'Coming and Going' with jazz and poetry

The Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams will be joined by award-winning poets for a lively evening of big-band jazz music and poetry.

Rita Geil, and several other award-winning poets will be featured.

The topic, "Coming and Going," will be presented at Comma Coffee at 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, March 9 at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. Admission is $5, and free for age 18 and under. Dance instruction from 6-7:15 p.m. is $5 additional.

David Bugli, leader and pianist for the Mile High Jazz Band, said "the Coming and Going theme in all its dimensions alternates poetry readings and music, and the audience discovers the connections." For more information, call the Mile High Jazz Band at 775-883-4154, or visit the web site: MileHighJazz.com.