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SUMMARY:Folk Club Kids
DESCRIPTION:Global		\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		Doors Open\n		Doors Open: 6:30 pm	\n	 \n	\n\n		\n\n	\n		\n	\n						\n					Price\n					\n						Member\n						$29.28\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						General\n						$32.53\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						Child or Student\n						$16.27\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				Farah Siraj\n\n				Global\n		\n				\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n		\n		\n			Nov 15 • 7 PM		\n			\n	\n\n\n\n						\n												\n							\n\n		\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n	\n		\n\n				Momentum Series: Heard\n\n				Global\n		\n				\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n		\n		\n			Nov 27 • 8 PM
URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/folk-club-kids-4/2026-11-04/
LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
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SUMMARY:After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne
DESCRIPTION:Global		\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 September 30th –  December 16th (no class 11/25) 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! This 11 week session is part of a school year long program\, including 19 weeks of classes January 6th – May 26 (2/17 & 3/31 off) Students are encouraged to sign up for the whole year (2027 link will be shared soon) – 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				Farah Siraj\n\n				Global\n		\n				\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n		\n		\n			Nov 15 • 7 PM		\n			\n	\n\n\n\n						\n												\n							\n\n		\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n	\n		\n\n				Alash\n\n				Global\n		\n				\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n		\n		\n			Jan 14 • 7 PM
URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/after-school-folk-ensemble-with-oona-grady-and-james-gascoyne/2026-11-04/
LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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SUMMARY:Forget Everything You Know and Remember All the Things You Are
DESCRIPTION:Global		\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 A two-evening creative practice gathering with Sarah K. Pedinotti (Lip Talk) November 4th and 11th 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm $40 In a culture that asks us to be optimized and productive\, we often lose touch with the parts of ourselves that exist simply to experience\, to wonder\, and to play. This two-evening gathering is a space for creative reclamation: a place to step out of a "role" and back into the rhythm of your own humanity. This is not a course about mastering a skill; it's 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. 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\, the work is not about what you make; it's about who you remember you are. What we'll actually do: Each evening follows the same rhythm\, listen\, play\, make\, share\, so that the structure itself becomes a practice you can carry home. Sessions are one hour: short and focused. No experience with music or improvisation is required. Evening 1\, Listening\, laughter\, and letting go. We begin where all improvisation begins: the ear. We'll practice sonic meditations in the tradition of Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening\, listening to the room\, to the sounds between sounds\, to our own thoughts\, as we get acquainted and settle in as a group. From there\, we play: call-and-response games and a theater game in the lineage of Viola Spolin\, chosen to make you laugh before you have time to worry about doing it right. Laughter is a release from self-surveillance; it loosens the grip of the inner critic before we ever have to argue with it. Improvisation is about listening and presence. You'll leave with a short listening practice to do at home\, and a prompt to sit with until we meet again. Evening 2\, The gift of the wrong note\, and the ensemble. Our second gathering is devoted to the inner critic\, the voice that says you're doing it wrong\, that you should be further along. Through improv exercises where the "mistake" becomes the material\, we practice noticing the critic without obeying it. Then we make something together in real time\, a collective piece built from conduction-style cues in the spirit of Butch Morris\, where each person's contribution\, however small\, shapes the whole. We'll end by designing a tiny daily practice for each participant to take home: your own personal portal back to the muse. What to expect • Short guided listening practices each session • Playful\, structured prompts\, always with the option to participate in your own medium • Group conversation and reflection • A take-home practice and prompt each evening\, building toward a personal creative ritual • No homework in the usual sense\, only invitations What to bring Yourself\, exactly as you are. Optionally: a notebook\, whatever tool of your practice you love (instrument\, sketchbook\, camera\, nothing at all). Found materials are provided. 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 multimedia installation\, Mantis Shrimp Matrix\, premiered in Bangkok and Tokyo and most recently traveled to Saratoga Springs for its U.S. debut. Over the past twenty years\, she has produced\, performed\, and recorded across a wide spectrum of styles. She is an artist in residence at Yaddo this year. 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. • Viola Spolin — Theater games and the freeing power of play. • 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. • Yumi Sakugawa — Meditation comics and gentle daily rituals that make creativity feel like care. • Robin Wall Kimmerer — 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: 6:30 pm	\n	 \n	\n\n		\n\n	\n		\n	\n						\n					Price\n					\n						Member\n						$29.28\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						General\n						$32.53\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						Child or Student\n						$16.27\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				Farah Siraj\n\n				Global\n		\n				\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n		\n		\n			Nov 15 • 7 PM		\n			\n	\n\n\n\n						\n												\n							\n\n		\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n	\n		\n\n				Momentum Series: Heard\n\n				Global\n		\n				\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n		\n		\n			Nov 27 • 8 PM
URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/forget-everything-you-know-and-remember-all-the-things-you-are-2/2026-11-04/
LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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