(1) Honorary Grand Marshal Santa Monica Fire Chief Jim Hone leads the Third Annual Fourth of July Parade down Main Street in Santa Monica on July 4, 2009. The hometown parade was presented by the Ocean Park Association. (2) Santa Monica Council Member Robert Holdbrook drives his Model T down Main Street with his wife Jean Ann and fellow Santa Monica Council Member Bobby Shriver during the Independence Day parade. (3) Participants from Liberty Tax Services represent the Statue of Liberty. (4) Members of the Lighthouse Church walk down Main Street during the Parade. (5) The Santa Monica High School Marching Band performs during the Parade. (6, 7) The SMPD Mounted Police Unit ride their horses down Main Street. (8,9) Kids ride scooters, skate boards and bicycles in the parade. (10) Art verge and his son from Westside Rentals wave to the crowd. (11) Mrs. California, Lisa McCumber Gandara waves to the crowd. (12) Spring de Haviland and Dr. Bernard Harris ride in a 1927 Bugatti. (13) Participants dress in patriotic red, white and blue. (14) Historian and Author Jim Harris, who wrote the book on the iconic Santa Monica Pier’s 100-year survival, carries a banner during the Third Annual Fourth of July Parade. (15) Children enjoy the parade.

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Grandpa Elliott of Playing For Change plays the harmonica at the Santa Monica Pier during 25th Anniversary Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, July 2, 2009.

Bushman (Jamaican Roots Reggae) performs during the kicks-off of the 25th Anniversary Twilight Dance Series at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, July 2, 2009.

Birthday party at Pacific Park on Friday, May 29, 2009.

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Sarah Rothe belly dances for Adham El-Sherif during his graduation party on Saturday, June 13, 2009. Adham graduated from UCLA with a bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies.

Orion Comstock, Director of Herpetology with Star Eco Station, shows 'Tinny,' a seventeen year-old black throat monitor lizard to Jesse Liebman, 2, during the Venice Eco Fest on Saturday, June 27, 2009.

Sophie Aaronson and her dog receive purification healing from a Sukyo Mahikari volunteer during the Venice Eco Fest on Saturday, June 27, 2009.

Sukyo Mahikari is a nonprofit spiritual and community service organization with centers in more than 70 countries. Founded in 1959, Sukyo Mahikari’s current membership of close to one million represents diverse fields, including the sciences, medicine, education, and the arts and humanities.

Sukyo Mahikari teaches the transmission of light energy that purifies the spiritual aspect of people and all things.

The purpose of Sukyo Mahikari is to foster the ability in people to develop a world of true peace by understanding and practicing the universal principles in all aspects of life.

Artist Damon Boyd, award winning bike designer and founder of Nomad Custom Crafted Cruisers, rides his Classic Woody Quadricycle during the Venice Eco Fest on Saturday, June 27, 2009.