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More than one hundred entertainers perform during 'Sideshow at the Pier' on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Sideshow at the Pier is part of an ongoing centennial celebration which is an eclectic event that celebrates the roots (and midway spirit) of the Pier with show stopping performances from the largest gathering of variety acts, circus artists, vaudevillians and buskers seen on the Santa Monica Pier in a hundred years.

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Victoria's Secret Supermodel Marisa Miller poses for a portrait and signs autographs during SHAPE Magazine's "Bikini Body Tour" at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Participants take Equinox instructor Elise Gulana's group fitness class  "Burn Bliss" during SHAPE Magazine's "Bikini Body Tour" at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Models pose swimsuites on the runway during SHAPE Magazine's "Bikini Body Tour," at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Each of the swim suites in the fashion show were featured on the cover of SHAPE magazine.

The Coors Light girls walk on the Santa Monica Pier on Friday, May 15, 2009, while promoting the brand's cold activated can with a free party at the end of the Pier featuring DJ Felli Fel & the band Pharcyde.

(1) Santa Monica Police Sergeant Rudy Camarena (right) dances the Maranga with Naje Cyprian, 8, and SMPD Officer Austin Brown dances with Taneia Bryant, 8, while teaching "Dancing with Police Officers" at the Santa Monica Police Activity League on Tuesday, May, 12, 2009. (2) SMPD Officer Jennifer Sekera dances with PAL kids during the "Dancing with Police Officers" class on Tuesday.

Santa Monica Fire Captain Matt Norris rings the bell ten-times during the Police/Fire Public Safety Memorial at City Hall on Wednesday, May 17, 2009. The Santa Monica Police Department fired off a twenty-one-gun salute during the memorial on Wednesday. The memorial recognized public safety officers who gave their lives in the line of duty to protect the citizens of Santa Monica.

Cirque du Soleil performers entertain at the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, during a press conference announcing their return to Santa Monica to present the live touring show KOOZA for a limited engagement starting on October 16, 2009. Proudly presented by iShares, KOOZA will perform under the trademark blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau (big top) at the Santa Monica Pier in celebration of the Pier’s Centennial and Cirque du Soleil’s 25th Anniversary.

Cirque du Soleil is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009. From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque is now a major Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has more than 4,000 employees from over 40 different countries, including 1,000 performing artists. Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to almost 90 million spectators in over 200 cities on five continents. In 2009, Cirque du Soleil will present 20 shows simultaneously throughout the world. Cirque du Soleil’s mission is to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world.