"The whole city (Los Angeles) gives you the impression of impermanence. You have the feeling that one day someone is going to yell. "Cut! Strike it!" and then the stagehands will scurry out and remove the mountains, the movie-star homes, the Hollywood Bowl - everything."-Allan Sherman

Welcome to Hollywood. You may have gotten off the plane last Tuesday or you may have grown up in the Valley, either way there is so much social activity to be had in this city. So start exploring and get social!

If you are still new to town and need to get some of the tourist things out of your system check out www.seeing-stars.com. They have pages telling you how to find all of the Hollywood Landmarks, guides to Hollywood's Famous Streets, info on all of the studios, even info on what restaurants are owned by celebrities.

LA Weekly is the best free resource out there. You will find movie and theater listings, resturant reviews, and articles on life and culture in LA. It is available at many coffee houses and bookstores.

LA.com & Dailycandy.com are great websites that have insider info on getting social in LA. Also check out Goldstar events for coupons and discounts.

LAtourist.com has info and links to all of the main malls and shopping districts in the greater Los Angeles area.

IFP.org has an amazing resource called "Not for Tourists Guide" to Los Angeles available at Orientation classes which are free.

Check out Curbside LA: from the Pages of the Los Angeles Times" by Cecilia Rasmussen, The Underground Guide to Los Angeles" by Pleasant Gehman & Zagat.com - for a listing of top restaurants, places for social life, etc.

Want to get discounts to some great Theatre events? Check out goldstarevents.com and get up to 50% off!