Boarders skate south along the Santa Monica Bike path during Boarding For Breast Cancer's (B4BC) 6th Annual 'Skate the Coast' on Saturday, September 29, 2012. 'Skate the Coast' is a a longboarding marathon all in the name of breast cancer education and awareness. The boarders skated 19-mile from the Santa Monica Pier to Redondo Beach Pier.

Movie goers watch  the Wizard of Oz at  the Santa Monica Pier during the launch of the Front Porch Cinema Series on Friday, September 28, 2012.

The cast of characters from the Wizard of Oz skip along the Santa Monica Pier during the launch of the Front Porch Cinema Series on Friday, September 28, 2012.

Attendees race bicycle-powered slot cars during the 7th Annual Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo (AltCar Expo) at the Santa Monica Civic Center on Friday, September 28, 2012.

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.

Art Platform - Los Angeles 2012 - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Highlights from the preview of Art Platform - Los Angeles at The Barker Hangar on Thursday, September 27, 2012.

Art Platform – Los Angeles, the modern and contemporary art fair for Los Angeles, will debut its second edition at the historic Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, just minutes from the beach and the Santa Monica Pier. The move to the Barker Hangar emphasizes Art Platform – Los Angeles’ commitment to greater Los Angeles as an international art capital, and to the growth of the fair as an essential event in the ever expanding art world. As the premier art fair in Southern California, Art Platform – Los Angeles seeks to capture the very essence of this great city – light, space, innovation, and recreation.

The 2012 edition of Art Platform – Los Angeles will bring together both local and international artists, dealers, collectors, museums and art enthusiasts, to engage in a vibrant exchange of art and culture. Art Platform – Los Angeles will continue to provide unprecedented access to the artists, institutions and collections that define the Los Angeles art scene through its outstanding selection of innovative galleries, extensive VIP program, stimulating Open Platform speaker series, and special programming.

A Bob Marley inspired 1958 VW van was spotted parked along  Barnard Way during the House of Marley Satisfy Your Soul mobile tour on Monday, September 24, 2012. The refurbished  vintage van is zigzagging its way along the  west coast making several stops along the way, including appearances at concert venues, college campuses and retailers to spread word of their high-quality headphones and speaker docks.

The MARLEY Satisfy Your Soul Tour will help provide funding for Little Kids Rock through 1Love.org, a non-profit sparked by the Marley family dedicated to spreading Bob Marley's message of unity and peace by lifting up a new generation of "young gongs" to strike the hammer for charities, causes, and ideas that can change the world. Consumers are encouraged to text "ONELOVE" to "501501" to donate $10 in support of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit that is restoring and revitalizing music education in our schools, transforming children's lives by providing them with free instruments and music lessons.  People who donate from MARLEY Satisfy Your Soul Tour stops will receive a limited edition 1Love bracelet (while supplies last).

Working together for a better world, The House of Marley was created from the belief in Bob Marley's vision of "One Love," offering a range of eco-conscious, innovative audio electronics products that adhere to the Marley family core values: equality, unity, authenticity, sustainability and charity.  The House of Marley donates five percent (5%) of its annual profits to 1Love.org.  The epicenter of a global movement, 1Love.org is dedicated to spreading Bob Marley's message of unity and peace by lifting up a new generation of "young gongs" to strike the hammer for charities, causes and ideas that can change the world.

Cutouts promoting Comedy Central's new animated series "Brickleberry" were featured at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Brickleberry is an animated series that follows the misadventures of a motley crew of national park forest rangers. When their fledgling park faces disclosure, a new ranger is enlisted to whip everyone into shape and save the park...The series is being executive produced by our own Daniel Tosh along with comedians Waco O'Guin and Roger Black, who wrote and created the series. In addition to Tosh's helming duties, he'll voice the part of Malloy, a tiny brown bear.The show will premier on Tuesday, September 25.

A masked person holds a sign at the Third Street Promenade promoting Santa Monica Place's first ever "Paranoia Haunted Attraction." This attraction will feature three skin crawling haunted mazes, monsters and blood-curdling thrills in 50,000-square-feet of horrifying space from September 28-October 31, 2012.