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An Evening with Danny Trejo, "Trejo’s Cantina: Cocktails, Snacks & Amazing Non-Alcoholic Drinks from the Heart of Hollywood"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, April 18, 2022, 8pm*Virtual even airs on April 24 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Evening with Danny Trejo discussing his book, "Trejo’s Cantina: Cocktails, Snacks & Amazing Non-Alcoholic Drinks from the Heart of Hollywood"*interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$25 General Admission ticket$95 Pre-event Reception (6:30-7:30pm), VIP Seating + Signed copy of the bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets to virtual event on April 24, 6pm PT/9pm ET can be purchased in this linkASL interpreter provided upon request.Free parking at the venueA cantina-style celebration of Mexican food and drink, entertaining, and Hollywood culture in 100 recipes for nachos, tacos, and Danger Dogs plus cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks from the legendary actor, restaurateur, and author of the acclaimed Trejo’s TacosCome meet Danny Trejo, known for playing “merciless, shirtless, tattooed, gun-toting, vengeance-thirsty, knife-throwing tough guys” who’s become the face of a restaurant group selling award-winning tacos, authentic barbacoa, and kale salad. His life story is, as the New York Times Book Review has said, “enough to make you believe in the possibility of a Read More ...

Join Pete Hsu as he speaks with New York Times Editor’s Choice and bestselling author Kevin Chen on his recent novel GHOST TOWN.GHOST TOWN has been described by Booklist as “excellent” with “multidimensional characters, a beautifully realized setting, and an apposite surprise ending.” Keith Chen, the second son of a traditional Taiwanese family of seven, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man. The novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his family's village, a poor and desolate place. With his parents gone, his sisters married, mad, or dead, there is nothing left for him there. As the story unfurls, we learn what tore this family apart and, more importantly, the truth behind the murder of Chen's boyfriend. Told in a myriad of voices, both living and dead, and moving through time with deceptive ease, Ghost Town weaves a mesmerizing web of family secrets and countryside superstitions, the search for identity and clash of cultures. This is an event you won’t want to miss! Presented to you in partnership with the Read More ...