You’re Passing The Music Forward! See How

Back in the ’60s and ’70s, there were more young families hanging around Caffe Lena than there are now. There was more singing in the back seat of the car, and in schools, and at summer camps. That’s a tradition worth preserving, and that’s what the Caffe Lena School of Music sets out to do.We had planned to launch small, after-school classes on March 10 for ages 7 to 12, with weekend family jams where we’d sit in a circle at Lena’s and play together. As the pandemic bore down, we retooled all our plans to work via Zoom. At first it seemed like the worst possible timing to launch the school, but it turned out to be the opposite. Kids, and then adults, needed a positive focus–and they found it through our online music lessons.

It’s the strength of the folk community–the donors, the flexible musicians, the music lovers, the volunteers–that keep the music going through thick and thin. It’s not about creating the next star. It’s about music as a way to connect to our roots and to each other, and to just plain have fun. Our Annual Fund Drive is an essential part of funding this work. If you haven’t chipped in yet, please do so before December 31st.