As a service to the leisure community and its insatiable desire for center-city entertainment, San Diego Downtown News presents the single handiest directory in the history of the universe. By no means is it comprehensive — many venues present different types of fare at a given time (the Balboa Theatre, for example, is the home of the classical Mainly Mozart group, yet it’s also a major site for ballet and the like). Other than that, knock yourself out. All area codes are 619 unless otherwise indicated. General information City Park and Recreation Department, 202 C St., 525-8213, sandiego.gov Gaslamp Quarter Association, 614 Fifth Ave., 233-5227, gaslamp.org Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce, 402 W. Broadway, Ste. 1000, 544-1300, sdchamber.org San Diego Convention and ­Visitors Bureau, 2215 India St., 232-3101, sandiego.org Miscellany Maritime Museum of San Diego, restoration/operation of historic vessels, 1492 N. Harbor Dr., 234-9152, sdmaritime.com San Diego Zoo, 4,000 animals, panda research station, 2920 Zoo Dr., 231-1515, sandiegozoo.org William Heath Davis House, oldest still-standing Downtown structure, 410 Island Ave., 233-5227, gaslamp.org Film Gaslamp 15 Pacific Theatres, 701 Fifth Ave., 232-0400, pacific theatres.com United Artists Horton Plaza 14, 475 Horton Plaza, 234-4661, cinematreasures.org Music Anthology, jazz, rock, 1337 India St., 595-0300, anthologysd.com The Casbah, rock, 2501 Kettner Blvd., 232-4355, casbah music.com Copley Symphony Hall, classical, 750 B St., 235-0804, sandiegosymphony.com Croce’s Restaurant & Jazz Bar, 802 Fifth Ave., 232-4355, ­croces.com Dizzy’s, jazz, Second Avenue at J Street, (858) 270-7467, dizzyssandiego.com The Field, Irish, 544 Fifth Ave., 232-9840, thefield.com Hard Rock Café, rock, 801 Fourth Ave., 615-7625, hardrock.com House of Blues, rock, blues, jazz, 1055 Fifth Ave., 299-2583, hob.com Performing Arts Balboa Park, home to several venues, including the Old Globe Theatre, between Park Boulevard and State Route 163 above Bankers Hill, 239-0512 The Balboa Theatre, home of Mainly Mozart, 868 Fourth Ave., 570-1100, sandiego theatres.org The Civic Theatre, Broadway-style programming, 1100 Third Ave., 570-1100, broadway sd.com The Lyceum, San Diego Repertory Theatre and other troupes, 79 Horton Plaza, 544-1000, sdrep.org The Old Globe Theatre, plays, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, 23-GLOBE, oldglobe.org The Spreckels Theatre, home of City Ballet of San Diego, 121 E. Broadway, 235-9500, spreckels .net Sushi, a Center for the Urban Arts, dance, plays, visual, 390 11th Ave., 235-8466, sushiart.org The Tenth Avenue Theatre, plays, dance, 930 Tenth Ave., visit website of target performing group The Theatre, Inc., Greek and other classic plays, 899 C St., 216-3016, thetheatreinc.com Visual arts Balboa Park, largest concentration of museums in the United States (15) including the San Diego Museum of Art (see below), between Park Boulevard and State Route 163 above Bankers Hill, 239-0512 The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, permanent and rotating exhibits, 1100 and 1001 Kettner Blvd., (858) 454-3541, mcasd.org/downtown The New Children’s Museum, children’s venue and playground, 200 W. Island Ave., 233-8792, thinkplaycreate.org The San Diego Museum of Art, permanent and rotating exhibits, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 232-7931, sdmart.org