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Happy Summertime.
In Memphis, TN it's too hot to walk barefoot on the streets. Yes ma'am. The heat is a mighty force and we are asked to bear it. Meanwhile, the opportunity to keep an open heart and drink iced coffee is a good option. I am feeling grateful.
My Gemini heart celebrated another birthday with family and friends and felt ever so loved by the good people in my life. There is something to be said about gathering with kindred spirits. I believe it makes us stronger and sometimes it's the medicine we need to heal and just to feel better about being on the planet. And this is why I keep my doors open at the cafe. There is an open space waiting to be filled with writers, wanderers, the broken-hearted, the stubborn, the seeker, the passerby, and disbeliever, the dreamer and maybe sometimes their paths cross there and maybe they enter and go one at a time. But it's a joy to see the room filled with a community hand-stitched by what the day brings. So I welcome you all.
love and light,
Mary B./Owner of Java Cabana
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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.
Java featured in Flipside Memphis
Every city of any size has a coffee shop with an open mic night where local talent can cut their teeth in front of an audience. Memphis’ version is the tiny Java Cabana, where kids from the scene get caffinated and experience a little bit of what their peers have to offer. The hideaway hangout for poets has become minorly famous in its own way, appearing in not only $5 Cover, but also Morgan Jon Fox’s breakout OMG/HaHaHa (Q&A with writer/director). The open-minded crowd and nurturing atmosphere makes open mic night one of the most interesting evenings in Memphis. From a knock-down, throw-out chess game to music you won't find anywhere else in the city, there's always something on offer at Java Cabana. Source: Live from Memphis
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.
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.
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.
