Organized in collaboration with the Caffè Lena History Project, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs and ephemera from the legendary Saratoga Springs coffeehouse. Widely recognized as the nation’s oldest continuously operating folk coffeehouse, Caffè Lena was opened by Lena Spencer in 1960. Over the years, the Caffè has hosted numerous folk artists, poets, writers, and activists including Ani DiFranco, Bob Dylan, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Utah Phillips, Pete Seeger, and Noel Paul Stookey.
Featured in this exhibition is a selection of photographs made at Caffè Lena during its first decade of existence by Joe Alper (1925–1968).