BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Caffè Lena - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Caffè Lena X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.caffelena.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Caffè Lena REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T110000 DTSTAMP:20260125T033938Z CREATED:20260121T200736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T033938Z UID:10006452-1791369000-1791370800@www.caffelena.org SUMMARY:Folk Club Kids DESCRIPTION:Celtic Classical Family Rock \n\n \n Share:\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Folk Club Kids: Stories\, Songs\, and Sing-a-longs Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. https://www.caffelena.org/folk-club-kids/ Join Dan Berggren\, Arielle Woodul and Connor Armbruster for Folk Club Kids: a free weekly interactive concert series for preschoolers and their caregivers. Children are treated to 30 minutes of live music in a welcoming\, inclusive environment. Inspire a love of music\, community\, and togetherness each week\, learn\, play\, make friends and have fun! This program is made possible by Andy and Bill Spence. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n Member\n FREE\n \n \n \n \n \n General\n FREE\n \n \n \n \n \n Child or Student\n FREE\n \n \n \n  \n inclusive of fees\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Similar Events\n \n View All\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Momentum Series: The Gothard Sisters\n\n Celtic\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Sep 13 • 7 PM \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Slambovian Circus of Dreams Unplugged\n\n Rock\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Sep 18 • 8 PM \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter\n\n American Roots Folk Rock\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Sep 25 • 8 PM URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/folk-club-kids-4/2026-10-07/ LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.caffelena.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/december-40.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T173000 DTSTAMP:20260707T160630Z CREATED:20260706T152716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T160630Z UID:10006405-1791383400-1791394200@www.caffelena.org SUMMARY:After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne DESCRIPTION:American Roots Folk Rock \n\n \n Share:\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne 11 weeks starting September 30th Use these links to sign up: 2:45\, 3:40\, 4:35 Music is a gift best shared with friends! Here is an exciting opportunity for youth 7-14 to learn music by playing together.   Weekly 45 minute classes will be focused on making music\, including singing\, exploring various string instruments\, music theory basics\, rhythm exercises\, how to learn songs/tunes from scratch\, confidence in performance practice\, and more. Youth Folk Ensemble is–  Mixed ages and abilities: Open to any level of experience with music; Learn through listening and participation. Focus on repertoire: Learn classic tunes and songs from the American folk tradition as well as some favorite contemporary songs. Explore string instruments and singing\, learning basic skills: Opportunities to focus on guitar\, ukulele\, banjo\, mandolin\, bass\, and violin/fiddle*; (*for students interested in violin/fiddle it is recommended that they also be enrolled in private or school lessons). Learn music fundamentals: Develop strong and steady sense of rhythm; Learn how to listen and hear musically; Explore singing finding one's own unique voice. Learning valuable life skills: Working in a group setting; Creative contribution and compromise; Being part of a team and playing your part; Building friendships. Need help with tuition or an instrument? Let us know how we can help by filling out this application for the Matt McCabe Scholarship Fund or email: musicschool@caffelena.org After School Youth Folk Ensemble classes meet on Wednesdays at Caffe Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY 12866. The three time slots are 2:45-3:30 pm; 3:40-4:25 pm; & 4:35-5:20 pm. Sign up for one or all! Students are encouraged to sign up for all three sessions – the more time we spend learning and practicing music together\, the tighter our ensemble will be! Discounts of 10% when purchasing more than 1 class at a time. Meet the instructors: James Gascoyne is a multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, and teacher based in Saratoga Springs\, NY. Originally from Louisville\, KY\, James has been an active participant in the NYS Capital Region arts community since 2004. He has toured nationally with a variety of groups\, at times performing on bass\, guitar\, drums\, and vocals\, all the while maintaining an active local performing and recording schedule as well as teaching privately when time allows. James regularly performs with Oona Grady as their duo\, Drank The Gold\, specializing in traditional Irish and American fiddle tunes and folk songs\, as well as original compositions and arrangements\, plus newly formed bluegrass quintet The Millstone Rounders. With a passion for sharing his musical experience with others\, he’s led various workshops at times on guitar\, mandolin\, banjo\, ukulele\, and bass for the Caffe Lena School of Music\, Dance Flurry Festival\, GrassRoots Culture Camp\, and Winter Village Music Camp. Oona Grady is a musician and educator living in Saratoga Springs\, New York. She performs with the duo Drank The Gold\, a band specializing in creative arrangements of traditional Irish and American fiddle music\, folk songs\, and original compositions\, as well as with other projects including The Grady Girls\, Folk Club Kids\, Carolyn Shapiro\, and newest project The Millstone Rounders. Oona grew up in Ithaca\, NY\, nurtured by a family and community with a deep love of music. After receiving a grounding in Suzuki violin and Irish fiddle\, she began performing with her family band as a teenager\, and moved to Ireland at age eighteen to continue her music studies at University College Cork\, graduating with a B.Mus. in 2008. Oona works as a recording artist (credits include strings on What a Night'll Do\, Dr. Dog)\, manages a private music teaching studio\, and is a founding teacher at the Caffe Lena School of Music. She also works as a guest instructor for weekend workshops and summer programs\, including GrassRoots Culture Camp\, the Flurry Festival\, Winter Village Music Camp\, and the Ithaca Suzuki Institute.  #youthclass  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Doors Open\n Doors Open: 7:30 pm \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n Member\n $23.86\n \n \n \n \n \n General\n $27.11\n \n \n \n \n \n Child or Student\n $13.56\n \n \n \n  \n inclusive of fees\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets \n \n Streaming\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Similar Events\n \n View All\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Folk Heritage Series: Robin & Linda Williams/ Pre-Show Conversation w/ Janis Ian\n\n American Roots Folk\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Aug 9 • 7 PM \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Bright Series: Anna Moss and Sabine McCalla\n\n American Roots\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Aug 13 • 7 PM \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Martin Sexton Live Wide Open Tour 2026\n\n American Roots Singer Songwriter\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Aug 22 • 5 PM URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/after-school-folk-ensemble-with-oona-grady-and-james-gascoyne/2026-10-07/ LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.caffelena.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/december-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T200000 DTSTAMP:20260708T162703Z CREATED:20260706T161011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T162703Z UID:10006415-1791396000-1791403200@www.caffelena.org SUMMARY:Forget Everything You Know and Remember All the Things You Are DESCRIPTION:American Roots Singer Songwriter \n\n \n Share:\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Forget Everything You Know and Remember All the Things You Are  Wednesdays in October 6 pm – 8 pm $195 We live in a culture that relentlessly asks us to be optimized\, efficient\, and productive. In this constant drive toward "betterment\," we often lose touch with the parts of ourselves that exist simply to experience\, to wonder\, and to play. This four-week gathering is a refusal of that pressure. It is a space designed for creative reclamation: a place to step out of the role of the "performer" and back into the rhythm of your own humanity.  This is not a course about mastering a skill; it is a practice of being.   Rather than focusing on the finished product\, we turn our attention to the process: the texture of a sound\, the weight of a found object\, the breath in the body\, and the space between us. We explore the tension between intention and surrender\, learning how to allow creativity to move through us without the need to make it "useful" or "perfect." Through somatic awareness\, sound exploration\, and the use of found materials\, we practice the art of showing up exactly as we are.  You are invited to bring whatever tools or inclinations you already possess: a musical instrument\, a visual or writing practice\, a love of movement\, or simply your own curious attention. Whether you  consider yourself an artist or not is irrelevant; the work is not about what you make\, but about who you remember you are.  Bio:  Sarah K. Pedinotti is a multidisciplinary musician\, producer\, and storyteller based in Brooklyn\, New York. Under the moniker Lip Talk\, she creates music that blurs boundaries between song\, art\, and improvisation. She co-runs Snack Mix\, an ongoing improvisation residency in NYC that brings together a rotating cast of musicians for spontaneous\, exploratory performance. Her recent multimedia installation\, Mantis Shrimp Matrix—which premiered in Bangkok and Tokyo—combined sound design\, environmental art\, and visual storytelling. Over the past twenty years\, she has produced\, performed\, and recorded across a wide spectrum of styles.  Originally from New York’s Capital Region\, Sarah began performing at local venues including Caffè Lena\, where her love of live improvisation first took root. Her work invites audiences and students alike into a spirit of deep listening\, play\, and creative freedom.  Influences and Inspirations:  Pauline Oliveros: The practice of Deep Listening and expanding perception. Nuar Alsadir: The concept of Animal Joy and laughter as a release from self-surveillance.Adrienne Maree Brown: The principles of emergent strategy and revolutionary love.Ross Gay: The cultivation of joy through radical noticing. Yoko Ono: The power of participatory\, instructional\, and relational art. Braiding Sweetgrass: The wisdom of reciprocity and our relationship with the material world.Butch Morris: collective\, real-time composition through conduction.#adultclass \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Doors Open\n Doors Open: 4:30 pm \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n Member\n $65.07\n \n \n \n \n \n General\n $70.49\n \n \n \n \n \n Child or Student\n $35.25\n \n \n \n  \n inclusive of fees\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets \n \n Streaming\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Similar Events\n \n View All\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Folk Heritage Series: Robin & Linda Williams/ Pre-Show Conversation w/ Janis Ian\n\n American Roots Folk\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Aug 9 • 7 PM \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Bright Series: Anna Moss and Sabine McCalla\n\n American Roots\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Aug 13 • 7 PM \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Caffè Lena\n \n\n \n\n Joan Osborne\n\n Singer Songwriter\n \n \n \n \n event\n \n \n\n \n Aug 15 • 5 PM URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/forget-everything-you-know-and-remember-all-the-things-you-are/2026-10-07/ LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.caffelena.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/december-6.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR