Wade In the Water: A Tiny Film Fest to celebrate #Juneteenth at the Historic Belmar Park, June 19, 2021. The Film Fest featured the premiere of BELONGING, a Belmar History + Art site-specific film honoring early African Americans in Santa Monica. This outdoor screening of short films celebrates Black culture and the water. From spiritual rituals to migration and sports, water is an integral part of how we rejuvenate and restore joy. Pre-event activities included food trucks and music by DJ Moni Vargas. Participants were encouraged to explore the historic panels and public sculpture, “A Resurrection in Four Stanzas” along the park’s walking path. This event commemorated America’s second Independence Day, when the Union general in Galveston, Texas read the federal orders of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation proclaiming all previously enslaved people in Texas were free, two years after the adoption of the proclamation.

Christopher Neil Mann (@loveutooooooooo) performs at Ocean Front Walk #SantaMonica, Friday, June 18, 2021. Christopher Neil Mann is an award winning composer, producer, orchestrator, arranger, guitarist, violinist and instructor.  Chris holds two degrees from the USC Thornton School of Music and the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program (SMPTV), respectively. His broad body of work includes creating original scores for both nationally and innterationally screened and broadcast motion pictures, nationally and internationally syndicated television shows, interactive scores for video games (Xbox and Play Station), as well as hundreds of original jingles for nationally and internationally broadcast television advertisements.  Chris has also lectured extensively at USC’s Thornton School of Music.   📷 @fabianlewkowicz

Traveling Street Artist Patrick Ginter paints in his Artmobile at #SantaMonicaBeach, Friday, June 18, 2021. A Minnesotan local artist, Patrick Ginter travels the states painting what inspires him, be it landscapes, celebrities, or the local scene. Patrick defines his art as modern expressionism. He is inspired by local scenic landscapes and cityscapes. His paintings are primarily done outside at location around the United States from New York to Florida and now he is living in California and painting what inspires him. With the use of bold and bright brush strokes, he turns the world around him into beautiful art.

Los Angeles County Sherrif Deputies from the department's Homeless Outreach Services Team - H.O.S.T., (@lasdhost) try to connect homeless individuals with service providers at the Venice Beach homeless encampment, Wednesday, June 16, 2021.  St. Josephs Center, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), Safe Place for Youth (SPY), Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Public Health Covid Response Team were in Venice today reaching out at the Venice Beach homeless encampment. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office was also in Venice talking with the homeless and trying to clear their records. Sheriff Villanueva is hoping on clearing the homeless encampment from the Venice Boardwalk by the 4th of July. #villanueva #lasd @lacosheriff #venicebeach #homeless #unhoused @countyofla Fabian Lewkowicz

Santa Monica Police Department leads a bicycle certificatation training course at Santa Monica Beach, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Neighboring police departments participated in the bicycle training course including Culver City PD, Gardena PD, California State Police and Santa Monica College PD.

Down 2 Earth (@down2earth 365)’s volunteers clean the beach by hand and with a street vacuum at #SantaMonicaBeach during their Beach Clean-up event, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Fabian Lewkowicz

Trump supporters celebrate former President Donald Trumps 75th birthday at the #SantaMonicaPier, Saturday, June 12, 2021.