1,2,3) Master Yoga Instructor Rainbeau Mars, 30, demonstrates poses and exercises from her new yoga dvd 'Play Yoga' at Third Street Promenade's Santa Monica Adidas Sports Performance Store on Saturday, July 12, 2008. 4) Left to Right: Actor Eric Etebari, Actor Esai Morales, Master Yoga Instructor Rainbeau Mars, and UCLA Soccer player Edwige Ligonde, demonstrate yoga poses during the event. 5)  Actor Esai Morales holds a yoga pose. 6) Master Yoga Instructor Rainbeau Mars (Right) gives pointers to musician Jillian Speer. Mars will be the face of the Adidas Yoga collection starting in Spring 2008.  The Hollywood‐based yoga beauty is at the forefront of the next generation of yoga instructors who are bringing a new level of athleticism yoga. Starting in Spring/Summer 2008, Mars will be the key symbol representing the Adilibria Yoga and the Techfit Powerweb Yoga apparel ranges at retail.  She will bring her unique style of performance yoga to life, inviting consumers to participate at events in Adidas Sport Performance stores worldwide.  Rainbeau Mars developed the practice “Ra Yoka,” a unique hybrid of yoga, martial arts, and core conditioning. It is a distinctive combination of breath‐centered yoga flow with dynamic lunges and twists, integrating core strength with the fine balance muscles in the joints, all while maintaining flexibility.  Prior to establishing herself as a yoga professional and creating seven successful DVDs such as “Yoga for Beauty”, Mars worked as a model and actress appearing in numerous high profile films, commercials and music videos.

(above)  World-renowned  pianist, arranger, and producer, Oscar Hernández, leader of the  Spanish Harlem Orchestra, performs on the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, July 10, 2008, during the  24th Annual  Twilight Dance Series. Since their arrival in 2000, Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) has established itself as a standard bearer of contemporary Latin music and has reintroduced the classic sounds of New York City Salsa to music lovers worldwide. The Twilight Dance Series is presented by Amoeba Music.  (top) Vocalists Marco Bermudez (L) and Ray De La Paz (R) perform during the concert on Thursday.

Kiwanians Edward Guerboian, (left) owner of Readers Fine Jewelers, goes "All-in" as John Lee, (right) owner of Mrs. Garcia's Catering, calls his bluff while playing a practice hand of Texas Hold'em during the Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica's weekly luncheon at the Santa Monica Family YMCA on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.  Guerboian won the jackpot with a pair of Kings. The Kiwanians were learning to play Texas Hold'em in preparation for their Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament fundraiser which will be held next Saturday, July 12th at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades. Buy-ins cost $65.00 and gets you $1000.00 of chips and includes a buffet and a complimentary drink ticket. Prizes include a week in the Presidential Suite Cabo San Lucas, weekend getaways, gift certificates, coupon for $500.00 worth of gas and more. Kiwanis International is an organization of service clubs headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Members of Kiwanis place special emphasis on service to children and youth, both through international initiatives intended to improve the quality of life of children around the world, and through their Service Leadership Programs.

A ship-reck is transformed into a public  piece of graffiti  art at  Venice Beach  on Saturday, June 28, 2008. 

A woman pulls three girls along the Santa Monica Bike path on Thursday, June 19, 2008.