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 North Harbor Drive, 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, pacifictheatres.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, casbahmusic.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 Ave. at J St., (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, balboapark.org The Balboa Theatre, home of Mainly Mozart, 868 Fourth Ave., 570-1100, sandiegotheatres.org The Civic Theatre, Broadway-style programming, 1100 Third Ave., 570-1100, broadwaysd.com The Lyceum, San Diego Repertory Theatre and other troupes, 79 Horton Plaza, 544-1000, sdrep.org The Old Globe Theatre, live plays, 1363 Old Globe Way in 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 number of museums in the nation, between Park Blvd. and State Rte. 163 above Bankers Hill, 239-0512, balboapark.org The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 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