For the past couple of years, Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church has operated a coffee house called Just Coffee.
Run by members of the church, the coffee house is intended especially for college students, but anyone is welcome.
Just Coffee, located in the basement of the church, is named thus because it uses fair trade coffee. They are open from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday nights. Free coffee and refreshments are provided.
Just Coffee has an Artist of the Month whose artwork is displayed in the building. Roger Helm and his daughter Annelise are the artists for this month.
They also usually have a program or a performer each week. They have had musicians, storytellers and speakers on various subjects – in fact, ETSU’s own Lew and Marcia Songer have come frequently to show filmstrips of the trips that they have taken to various countries.
On nights that no programs are scheduled, card games are provided.
Just Coffee is a good place to study, play games, meet new people and just hang out.
Anthony Morris was the featured performer this past Friday, Feb. 24.
This was his second performance at Just Coffee. A guitarist and vocalist, he does both original songs and covers.
Last Friday night, the covers he performed ranged from “Mr. Tambourine Man” to Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” to Damien Rice’s “Cannonball.”
Two of his original songs that this reviewer particularly liked were “Too Many, Not Enough” and “A World in Love,” both of which had a good message.
Watauga Avenue Presby-terian Church is located at 610 Watauga Ave. For directions and more information about the church and Just Coffee, call 926-7942.

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