(1,2) Forrest Walsh dances with his partner Tina Mayer at The Annenberg Community Beach House during the grand opening celebrating “A Great Day at the Beach,” on Saturday, April 25, 2009.  (3)  Daniel Ponickly   dances with Mimi Karsh. The Annenberg Community Beach House is an exciting new public facility on Santa Monica State Beach, a project over a decade in the making. The Annenberg Community Beach Houseis anexciting new public facility on Santa Monica State Beach, a project over a decade in the making. The day’s celebration was kicked off with a performance from Cirque du Soleil’s “O^TM” in the original pool with its colorful historic tiles. The festivities continued with hula dancers, storytellers, tours, and many other beach-focused and family-friendly activities for both children and adults.

(top) Benjamin Gadbois, 30, (above) Mindianho, 37, and Erika Malboeuf, 22, from Dragon Knights, applies make-up at the Annenberg Community Beach House during the grand opening celebrating “A Great Day at the Beach,” on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The Annenberg Community Beach House is an exciting new public facility on Santa Monica State Beach, a project over a decade in the making. The Annenberg Community Beach Houseis anexciting new public facility on Santa Monica State Beach, a project over a decade in the making. The day’s celebration was kicked off with a performance from Cirque du Soleil’s “O^TM” in the original pool with its colorful historic tiles. The festivities continued with hula dancers, storytellers, tours, and many other beach-focused and family-friendly activities for both children and adults.

Greg Lebon (left) and Kent Trollen from Sand Sculptures International build a sand castle at the Annenberg Community Beach House  on Friday, April 24, 2009.

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The Santa Monica College Theatre Arts cast runs through a dress rehearsel of "Frankenstein, a re-animation" on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the SMC Studio Stage. This adaptation presents a whole new look at Mary Shelley's classic horror tale . SMC theatre arts professor Terrin Adair, who also directs this production, created this latest adaptation of Victor Frankenstein's experiments with the dangerous processes in the reanimation of life. The book, and the play, question the consequences and responsibilities man ultimately owes to his own creations. Show times are Friday at 8 p.m. Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.

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Laurel Rosen, President/CEO of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce presents Macerich's Santa Monica Place Marketing Manager Ashley Walkley with the Business Cares award on Tuesday, February 12, 2009, for their outstanding service to the community by working to end homelessness. Macerich encourages its employees to volunteer at various non-profit organizations that benefit each Town Center concept of being the social heart of their community. Each full-time employee receives a volunteer time bank of an aggregate of 24 hours a year to volunteer at the non-profit organizations. Last year Macerich employees completed more than 20,000 volunteer hours! Macerich is one of the country's largest owners, operators and developers of major retail properties. Key markets include Arizona, California, the New York City metropolitan area, and suburban Washington, D.C., within an expansive national footprint. Delivering what's new and what's next, Macerich is an industry leader in adding value to well-sited shopping centers with strong demographics and demonstrable shopper loyalty. The company's success stems from a deeply rooted commitment to embrace and reflect the changing preferences of consumers, retailers and communities on every step of the journey toward creating remarkable destinations. The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's new 'Business Cares' program honors members of Santa Monica’s business community working to end homelessness.

Kindergartner Mark Phifer, 6, balances objects in the 'A Weigh We Go' experiment during theWill Rogers Learning Community Science Expo on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in the Will Rogers Cafeteria.  The science expo provided an opportunity to view Will Rogers' student projects in which students could constructed a collection, create portfolios, and explored through an investigation their science topic of interest. This event and collaboration have been made possible by the Will Rogers PTA and grant monies secured through The Copernicus/Aurora Projects, an SMC/UC Riverside collaboration.

Roger Owens, the beloved and internationally famous Peanut Man at Dodger Stadium, tosses peanuts to members during Santa Monica Kiwanis Club's weekly luncheon at the Santa Monica Family YMCA on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Owens has been pitching peanuts for the Dodgers for the past 51 years. "I am the only pitcher that earns less than one million a year," he said.

Kiwanis International is a community service organization of active and retired business and professional people, founded in 1915 at Detroit, Mich. Local Kiwanis clubs now exist in more than 90 countries. Kiwanis clubs sponsor a wide variety of service projects, for which they raise money and members volunteer their time. The organization has also undertaken international service projects. Kiwanis International sponsors a number of service organizations for young people, including Circle K International (for college and university students) and Key Club International (for high school students).

(top) Santa Monica College student, Zigmyal Wangchuk, 19, and SMC Emeritus art teacher Ruth Sanpietro contribute a plastic bottle to the environmental art piece at SMC during EcoPalooza Festival on Tuesday 21, 2009.(middle) Santa Monica College Board of Trustees' Chair Louise Jaffe and (above) SMC President Dr. Chui Tsang contribute a plastic bottle to the environmental art piece during the EcoPalooza Festival.