Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea

Congratulations to Our Winning Quote

After much debate, informal polling and a few days to ponder the winning quote, it has been selected.  our winning quote was submitted by Tisha Morris and it goes like this...

Ugly Mugs. 

Beautiful People.

East Nashville.

Why did we choose this quote.  Because we think we are beautiful....just kidding.  We chose it because we think it fits our style.  We do have some ugly mugs, but we have great customers, employees and partners and that's what beautiful people means to us.  It is also nice and short which goes well with the back of a t-shirt.  Thank you for making our first three months fun and successful. Without a bunch of beautiful people, our dream would not be a reality.  Congratulations Tisha.  I hope you don't get tired of seeing your name around town!

Put on Your Creative Hats....or Shirts

Alright, we asked for your help with our music library and you came through big time on that one.  Now it's time for you to lend us your creative minds again.  This time however, we're asking you to give us a quote for the backside of our new T-shirts.  It's simple, leave us a comment with an original quote.  The winning quote will be printed on our next shirts, along with your name as the author.  We are open to anything, but obviously we will not print t-shirts that are not clean or are offensive.  The ideal quote would have something to do with Ugly Mugs, being ugly (or not), coffee, east Nashville etc. etc.  We're looking forward to what you have to say.  We will choose a winner and it and will be announced October 24 right here on this blog.  Have fun and good luck!

Americana Wednesdays with Luke & Chet

 

 

No, these pictures are not pieces of art by Michael Gragg.  They are actual photos of Luke Amelang and Chet O'Keefe, the hosts of our new Americana Wednesdays.  The first Wednesday of each month starting at 7pm, they will be playing us their blend of roots, bluegrass and folk music.  Come check them out, you will be glad you did.  And they go great with a cup of coffee (maybe even an Americano.....nevermind) and a cupcake from the wonderful IveyCake.

New Artwork by Michael Gragg

Our walls have been graced with a new presence.  And for lack of a real artistic term, this is really cool stuff.  We have been fortunate to get to know artist Michael Gragg and his family since the shop opened.  They are wonderful people in general (who just happened to make Liam a custom Ugly Mugs hoodie for his 1st birthday.  Thus they were awarded birthday present of the year!)  But more importantly, here is the story behind Michael and his art.  He creates paintings inspired by stencil art.  Primarily, Michael's work is influenced by pop culture, but says he is available for custom work as well.  Michael and his family recently relocated to east Nashville from central California.  When he is not chasing his son around Ugly Mugs or painting, you can find him manning the espresso machine at Marche or attending classes at MTSU, where he is a Geo-Science undergrad student.   Above are a couple examples of Michael's work - free cup of coffee for the first person to come in and correctly tell us who they are.