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Laguna Beach Books Booksigning WIth Bill Wheeler

02.03.20

Laguna Beach Books welcomes Bill Wheeler author of State of War: MS-13 and El Salvador's World of Violence on Wednesday, February 5 from 5 to 6 p.m. Bill will be discussing and signing copies of his book. RSVP here for preferred seating.

About State of Violence: The real story behind El Salvador’s MS-13 gang and how they have perpetuated three generations of conflict and led to scores of migrants seeking a new life in the United States.
Born in Los Angeles, the gang MS-13 was founded in the 1980s by Salvadoran refugees who had been hardened in a civil war stoked by American foreign policy. But the gang found its way home a decade later, as the U.S. began deporting thousands of convicts each year back to the Northern Triangle–El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Today, those countries share the world’s highest murder rates and account for 70 percent of the migrants arriving at the U.S. southern border.

Foreign correspondent William Wheeler tracks MS-13 from L.A., where he meets the founders of the gang, to El Salvador, where three generations of Salvadorans have been drawn into an escalating cycle of conflict. State of War tells the tragic story of a brutal civil war that has never ended.

Laguna Beach Books is at 1200 South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach.

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Hi-Time Wine Cellars Tour de Napa

02.03.20

For the 3rd year in a row, Hi-Time Wine Cellars will bring Napa Valley’s finest wineries together on Saturday, February 8th to pour over 100 different wines at Crevier Classic Cars in Costa Mesa. Attendees will indulge in the top wines that the valley has to offer from 4:30-7 p.m., while listening to live music, enjoying hors d’oeuvres, perusing vintage cars and interacting with winemakers, sommeliers, and industry leaders.

Curated by Hi-Time Wine Cellars’ North American buyer, Dan Williams, the list of wineries participating is growing daily. Highlights include Cade, Caymus, Louis M. Martini, Orin Swift, Rombauer, and Silver Oak. New additions include Paradigm, Patz & Hall and Robert Biale. The wines being poured that night will be available for purchase at a 10% discount off regular retail prices to be picked up at Hi-Time Wine Cellars at a later date.

A portion of the proceeds from the evening will once again benefit The Napa Valley Community Foundation and their tireless work to enhance the quality of life for everyone in Napa. Due to the overwhelming success of the previous two-year’s tastings, Hi-Time Wine Cellars has been able to donate $25,000 to aide their local community.

General Admission tickets are $100 and allow entrance from 4:30-7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in-store at Hi-Time Wine Cellars or online at www.hitimewine.net

Crevier Classic Cars is located at 365 Clinton St, Costa Mesa.

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