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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1988)
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KIRBY McGILL and other performers in the TERRACES, 2ND FLOOR Q.QO P M -1*00 A M DANCE WITH LINCOLN’S HOTTEST jf.du r.nn. i.uu a. . yyE BAND L1E AWAKE GREAT PLAINS ROOM, 2ND FLOOR NEBRASKA EAST UNION STUDENTS WITH I D. — $2.00 NON-STUDENTS - $4.00 UNL DAIRY STORE WILL BE OPEN LATE AND W ILL OFFER A 2 FOR l W AFFLE CONE SPECIAL FOR PARTY IN THE PLAINS, FIRST FLOOR EAST UNION BOWLING LANES WILL BE OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND WILL OFFER BOWXING A SHOES FOR 11.00 PER GAME, FIRST FLOOR. FREE INTERCAMPUS SHUTTLE SERVICE --1 111 — 1 ■ ■ ■ 1 ' Coffee House provides . a European atmosphere Kelly Anders Staff Reporter Despite the simple white walls, glazed, heavy, square wooden fur niture and near-dead silence, The Coffee House is surprisingly warm, cozy and inviting. How can this be? Maybe it has something to do with the strikingly colorful artwork adorning the simple white walls. Or the many large plants sitting in the front window, Or the aroma of fresh coffee and cinnamon that permeates the atmosphere. The word “coffee house" brings to mind the raw meeting places of beatniks and other members of counterculture movements during the late 1950s and early 1960s pe riod. Places to unwind, rap and quaff good java. Lincoln’s Coffee House, 1324 P Street, isn’t modeled after such es tablishments of y esleryea r, sa id J i m McCabe, owner of The Coffee House. He said he wanted the es tablishment to emit more of a Euro pean influence: A quiet, tasteful social center. His establishment, he said, is comparable to one he’s vis ited in San Francisco. McCabe said he opened The Coffee I louse because he thought Lincoln needed to have one. “Other cities Lincoln’s size have coffee houses and since the city’s a college town, 1 thought it should have one,” he said. “No one else did it, so I decided to." The Coffee House offers many kinds of pastries, bagels, and mut fins mrougnoul tne aay, ana soup and sandwiches during lunch. Five kinds of coffee are brewed daily, he said. Twenty flavors of teas and nu merous espresso drinks are avail able. Italian sodas are also avail able, he said. Food and drink prices range from 50 cents to $2. Art on the walls is exhibited by local artists, and is for sale. He said artists exhibit their works for five to six week periods, and usually sell a piece or two. He donates wali space to artists, and demands no fee or commission for its use, he said. Rob Benton arranges the exhibits, he said. McCabe said sporadic music performances and poetry readings add variety to the place. Hesaidthat although many patrons prefer the quiet atmosphere, others enjoy occasional entertainment. Music performancesbcgan last fall, poetry readings last spring, he said. The most recent performer, gui tarist Clark Metcalf, was very well received. His varied repertoire ranged from folk to Spanish to clas sical, Metcalfs music was simulta neously tranquil and ear-catching. Metcalf freely intermingled the many music styles of whicn he had command, and seasoned his one man show with familiar tunes such as “Scarborough Fair” and "Stair way to Heaven." A veteran restaurant entertainer, Metcalf isscheduled to play on and off at The Coffee 1 louse tor three weeks. McCabe said he wasn’t cer tain of the days and times Metcalf will be there. I % Clarke Metcalf plays dsufetcal guitar at The Coffee House Sunday afternoon Classical guitarist lends to atmospnere By Lane Van Ham Staff Reporter — The Coffee House, 1324 "P* St., recently made an addition to its menu on Sunday evenings *- live music. Local guitarist, Clark Met calf. who appeared at the Coffee House in early November, will per form again this Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. . . Metcalf plays classical guitar, which is distinct from the kina that some people may be used to.. . "The daMteaf guitar style uses_ the fingers rather than a pick," he said "In addition, the strings are nylon rather than steel, and this lends a different sound." Although Metcalfs repertoire includes tnc styles of blues, bossa nova and popular — he has been known lo do “Stairway to Heaven" — his special area of interest is in flamenco. "It was in the early 60’s that I got interested In flamenco guitar," ne said, “After a while I decided! really wanted to go to Spain and study k, and.I finally did. In ’o4 I went to Spain, and lived and studied there for a year-and-a-half." Spain is where flamenco origi nated, Metcalf said, and by studying it there, hewaaabletogfct toacquire the roots of style he finds so inter* *"ffamenco is Spanish gypsy music, based on Spanish folk,” he said. “But it is more structured, more rhythmic, more passionate and intense than any other kind of folk. 1 found it quite captivating.” After spending time in Spain, Metcalf returned to his native Lin coin. “I came back to Lincoln to teach guitar, and I also founded the Lin coln Guitarist Society, which was quite successful for a time," he said Metcalf, for all his devotion, did not get the head start in the field as some do. “I got started in the late teens, I was kind of a late starter really. I did have some piano experience, so 1 felt comfortable with music." Metcalf did not gain most of his dining room performance creden tials until his move to Albuquerque in 1974. “I moved to Albuquerque trying to get a Masters degree in guitar playing from the University of New Mexico. I taught guitar and played resta u ra nis there as wellhe said. “ I stayed fairly busy — I never man aged to get my Masters, because something always came up." Back in Lincoln now, Metcalf has resumed teaching guitar at Dietze Music House and continued to perform live around town at Inn Harm’s Way and Hidden Valley, as well as the series at The Coffee House. Metcalf explained that he finds restaurant playing to be fun as well as a challenge. “I enjoy the variety of repertory necessary to keep an audience interested. There are all kinds of people in the restaurant, and they all have different musical prefer ences," he said. “I like to play just about any style, so that’s very good for me." PABST $6.80 COORS/COORS LT. Loose Case $8.69 OLD MILWAUKEE Reg.-Lt. Wm. Case $4.99 Returnable Bottles pim Deposit OLYMPIA CaseCans $599 7-UP, COKE, PEPSI 6Wa$1.99 ^ $1.99 KAHLUA 25402 $11.99 BACARDI RUM Silver — Liter $7.99 JAGERMEISTER 750 M1 $12.99 ANDRE CHAMPAGNE Cold Duck-Pink-White QQ 750 Ml. 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