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Santa Monica Christmas Nativity Scene
Santa Monica Christmas Nativity Scene - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz
The 58th annual Santa Monica Christmas Nativity Scene. (Abridged Version) Due to a lottery imposed by the City of Santa Monica, only three nativity scene of the customary 14 nativity scenes remain on displayed at Palisades Park this year. Most of the remaining spaces have been claimed by out of town atheist groups.
The annual Santa Monica Nativity Scene was an annual display of the Christmas story which has been staged at Palisades Park since 1953. The interdenominational display used to stretch along Ocean Avenue from Arizona Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard and included 14 scenes with life-size figures depicting events surrounding Christ’s birth staged by 13 local churches and the Santa Monica Police Officers Association.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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HAND-FED
Richard Franklin, 52, feeds pigeons at Palisades Park in Santa Monica on Saturday, November 27, 2010.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Birds, Homeless, Palisadse Park
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TREE HUGGING DAY
(1) Activist Jerry Rubin hugs a tree a Palisades Park during Alliance for Survival Peace and Environmental Group's 'Tree-Hugging Day' on the Spring Equinox, Saturday, March 20, 2010. (2) Baywatch actress Alexandra Paul hugs a tree at Palisades Park. (3) Environmentalists give a group tree hug to the 'Children's Tree Of Life' at Palisades Park. (4) Environmentalists walk through Palisades Park during Alliance for Survival Peace and Environmental Group's "Tree Hugging March." (5) Joe Faris sings 'Trees' ( by Joyce Kilmer) under the historic Moreton Bay Fig Tree in the courtyard of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel during Alliance for Survival Peace and Environmental Group's 'Tree-Hugging Day' on the Spring Equinox, Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Environmental , Palisadse Park
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WINTER SOLSTICE
The sun can be seen setting through Baile Oakes' interactive wood sculpture entitled "Gestation III," 1991, marking the winter solstice at Palisades Park on Monday, December 21, 2009. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, Following the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and the nights shorter. Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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Chanukah in Santa Monica
Menachem Levitansky, a Rabbi Student from the Chabad House, lights the giant public Menorah at Palisades Park during the last night of Chanukah on Friday, December 18, 2009. Chanukah, AKA the Festival of Lights, is a joyous celebration of the victory of the Maccabees and the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple. It also commemorates the miracle of the oil that burned for 8 days when there was only enough oil left in the temple for one day.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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TREE HUGING DAY
Fabian Lewkowicz
Green Health, Lifestyle & Entertainment Green News, Feature Stories and Web Content Spiritual Eco Entertainment Talk Show Host & Green Personality
Tamara Henry (aka "Green T") is a local eco-TV host for various television shows including "Metro Motion" - a show about LA traffic impacts the environment, carpooling and public transportation. She is also one of the news anchors at Santa Monica City TV 16, where she anchors positive news and interviews city leaders about issues that impact our community. She is the creator and producer of her own spiritual talk show, "IN with Tamara Henry" which aired locally on Time Warner Cable. In her newest venture, she is creator and host of "GreenTwithTamara.TV" Tamara has a minor in biology, and a masters degree in Spiritual Psychology to add to her bachelors in Broadcast Journalism. She's a former Fox evening news anchor who produced health and medical news. Her quest for wellness began during her quest to win the title of Miss Arkansas USA (The Natural State) when she won two awards for her inspirational work in mind/body/spirit for a community service program she created called Promoting Health through Whole Person Wellness. Tamara can be seen on green carpets at awards shows interviewing celebrities about green issues.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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Nativity Scene
A couple walks past the Santa Monica Nativity Scene at Palisades Park, on Tuesday , December 23, 2008. The Santa Monica Nativity Scenes is an annual display of the Christmas story which has been staged at Palisades Park since 1953. The interdenominational display stretches along Ocean Avenue from Arizona Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard and includes 14 scenes with life-size figures depicting events surrounding Christ’s birth.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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Santa Monica Nativity Scene
Hunter T. Jameson, Chairman of the Santa Monica Nativity Scene, examines Simeon in Light House church's scene 'Presentation in the Temple' at Palisades Park, on Saturday, December 13, 2008. The Santa Monica Nativity Scenes is an annual display of the Christmas story which has been staged at Palisades Park since 1953. The interdenominational display stretches along Ocean Avenue from Arizona Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard and includes 14 scenes with life-size figures depicting events surrounding Christ’s birth.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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