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FLYBY
A helicopter and a Seagull fly north above Santa Monica Bay on Wednesday, January 27, 2010.
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Posted on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 05:48PM
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SOLAR POWERED
Posted on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 05:43PM
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YOUTH OF THE YEAR
Santa Monica Kiwanis President Dave Rosenberg and Microsoft's Shari Weise present Mide Oladipupo, 17, with the 'Youth of The Year' award during the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica 42nd Annual Awards Banquet at the Olympic Collection Banquet and Conference Center on Saturday, February 6, 2010.
Youth of the Year is a national Boys & Girls Club program and is the highest honor a Club member can receive. Winners embody service, leadership and character and have achieved personal and academic success despite great challenges.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica serves children from all backgrounds, regardless of economic circumstances. The main focus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica is to provide positive activities for youth ages 7-18 from the Santa Monica and surrounding communities during the hours they are not in school. There goal is to provide a chance for every child to feel – a sense of competence, a sense of usefulness, a sense of belonging and a sense of influence.
The Club offers a variety of programs in the following areas – arts, athletics, education, leadership development and career preparation, social recreation, skateboarding and rollerblading, and technology. Each department is led by trained youth development professionals. Programs are offered in a variety of formats including drop-in activities, special group clubs, sports leagues, specialized classes and ongoing instruction. Our programs are designed to help members develop socially, succeed in school, stay physically active and prepare for positive futures.
The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica serves children from all backgrounds, regardless of economic circumstances. The main focus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica is to provide positive activities for youth ages 7-18 from the Santa Monica and surrounding communities during the hours they are not in school. There goal is to provide a chance for every child to feel – a sense of competence, a sense of usefulness, a sense of belonging and a sense of influence.
The Club offers a variety of programs in the following areas – arts, athletics, education, leadership development and career preparation, social recreation, skateboarding and rollerblading, and technology. Each department is led by trained youth development professionals. Programs are offered in a variety of formats including drop-in activities, special group clubs, sports leagues, specialized classes and ongoing instruction. Our programs are designed to help members develop socially, succeed in school, stay physically active and prepare for positive futures.
The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
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Posted on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 09:39AM
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Super Bowl-A-Thon
(1) Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman bowls during the Fourteenth Annual "SuperBowl-A-Thon" at AMF Bay Shore Lanes on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (2) Santa Monica Fire Chief Jim Hone bowls during the SuperBowl-A-Thon. (3) Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman's team beats Santa Monica Fire Chief Jim Hone's team and receives the first place trophy from Ron Davis during the Fourteenth Annual SuperBowl-A-Thon at AMF Bay Shore Lanes on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (4) In a tradition dating back to the 1917 Opening Day Ceremonies of the Santa Monica Bowling Alleys on the Pier, Santa Monica Police Chief Jackman receives the first place trophy while Santa Monica Fire Chief Hone gets a bottle of Ketchup.
More than 500 bowlers on teams representing various businesses, social service agencies and local government participated in the Fourteenth Annual SuperBowl-A-Thon on on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. bringing together the private and public sector in an effort to eradicate homelessness in Santa Monica and transform the community. It benefits the Westside Shelter & Hunger Coalition’s efforts to strengthen services to homeless and at-risk, men, women and families through education, advocacy and service coordination.
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Posted on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 12:05AM
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PETRUSHKA
Acclaimed puppeteer/Director Basil Twist explains to students how the Marionette is operated by the three puppeteers during an Arts Insights Education and Outreach Program of Petrushka at the Broad Stage on Friday, February 5, 2010.
Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Petrushka" is the tale of a traditional Russian puppet who comes to life and vies with his rival The Moor for the love of a Ballerina. At its debut in 1911, the world was rocked by Stravinsky's innovative music - discordant, bitonal and new.
Puppeteer and Director Basil Twist puts a whole new...er...twist on the story. Instead of human dancers playing puppets who come to life - why not have puppets play puppets? The puppets fly, dance, and float in midair.
Accompanied by Stravinsky's music scored for two pianos, the result is incredible.
Petrushka runs through Sunday Feb 7. Ticket information http://www.thebroadstage.com/
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Posted on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 09:02PM
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RAIN WATER
A water resource engineer gathers rain water run-off at the Bicknell Avenue Street Greening Project for testing Friday, February 5, 2010. The project is intended to improve water quality by constructing landscaped biofilter swales, underground holding tanks and laying permeable concreate to capture urban runoff and le...t it seep back into the soil before it reaches the bay. This project, which can also help replenish groundwater supplies, is funded by Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax (Measure V) funds and a grant from the State Water Resources Control Board.
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The UCLA Family Commons
(1) Marko Gardasevic, 6, punches Sensei Tom's glove in a martial arts demonstration during the grand opening of The UCLA Family Commons and the Global Center for Children and Families on Thursday, February 4, 2010. (2) Sensei Tom Holds a board for C.J. Williams, 6, as he delivers a downward elbow strike in the martial arts demonstration. (3,4) Children participate in a yoga demonstration during the grand opening. (5) Director and co-founders of The UCLA Family Commons and the Global Center for Children and Families (right to left) Dr. Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus and Dr. Diane Flannery with Michelle Bholat, Dan Beam and Meredith Beam cut the ribbon during the grand opening celebration on Thursday, February 4, 2010.
The first UCLA Family Commons wellness center officially opened its doors on Thursday, February 4, 2010, during its grand opening and community open house. Santa Monica residents, city officials and media were all invited to join the festivities as the UCLA Family Commons celebrated its official opening with a ribbon cutting, guest speakers and entertainment.
The event opened with local music acts, Nerd Army, a local kids’ band, and Louie Blue & the Bees to welcome guests, followed by the ceremonial ribbon cutting. Speeches were given from the chair of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Iao Katagiri, Dr. Harvey Karp, MD, co-director of the UCLA Family Commons Dr. Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, and UCLA’s executive vice chancellor Scott Waugh. The evening finished with live music from Santa Monica Green Brooms School of Music's Gyllian Lozano. There was also a demonstration and talk given by Amelia Saltsman, author of the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market Cookbook, on eating fruits and vegetables.
Throughout the event, there were educational and interactive components for the guests to experience, such as martial art demonstrations, yoga instruction, wellness “check-ups” and other interactive computer programs, and more. As part of the kick-off event, Pacific Park’s solar-powered Ferris Wheel was programmed to the newly introduced BEACON Lights at the wellness center. These six experimental and interactive “mood lamps” reflect how people in Santa Monica and surrounding communities feel at any given time through a constant connection to the UCLA Family Commons Web site and users’ Facebook accounts.
Attendees of the event, as well as non-attending community members, were able to go onto the UCLA Family Commons’ Web site and input their mood, thereby changing the colors of the lamps to reflect Santa Monica’s overall feeling. The Ferris Wheel changed colors accordingly, broadcasting the community’s mood to passers-by.
“We are extremely excited to introduce this progressive wellness center to the Los Angeles and Santa Monica communities. This center will provide these communities with the tools they need to live healthy lifestyles, both as individuals and as members of a larger community,” said Diane Flannery, co-director of the UCLA Family Commons. “Together with UCLA, we are looking forward to making a significant impact on the way kids and adults think and behave when it comes to theirs and each others health and well-being.”
The UCLA Family Commons, a project of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, merges science with engaging, experiential learning, to bring UCLA’s vast wealth of expertise into the community in a way that is fun for the whole family and community. This is the first of many planned UCLA Family Commons wellness centers set to open in the greater Los Angeles area.
The event opened with local music acts, Nerd Army, a local kids’ band, and Louie Blue & the Bees to welcome guests, followed by the ceremonial ribbon cutting. Speeches were given from the chair of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Iao Katagiri, Dr. Harvey Karp, MD, co-director of the UCLA Family Commons Dr. Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, and UCLA’s executive vice chancellor Scott Waugh. The evening finished with live music from Santa Monica Green Brooms School of Music's Gyllian Lozano. There was also a demonstration and talk given by Amelia Saltsman, author of the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market Cookbook, on eating fruits and vegetables.
Throughout the event, there were educational and interactive components for the guests to experience, such as martial art demonstrations, yoga instruction, wellness “check-ups” and other interactive computer programs, and more. As part of the kick-off event, Pacific Park’s solar-powered Ferris Wheel was programmed to the newly introduced BEACON Lights at the wellness center. These six experimental and interactive “mood lamps” reflect how people in Santa Monica and surrounding communities feel at any given time through a constant connection to the UCLA Family Commons Web site and users’ Facebook accounts.
Attendees of the event, as well as non-attending community members, were able to go onto the UCLA Family Commons’ Web site and input their mood, thereby changing the colors of the lamps to reflect Santa Monica’s overall feeling. The Ferris Wheel changed colors accordingly, broadcasting the community’s mood to passers-by.
“We are extremely excited to introduce this progressive wellness center to the Los Angeles and Santa Monica communities. This center will provide these communities with the tools they need to live healthy lifestyles, both as individuals and as members of a larger community,” said Diane Flannery, co-director of the UCLA Family Commons. “Together with UCLA, we are looking forward to making a significant impact on the way kids and adults think and behave when it comes to theirs and each others health and well-being.”
The UCLA Family Commons, a project of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, merges science with engaging, experiential learning, to bring UCLA’s vast wealth of expertise into the community in a way that is fun for the whole family and community. This is the first of many planned UCLA Family Commons wellness centers set to open in the greater Los Angeles area.
The UCLA Family Commons is a new kind of wellness center that offers accessible, science-based tools aimed to promote healthy lifestyles to kids, parents, families and the community by teaching people of all ages to discover their individual potential for well-being. Through innovative classes, workshops, events, coaching, personalized programs and more, The UCLA Family Commons provides the Santa Monica community with everything it needs to create happy, healthy and engaged lives for a better tomorrow. For more information, visit http://www.uclacommons.com.
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WALK ON LA
A group gets photographed with Carl Cheng's public art sculpture entitled "Walk on LA" (1988) at Santa Monica beach on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. The sculpture was constructed by John Doe Co. from cast concrete and steel and was commissioned by the City of Santa Monica.
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Posted on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 10:04PM
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