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"Caffe Lena," By J.B., The Skidmore News, 1/13/66. Discusses the purpose of "The Caffe Lena Gallery Theater." Explains that Caffe_ Lena has had many folk singers perform there including Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk and Josh White. In addition to mentioning the folk performances the article also stresses Caffe_ Lena's role as a theater. Mentionaing a recent educational endeavor where a professional theater group formed with a mission to educate. The group performed Shakespeare plays for over 600 children and their goal of making these plays understandable and attainable to younger audiences was achieved. The remainder of the article discusses Skidmore and the Saratoga community's responsibility to support Caffe_ Lena and its reliance on this support in order to continue.
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"Lena Spencer, Founder of Caffe Lena, Touched Many Lives at Skidmore," by Mae Banner, The Saratogian. Begins by mentioning Lena Spencer's recent death, continues to discuss her life and Caffe_ Lena's influence on the arts at Skidmore. Mentions how Lena Spencer encouraged student musicians to hone their talent, there are several examples of Skidmore students that she influenced. Lena Spencer regularly hosted open mic nights for the purpose of making a space that was welcome to student performers. Additionally, she welcomed professional and student theater performances and commited herself to being a support system for both Lively Lucy's and the comedy group, Ad-Liberal artists. The article discusses how Lena Spencer's family and friends planned to continue managing Caffe_ Lena. (2 copies)
Skidmore and Caffe_ Lena
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Photograph of Lena Spencer and her white cat Sasha sitting inside Caffe_ Lena by Joseph Deuel, The Saratogian.
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Photograph of Members of "The Shamen," Barry Oates '90, Chris Kemp '90 and Bradford Goven '90, playing at a benefit for Caffe_ Lena at Falstaff's at Skidmore College. By Ed Burke, The Saratogian.
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