Lonnie "Meganut" Marshallt from The Lil Big Ups' Rubberband band jams on his his recycled art instrument, the 'Rubba Box" at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, July 28, 2011. The Lil Big Ups is a free youth arts project and musical variety show with educational themes that is designed to provide a platform for creative youth expression in the world! Participants gain experience recording and writing music, performing onstage and in front of the camera, and developing and showcasing their individual talents in dance, music, and art. Incorporating the theme of life cycles and recycling, the Lil Big Ups learn to create their own instruments by decorating items such as shoeboxes, empty containers, etc and playing them with rubberbands. The Lil Big Ups emphasis on creativity and recycling is showcased in their lyrics and music.