CNN celebrates the premiere of its new docuseries "The Nineties" at the Santa Monica Pier. “The Nineties” at the Pier, presented by CNN, is a family-friendly event celebrating all things '90s with fun outdoor screenings of the decade's most emblematic TV shows, culminating with an advance screening of The Nineties series premiere, “The One About TV.

Highlights from Downtown Santa Monica​'s Picnic on the Promenade, Friday, July 7, 2017. Escape from the cubicle and enjoy a meal at Downtown Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade with the return of everyone’s favorite Summer lunch series Picnic on the Promenade. Ease into the weekend every Friday in July and August with classic board games, Ping-Pong tables, giant Jenga and Connect4. A DJ will be spinning smooth grooves to help you digest the stresses of the work week. Bring your lunch or grab-and-go from one of Downtown’s celebrated eateries and soak in the sun.

The Independence Day Parade on Main Street Santa Monica on July 4, 2017.

Liliac Band performs at Ocean Front Walk on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Liliac is a young family band made up of three brothers and two sisters, Samuel, Abigail, Melody, Ethan and Justin. The band was envisioned by their father Florin Cristea, an accomplished Music Producer who has written and produced songs placed in many American and European television shows and movies such as MTV’s “True Life, 10 on Top, Morning Hot Mix, Parental Control”, A&E’s “Jackson’s Family Dynasty”, Lifetime’s “Bond of Silence”, as well as many other productions. Florin recognized that his children had the musical gift at a young age and invested time coaching them to become better musicians and encouraging them to pursue their dreams. He is currently producing the young band’s dynamic new album.

Dancing Columns, by Snarkitecture at the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert series. Snarkitecture is brought to the Summer series by Snap Inc, sponsor of the Santa Monica Twilight Concert Series. Dancing Columns is an interactive architectural installation that invite visitors to explore, play and relax amongst and environment made from inflatable Dancing Columns. Visitors are invited to move within and around the grid of columns, glimpsing other concealed and revealed by the shifting vertical forms as the columns rise and fall in unpredictable and playful ways. The soft material encourages people to touch and interact with their architectural surroundings and in turn, engage in and unexpected and memorable shared experience.

Live in #Venice from Jonathan Borofsky's 'Ballerina Clown', 9 meters tall, aluminum, steel, painted fiberglass, electric motor Permanent installation, Venice, California, 1989.

"The Venice Boardwalk is full of all kinds of people in all sorts of outfits and the atmosphere is very festive with many live street performances taking place, especially on weekends. This sculpture is an accommodation or resolution of opposites in one. Not only does this image bring the male and female together into one figure, but also, two opposite types of performers are represented: the formal classical ballet dancer and the traditional street performer. Of course, this public sculpture might push the envelope in 'taste', but if you have ever walked the Venice Boardwalk on a Sunday afternoon, you might understand why this figure is right at home," Jonathan Borofsky.

Check out this new Main Street Santa Monica Parklet. Santa Monica’s Main Street Parklet Pilot Program follows a national trend to convert street parking spaces into public space. The one-year pilot is a partnership with the Main Street Business Improvement Association and the local business. Each parklet is free and open to all members of the public to use and feature bench seating, stand-up counters, plants, and additional furniture and activities provided by the local businesses. The goals of the pilot are to reimagine the potential of city streets, encourage walking and biking, foster neighborhood interaction, and support local businesses.

Highlights from the Santa Monica Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, June 10, 2017. The Santa Monica Paddleboard Races traces its roots back to the 1930’s. This year’s event offers epic competition in Fun Paddle, Long Course, Elite Race, and Tommy Bahama SUP / Paddleboard Knockout. Courses start and finish on the sand immediately south of the Pier. On the Pier Deck and beach, participants and spectators enjoyed the Ocean Festival featuring live music, Polynesian dancing, food, drinks and a one of-a-kind surf history museum.