The Best Of Saratoga Springs - A Special Evening With Tom Lopez and Friends

SARATOGA SPRINGS—Writer, director and cosmic adventurer Tom Lopez has traveled the globe recording exotic sounds and working with such legends as Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Yoko Ono and Laurie Anderson. Operating under the alias Meatball Fulton, Lopez founded the ZBS commune / media company on a small island on the Hudson River, where for the past 40 years he has produced a series of audio dramas heard around the world on NPR, the BBC, Armed Forces Radio, Internet radio and in downloadable podcasts. In celebration of this year’s 25th anniversary of his quirky and beloved NPR series, “Saratoga Springs,” Tom Lopez and Friends will stage a rare live performance at Caffe` Lena on Sunday, March 16, which will include segments of the 1989 series “Saratoga Springs,” and the forthcoming series “Saratoga Noir.” Lopez’ whimsical story about Saratoga - described by Variety magazine as “a sort of avant-garde Peyton Place without the angst” - weaves together fictional characters and the city’s real people, from the racetrack and the spas to the old casinos and hotels and features a cameo appearance by “Lena the Queen of Saratoga” herself. Caffe` Lena is at 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs. For more information visit caffelena.org or phone (518) 583-0022.