Fwd: Message from Lâle: Storytelling at Caffe Lena this Tuesday!
Dan Wilcox
From: Lale Davidson <laleda...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Subject: Message from Lâle: Storytelling at Caffe Lena this Tuesday!
To:
Dear friends,
Have you got a story you've been itching to tell? Or do you just want to be enveloped by a friendly community that tells the stories that get us through and make us love each other again?
Come to our storytelling open mic at Caffe Lena this Tuesday, June 2nd. Kate Dudding is our featured teller for the first half hour, then the rest of the night is open with eight ten-minute slots.
Kate writes: "I will be sharing 3 humorous stories on Tuesday: a folktale, a story about Julia Child, and a personal story. I've been focusing on humorous stories this year since they give us all a respite from our troubling times. Besides, children laugh 40 times more a day than adults, so I'm trying to increase everyone's laughing average."
Here's the link if you want to know more about KATE, have to miss, or want to hear her again--for 2 weeks afterwards: https://caffelena.tv/programs/live-storytelling-night-june
ESSENTIALS:
Doors Open at 6:30 for signups and ordering from the full Caffe Menu. Please order EARLY so quiet will reign for Kate's telling
Featured Teller's stories 7-7:30
Break for announcements
7 or 8 Open Mic tellers until 9 pm. Tellers have up to ten minutes each. You can tell a personal story, a folktale, your version of a literary story, a historical story, or even a narrative joke! The only rule is, no notes! Come as yourself. We love all varieties of selves.
$5, no reservations needed; students free with ID
47 Phila St, Saratoga Springs
COMING SOON!
July 7th: A special 1-hour feature with Tom Porter. Tom Porter (Sakokwenionkwas, meaning “The One Who Wins”) is the spokesperson and spiritual leader of the Mohawk Community of Kanatsiohareke (Ga na jo ha lay gay) in the Mohawk Valley near Fonda, New York.
August 7th: Barbara Chepaitis. Off Leash:
The care and feeding of our wild souls.
“There are many bridges that connect us with the sizzling and soothing energy of the nonhuman beings all around us. Some of us choose to cross those bridges.”
Barbara Chepaitis is the author of a dozen novels and two books of nonfiction, a storyteller from way back when, and an educator, teaching college students how to use stories to tell the truth. She's a frequent guest on WAMC's Vox Pop, The Writer's Forum, and a guest of the land up in the hills outside of Altamont.
