Jason Schneider (http://jscomedy.com/) cracks  jokes for $1.00 at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, January 28, 2012.

Ardavan Tavakoli, 21, catches some Z’s at Santa Monica Muscle Beach on Sunday, January 29, 2012.

Jeronimo Gaspar, 34, performs on his repurposed drum set at the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

Crew from the City of Santa Monica Public Works Traffic Division install a new Dura-Curb at Ocean and Bicknell Ave on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. The Dura-Curb was installed due to continuous illegal u-turns.

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium volunteers Caitlin McClure, 17, in an octopus costume and Pheobe Staff, 16, in a lobster costume, walk on the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, February 2, 2012.

Characters from Cirque du Soleil’s  OVO pose for a photos at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.

 Cirque du Soleil and Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium announced a community education partnership that will allow free admission to the Aquarium every Sunday in February. Cirque du Soleil will sponsor five field trip education programs to the Aquarium. 



TAX TIME: Marilyn, AKA Ms. Liberty, promotes Liberty Tax Service on Monday, January 30, 2012, on the corner of Pico Blvd. and 11th Street.Liberty Tax Service is located at 817 Pico Boulevard..

Desmond Bedlow plays Smooth by Santana on the steel drum at the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.