Kids play chess during the 2012 Chess Palace Summer Fiesta Scholastic tournament at Santa Monica Chess Park on Sunday, July 29, 2012.

Kids from the Police Activities League (PAL) play on the Harbor Patrol Zodiac during the 29th Anniversary of National Night Out at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium parking lot on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

Night Out involves 37 million people in 15,110 communities from all 50 states, U.S. Territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide. The goal of the Santa Monica Police Department is to build upon the good relationship our police and community share along with celebrating that partnership which makes the city of Santa Monica such a safe place to live, work, and visit. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships

Dave Tiziani from Precision Wallcovering and Painting installs a historical photo mural at Santa Monica Pier’s Public Viewing Deck on Monday, Aug 6, 2012.

Harre Krishna's hand-pull three fully decorated, 40-foot tall “chariots" along the Venice Boardwalk during the 36th Annual Festival of Chariots on Sunday, August 5, 2012. The Festival of the Chariots featured free feast for thousands, free entertainment, exhibits and booths all bringing together the finest in Indian culture. The festival celebrates Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe, and is put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Festival of the Chariots is now performed in every country across the world and dates back 5 thousand years to Jagannatha Puri, India.

Odissi Dance Circle 2012 - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Odissi Dance Circle perform during the 36th Annual Festival of Chariots at Venice Beach on Sunday, August 5, 2012.

FIRE ON THE PIER - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

The end of the Santa Monica Pier was closed due to a small deck fire caused most likely to a by a cigarette on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

Will Hill does Zero Gravity Yoga at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium during the Moksha Festival  on Saturday, August 4, 2012. The Moksha Festival is a two-day celebration of wellness, spiritual expansion and conscious living through: Yoga, Health, Ayurveda, Sacred Music and healthy food.

Kasey Chambers performs at the Santa Monica Pier during the Twilight Concert Series on Thursday, Aug 2, 2012.