Inge Freedmen, 89, admires the Hurrel Estate vintage photo collection during the 18th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition at the historic Barker Hanger on Friday, January 9, 2009. The event is the largest exhibition of its kind in the United States.

Senior High School film students from Lake Arrowhead, Cody Snow, 18 (left) and Riley McDonald, 18, carry a snowman and throw it off the Santa Monica Pier into the ocean  on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, for their advance video prodition class. They brought the snow from Lake Arrowhead in an ice-cooler.

Pacific Park maintenance crew takes down Robert Wyland's environmental mural, "Years of The Ocean,' (1998 - 17 Panels - 11 feet tall by 64 feet wide) on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, due to remodeling. Robert Wyland (born. 1956 in Detroit, Michigan), known simply as Wyland, is an artist best known for painting large, outdoor murals of whales and other ocean life. Wyland’s art has the unique ability to transform all who view it to a greater awareness. By bridging the worlds of art and science, his work inspires people of all ages to become better stewards of our oceans and precious water resources. Wyland has 100 Whaling Wall murals scattered throughout the world.

A musician roller-skates along the Santa Monica bike path while beating his drum on Sunday, January 3, 2009.

Singer-songwriter Elian Quesada, 29,  performs at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, December 27, 2008. Quesada hails fromn Argentina.

Steve Davis, 63, flies his homemade kite at Santa Monica's Arlington West on Monday, November 10, 2008.

Mr. Animation, 42, performs his variety comedy dance act at the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Mr. Animation was born and raised in south central Los Angeles and has been performing in the Venice/Santa Monica area for the past 26 years. He has also appeared in the movies Breakin II and The Freshest Kids.