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The Kennedys bring 30+ years of harmony, folk-rock & Americana to the stage, celebrating their new album of original songs, "Smoketree." |
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OPEN MIC NIGHTDOORS 6:00PM // SIGN UP 6:30PM // SHOW STARTS 7:00PMPlay your song on the Caffe’s famous stage! During the past three decades, Lena’s open mic has been recognized with “Best Of” awards from Metroland Magazine, The Alt Weekly, The Saratogian Reader’s Poll and Saratoga’s Fab Five. Just like at our weekend shows, all ... Open Mic |
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Born and raised on an Iowa farm, Jeannine Laverty has lived in New York State since 1968. She has been telling stories and teaching storytelling since 1979 when she was a full-time teacher of English to immigrant students in NYC. Every other year she teaches a free six-week storytelling course at the Saratoga Public Library. A ... Storytelling Open Mic Featuring Jeannine Laverty |
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Folk Club Kids: Stories, Songs, and Sing-a-longsWednesdays 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 ... Folk Club Kids 
After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne11 weeks September 30th - December 16th (no class 11/25)Use these links to sign up:2:45, 3:40, 4:35Music 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 ... After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne 
Join us to hear our Mandolin and Guitar classes perform a recital!These classes are led by Alan Epstein and Bruce Thompson.FreeCoffee and Cookies by donation. |
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This weekly program is made possible by the generous support of PHLY Foundation!THERE ARE NO PRE-SHOW RESERVATIONS FOR THE JAMS!SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR. $5.00 per personOur jams are all about sharing songs, making new friends, and enjoying a relaxing and casual evening of irresistible string band music.ALL are welcome to join the circle for an ... School of Music Slow Jam 
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Grammy nominated/6-time IBMA winners Special Consensus, bring their bluegrass harmonies to town and back to Caffè Lena! |
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Up and Down the Uke with Ron GordonDecember 5th 10 am - 12 pm $35This class gives you the chord shapes that can be used anywhere on the ukulele fingerboard, and importantly, how to use them together by key and chord progressions. Using these “closed chords” can also create a few different percussive and smooth ... Uke Workshop : Up and Down The Neck With Ron Gordon 
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Canadian folk icon Connie Kaldor brings unforgettable songs, big-hearted storytelling and a wonderfully funny live show to Caffè Lena. |
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OPEN MIC NIGHTDOORS 6:00PM // SIGN UP 6:30PM // SHOW STARTS 7:00PMPlay your song on the Caffe’s famous stage! During the past three decades, Lena’s open mic has been recognized with “Best Of” awards from Metroland Magazine, The Alt Weekly, The Saratogian Reader’s Poll and Saratoga’s Fab Five. Just like at our weekend shows, all ... Open Mic |
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NYC Quality Jazz right in Saratoga! JAZZ at Caffe Lena & Chuck Lamb bring the best players to our listening room. |
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Folk Club Kids: Stories, Songs, and Sing-a-longsWednesdays 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 ... Folk Club Kids
After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne11 weeks September 30th - December 16th (no class 11/25)Use these links to sign up:2:45, 3:40, 4:35Music 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 ... After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne 
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Michael Mills returns to Caffè Lena for an intimate evening of magic, wit and impossible moments performed just feet from the audience. |
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This weekly program is made possible by the generous support of PHLY Foundation!THERE ARE NO PRE-SHOW RESERVATIONS FOR THE JAMS!SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR. $5.00 per personOur jams are all about sharing songs, making new friends, and enjoying a relaxing and casual evening of irresistible string band music.ALL are welcome to join the circle for an ... School of Music Slow Jam 
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Four-time Eddie winner Buggy Jive brings his wildly original blend of soul, rock, funk and razor-sharp songwriting to Caffè Lena! |
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"Utterly beautiful and affecting, Lucy sings songs from her life that have resonance in ours." - Scott Simon, NPR |
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I'm happy to announce that Songwriting Club is back at Caffè Lena with a more structured time slot. "Second Saturday Songwriting Club" will meet (you guessed it) every second Saturday! Starting January 10th 10am - 12pm. Hosted by Reese Fulmer and Girl Blue! The club will meet monthly with special guests being a more "special" event. Bring your pens, pencils, instruments, thinking caps, favorite songs. January ... Songwriting Club 
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A fun way to introduce the young folks in your life to the joy of live music. This show is kid-friendly & also appeals to adults. Free! 
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Holiday cheer with a bluesy & rootsy twist! The Empty Pockets bring blues, rock & folk warmth to Caffè Lena for their Holiday Tour. |
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Looking for an opportunity to connect with local writers, actors, and directors? Want to share a theater piece you’re writing?Join us for the 1st Sunday monthly Playwright’s Jams!A monthly meetup hosted by Caffe Lena for local writers, actors & directorsThe First Sunday of the Month 1:30pm- 4:00pmDoors open at 1:00; Casting begins at 1:15pm and ... Playwright’s Jam 
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A founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show, Willie Watson breathes new life into older folk songs with a sweet vibrato & rich vocal range. |
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OPEN MIC NIGHTDOORS 6:00PM // SIGN UP 6:30PM // SHOW STARTS 7:00PMPlay your song on the Caffe’s famous stage! During the past three decades, Lena’s open mic has been recognized with “Best Of” awards from Metroland Magazine, The Alt Weekly, The Saratogian Reader’s Poll and Saratoga’s Fab Five. Just like at our weekend shows, all ... Open Mic |
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Join us for an evening of deep listening & musical storytelling with Rochmon Record Club! |
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Folk Club Kids: Stories, Songs, and Sing-a-longsWednesdays 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 ... Folk Club Kids
After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne11 weeks September 30th - December 16th (no class 11/25)Use these links to sign up:2:45, 3:40, 4:35Music 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 ... After School Folk Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne 
All are welcome to join the circle for an evening playing and listening to classic grass, new grass and folk favorites. Red Spruce will kick off each session with a few tunes then open the floor for musicians to lead their favorite bluegrass tunes and folk music, backed up by the other pickers in the ... Bluegrass Jam |
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This weekly program is made possible by the generous support of PHLY Foundation!THERE ARE NO PRE-SHOW RESERVATIONS FOR THE JAMS!SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR. $5.00 per personOur jams are all about sharing songs, making new friends, and enjoying a relaxing and casual evening of irresistible string band music.ALL are welcome to join the circle for an ... School of Music Slow Jam 
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The future of jazz is in good hands, and Brooklyn-based tenor saxophonist Ben Sherman is one of the young musicians helping shape it. |
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Powerhouse vocals. Blazing guitar. Modern blues-rock w/ the volume turned way up. One of Jocelyn & Chris’s only public performances in 2026. |
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Cindy Cashdollar, Jack Petruzzelli and their stellar band bring a century of jazz, blues, Western Swing and roots music to Caffè Lena! |
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Gail Ann Dorsey returns to Caffè Lena with her remarkable voice, masterful musicianship and new solo music after a sold-out debut. |
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OPEN MIC NIGHTDOORS 6:00PM // SIGN UP 6:30PM // SHOW STARTS 7:00PMPlay your song on the Caffe’s famous stage! During the past three decades, Lena’s open mic has been recognized with “Best Of” awards from Metroland Magazine, The Alt Weekly, The Saratogian Reader’s Poll and Saratoga’s Fab Five. Just like at our weekend shows, all ... Open Mic |
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David Graham has published three full-length collections of poetry, his latest being Honey of the Earth (Terrapin Books, 2019). He has also published four chapbooks, and one prose anthology, After Confession: Poetry as Autobiography, co-edited with Kate Sontag. He retired in 2016 from teaching writing and literature at Ripon College, where he also hosted their ... Poetry Open Mic Featuring David Graham |
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It's a nostalgic stringband party on the day after Christmas at Lena's! |
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A Stephen Kellogg performance has been compared to watching Ted Lasso live, and it’s easy to understand why. 
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A Stephen Kellogg performance has been compared to watching Ted Lasso live, and it’s easy to understand why. |
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OPEN MIC NIGHTDOORS 6:00PM // SIGN UP 6:30PM // SHOW STARTS 7:00PMPlay your song on the Caffe’s famous stage! During the past three decades, Lena’s open mic has been recognized with “Best Of” awards from Metroland Magazine, The Alt Weekly, The Saratogian Reader’s Poll and Saratoga’s Fab Five. Just like at our weekend shows, all ... Open Mic |
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This quarterly event gives people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction the opportunity to share their creative work in a happy, drug-and-alcohol-free setting with the support of Caffe Lena's professional sound, lights and stage. Sober Salon is specifically for people in recovery. It welcomes any and all art, crafts, and performances. Bring a sweater ... Sober Salon |
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Nashville-based Shea Dewan brings haunting harmonies, heartfelt lyrics and deeply personal songs of love, loss and finding your strength. |
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Lucy Kaplansky
Jocelyn & Chris
Gail Ann Dorsey
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Sober Salon
Bright Series: Shea Dewan
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