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PETER RABBIT DAY
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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
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.
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.
REEF BUOY
Santa Monica Harbor Patrol Officer Nick Kartychok, 30, replaces a chain on a reef buoy on Friday, March 26, 2010.