Spooning up big fun
There are so many silent and live auctions to attend in Knoxville every year that most of us have reached the capacity of what our homes and offices will hold. That's why Alan and I now almost always...
View ArticleLiquid olives and octopi, oh my!
Crescent Bluff, the mansion at 3106 Kingston Pike that once was home to the Dulin Gallery of Art, will turn 100 years old next year. As a run-up to that historic event, current owner John Trotter...
View ArticleUrban League: A place for doers and dancers!
Right up there with the Knoxville Opera as a nonprofit that really knows how to throw a party, you'd have to put the Knoxville Area Urban League. And, like the Knoxville Opera, the Urban League stays...
View ArticleCrush of events makes exciting year-end
As 2016 hurtles to its conclusion, holiday and other kinds of special events literally have tumbled on top of one another. I don't think I've ever seen a busier year-end season in Knoxville. The...
View ArticleUT Gardens Gala: over-the-top food on a fun Friday
We go to a heck of a lot of events every year and sometimes they all kind of blend together. Very few stand out. But the UT Gardens Gala does. I'm not sure why, but there's just something different...
View ArticleQuarry setting serves up Spanish ‘Summer Supper’
A spectacular garden landscape on a beautiful evening. Convivial friends and acquaintances. And a wide range of delectable seafood dishes prepared by one of Knoxville's most talented and in-demand...
View ArticleEven Mother Nature loves Ijams and the Symphony
In the 32-year history of Symphony in the Park, the fun, fun event where the Knoxville Symphony plays at an outdoor fundraiser for Ijams Nature Center at the nature center, there's never been a rain...
View ArticleGet hitched – and everything else – at the Mule Barn
The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is a 47-acre public garden in East Knoxville just two miles from downtown. If you've never been, you definitely need to go. Admission is free, and every...
View Article‘Grief is the price we pay for love.’
Although that quote is credited to the late Queen Elizabeth II, last week it rang true here in Knoxville to the many friends of Christy Lee, among whom Alan and I count ourselves. Christy passed away...
View ArticleKnox Heritage names Mike Hatcher and Tim Hill ‘Preservationists of the Year’...
Mike Hatcher and Tim Hill, who founded Hatcher-Hill Properties in 2004, were named Preservationists of the Year last month during the Scruffy City Soiree, a popular annual fundraiser sponsored by Knox...
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