People stroll past the public art sculptures 'Dinosaurs of Santa Monica' (by 1989, Claude and Francois Lalanne) at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, February 16, 2008. There are six topiary sculptures made of stainless steel, copper and foliage that run along the Third Street Promenade between Broadway and Wilshire Boulevard. 

William Kriner, a Vietnam war veteran, builds a sand castle at Santa Monica Beach on Sunday, January 13, 2008. Kriner has been building sand castles at Santa Monica beach for the past 32 years.

Sand sculptor Larry Nelson, 56, builds his annual New Years Day sculpture at the Venice Beach Breakwater on Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Nelson has built more than 300 sand sculptures since he started in 1994.

1) Lily Sellers gives a group hug to her  mother April Sellers (left) and her English Auntie Jaimee Alexsandre (right) at Mikey's Hug Deli at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, November 24, 2007.  The price of a group hug was two compliments. 2) Mara Luthane chooses her order from the menu at Mikey's Hug Deli. Mikey, owner and creator of Hug Deli, puts the finishing touches on his interactive public art display at Santa Monica Beach. 3) Mara Luthane serves up a hug for her boyfriend Howard Himelstein at the deli on Saturday. Mikey's Hug Deli has participated in Burning Man Festival for the past three years.

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

A cyclist rides south along the Santa Monica Bike path on Wednesday. October 24, 2007. "The Wave Fence" (part of California Wash: A Memorial) by Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison can be seen in the foreground.

Teenagers sit on the public art sculpture titled "Walk on LA." by artist Carl Cheng at Santa Monica Beach on Thursday night, Aug. 30, 2007. The sculpture was constructed by John Doe Co. from cast concrete and steel and was commissioned by the City of Santa Monica.