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New Art! by Chad McClarnon

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:41:35 +0000

Chad McClarnon is a nashville photographer shooting commercial, editorial, and advertising images and portraits for clients in Nashville and all over the country. Artwork will be displayed March-April, stop by to check out this Nashville artists unique work! Preview Chad’s work on his personal portfolio website, www.cwmphoto.com or look up his inspiring photos on flickr.

The crops are in

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:33:06 +0000

If you notice a little bit of change with your next espresso, or a brighter flavor from the Moka Harrar, it’s because the crops are coming in. Most of our coffees are coming in season, which means they have been harvested, washed, and shipped most likely in the last month. If you’re in this week, ask us to take a whiff of the Lost Weekend (a blend of Harrar and Sumatra), and note the bluberry-ish smell. Also, keep a look out for some new coffees. We’re tasting a Tanzanian this week, and hopefully a new Ethiopian Sidamo and El Salvador peaberry next week. Ask us to try some, the only requirement is that you have to let us know what you think.

Brewing Techniques Class 03/13

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:06:45 +0000

Often times we get questions regarding the best way to brew coffee at home. In our brewing class we will tackle all those questions about grinding coffee, water contact time, immersion brewing, and coffee storage. We will go into depth on these four methods: Chemex, French Press, Aeropress, and that little funky thing called the Moka Pot. We will brew the same coffee for each method and talk about simliarities and differences in flavor, texture, and aftertaste. The cost is $10 per person. Everyone goes home with a half pound of coffee! You must pre-pay in order to sign up. Call us or stop in, hurry… only ten slots available.

Class time: March 13, 2010 5PM

Coffee. Wine. Art. Cheese.

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:11:47 +0000

Circus of the Umbrella Art Show to Highlight Husband and Wife’s Combined Talents

Show Features Unique Blend of Sculpting and Painting

Nashville, TN (January 18, 2010) Local husband and wife artists Aaron and Michelle Grayum will bring their dazzling parade of clowns, circus tents and whimsical creatures to Crema Coffee for their Circus of the Umbrella art show. An artists’ reception will be held at Crema on Friday, January 22 at 7pm, and the show will run through February 27. A portion of sales will be donated to the Wonderful Life Foundation as well as to Haitian Relief Efforts.

Circus of the Umbrella, a fanciful ode to the high-flying magic and splendor of the circus, features pieces of art that uniquely blend the painting talents of Aaron Grayum with the sculpting talents of wife Michelle, all on the same canvases. The couple, who have shared show spaces before, have never worked together this closely on an entire show from start to finish.

“This show is our first collaboration where we’ve combined painting and sculpture on each and every piece of an entire exhibition,” said Michelle. “Considering that both our styles reflect a sense of childlike whimsy and that they complement each other so well, collaboration seems to be a natural step in our careers. With ‘Circus of the Umbrella,’ we are bringing together our fascinations for the real and the surreal, for faith and disbelief, and for childlike amazement wrapped in the paradox that is the circus.”

Aaron and Michelle met as art students at MTSU and have been working together in graphic design ever since, winning nearly a dozen Addy awards along the way. Aaron’s particular style of painting has been well-received in many Nashville art galleries and shows over the years. He has recently started showing nationally, including galleries in Alabama, Florida, and Chicago. Michelle, in addition to showing her sculptures in local galleries and shows, has used her sculpting talent to start a successful custom wedding cake-topper business, Zoë Tops.

http://www.crema-coffee.com

http://www.thegrayumbrella.com

For more information:
Mark McCormack
615.429.2917
press@thegrayumbrella.com

2nd Annual CREMA Christmas (is it Christmas already?!)

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:25:17 +0000

If you missed the event last year, here’s the recap. We’re very close to the $2,900 goal we set out to raise, artists featured at CREMA have continued to donate to Safe Haven (and other charities) throughout the year. CREMA takes no commission from the sale of artwork, we encourage artists to donate a portion to a local charity instead.

Update: results from 2009 CREMA Christmas (scroll to bottom of page)

Fall menu

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:14:26 +0000

Just realized we haven’t posted or even said hello since August! Sorry about that. We’ve got great news, our fall drinks are a big hit. Oops, the menu in the picture says “Peregrino” …the drink is the Pelligrino… it means pilgrim! It’s made with real pumpkin and our own homemade syrup. It’s like drinking a pumpkin pie. The Lavender Macchiato is a huge hit also. Questions? Leave a comment.

Picture of the day – latte art

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:33:37 +0000

Check out our growing collection of our latte art pictures!

A new deck and this and that news

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:36:38 +0000

We’ve got a deck! Big thanks to Chris and Christian for doing one heck of a job.

You may not want to sit outside now but in a few weeks the deck will be a great place to sit and take in the city view.

In other news, we have a bunch of new ceramic mugs just in, new tumblers, new tshirts (not shown – new woman’s t’s too!) and have you tried the new Pistolas de Espresso? Exclusively roasted for CREMA by Drew Brews, check it out next time you’re in.

We’ve got a Bunn grinder for sale, interested? Let us know.

Have you had a CREMA Car Bomb yet?

No better title

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:52:00 +0000

Wow, what a title for a blog post, but couldn’t come up with anything better. It has been a while. We’ve been busy, like usual! But these days you’re most likely to catch us on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and oh, working on a our new espresso blend! Speaking of, we need a name for it, want to name it? It’s sweet, with dark chocolate notes and ripe blueberries. I can taste it now.

Geez, can anyone keep up anymore?

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:02:38 +0000

We’ve been busy. How does anyone keep up with Twitter, Facebook, myspace, yada yada yada….

Anyway, here’s some pix from our recent exploration on the west coast. We found an awesome little, only open a month, coffee shop on Post street. It’s called, Farm:Table, everything they serve is sourced locally and baked by them. So the next time you’re in San Francisco check ‘em out.