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Flyin' High

Aerospace Engineer, Wayne Brooks, 50, flies his giant kites at Santa Monica Beach on Sunday, June 1, 2008. Brooks has been flying kites for the past five years. He has a collection of over 400 kite, many of which he built himself. Brooks can be seen flying his kite on most Sundays at Santa Monica Beach.

Posted on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 12:45AM by

Fabian Lewkowicz in Beach, Kites, Wind, art |

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Inflatable art

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Balloon artist 'Rainbow' entertains at the Third Street Promenade on Sunday, May 18, 2008.

Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 01:34AM by

Fabian Lewkowicz in Street Performers , art |

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Downbeat on the Street

(top) Malibu High School student Cody Voorhees, 18, reciets his original poem during Downbeats 720's "Downbeat on the Street" at the Third Street Promenade on Friday, May 9, 2008.(above) Beverly Hills High School Student, Rennee Joi, 17, sings "At Your Best" during Downbeat on the Street. Downbeat 720 is a positive performance lab for High School Performing Artists. Whether you're a singer, poet, mc, dancer, actor or musician, Downbeat 720 provides a safe, structured environment to try out new material, gain confidence and develop their skills as artists by performing in front of an audience of their peers. Downbeat 720 is staged at Miles Play house and is sponsored by the City of Santa Monica.

Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 02:04AM by

Fabian Lewkowicz in Cultural, Literature, Street Performers , Teenagers, Third Street Promenade , art |

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NBA Nation

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Kindergartner Michael Yang, 6, shoots basketballs during the NBA Nation at Santa Monica Beach on Sunday, May 18, 2008. NBA Nation was presented by T-Mobile and Kia Motors. The action was non-stop including basketball games, competitions, contests, prizes and special guest appearances.

Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 04:43AM by

Fabian Lewkowicz in Beach, Kites, art |

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Walk on L.A.

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A group of teenagers jump from of the public art sculpture "Walk on L.A." (by artist Carl Cheng) at Santa Monica Beach on Tuesday April 8, 2008. The sculpture was constructed by John Doe Co. from cast concrete and steel and was commissioned by the City of Santa Monica.

Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 03:30AM by

Fabian Lewkowicz in Beach, Public Art, Sculptures, Teenagers, art |

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Arts Pier pARTy

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(top) Jobin Zeichner, 6, dries his hand made silk screen T-shirt on Sat. April 26, 2008 during the 'Celebration For the Arts Pier pARTy' at the Santa Monica Pier. (above) Fourth graders from Mckinley Elementary School , Zane Michael, 9, (left) and his classmate Francis Abastillas, 9, (right) paint with the Grex Airbrush on Sunday April 27, 2008, during the 'Celebration For the Arts Pier pARTy' at the Santa Monica Pier. The annual event was designed to highlight the talents of students from the Santa-Monica/Malibu School District. The festival is an interactive event that offerd instruction and demonstration in many mediums.

Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 02:42AM by

Fabian Lewkowicz in Children, Santa Monica Pier, art |

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