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

Holiday Cart

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People walk past the public art sculpture  'Edgemar Holiday Shopping Cart Tree'  by artist  Anthony Schmitt on Tuesday, November 14, 2007, on Main Street.

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International Day

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1,2) Alexis Brovko, 24, performs a Belly Dance during International Day  at Santa Monica College  on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. 3,4) Folklorio De Santa Monica performs a Mexican dance during the Festival. 5,6) Folklorio De Santa Monica students performs a contemporary Japanese dance. 7) SMC International Students play a coin game during the Festival. The object was to identify from which country the coins came from.
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SMPD Promotion Ceremony

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(top) Santa Monica Police Lieutenant Al Venegas swears in as Captain at City Hall on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, during an SMPD Promotion Ceremony. (Bottom) SMPD Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman gives Sergeant Bob Hernandez his new badge after  swearing in on Tuesday.

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Mourning at Arlington West

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Photo#5) United States Air Force - Second Lieutenant , Valarie Bochenck, 23, a Field Nurse, pays respect to her comrades on Veterans Day - Monday, November 12, 2007 at Arlington West.
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Shopping Cart Tree

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(TOP) Artist Anthony Schmitt, 50, (right) and his assistant Adam Clark (left) assemble the 'Edgemar Holiday Shopping Cart Tree' constructed from 25 shopping carts on Monday, November 12, 2007, at the Edgemar Center. (CENTER) Artist Anthony Schmitt's assistants Adam Clark (left) and Eron Nilson (right) help assembles the holiday sculpture.
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Horsepower

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1) The Santa Monica Mounted Police Unit ride north down Main Street in a sprinkle of rain on Sunday, November  11, 2007. 2) SMPD Mounted Police Officers left to right: Officers Rick Verbeck on Mr. Cool; Coby Arnold on Spiderman; Philbo Rubish on Burt; and Rob Dawson on Barney.

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Asian and Tribal Art Show

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1,2) Visitors look at Ke-Sook Lee's art installation, "Seed Pods" (Apron) made of thread, tarlatan, and earth pigment in the George Billis Gallery during the 17th Annual Los Angeles Asian and Tribal Art Show at the Santa Monica Civic Center on Sunday, November  11, 2007.  The show featured a wide selection of internationally renowned art dealers/galleries specializing in antique and contemporary Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Central South Asian) and Tribal (African, New Guinea and The Americas) art. 3) Oumar Keinde show off his African Art during the show. 4) Karen Burns and her grandmother Marie Burns  arrive at the art  show in their Bedouin dresses.

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Flora Fusion

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Author-designer and proprietor of The Flower Box , Brenda Berkley demonstrates how to create floral designs for the holidays during her presentation, “Flora Fusion: The Art of Zen in Holiday Floral Design” on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Santa Monica Public Library. "Simplicity is always better," she explained during her presentation.

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