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'''The Java Barn''' is a student-run music venue and former [[coffeehouse]], established in 1993 and located at [[St. Lawrence University]] (SLU).
== The Payson Coffeehouse ==
In the early-mid 1980s, there was a popular [[folk music]] scene, especially in northern [[New York (state)|New York]] state, known as the "[[North Country (New York)|North Country]]." At SLU, groups of students, interested in having live music at the school, petitioned and established a coffeehouse in Payson Hall, one of the school's buildings. A theme house was set up at 3 University Avenue. While shows typically took place on Friday and Saturday nights, and the tenants routinely made the 10-minute "trek" between their residence and Payson to facilitate the shows.
== The Java Barn ==
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== The Winning Health Center ==
Towards the end of the 90s, the nature of shows at Java began to change: louder, amplified rock gigs replaced the quieter acoustic folk concerts. Because of Java's proximity to the Elm St. neighborhood, a petition was delivered to President Sullivan, protesting the loudness of the Barn. After much deliberation between the members and the administration, it was decided that Java would have to be moved. This new ___location would be the Winning Health Center, about 50 feet from the Payson Coffeehouse. To commemorate its closing, Java's annual festival, "Java Jam", would be the Barn's last show. On May 6, 2006, the Ryan Montbleau Band was the final artist to play in the venue, and the Barn was closed forever.
The vacant Winning Health Center was selected for the relocation. The Health Center's ___location in the center of campus put Java far away from the possibility of neighbors complaining about noise, and it would be easy to reconfigure the building to suit Java's needs. In an interesting return to the days of the Payson Coffeehouse, students would continue to live at 5 University Ave., and would make "the trek" to the Health Center for shows.
This was originally proposed to be a temporary ___location, since the demolition of the Health Center & Artery buildings have been in the University's master plans for years. This demolition would ultimately create green space that was lost due to the construction of the Student Center. The University decided to tear down the Health Center Venue in 2010, and that year the Health Center venue housed its final concert.
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080503091608/http://www.stlawu.edu/goldlink/goldlink08_java.html Article from SLU about current Java situation]
*[http://thehillnews.org/lp/nataliepontikes/theme-house-corner-java-house-by-natalie-pontikes]
[[Category:Coffeehouses and cafés in the United States]]
[[Category:Restaurants in New York (state)]]
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