It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Coloring eggs

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(ABOVE) Karina Schneider, 10, (left) and her younger sister Sasha, 9, (right) color Easter eggs at Santa Monica Police Activities League  on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. (TOP) Sixth-grader Angie Davin. 11, dips her egg in paint at PAL.

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Business and Consumer Expo

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(1) Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's Chairman of the Board, Tom Larmore, gets his shoes shined by Jefrey Grady (PH 323-872-4789) during the 2008 Business and Consumer Expo at the DoubleTree Hotel on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. (2) Amanda Breckenridge, Esthetician from Fringe Hair Salon & Day Spa, sprays a tan onto Tatiana Winograd during the Business and Consumer Expo. (3) Ho Nguen from the Santa Monica Historical Society Museum test rides a Segway (4,5) Laurel Rosen, SM Chamber President / CEO and Nat Trives, past SMCC Chairman of the Board, pick winning raffle tickets during the Expo (6) Past Santa Monica Kiwanis President, Ron Davis, recruits new members. (7) Spring A.M. de Haviland wins a prize at the Pacific Park game booth. (8) Santa Monica Police Deputy Chief Phillip Sanchez shakes hands with Ron Davis.

Eco-Art Exhibits

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(1) Big Blue Bus General Manager Stephanie Negriff, introduces students from The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles who created four environmental exhibits  during a dedication ceremony at the Big Blue Bus Transit Store on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. (2) Laura Moyer (interior design student), Sara Paras (interior design student), Amanda Rios (graphic design student) Stephanie Negriff (Big Blue Bus General Manager) and Daniela Gill (graphic design student) pose in front of the artwork during the dedication ceremony on Wednesday. (3) Exhibit One: Periodic Table of "How To Be Green" (Educational theme to show that most objects we use on a daily basis can either be recycled or reused) (4) Exhibit Two: Toy Cars vs. Big Blue Bus (Public transportation saves more than 855 million gallons of gasoline each year. Each toy car represents one million gallons of gasoline) (5) Exhibit Three: Vintage Big Blue (Each blue thumbtack represents one million gallons of gasoline saved by public transit) (6) Exhibit Four: How To Be Green - Elements of Recycling (All object used in art piece were collected at local recycling centers. Artwork was painted in yellow and blue because when combined makes green)
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Boardwalk sale

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A mother and her child stroll past a Venice Boardwalk sale on Friday, March 14, 2008.

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Childs play

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Children play at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, March 9, 2008.
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Bridging the Past to the Future

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(top) Virginia Fields, LACMA curator, gives a PowerPoint presentation during the community art forum, 'Bridging the Past to the Future,' at the Santa Monica Library on Saturday, March 15, 2008. (above) left to right - Yvonne Szafran, Getty Museum Conservator; Virginia Fields, LACMA Curator, Ho Nguen, Santa Monica Historical Society Museum and Dr. Richard Baum, African art collector, discussed how to protect works of art, photographs, letters and other family memorabilia during the public art forum. The art forum was presented by the www.seniorartsfoundation.org.  

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 04:08AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

St. Patrick's Day

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(1) Michael J Gaffey mugs for a photo at Finn McCool's during St. Patrick's Day celebration on March 17, 2008. (2) A leprechaun celebrates  with patrons at Finn McCool's (3-4-5)  Dusty Rhodes and the River Band , who hail from Anaheim, perform for a crowed at Finn McCool's on St. Patrick's Day. (6) David Tomlin, 25, (left) and Chad Robertson, 31, play Guitar Hero 3. (7) Michael J Gaffey peddles-off to the next Irish Pub during St. Patrick's Day.

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 03:42AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Jack Beckley 10-Star International

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(top) Bill Levisohm, 64, from Team South African, bowls during the 'Jack Beckley 10-Star International' at Santa Monica Lawn Bowls Club in Douglas Park on Sunday, March 16, 2008. (above) Team USA won the international tournament and received the $1,000.00 price. Team USA Captain Tony Baer hold the Championship Trophy and poses for a photo with his teammates on Sunday. Lawn bowls is usually played on a large, rectangular, precisely leveled and manicured grass or synthetic surface known as a bowling green which is divided into parallel playing strips called rinks. (source wikipedia)

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