Havana heat: Hot night at the Copa
I have to hand it to the fun folks at the Knoxville Opera Guild: They are nothing if not flexible! They built the whole theme of this year’s Opera Ball, held last Saturday at Cherokee Country Club,...
View ArticleGoing mad for a great cause!
It’s midsummer and the Knox Heritage Summer Suppers are in full swing. As you may know, Summer Suppers are great little fundraisers for the nonprofit preservation organization, Knox Heritage. They...
View Article‘Taste of Greece’ perfect antidote to adversity
If ever a church seemed snake-bit (aside from the actual snake-handling churches, of course) it is Saint George Greek Orthodox Church on Kingston Pike in Knoxville. Reeling from the alleged theft of...
View ArticleThis Summer Supper soared
The Knox Heritage Summer Suppers are in full swing and they are a blast, as usual. Take the one we went to earlier this month at the beautiful mid-century modern home in Westmoreland of City Councilman...
View ArticleI think that I shall never see a beer so lovely in a tree
Garden party season is in full swing in East Tennessee. And that’s fine with me. The Great Gardens Party, a fundraiser for the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, is held each year in a different...
View ArticleSpooning 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 Article‘Thrilling’ evening honors Ashley Capps
Every year the East Tennessee Community Design Center recognizes with the Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to building a better future for this...
View ArticleBravo to Knoxville Opera on a ball with it all!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Those folks at the Knoxville Opera know how to throw a great party! Case in point? This year’s Prima Donna Ball, honoring Knoxville’s own Mary Costa, who...
View ArticleRobinson-Stair wedding was a masterpiece
Attorney Caesar Stair III, the father of the groom, admitted that it was unusual to think of him officiating at a marriage ceremony — him being a well-known divorce lawyer and all. But that’s what his...
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