On Wednesday, March 4, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Leslie Gerber. An open reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 7pm and the readings will start at 7:30. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 583-0022, www.caffelena.org
For 39 years Leslie Gerber ran a mail-order classical music business, while writing thousands of music reviews and articles. He began writing poetry in 1999 and is a proud member of the Goat Hill Poets, founded by Cheryl A. Rice and himself. He is the author of the memoir, Losing Tara, and two collections of poetry, Lies of the Poets and The Edge of Sleep (Post Traumatic Press 2014 & 2016). www.lesliegerber.net
