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The West Broad Street coffee shop expected a packed house for Karla Causey's performance that night, and they wanted to make sure they could handle the crowd.
"We are wide open with what we can do," said Barber, whose family recently opened the cafe.
The restaurant is how Barber and his wife, Lisa, decided to spend their retirement.
Barber, the former Habitat for Humanity Restore director, wanted it to be like The Main Point coffee shop he used to frequent in Bryn Mawr, Penn., where performers like Bruce Springsteen and Joni Mitchell started out.
"We had a little money saved up, so we decided to go for it," Barber said.
He wanted to create the kind of place where artists and spectators alike could come and enjoy different kinds of music and art. Unlike some other coffee shops, performers won't fade into the background, they are the focus. The restaurant plans to have live music Thursday through Saturday nights, a bluegrass session on Saturdays mornings and open mic on Sundays.
Barber said a lot of artists in Statesville are looking for another venue to display their talents, and he's opened up the walls of his cafe to them.
Not all the frames on the walls contain art though. The signs above the bar declare that caffeine is a vitamin and "Sleep is a sign of caffeine deprivation."
The space where the restaurant is located has changed hands and names over the years. At one point, it was the Brickhouse, then Broad Street Grill and a country cooking restaurant for a while. Barber said he isn't worried because it is a venue that Statesville needs.
Barber said the restaurant fits the master plan the city has for West Broad Street leading up to Mitchell Community College.
The earth-toned cafe is a bit of a family project.
"We wanted something neat, new and different," Barber said.
The Barber family took advantage of the two storefronts and made one area into a music hall and the other a coffee bar/book lounge.
The Barbers' daughter Miranda is the manager and barista. Barber said she makes a mean cup of coffee.
Their other children also pitched in to help paint and the renovate the building.
"I think it is a better atmosphere," said Jamie Pennell, who works at the restaurant. "It's really different from a Starbucks."
Pennell said the variety of entertainment and the comfort level of the musicians is amazing.
Barber said several musicians from MCC had already stopped in to jam a little between classes.
"We really want to emphasize that this is a community place," Barber said.
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