It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
Relay for Life
Bachata Roja Legends
Bachata Roja Legends perform Dominican sounds of the classic cabaret era at the Santa Monica Pier during the 24th Annual Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, July 10, 2008. Left to right: “El Chivo Sin Ley” (The Lawless Goat), Joan (El Duque) Soriano and Ramón Cordero perform on the Santa Monica Pier. The Twilight Dance Series is presented by Amoeba Music.
Fresh from the farm
One Man Band
Jord "Jayrodin" Peck, 21, a one-man-band who hails from Wichita Kansas, performs, "Like a Rolling Stone," on the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Peck plays several instruments simultaneously - two drums, each connected to the back of one foot via a cord, symbal sets from his arm and wrist, harmonica and a guitar.
What a bird!
On One Leg
A Seagull stands on one leg at the Santa Monica Pier on July 18, 2008. Gulls (often informally Seagulls) are birds in the family Laridae. They are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls. They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Most gulls, particularly Larus species, are ground nesting carnivores, which will take live food or scavenge opportunistically. The live food often includes crabs and small fish. Apart from the kittiwakes, gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea.at the Santa Monica Pier on July 18, 2008.
Primal Source
Primal Source by Usman Haque lights up the sky north of the Santa Monica Pier as part of the GLOW art festival on Sunday, July 19, 2008. Primal Source invites the public to participate in the making of the art, creating at once a spectacle to watch and a spectacle to join. Primal Source is an all-night performance/installation brought to life through the active participation of festival-goers. Located on the beach near the Pier, and making use of a large-scale outdoor waterscreen projection system, Primal Source will appear like a mirage, glowing with colours and ebullient patterns generated by the competing or collaborative voices, music and screams of people nearby.
Psychedelic art
A guest checks-out the art installation EX-SE-08 (by Shih Chieh Huang) underneath the Santa Monica Pier during the GLOW Art Festival at on Sunday, July 20, 2008. An installation of common objects, such as water bottles and plastic bags, are transformed through light, air (directed by small fans), and fanciful constructions into an underwater grotto, at once enchanting and unnerving.