Lukas Kovacevich, 2, with his mother Karen Ogle, gives a high five to the Easter Bunny at Santa Monica Place on Wednesday, April 20, 2011.



Santa Claus reads, "The Toys' Night Before Christmas" to children at Santa Monica Place during “Hot Cocoa with Santa” on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010.



Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus greet guests at Santa Monica Place during 'Breakfast with Santa" on Saturday, December 4, 2010.

A flashmob breaks into a dance at Santa Monica Place while promoting the new TV show "Lives Of Style"  on Black Friday, November  26, 2010. Lives of Style highlights the “Best of The Best” in fashion, beauty and lifestyle. It features first looks at runway collections from New York, Paris and Milan and breaking news in beauty, skincare and cosmeceuticals. Lives of Style is hosted by Elisabeth Laurence, a leading Bay Area TV and print journalist. 

SANTA MONICA SHINES - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

The holiday season kicked off at Santa Monica Place with an exciting, musical tree-lighting celebration, 'Santa Monica Shines" on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. 

People walk  walk past  a tile mural  art work by  Anne Marie Karlsen entitled “Wheels” (2010) on Friday, August 13, 2010. The art work is on parking structure # 7 at Santa Monica Place on Second Street. Depending on one's vantage point, the composition of Wheels transforms, revealing new forms and replicating circular motion. From afar, the wheel motif in the artwork is loosely inspired by the Pacific Wheel on the Santa Monica Pier, and upon closer examination, abstract shapes within the circular forms are, in fact, photographic images of the retired Pacific Wheel in motion. The effect is topsy-turvy. The color is bold and joyous. The history of Santa Monica is told.