Participants walk along the Santa Monica Beach Bike Path during Doggy Dash Cause for Paws 5k & 10k on Saturday, September 20, 2014. All Net proceeds from the event will benefit Pet Cancer Research & Awareness, and a donation will also be made to SCGRR (Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue)

Attendees look at Nissan's electric Nissan Bladeglider - Unofficial during the Annual Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo (AltCar Expo) at the Santa Monica Civic Center on Friday, September 19, 2014.

The expo provides one of the most extensive presentations of Alternative technology vehicles and transportation, infrastructure, renewable energies, energy efficiency and urban planning found worldwide. 

People watch to a live broadcast of Verdi’s La Traviata in high-definition on a large LED screen on the Santa Monica Pier deck on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. The live broadcast was captured by nine cameras at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and shown simultaneously on the large LED screen on the Santa Monica Pier deck. 

Children experience the captivating world of Unstrung Heroes, a puppetry performance collective, which provides an interactive, strolling, improvisational comedy experience for all ages at Tongva Park on Saturday, September 13, 2014. Puppet School, the only puppeteer-training center in Los Angeles, led a workshop for children of all ages to craft their own puppets and performances on the spot. 

Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaries perform during the 30th Annual Twilight Concerts at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, September 11, 2014.

Santa Monica Fire Department Firefighter Tim Wenger lowers the flag to half mast during the 911 Remembrance Ceremony at SMFD headquarters on Thursday, September 11, 2014. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. and in Shanksville, Pa. resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people. Those killed included 343 Firefighters, 60 Police Officers and 8 private EMT/Paramedics totaling 411 emergency personnel. Also included in the civilian deaths were 5 people with connections to Santa Monica. In recognition of those who perished on that tragic day, the Santa Monica Fire Department annually conducts a brief and solemn remembrance ceremony consistent with the International Association of Fire Chiefs recommended protocols. All four community Fire Stations participated.

Dance instructors Steve Sayer and Fancy Dougherty dance to the live music by California Feetwarmers at Tongva After Dark on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.