Imagination soars at library’s three-ring circus
If ever an event took full advantage of a venue, "Under the Big Top," a recent fundraiser for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County, did. Held at the Mill & Mine, a new-ish concert and...
View ArticleMarblegate ’17: A charming Sunday evening
I'll be honest. We have never been to the Marblegate event before. It benefits the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. It is a good cause, and all, but we just can't go to everything -- try as...
View ArticleWhat an impact – Natalie Haslam lauded for life’s work
Every year, the East Tennessee Community Design Center recognizes a local leader with its Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award, named after its founder. "It is presented with the goal of celebrating...
View ArticleKen Burns: U.S. needs ‘less pluribus; more unum’
Historian Ken Burns was in Knoxville recently, appearing on behalf of the East Tennessee Historical Society and Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law. The $300 per seat dinner at the...
View ArticleCelebrating a Knoxville artist who loved New York
"Joseph Delaney: On the Move" is a little trip to the hurly-burly street life of New York City -- and it's right here near downtown Knoxville. Delaney, the younger brother of better known artist...
View ArticleGovernor Bill Haslam: It’s been the honor of a lifetime.
With exactly 100 days left in his term of office (as of today), Gov. Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy, last night had a casual chat with 100 or so community leaders who are the biggest donors to the...
View ArticleNatalie Haslam: East Tennessean of the Year
The East Tennessee Historical Society honored Natalie Haslam last week with its highest honor. She was named East Tennessean of the Year and feted during a sold-out banquet at Cherokee Country Club....
View ArticleGreenery gussies up gathering at Blount Mansion
As we celebrate the end of 2018, here's one last post about a sweet Christmas tradition: The Knoxville Garden Club's annual decoration of Blount Mansion with seasonal greenery. Martha Kern, the owner...
View ArticleChopin and champagne: as elegant as it gets
For a few idyllic hours on this past rainy Sunday, a couple dozen music lovers were transported from West Knoxville to a lovely salon in mid-19th century Paris by virtue of music, dainty nibbles and...
View ArticleKreis Beall’s book: bright, brave and brutally honest
I don't know what I expected. But it wasn't this. Kreis Beall, who founded tony Blackberry Farm with her ex-husband, Sandy Beall, back in 1976 as a six-room country inn, has taken an unflinching look...
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