Guests look at Janet Rodriguez's  Alfombras de Aserrin (sawdust carpet) at Edison Language Academy during the annual  DÌa De Los Muertos celebration on Saturday, October 29, 2011. The making of alfombras de aserrín, with its vivid colors and eye-catching patterns is a Guatemalan tradition that dates back to the Mayans. Mayans made these carpets with flowers for the kings to walk on as they made their way to Mayan ceremonies. In the 16th Century, the Catholic church altered the tradition of the alfombra and began to use colorful sawdust to create them. The Alfombras are made from hand-dyed sawdust, pine-needles, flowers, vegetables and is a community-forming tradition.

Mictlan Xiuhcoatl perform a traditional Aztecan dance during Edison Language Academy's annual DÌa De Los Muertos celebration on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

Haunted Heats Halloween Surf Contest 2011 - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Surfers compete in ZJ Boarding House’s 3rd Annual Haunted Heats Halloween Surf Contest at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

Skate the Coast - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

In celebration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 150 Skaters  push-off from Santa Monica Beach during Boarding  for Breast Cancer’s  Fifth Annual Skate the Coast on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

Skate the Coast  is an 18-mile longboard-a-thon event that started at Santa Monica Pier and ended at Redondo Beach Riviera Plaza as part of the Be Healthy.  Get Active.  Ride! Initiative  to promote participation in board sports and a positive approach to living a healthy, active lifestyle.

Skate the Coast  was presented by Sun Bum.

BOARDING FOR BREAST CANCER (B4BC) is a 501c3 youth-focused non-profit foundation that advocates early detection + a healthy, active lifestyle as the best means of breast cancer prevention. Since 1996, B4BC has been dedicated to providing education, support and prevention programs, including the Be Healthy.  Get Active.  Ride! initiative promotes participation in board sports through signature board-a-thon and community events.  To view the calendar of events and learn how to get involved, visit B4BC.org.

Santa Monica College Black Allegiance club members compete in a dance contest during SMC's Club Row on Thursday, October 27, 2011.

The annual event is designed for many clubs at SMC to recruit members and raise funds. Club participants set up colorful booths across the Library Walkway, where they discussed their activities to prospective members and attract a multitude of students with promises of food and prizes. The event turns out new club devotees and at least a spark of interest in many others.

Santa Monica student Kamila Gonzalez,19, paints the face of Christina Cabral, 26,  during SMC's Club Row on Thursday, October 27, 2011.

The annual event is designed for many clubs at SMC to recruit members and raise funds. Club participants set up colorful booths across the Library Walkway, where they discussed their activities to prospective members and attract a multitude of students with promises of food and prizes. The event turns out new club devotees and at least a spark of interest in many others.

Santa Monica College Chemistry Professor Dr. Jim Murphy, with his students, demonstrates the Flaming Gummy Bear experiment during SMC's Club Row on Thursday, October 27, 2011.

The annual event is designed for many clubs at SMC to recruit members and raise funds. Club participants set up colorful booths across the Library Walkway, where they discussed their activities to prospective members and attract a multitude of students with promises of food and prizes. The event turns out new club devotees and at least a spark of interest in many others.

Santa Monica Mayor Pro-tem Gleam Davis,(center) with (left to right) City Manage Rod Gould, Santa Monica-Malibu United School District Superintendent Sandra Lyon, School Board Members Oscar de la Torre and Ben Allen, cuts the ribbon during the grand opening ceremony of the new synthetic turf athletic field at Santa Monica High School on Thursday, October 27, 2011.