Concerts, theater and shows in Saratoga Springs

A jazz duo concert at Caffè Lena by pianist Chuck Lamb and Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo, blending jazz, bossa nova and classical technique.

A concert by Robbie Fulks, a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist, blending country, bluegrass, folk and Americana, with opener Henry Ferland.

A concert by the Omega Trio, with Michael Emery, Jameson Platte and pianist Matthew Quayle, performing works by Chen Yi, Jessie Montgomery and Shostakovich.

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco performs her show The Spirit of Love, with special guest Sweet Petunia.

Album release show: Matt Lorenz performs as The Suitcase Junket at Caffè Lena, playing songs from his new album To Go On on handmade instruments.

A two-day folk festival of music, dance and community from Skidmore and Bennington colleges, featuring Jenna Moynihan with Owen Marshall.

Live show by Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, a Woodstock, NY band playing roots-infused rock, blues, and Americana with songs from their catalog and music Professor Louie co-produced with The Band.

After-party show at Caffè Lena following the Northeast International Folk Alliance Conference, with Carolyn Shapiro, Sweet Petunia, and Great Aunt each performing a 30-minute set of original music.

Concert by Jordanian singer-songwriter Farah Siraj and her trio, blending Arabic music and flamenco. Part of the Nordlys Global Voices Series.

The RESET is a 90-minute immersive electro-acoustic sound healing experience of improvised singing, live looping and electronic beats.

Open mic night at Caffè Lena where performers play their own or other songs on the stage, with 2 songs or 10 minutes per act and sign-up first come, first serve. All ages and styles are welcome.

A talk with Helen Tworkov about her memoir Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America, moderated by Benjamin Bogin.

A listening party at Caffè Lena where Chuck Vosganian (Rochmon) presents 16 classic Little Feat songs with live audio and video.

Bluegrass jam session at Caffè Lena where Red Spruce opens with a few tunes, then the floor opens to musicians playing classic grass, new grass and folk favorites. All are welcome to take part.

Cold Chocolate, a Boston-based duo of Ethan Robbins and Ariel Bernstein, performs in the Bright Series at Caffè Lena, mixing bluegrass, folk, funk and rock with tight harmonies.

A morning outreach concert by the Skidmore Chorus, directed by Dr. Floydd Ricketts, bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince to life for audiences of all ages.

Guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo perform a jazz concert at Caffè Lena, weaving jazz standards, timeless classics and improvisation.

A concert by Skidmore's Brass and Woodwind Ensembles, coached by Patrice Maletestinic and Yvonne Chavez Hansbrough, held in Elisabeth Luce Moore Hall, Room 117.

A concert by the Saratoga-based band Annie & the Hedonists, performing vintage jazz, swing, blues and Americana with lead vocals by Annie Rosen at Caffè Lena.

Nuts and Crackers is a dance and theater immersive co-produced by Nacre Dance Group and Creative License Theater Collective at Universal Preservation Hall.

Concert by singer-songwriter Dan Navarro, half of the duo Lowen & Navarro, performing songs and stories from his career and his album Horizon Line at Caffè Lena. A livestream is available.

An educational lecture by Tom Denny, retired Skidmore professor, on Verdi's opera La Traviata and the story of Violetta Valéry and Alfredo Germont.

Open mic night at Caffè Lena where performers sign up to play two songs or 10 minutes on stage. Held every Monday, with sign-up from 6:30 to 7:00 PM and the show starting at 7:00 PM.

Open mic poetry program at Caffè Lena featuring poet Joseph Carosella, who grew up in Rotterdam, NY, and has written collections including Rabbit Tracks: The Poetry of Nature and Poetry on Foot.

A concert by Heard, a world music and jazz band blending West African, Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms, as part of the Momentum Series at Caffè Lena.

Singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines performs with voice and guitar at Caffè Lena, with songs from a recording career spanning eight albums.

Folk duo Pete and Maura Kennedy performs at Caffè Lena, celebrating their album of original songs Smoketree with folk-rock, Americana and close harmonies, as part of The Folk Heritage Series.

Open mic night at Caffè Lena where performers sign up to play two songs or 10 minutes on stage. Held every Monday, with sign-up from 6:30 to 7:00 PM and the show starting at 7:00 PM.

A storytelling open mic at Caffè Lena featuring Jeannine Laverty, who tells personal and folk stories that honor the earth.

A Skidmore Department of Music concert featuring the Class Study of Guitar and Guitar Ensemble, coached by Brett Grigsby.

Special Consensus, a Chicago-based bluegrass band founded by banjo player Greg Cahill in 1975, performs at Caffè Lena.

A Year with Frog and Toad is a musical by Home Made Theater at Saratoga Music Hall. It follows the friends through gardening, swimming and sledding.

A Skidmore Department of Music concert featuring the Jazz Ensembles and Cuban Music Ensemble, with student musicians under the direction of Russell Haight and Jorge Gomez.

Opera Saratoga presents an abridged 80-minute version of Verdi's La Traviata, sung in Italian with English supertitles, about courtesan Violetta Valéry.

SIRSY, the husband-and-wife duo of Melanie Krahmer and Rich Libutti, performs three different shows over three nights at Caffè Lena.

The Skidmore Orchestra Solo Competition features student contestants, with public audiences invited to attend.

A Year with Frog and Toad, a musical presented by Home Made Theater at Saratoga Music Hall, follows best friends Frog and Toad as they garden, swim, rake leaves and go sledding.

Poinsettia Pops is a holiday concert at Universal Preservation Hall combining symphonic arrangements with Christmas carols and classics. It features guest artist Kimberly Hawkey.

SIRSY, the husband-and-wife duo of Melanie Krahmer and Rich Libutti, performs three different shows over a weekend at Caffè Lena.

A jazz performance by the Keith Pray Group at 9 Maple Ave in Saratoga Springs, NY.

The husband-and-wife duo SIRSY, Melanie Krahmer and Rich Libutti, performs a full weekend of three different shows at Caffè Lena.

A Year with Frog and Toad is a musical in which two friends move through the seasons, from gardening and swimming to sledding and learning life lessons.

Poinsettia Pops is a holiday concert at Universal Preservation Hall combining symphonic arrangements with Christmas carols and classics. It features guest artist Kimberly Hawkey.

Canadian folk singer-songwriter Connie Kaldor performs songs and storytelling at Caffè Lena as part of the Folk Heritage Series.

Open mic night at Caffè Lena where performers sign up to play two songs or 10 minutes on stage. Held every Monday, with sign-up from 6:30 to 7:00 PM and the show starting at 7:00 PM.

Premiere screening of the WMHT documentary Feeding the American Revolution, followed by a discussion with Nancy Siegel and Nicole Van Slyke Kubisch.

A jazz concert at Caffè Lena in Saratoga featuring the Chuck Lamb Trio with special guest saxophonist Jimmy Greene. The show is part of the venue's monthly jazz series hosted by pianist Chuck Lamb.

Skidmore's Department of Music presents String Ensembles, featuring student musicians under the direction of the Skidmore String Faculty.

Magician Michael Mills performs an evening of magic, illusion, comedy and audience participation at Caffè Lena. The show is recommended for ages 14 and up.

Buggy Jive, an acoustic soul rock singer-songwriter from the Albany, New York area, headlines a show in the listening room at Caffè Lena. The page notes that the show is livestreamed.

A holiday concert titled Home for the Holidays, featuring Peabo Bryson, Sheena Easton and Ruben Studdard performing holiday favorites along with selected hits from each artist's career.

A Year with Frog and Toad is a musical by Home Made Theater, following the friendship of two best friends through the seasons.

Skidmore students and alumni perform Les Misérables as a musical-in-concert, the inaugural Broadway in Concert production.

Ana Gasteyer performs her holiday concert, cabaret and comedy show Sugar & Booze Holiday Spectacular, with jazz arrangements of Christmas classics and original songs.

A concert by singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky at Caffè Lena. Her latest release, The Lucy Story, is a retrospective of unreleased tracks, demos and live recordings.

A family-friendly concert for young children and their caregivers by Annie & Jonny Rosen, performing vintage jazz, swing, blues and roots Americana. Admission is free with registration.

Home Made Theater presents the musical A Year with Frog and Toad at Saratoga Music Hall, following two best friends through gardening, swimming and sledding.

Concert by the all-vocal country group Home Free, titled Coming Home for the Holidays, with harmony-laden versions of pop hits, country and western standards, and humor.

The Empty Pockets, a Chicago blues, rock and folk band, perform a holiday concert at Caffè Lena with reimagined holiday songs such as "Let It Snow" and "Run Run Rudolph" alongside their own originals.

Home Made Theater presents the musical A Year with Frog and Toad at Saratoga Music Hall, following two best friends through gardening, swimming and sledding.

Violinist Jessica Tong, cellist Ashley Bathgate and violist Ken Hamao perform Bach's Goldberg Variations, arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky for string trio.

VIP Lounge pass add-on for the Tab Benoit show at Universal Preservation Hall, with private pre-show lounge access and complimentary drinks.

Folk singer-songwriter Willie Watson performs in concert, singing older folk songs and songs from his self-titled album. He is a founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show.

Tab Benoit and Bonerama each perform a full set of Louisiana blues, New Orleans brass and funk on their joint Blues and Brass Winter Tour.

Open mic night at Caffè Lena where performers sign up to play two songs or 10 minutes on stage. Held every Monday, with sign-up from 6:30 to 7:00 PM and the show starting at 7:00 PM.

A listening party hosted by Chuck Vosganian, known as Rochmon, with a live audio and video presentation of over 14 songs by a range of artists. The evening honors musicians who died during the year.

Bluegrass jam session at Caffè Lena where musicians play classic and new grass and folk tunes, with sets opened by Red Spruce.

Ben Sherman Quartet is a jazz concert led by Brooklyn-based tenor saxophonist Ben Sherman, with Roman Goron, Solomon Gottfried and Jacob Patrone.

A blues-rock concert by siblings Jocelyn & Chris and their band at Caffè Lena. Jocelyn & Chris have released six full-length studio albums and two live albums.

Nutcracker Notes is an interactive family performance of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score by Mozart for Munchkins, with a featured ballerina and live musicians.

It's a Jazzy Christmas features an all-star jazz lineup performing holiday favorites with the Art D'echo Trio and special guests, wrapped around an old-timey radio show.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs all six of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos with twenty chamber musicians at the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College.

Cindy Cashdollar and Jack Petruzzelli perform Two Many Guitars, a concert with their band tracing a century of jazz, blues, Western Swing and roots music.

Brass quintet Canadian Brass performs its holiday concert Wonderful Time of the Year, with original arrangements of seasonal standards such as Jingle Bell Rock and Christmastime Is Here.

Concert by singer, songwriter and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, known for her work with David Bowie, presenting new solo music at Caffè Lena.

Weekly open mic at Caffè Lena, open to all ages and styles, where performers play two songs or up to 10 minutes on stage.

An open mic poetry event at Caffè Lena featuring poet David Graham, author of three full-length poetry collections, including Honey of the Earth, and four chapbooks.

Annual reunion show at Caffè Lena by the Raquette River Rounders, a North Country string band performing traditional reels, old country, swing and blues.

Singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg performs an evening of songs, stories and comedy at Caffè Lena, mixing music with humor and storytelling.

Singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg performs an evening of songs, stories and comedy at Caffè Lena, mixing music with humor and storytelling.

Weekly open mic at Caffè Lena, open to all ages and styles, where performers play two songs or up to 10 minutes on stage.

Sober Salon, a quarterly event at Caffè Lena where people in recovery share creative work on stage, hosted by John Dillon and Vivian Nesbitt.

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Shea Dewan performs original songs about love, loss and finding strength, with haunting harmonies, at Caffè Lena.

A VIP Lounge add-on pass for Saratoga NYE at Universal Preservation Hall, with a private lounge, light bites, and complimentary wine, beer, and soft drinks.

A family folk concert by sisters Nerissa and Katryna Nields, designed for young children and their caregivers. Audience sing-alongs are part of the show.

A folk concert by sisters Nerissa and Katryna Nields, a duo performing harmonies and folk-pop songs. Their newest album is Circle of Days.

Jazz musicians Matt Steckler, Yayoi Ikawa, Lonnie Plaxico and Tony Lewis perform original compositions from their project Old Friends Beckoned / New Sounds Reckoned at Caffè Lena.

A weekly open mic night at Caffè Lena, all ages and styles, where performers sign up to play two songs or up to 10 minutes on stage.

Members of the Pickin' and Singin' Gatherin' host a community pub sing at Caffè Lena, with chorus songs such as sea shanties and labor or protest songs.

An acoustic concert by The Faux Paws, blending bluegrass, Celtic fiddle tunes, jazz saxophone and original songs, at Caffè Lena.

Singer-songwriters Crys Matthews and Seth Glier perform an evening of folk, Americana and storytelling songs at Caffè Lena.

An album release show by blues duo Mark & Jill, with Mark Tolstrup on slide guitar and Jill Tolstrup on vocals, playing acoustic blues and roots music.

Guitarist Mark Cosgrove leads Good Medicine, a five-piece bluegrass and Americana band, in a concert of folk, bluegrass, country and blues at Caffè Lena.

Weekly open mic night at Caffè Lena where performers sign up to play two songs or 10 minutes on stage, with all ages and styles welcome.

Alash, a trio of masters of Tuvan throat singing, performs Tuvan music that blends traditional styles with modern influences.

A live adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island told by three performers voicing all characters, with hand-drawn comic panels on a large screen.

Magic show titled Con Man: A True Crime Magic Show, performed by Ben Seidman, using pickpocketing, sleight of hand and psychological magic.

The Massachusetts-based band The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow performs high-energy American roots music with rich vocal harmonies and rock 'n' roll.

Magic show titled Con Man: A True Crime Magic Show, performed by Ben Seidman, using pickpocketing, sleight of hand and psychological magic.

Two-time Grammy nominee Guy Davis performs an evening of blues and storytelling at Caffè Lena, presented with MLK Saratoga's Dr. King Celebration Weekend.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah performs songs blending Americana, folk, blues and alt-rock, including material from her album Still + Bright.

Weekly open mic night at Caffè Lena where performers play two songs or up to 10 minutes, with all ages and styles welcome.

Estonian duo Puuluup, Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson, performs folk music on the bowed hiiu kannel lyre with electronic loops and rhythms.

The Alexis P. Suter Band, led by vocalist Alexis P. Suter, plays blues, soul, gospel and roots music in the Caffè Lena listening room.

Concert by The Cody Sisters, a Colorado bluegrass trio of Megan Cody, Maddie Cody and bassist Will Pavilonis, performing original songs and bluegrass music at Caffè Lena.

Concert by Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Dave Gunning, performing original songs and stories at Caffè Lena, drawing on his latest album Field Notes.

Caffè Lena's weekly open mic night, where performers sign up to play two songs or up to 10 minutes on the stage, all ages and styles welcome.

Tops of Trees, a Saratoga Springs rock and soul ensemble, performs at a future funk benefit concert that includes local high school students.

Folk singer-songwriter Ellis Paul performs songs of storytelling in the folk tradition, including material from his album 55.

Broadway Rave is a dance party celebrating show tunes and musical theatre, with sing-alongs to Broadway hits and surprise guests from Broadway stars.

A violin and piano program by Jill Levy and Andrius Žlabys, including Schubert's Fantasie in C major and Prokofiev's Sonata No. 1 in f minor.

Grammy-winning fiddler Bronwyn leads her new band in a bluegrass, Americana and roots show at Caffè Lena, part of the Bright Series.

Caffè Lena's weekly open mic, where performers of all ages and styles sign up to play two songs or 10 minutes on stage.

A concert by Bill Medley and Bucky Heard performing the Righteous Brothers' hits, including "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "Unchained Melody.

A family folk concert by the duo Goodnight Moonshine, Molly Venter and Eben Pariser, designed for young children and their caregivers.

A concert by the quartet Goodnight Moonshine, led by Molly Venter and Eben Pariser, blending folk, Americana, blues and jazz.

Madcap musical based on Dav Pilkey's Dog Man spin-off, about baby frogs learning to make comics in a club started by Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog.

Play adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, directed by Michael Gatzendorfer. Set in Depression-era Alabama, it follows Scout and Jem as a trial divides their town.

Ensemble Connect pairs Brahms and Copland with Reena Esmail and the world premiere of a Carnegie Hall-commissioned work by Hannah Ishizaki.

Play adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, directed by Michael Gatzendorfer. Set in Depression-era Alabama, it follows Scout and Jem as a trial divides their town.

A stage play adapted from Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. In Depression-era Alabama, a young Black man's trial sends violent waves through a town.

Ensemble Connect performs chamber music, including a new work by Lili M. Namazi, in a Well-Being Concert.

A concert by On The Lash, a quartet playing Irish traditional tunes and songs on flute, fiddle, guitar and mandolin with four-part vocal harmonies.

A play adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Alabama during the Great Depression, where a young Black man is accused of a crime.

An evening of poetry and music with aja monet and the Brandee Younger Trio, celebrating Black women's creative expression.

A play adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Alabama during the Great Depression, where a young Black man is accused of a crime.

Sunrise Circus is a circus show for audiences of all ages from the company Parallel Exit, featuring circus artists from Cirque du Soleil, Big Apple Circus and other companies.

A play adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Alabama during the Great Depression, where a young Black man is accused of a crime.

The Artimus Pyle Band, led by Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle, is a Southern rock concert performing Lynyrd Skynyrd hits including "Free Bird," "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Simple Man.

A concert by La Banda Morisca, a six-piece band from Cadiz, Spain, blending traditional Mediterranean music with flamenco and Andalusian rock.

Scottish folk band Old Blind Dogs performs at Caffè Lena, marking 35 years with a new album of fiddle, cittern, guitar and Highland bagpipe music.

A jazz fusion concert by Spyro Gyra at Universal Preservation Hall, marking more than 50 years of the group's music. The program blends jazz, funk, R&B and pop, including the hit Morning Dance.

Bassist and composer Gregg August and friends perform Dialogues on Race, Volume II: Crosscurrents and Cross Rhythms at Caffè Lena, a collaboration with Saratoga Chamber Players.

Celtic Invasion, a high-energy show by the group Tartan Terrors, with bagpipes, fiddles, guitars, drums, step dancing and storytelling.

Live concert by UK duo The Black Feathers, husband-and-wife duo Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler, performing folk, Americana and acoustic indie songs with close harmonies and guitar at Caffè Lena.

A production using primary sources to tell the stories of women who fought for suffrage in New York State, including Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth.

Concert of opera arias, choruses and duets, with Opera Saratoga guest artists joining the SSSO at Universal Preservation Hall.

A classic rock concert by members of Chicago, The Doobie Brothers and Peter Frampton's band, playing hits by those acts and others with horns.

A country concert by singer-songwriter Phil Vassar, performing hits including Carlene, Six-Pack Summer and Just Another Day in Paradise.

A comedy show by Dena Blizzard, known as One Funny Mother, blending stand-up, video and improv about divorce, grief, turning 50 and menopause.

A tribute show celebrating the songs of James Taylor, Carly Simon and Carole King, performed by three vocalists with a six-piece band.

A Jazz at Lincoln Center touring concert with vocalists Kate Kortum and David Marino, debuting arrangements of Broadway tunes from Hamilton, Wicked and West Side Story.

Whodunit comedy at Saratoga Music Hall, set in 1940s Broadway, where a new play's first read becomes a crime scene. Directed by Kelly Barrett-Gibson.

Live music show by The Bronx Wanderers, a musical family band led by a father and his two sons, playing classic rock and pop hits with family stories.

Whodunit comedy at Saratoga Music Hall, set in 1940s Broadway, where a new play's first read becomes a crime scene. Directed by Kelly Barrett-Gibson.

Reading Between The Lies is a whodunit set in 1940s Broadway, where the first read of a new play turns into a crime scene when a participant drops dead.

Reading Between The Lies is a whodunit set in 1940s Broadway, where the first read of a new play turns into a crime scene when a participant drops dead.

A performance by singer Kiran Ahluwalia, who draws on Indian and Pakistani vocal traditions in songs that mix in blues, rock, R&B and jazz, with a six-piece band.

Reading Between the Lies is a whodunit comedy in which the first read of a new play becomes a crime scene when a participant unexpectedly dies.

Reading Between the Lies is a whodunit comedy in which the first read of a new play becomes a crime scene when a participant unexpectedly dies.

Concert by Kings of Leon, with special guests Band of Horses, presented by Live Nation at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Singer-songwriter Sawyer Fredericks performs at Caffè Lena in one of the Sawyer-toga shows, playing Americana songs drawn from his albums, including Hide Your Ghost and No Need To Wonder.

Americana singer-songwriter Sawyer Fredericks performs at Caffè Lena, where his shows are described as an annual tradition. He won Season 8 of NBC's The Voice.

Matchbox Twenty performs in concert on its 30 Tour, presented by Live Nation at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, with special guest David Gray.