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

Hard-knock life

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Children from Stage Kids Theatre Company perform 'It's the Hard-Knock Life' from the musical Annie during a musical theatre workshop at the Celebration For The Arts on the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The children learned and performed the routine in only 30 minutes.
Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 08:00PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Pilatesstick

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Pilates Instructor Susannah Cotrone puts Jake Adler, 8, and Angel Hamilton, 6, through some exercises with the new 'Pilatesstick' during the American Parkinson Disease Association's 3rd Annual Walk-a-thon at the Palisades Park on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The new Pilatesstick is the first completely portable authentic pilates system.
Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 07:29PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The Dashaway

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1) Charles Blount, an exercise physiologist leads an exercise demonstration with the use of 'The Dashaway' after the American Parkinson Disease Association's 3rd Annual Walk-a-thon at Palisades Park on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The Dashaway is  mobility device created by 90-year-old entrepreneur/inventor and Parkinsonian Stan Dashew, pioneer of the modern credit card. 2) Charles Blount, an exercise physiologist and his client Stan Dashew, 90, demonstrate exercises on The Dashaway. 3) 90-year-old entrepreneur/inventor and Parkinsonian Stan Dashew exercises on his 'Dashaway'

Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 06:51PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Big Dog

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Big Dog (an apparel company) walks across Ocean Avenue on Saturday, April 28, 2007, after entertaining participants during the American Parkinson Disease Association's 3rd Annual Walk-a-thon at the Palisades Park.
Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 06:24PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Playing with dolls

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Fairfax High School Kiwins (left to right) Ana Cruz, 17, Betsy Diaz, 16, and Alejandra Cortez, 17, all Juniors, sew hospital dolls during the Kiwanis One Day Project on Saturday at the Santa Monica Family YMCA.
Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 05:58PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Pressure check

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Santa Monica College nursing student Sherman Ekaterina, check the blood pressure of fourth-grader Jasmine Terrell, 10, at the Santa Monica-UCLA and Orthopaedic Hospital's booth during the 25th Annual Community Health Festival at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The event offered free screenings, consultations, exams, advice, and products.

The Condemned Chain Gang

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The orange jumpsuit-wearing  “Faux Cons” aka “The Condemned Chain Gang,” walk north along the Venice Boardwalk on Friday, April 27, 2007 during  a national promotional campaign for The Condemned , the new adrenaline-charged action film from Lionsgate and WWE Films opening in theaters nationwide today.
Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 at 03:28PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The Venice Piano Man

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Pianist Nathan Pino, 48, plays a Turkish March on his piano along the Venice Beach Boardwalk on Friday, April 27, 2007. Pino has been playing the piano since he was 7 years-old.
Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 at 02:56PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | Comments2 Comments | EmailEmail | PrintPrint