1) Samantha Wright, 26, an SMC alumni and costume design tech, cuts out a waist-coat's lining that will be worn by the character Robes Pierre in the upcoming theatre production 'The Scarlet Pimpernel.'  The Scarlet Pimpernel will be performed at SMC's Main Stage from March 30 through April 8. Tickets are $20.00. 2)   Sibylle Weltert, 22, an SMC student, attaches a sleeve onto a coat for the upcoming theatre production of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel,' during costume design class on Thursday, March 15, 2007.  3) Sibylle Weltert, 22, (left) a SMC student and Samantha Wright, 26, an SMC alumni and costume design tech work on costumes for the upcoming theatre production.

A group of 50 Miss USA Contestants dance after a diner party at Mariasol on the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. The 56th Annual Miss USA Competition makes a return to Los Angeles after airing the last two years live from Baltimore, Maryland.  The celebrated show will air live from the Kodak Theatre on Friday, March 23rd on NBC. Miss USA travels the nation as an advocate for breast and ovarian cancer awareness, education, research, and legislation.  Each contestant from 50 states and the District of Columbia will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview.

Brittany Toller, 19, a Santa Monica College student, manages to keep her blood pressure down as she talks on her cell phone while Bertha Navarrete, a medical assistant for Doctors on Demand, check for hyper-tension  during  the SMC Campus Health Fair  on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at the Library Promenade. Toller got a good reading of 135 over 77. The fair was cosponsored by the Associated Students of Santa Monica College and SMC Health Services.

Kristi Saxton, a Chiropractor from Prodigy Chiro-Care & Spinal Rehab, checks the alignment of SMC physiology student Zayra Gonzalez, 20, on the "Sam Unit" (Spinal Analysis Machines) during the SMC Campus Health Fair at the Library Promenade on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.

Diane Swain makes a sand castle with her 22-month-old granddaughter Hannah Mirfakhrai on Monday at Santa Monica Beach. Swain and her grand child came to the beach from Sherman Oaks to beat the valley-heat.