SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — The nation’s oldest continuously operating coffeehouse is temporarily hosting gigs in a new location while undergoing renovations.
Performances at Caffe Lena (LEE’-nuh) were moved Friday from their longtime venue in downtown Saratoga Springs to The Grove. That’s a nearby former retired Catholic priests’ residence that has been redeveloped into apartments. Concerts at the temporary location will be held on most weekends through Aug. 27.
The not-for-profit organization that runs the 56-year-old coffeehouse announced earlier this year that it would undergo more than $1 million in upgrades to its building and performance space. The coffeehouse has hosted such folk icons as Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie and Don McLean. The renovation plans include constructing a four-story building in the parking lot next to the coffeehouse and adding seating in the venue.
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