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Longtime Laguna Beach resident Tim Turner has penned and published “ The Reluctant Conductor ,” a novel that won first place for historical fiction at this spring ’ s BookFest Awards . Co-written by Moisey Gorbaty , Turner ’ s debut novel tells the tale of a World War II-era Jewish merchant and violinist living in the former Soviet Union who uses the magic of music to sustain family , discover love and simply survive during one of history ’ s most horrific wars . Turner , who has lived in Laguna since the early 1990s , has also written six plays , an original screenplay , a libretto , many other short plays and has adapted two of his plays into screenplays . But his talents don ’ t end with writing : Three of his photographs are displayed in the permanent collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art . Copies of the novel are available online and at Laguna Beach Books , which hosted an intimate book-signing event in May with the author . ( Tim Turner : turner-gorbaty . com ) ( Laguna Beach Books : 949-494-4779 ; lagunabeachbooks . com ) — C . B .
Author Tim Turner gives a talk ( left ) about his new book , “ The Reluctant Conductor ,” co-written with Moisey Gorbaty
Local officials and some of their pooches at the ribbon cutting for the Moulton Meadows dog play area
A RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR THE MOULTON MEADOWS DOG PLAY AREA , WHICH WELCOMES PETS AND THEIR OWNERS WITH NEW BENCHES AND FENCING , AN ASPHALT PATH , RENOVATED TURF , NEW LANDSCAPING AND A MODIFIED IRRIGATION SYSTEM . ( LAGUNABEACHCITY . NET )
BOTTOM : COURTESY OF CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH ; OPPOSITE PAGE , FROM TOP : LAUREN GANNES ; SHARON STELLO
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