It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

INDIAN SOUNDS

Internationally acclaimed performer Rajeev Taranath (left) on the Sarod and Leonice Shinneman  on the Tabla perform at Santa Monica College on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
 
Master of the Sarod, Rajeev Taranath is today one of the world's leading exponents of the Sarod. A distinguished disciple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, his performances masterfully combine the depth and rigor of the tradition of Hindustani classical music with an inspired imagination and emotional intensity. Hailed a prodigy in Hindustani vocal music, he had been earlier trained by his father Pandit Taranath and other eminent musicians and was a concert and radio artist before he was twenty. Rajeev has toured extensively as a performer in India, Australia, Europe, Yemen and throughout the U.S. He has also composed music for several nationally and internationally honored Indian films.
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TARGET PRACTICE

Santa Monica Harbor Patrol Officers Phil Loy and Dan Buchanan spray water on a buoy from a fire monitor aboard the Monica One during a training session in Santa Monica Bay on Monday, January 11, 2010.

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DYNAMIC DUO

David Leflore, 45,  aka Dave the Clown, poses on a bench at the Santa Monica Pier on Friday, October 16, 2009.

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CASTLE BUILDER

William Kriner, 68, a Vietnam war veteran, builds a sand castle at Santa Monica Beach on Friday,  January 8, 2010. Kriner has been building sand castles at Santa Monica beach for the past 34 years.

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Water Color

Spanish artist Markos Keyto, 43, paints at Santa Monica Beach on Friday, January 8, 2010.
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HEADS UP

Javier Gonzales displays his hand-painted ceramic skulls on the Venice Beach Boardwalk on Sunday, January 3, 2010.

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MIKEY'S HUG DELI

Waitress Natalie Wheelan speaks to a customer at 'Mikey's Hug Deli' at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, January 9, 2010. 'Mikey's Hug Deli' is a traveling interactive art exhibit. Customers walk up to the counter, ring the bell, and order a HUG. The menu includes "gangster hugs," "group hugs," and the infamous "long, uncomfortable hug." Each hug costs two compliments.

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13.1 Marathon Los Angeles

Brian Livingston, 31, leads thousands of runners during the Inaugural 13.1 Marathon Los Angeles on Sunday, January 10, 2010.  Livingston won the Inaugural 13.1 Marathon Los Angeles with a time of 1:09:18.

 

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