Open Mic

OPEN MIC NIGHT

DOORS 6:00 PM // SIGN UP 6:30 PM // SHOW STARTS 7:00 PM

Play 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 attention is focused on the stage.

OUR HOSTS:
- First Monday – Rick Bolton
- Second Monday – Carolyn Shapiro
- Third Monday – Ray Pashoukos
- Fourth Monday – Kate Blain

HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Every Monday. All ages, all styles. Originals encouraged but not required.
- Doors open at 6:00 PM. Sign-up 6:30–7:00 PM. Show starts at 7:00 PM.
- Two songs or 10 minutes per performer; sign-up is first come, first served.
- Please leave a $3–$5 donation for our non-profit organization if you’re able.
- Instruments/equipment: Yamaha studio upright acoustic piano and acoustic Martin guitar available. We can play MP3 backing tracks through our sound system. You may bring amps and drums, but setup and breakdown are part of your 10 minutes.
- Coffee & cookies available for purchase in the lobby. No alcohol — we like to keep our Monday nights family friendly.

Play Nice! We foster a diverse community that has a great time making art and helping one another get better. Excessive profanity, explicit sexual themes, and “humor” that unkindly targets a specific group undermines this goal. It is up to the discretion of the host to enforce the house standards.

CONTACT:
Call 518-583-0022 or email our Monday House Manager: [email protected]