Apache Cafe, Atlanta, Georgia: Open Seven Nights A Week, From Reggae To Jazz, One Of The Brightest And Best Places For Exhibitions, Showcasing, Artists, Audition Facilities, Film & Video Location Shoots, Receptions, Master Classes.

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Whoever loves jazz and reggae and a bar that is able to sport tons of events (from think-tanks to poetry, from performing arts to concerts), all of them superbly arranged, and is in the Atlanta area, ought to go to the Apache Cafe (with a facebook page too and a myspace page) - and this applies to artists too, for the Apache Cafe allowed scores of artists to display their work in this frenzied venue.  
The cafe acts as a gallery for visual artists, and a day or evening event facility for many types of special events: book signings, corporate meetings, audition facility, showcasing, film and video location shoots, receptions, benefits, political rallies, film screenings, master classes, and rehearsal facility.

«Owners Asa and Karen Fain opened Apache Café for lunch at 11:00am on Monday April 9th 2001. Having spent the entire night awake in order to finish café recipes, they served just one table that day – a party including Asa's father. With art on the walls borrowed from Karen's brother Kevin and jazz music in the background they dreamed to create a place of creative freedom where great music, delicious food, and bold art could live.  
 
Open seven nights a week and serving a diverse group of patrons, Apache Café offers an intimate café, gallery, and venue with exposed brick walls and a loft-like style. As a restaurant café, Apache serves house made southwestern, Latin, and Caribbean inspired fare along with a full premium spirits bar, coffee bar, and dessert menu.»

Check their weekly events, or/and their calendar.  
 
Of course they have menus that range from breakfast anytime to salads, small plates, desserts and of course drinks of every fashion.  
 
If you are interested about their tech specs, here they are as they appeared on 2010:Capacity300 standing room only, or mixed use 100 seated and 100 standing room only  
 
Handicap AccessAccess to venue but none for bathrooms  
 
Stage(L) 21' 4" x (W) 12' 1" x (H) 1' 15" / app. 180 Sq ft Asian Rosewood  
 
Dressing RoomCovered Patio VIP area for artist w/private bathroom  
 
FOH  
4-way stereo EAW:  
3-way high/mid/lows EAW KF 695 (1 per side)  
Subs: EAW SB1000 (2)18" per box (2 per side)  
FOH/Monitor Console: Soundcraft GB8 32 channel w/ 8 aux sends  
System Processing: DBX Driverack 480 w/PC interface  
Effects: TC Electronics M-One, Deltalab Effectron JR  
FOH EQ: Ashly GSX 3102, (2) DOD R-830 (as inserts)  
Compression/Gates: DBX166XL, DBX 266  
FOH power: (3) QSC RMX 5050, 1 QSC EX 4000  
Playback: Stanton S-550 dual CD mixer  
Power Conditioner: Juice Goose  
 
Snake  
32 Switchcraft channel inputs + (2) 32 Switchcraft channel splits w/ Jensen isotransformers  
8 aux returns  
3 -8 channel multi-pin sub snakes  
1 -8 channel multi-pin fan out  
 
Monitor  
6 monitor mixes  
(3)Turbosound TXD 12M, (2)Yamaha S1151V, (2) Yamaha CM15V, (1)EV 12"/1"  
EQ: Ashly GSX 3102, DBX 1231, DOD R-830  
Amps: QSC 1400, (2)QSC MX 1500a, Crown Microtech 1200  
 
DJ  
(4) Technics 1200  
 
Lights  
(1) 750W Source 4  
(1) 750 Source  
(5) 300 W Par cans  
(2) Flourescent black lights  
(1) Mirrored Rotary Disco Globe  
 
Recording  
Tascam CDR-W4U, Pro Tools (PC) available  
32 Switchcraft channel split available from stage for broadcast or recording  
 
A/V & Projection  
3M MP8030 LCD Projector  
5'x5' screen DVD player  
 
Microphones  
AKG: D690, D790, D112  
Shure: Beta 58, SM58, SM57, Axim5  
Audix: OM 2, OM7, Drum pack (D1, D2, D3, D4)  
Sennheiser: E835  
Wireless Microphones available from rental company For booking: or their booking page, or for reservation their online reservation page.  
Snail mail packages may be sent to:  
Apache Cafe  
64 3rd ST NW  
Atlanta, GA 30308.  
For employment there is their employment page.  
For catering: catering form.  
 
And last but not least, their awards: Creative Loafing – BEST PLACE TO HEAR LOCAL MUSIC: Critic's Pick 2003, BEST URBAN MUSIC CLUB 2004, 2005.  
Atlanta Magazine - 2002 BEST ADULT ART NIGHT (Art Mondays)  
Hushbox.com - 2002 ATLANTA VISIONAIRE AWARD Karen Fain (Art Monday)  
Creative Loafing - BEST PALCE TO HEAR SPOKEN WORD: Critics Pick 2002, 2005, Reader's Pick 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005  
Atlanta Magazine -2004 BEST PLACE TO HEAR POETRY  
Undergrammys -BEST VENUE (FFX) 2003, 2004