A cameraman from Santa Monica City TV records 'Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited' performing at the Santa Monica Pier during the 25th Anniversary Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, July 30, 2009. 

Pacific Park amid the sunset on Friday, Feb. 13, 2009.

A boat cruises north in Santa Monica Bay as the sun sets on Tuesday, December 30, 2008.

(top) A cyclist peddles north along Santa Monica Beach amid the sunseto n Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. (above) A couple watch the sun set at Santa Monica Bay on Monday, Dec. 29, 2008.

Using his long beak, a Sandpiper digs for sand crabs along the Santa Monica shoreline at dusk on Monday, November 17, 2008. Sandpiper, common name for some members of the large family Scolopacidae, small shore birds that eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Michael Hoffmann-Tores, 29, and his wife Teryn, 31, who are here on vacation from Germany, watch the sun set over Santa Monica Bay on Monday, November 17, 2008.

Ocean Lifeguard Ripple, 32, carries his surfboard amid the sunset at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

The glowing sun sets over Santa Monica Bay on Monday, October 20, 2008.