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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Third Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) will rock West Hollywood August 26-28, 2010, featuring headlining act The Smashing Pumpkins.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced its new Walk of Fame Star Recipients for 2011. Chosen among hundreds of nominations, these stars have five years from the date of nomination to plan and implement their star ceremonies. The Walk of Fame recipients for the year 2011 are:
 
MOTION PICTURES: Penelope Cruz, Bruce Dern, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Ed Harris, The Muppets, Kenny Ortega, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ridley Scott, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon.
 

Fashionistas start your engines! The frenzy around Sex and the City 2 has taken hold worldwide and unless you've been living in an uninhabited Atol in the middle of the South Pacific where your IPAD doesn't connect to the outside world, you have no doubt seen the advertising and slew of promotions for one of the most anticipated movies of the year.  Millions of women and men are counting the days until Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda strut their stuff across the big screen in one of entertainments biggest runway shows.  And a blockbuster opening is all but assured.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Movie Stars’ Homes Tour – the must-do tour for people wanting to see the location of celebrity homes in and around Beverly Hills. Originally developed out of a passing comment from the creator of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, today Starline Tours shows thousands of people annually a glimpse of the homes of the stars, and when lucky, the homeowner.

For visitors who are looking to see Los Angeles from a different angle, there’s no better way to see the City of Lights than by helicopter. I had the opportunity to sit down with Los Angeles Helicopter Tours, chief pilot, Mike, to ask him a few questions.
 
L: What is your favorite kind of flight…I know you take up a lot of different people but who are some of the more memorable?

Walking tours are a convenient way for tourists to learn about the history and architecture of a city. Why not take advantage of these tours to learn about your own town? Los Angeles hosts a variety of walking tours, but one of our favorites is one of the newest. And only partly because they give you Chinese food and cake.
 

There are hundreds of tours available in Hollywood – most run a “standard” route – starting somewhere near the Chinese Theater and heading straight out west to Beverly Hills. They’ll show you an amazing array of celebrity homes; some stars may actually live there. Frankly, tours are only as good as the guides that give them.

It’s a sightseeing tour… It’s a game… It’s a scavenger hunt. It’s an immersive experience. It’s, well, it’s all of the above – and more! It is the Amazing Los Angeles Race, a brand new concept in sightseeing, and an utterly unique entry into the things-one-must-do while in Los Angeles.
 

The Original Farmers Market at Third & Fairfax may be the city’s most beloved and entertaining institution. Created in 1934 as an open air venue for fresh produce, Farmers Market grew to be a perfect place: great shopping, an amazing array of restaurants and the city’s best grocery store, all in an authentic atmosphere which offers family fun, frequent star spotting, living history and a charming experience locals and tourists alike truly cherish.