This Week at Caffe Lena

Monday 7:00 PM – NO OPEN MIC THIS WEEK Tuesday 7:00 PM – POETRY OPEN MIC FEATURING CHERYL CLARKE 8:00 PM – “Live From Caffè Lena” on WEXT 97.7 or 106.1 FM Wednesday 10:30 AM – Folk Club Kids: Stories, Songs & Sing-Alongs (Infants to Pre-K)  2:30 PM –  After School Folk Ensemble with James Gascoyne and Oona Grady  5:45 PM –  Bluegrass Instrumental Course […]

Greetings – Pick up your Folk Passport on Phila Street and follow the map to 10 different indoor and outdoor sites! This year’s line-up is packed with folk, jazz, singer-songwriters, rock, bluegrass and more. Our grand finale on the solar powered mainstage on Phila Street will be the passionate, fun NYC soul ensemble Alexis P. Suter Band! This free festival is made possible […]

  Greetings – We have two debuts at the Caffe this week. One is Cristina Vane (above) who has never played this area before. Born in Italy and raised around the world, she has found her musical home in America, recording with the likes of Molly Tuttle, Bronwyn Keith Hines, Willi Carlisle and other Caffe favorites. The other Lena […]

The American Songster, Dom Flemons, sporting his Grammy Award. Dom continues our 65h Anniversary Folk Heritage Series this Friday night. Click photo for sample. Direct Link to Tickets Events  |  School  |  Support  |  Menu  |  Stream  | Shop Greetings – We’re in a time of high emotions and heavy headlines. I know that many in our audience are carving out time to express […]

Greetings – When is the last time you saw Wal-Mart promote a sale at Target? Or Nike suggest you try Hoka’s new running shoes? You didn’t—because in most industries, guarding your turf is job #1. In the arts it’s different. You’ve probably seen “We Recommend!” messages, like the two at the bottom of this email, letting you know […]

Greetings – Wow, what a bunch of weather we’ve been having! The folk repertoire has songs for every ocassion. I’m sure you’ve all heard “The Show Must Go On.” Well, sometimes travelling just isn’t worth the risk for the touring bands, the audience and the venue crew. It was disappointing that both the matinee and evening concerts this […]