WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 24

* PRO BASKETBALL: Great Western Shootout, Washington vs. Seattle, 5 p.m., Atlanta vs. Lakers, 8 p.m., exhibition, Forum; Portland at Clippers, exhibition, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* BOAT SHOW: Long Beach Boat Show, Long Beach Convention Center, 1-9 p.m. Also Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree at Santa Anita, 1 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: California vs. UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 5 p.m.; Iona at Cal State Fullerton, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount, 3 p.m.

* STREET BASKETBALL: Hoop It Up, NBA 3-on-3 tournament, Venice Beach, 11:30 a.m.

* TENNIS: Riviera Women’s All-American Championships, Riviera Tennis Club, Pacific Palisades, 9 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Washington State at UCLA, 7:30 p.m.; Washington at USC, Lyon Center, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Long Beach State at Pepperdine, 4 p.m.; California at UC Irvine, 6 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 25

* AUTO RACING: NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour, stock cars, Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, 3 p.m.; World of Outlaws, sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; USAC TQ midgets, legend cars, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Great Western Shootout, Washington/Seattle loser vs. Atlanta, 5 p.m., Washington/Seattle winner vs. Lakers, 8 p.m., exhibition, Forum.

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: California at UCLA, Rose Bowl, 12:30 p.m.; Cal State Sacramento at Cal State Northridge, 6 p.m.; Oregon at USC, Coliseum, 7:15 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree at Santa Anita, featuring $1.15-million California Cup, first post noon; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* STREET BASKETBALL: Hoop It Up, 3-on-3 tournament, Venice Beach, 9 a.m.

* TENNIS: Riviera Women’s All-American Championships, Riviera Tennis Club, Pacific Palisades, 9 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.

* WATER POLO: Yugoslavia vs. USA, Newport Harbor High School, 4 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: California at UCLA, 10:30 a.m.; Pepperdine at USC, 2 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* HORSE RACING: The Thoroughbred Owners of California will host a free workshop at Santa Anita on racehorse ownership, including acquiring a racehorse, costs of ownership and finding a trainer. Details: (626) 574-6620.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 26

* AUTO RACING: Vintage road races, Willow Springs Raceway, noon; World of Outlaws, sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 5 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree at Santa Anita, featuring $100,000 Morvich Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Iona vs. UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.; California at Cal State Fullerton, 3:30 p.m.; Cal State Los Angeles at UCLA, 4:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 11 a.m.; USC at UCLA, 2 p.m.; Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Cal State Northridge, 4 p.m.

* TENNIS: Riviera Women’s All-American Championships, Riviera Tennis Club, Pacific Palisades, 10 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Washington at UCLA 2 p.m.

* WATER POLO: Yugoslavia vs. USA, USC, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Pacific at UCLA, noon; UC Irvine at USC, noon

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About This Listing

On Fridays The Times publishes a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, send a fax with the date, location and time of competition to (213) 237-7876 or write to Sports Weekend, Sports Department, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA, 90053. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.