It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

PETER RABBIT DAY

(1) Weston Slavich, 6 and his brother Walker, 4, color Easter eggs at Douglas Park during Santa Monica Jaycees' 18th Annual Peter Rabbit Day on Saturday, April 03, 2010. (2) Zoe Dale, 1, picks up an Easter egg at Douglas Park during Peter Rabbit Day. (3) Children compete in the Egg & Spoon race. (4,5,6,) Children compete in the potato sack race at Douglas Park. (7) Children look for eggs during Peter Rabbit Day.
 
The Santa Monica Jaycees (Santa Monica Junior Chamber) is Santa Monica and the Westside's premier organization for young Professionals who want to make the most out of living in the Greater Los Angeles area. Recently named one of the top 115 chapters in America, we are a volunteer organization offering opportunities for leadership development, community service and camaraderie for women and men ages 21-40.
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FINDERS KEEPERS

A squirrel steels an Easter egg at Douglas Park during Santa Monica Jaycees' 18th Annual Peter Rabbit Day on Saturday, April 03, 2010.

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SAND MANDALA

A  Sand Mandala adorns  Santa Monica beach on Friday, April 2, 2010. The Sand Mandala was created by Santa Monica Beach Art (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Santa-Monica-Beach-Art/111526298861689) The group creates sand mandalas on the new and full moon during low tide. Mandala's are a concentric diagram having spiritual and ritual significance. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of aspirants and adepts, as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction. In common use, mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the Universe from the human perspective.

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PAGE TURNER

Mantle Alvarez, 69, reads a Louis L'amour novel among life size celebrity cardboard cutouts at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, March 28, 2010.

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KING HEDLEY II

Santa Monica College Theatre Arts students perform during a dress rehearse of August Wilson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize nominated play 'King Hedley II' at SMC's Main Stage on Wednesdasy, March 31, 2010.

 
This is the ninth in the renowned playwright's 10-part Pittsburgh Cycle that explores the black experience in America. Set in the 1980s "King Hedley II," tells the story of an ex-con trying to rebuild his life. Described as one of Wilson's darkest plays, it follows Hedley - a man whose self worth is built on self delusion - as he tries to save $10,000 by selling stolen refrigerators so he can open a video store. Getting, spending, killing and dying in a world where getting is hard and killing is commonplace are threads woven into the piece.
(Adult material, discretion advised)


Directed by Janie Jones

Cast:
Jonathan Sherman (King)
Joette Marks (Ruby)
Anthony Cloyd (Mister)
Patrick Sutton (Elmore)
Celia Rivera (Tonya)
Ellis Allen (Stool Pigeon)
Harry Chin (Dancer)

April 2, 3, 9, 10 @ 8:00 pm
April 4, 10, 11 @ 2:00 pm

$15 General Admission
$12 Sr Citizens (60+) / Students*
$10 SMC AS Students* / Staff
Plus $1 service charge per ticket and 3.5% credit card fee
*Must show student ID / current AS sticker

Events Ticketing (located in Theatre Arts box office):
10a-1p M-Th

Theatre Arts box office opens 45 mins before curtain.

www.smc.edu/theatre/msprods.htm



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WIND ADVISORY 

Strong westerly winds 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 40 MPR has prompted for a wind advisory in Santa Monica on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.0 The wind advisory is in effect until 10 pm this evening according to AccuWeather.com. Winds will continue to persist throughput the afternoon and into the evening before weakening.  A wind advisory means that the winds of 35 MPR or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

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TIPSY

Santa Monica Police Officer Jacob Holloway helps a tourist who may have had one too many margaritas at Mariasol Mexican restaurant at the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, March 29, 2010. The girl was held until she regained her composure.

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REEF BUOY

Santa Monica Harbor Patrol Officer Nick Kartychok, 30, replaces a chain on a reef buoy on Friday, March 26, 2010.



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