small park with picnic area; 1350 N. Cherokee Ave.

Griffith Park. Golf, tennis, swimming, hiking on 53 miles of trails, horseback riding, Los Angeles Zoo, observatory and planetarium, carrousel, miniature train, bird sanctuary, pony and stagecoach rides. Soccer, badminton, baseball and softball fields. Boys’ and girls’ camps. Griffith Park Visitors Center, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, (213) 665-5188. Open 5 a.m.-10 p.m. daily; bridle and hiking trails and roads close at sunset.

Griffith Recreation Center. Basketball courts, children’s play area, soccer field, 12 tennis courts, swimming pool; 3401 Riverside Drive. For tennis reservations call (213) 485-5566.

Hollywood-Franklin Park. Half-acre at Sycamore and Franklin avenues.

Hollywood Recreation Center. Baseball diamond, basketball courts, children’s play area, outdoor gym, picnic area, swimming pool (for summer use), volleyball courts; 1122 Cole Ave., (213) 467-6847. Open Monday 2-10 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed Sunday.

Las Palmas Senior Citizens Center. Shuffleboard, dance instruction. One year’s membership cost $2.50; 1820 Las Palmas Ave., (213) 465-7787. Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lemon Grove Recreation Center. Baseball diamond, children’s play area, football field, picnic area, shuffleboard, soccer field, volleyball courts; 4959 Lemon Grove Ave., (213) 666-4144. Open Monday 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Poinsettia Recreation Center. Volleyball, tennis, basketball and handball courts, two baseball diamonds, children’s play area, football field, indoor and outdoor gyms; 7345 Willoughby Ave., (213) 876-5014. Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Wattles Gardens Park. Japanese garden and teahouse, public vegetable garden; 1850 N. Curson Ave. Theaters

Ensemble Studio Theatre--L.A. Developmental theater company now in its first season; 1089 N. Oxford Ave., (213) 466-2226.

Greek Theatre. Outdoor amphitheater in Griffith Park; 2700 N. Vermont Ave., (213) 410-1062.

Hollywood Bowl. Outdoor amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills; 2301 N. Highland Ave., (213) 850-2000. Grounds open daily, July-September, 9 a.m.-dusk.

Hollywood Palladium. Award ceremonies, exhibitions, television specials; 6215 Sunset Blvd., (213) 466-4311.

James A. Doolittle Theatre. The newly revamped Huntington Hartford. Dramas, musicals and one-man shows; 1615 N. Vine St., (213) 462-6666.

John Anson Ford Theatre. Experimental theater ranging from dramas to puppet shows to musical events; 2580 Cahuenga Blvd., (213) 972-7428.

Pantages Theatre. Dramas and musical comedies amid Art Deco architecture; 6233 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 410-1062. Annual Events January

Adventurama. Travel documentaries; film makers often in attendance. At 7:30 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month, January-March and September-November. Free. Gallery Theatre, Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 485-2437. April

“Artists of the Future” youth voice contest. Free. Gallery Theatre, Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 485-2437. June

Jacaranda Festival. Parade and workshops to celebrate blooming of the jacaranda trees. Free. Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 485-4474.

“Artists of the Future Awards Concert.” Winners of April’s concert perform. Free. Gallery Theatre, Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., (213) 485-2437.

Playboy Jazz Festival. Two full days. Hollywood Bowl, (213) 850-2000. December

Hollywood Christmas Parade. First Sunday after Thanksgiving. Starts at Sunset Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue, (213) 469-2337. Hollywood map on inside back cover. Next in your hometown series: Beverly Hills, Dec. 8.