Welcome to Java Cabana
Come in and stay awhile...
Your home away from home, Java Cabana is a comfy place to enjoy a cup of java while you check your email with free wireless internet access. Of course you can just curl up on a couch with one of the many books or magazines we have or play a game with a friend. It's the perfect place to study for an exam or have lunch with a co-worker. Come in the evening and you're likely to hear live music, a bit of poetry, or quite possibly view an art opening. Check our events page for more info.
Spiritual Healing
Tarot Readings, Dream Interpretations, and Intuitive Readings with Diane Brandon Trevor, and Tonya Richardson.
Readings range from $20-$50 and are available by appointment or come on Wednesday from 12-5pm or weekends.
Maggie and Heidi
Thank you Aronofsky! by Mary A. Burns
Sometimes you just have to get your thoughts on the
page. Here's my critique of "The Fountain." If anyone is interested in giving me feedback, just email me at mary at javacbanacoffeehouse.com
Darren Aronofsky, the visually poetic director for "The Fountain," chooses the right form to pour his work into, but in doing so, mentally challenges his audience to find the threads of the cosmos that connect the seemingly separate narratives. Let me just say first of all, "The Fountain" does not follow the plotline or any of the reviews I have read so far. I can understand why the film would be difficult to follow, if you are trying to see the three narratives in separate segments of past, present, and future. I think as an audience member, it is important to approach the film with a poetic mind. Visually, the film practically begs its viewers to interact with the film as a piece of art. And as with any good piece of art, the form is as important as its content. Aronofsky appears to know this intuitively because he has poured his work into the best possible vessel, which happens to be science fiction, to achieve a multitude of intentions. Continue Reading...
Java in the news
Sinking into cushy sofas in shades of dusty mustard and bruised avocado, a crowd in weather-beaten T-shirts and flowing skirts nursed mismatched mugs of steamy joe. Seated before the mellow gathering, Valerie June, formerly of Bella Sun, belted out a throaty, heart-jerking melody.
June, who has plans to release a solo album this summer, got her start after playing her first live gig at Java Cabana's Open Mike Poetry Night. The Thursday evening event, which usually ropes in poets and a host of musicians, is said to be the longest-running poetry reading in Memphis.
Read more of the story originally published in the Commercial Appeal.
In the neighborhood
Stop by for a visit during the Cooper-Young Festival, Saturday September 16.
If you're in Memphis you can get your free wi-fi at the Java, when you're out exploring the world you can find wi-fi hotspots via JiWire.