These folks really know how to do Christmas — and they share their special...
You haven’t really done Christmas to the max until you have done it at the historic Middlebrook, the beautiful circa 1845 residence owned by Rick Fox at 4001 Middlebrook Pike. Fox and his partner,...
View ArticleMiddlebrook soiree launches “Summer Suppers”
The wonderful series of events that is Knox Heritage‘s “Summer Suppers” began last Saturday in spectacular style with a Gay Nineties theme at the beautiful Middlebrook plantation. Middlebrook, tucked...
View ArticleFireworks, music and camaraderie highlight a fun Southern Summer’s Night to...
It has come to be known as THE fun event of summer. Southern Summer’s Night, also called Hope 2013 (this year), is the huge outdoor gala held every year at the historic Middlebrook mansion to raise...
View ArticleSouthern Summer’s Night: A blast!
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., was nearly destitute. He had been working at a car wash and had only one pair of jeans and one jacket in November 2010 when he and his wife left their hometown of Logan, West...
View Article‘Artsclamation!’ earns its exclamation point
Artsclamation!, an art sale benefiting Peninsula Hospital, has THE BEST ART every year. Held in the gym of Sacred Heart Cathedral School right before the holidays kick off, the juried show offers a...
View ArticleSmokin’ good time at the Botanical Garden
Fancy parties and galas are nice, but sometimes you just want to kick back and relax a little, enjoying some pretty scenery, fun music, great food and interesting friends. That’s why Alan and I enjoy...
View ArticleSymphony Ball: In a League of its own
You don’t normally expect to see a bagpiper and cloggers at the elegant Knoxville Symphony Ball at Cherokee Country Club, but since the theme this year was “A Tennessee Christmas,” it seemed...
View ArticleSouthern Summer’s Night lights path to hope
For 20 years, Covenant Health’s Hope Center has been benefiting people and families coping with AIDS and HIV. For 14 of those years, Rick Fox and Ralph Cianelli have been throwing a huge fundraising...
View ArticleSolstice steals spotlight at summer soirees
It wasn’t too long ago that you didn’t hear much about the solstice. And when it was discussed, it was just a mention in the weather report about the longest day or something. The only solstice...
View ArticleSecret garden steeped in Knoxville ‘her-story’
The folks at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum put together a touching and creative tribute to two special Knoxville women recently. During its popular annual Green Thumb Gala fundraiser,...
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 ArticleOrdinary couple, extraordinary evening
A little bit of old Hollywood glamour came to Knoxville last week as Positively Living, the organization that supports those touched by AIDS, hosted the premiere of the updated version of “An Ordinary...
View ArticleSolstice Supper survives soaker
We go to the Solstice Supper at the Knoxville Botanical Garden every year and find the al fresco dining to be magical. But, even though we like eating outside — especially at a dinner celebrating the...
View Article‘An Emerald Evening’ rakes in the green!
Congratulations to the Knoxville Symphony League for hosting its most successful Symphony Ball in recent history! Held this past Saturday at Cherokee Country Club with a St. Paddy’s Day theme, “An...
View Article‘Artsclamation!’ earns its exclamation point
Artsclamation!, an art sale benefiting Peninsula Hospital, has THE BEST ART every year. Held in the gym of Sacred Heart Cathedral School right before the holidays kick off, the juried show offers a...
View ArticleSmokin’ good time at the Botanical Garden
Fancy parties and galas are nice, but sometimes you just want to kick back and relax a little, enjoying some pretty scenery, fun music, great food and interesting friends. That’s why Alan and I enjoy...
View ArticleSymphony Ball: In a League of its own
You don’t normally expect to see a bagpiper and cloggers at the elegant Knoxville Symphony Ball at Cherokee Country Club, but since the theme this year was “A Tennessee Christmas,” it seemed...
View ArticleSouthern Summer’s Night lights path to hope
For 20 years, Covenant Health’s Hope Center has been benefiting people and families coping with AIDS and HIV. For 14 of those years, Rick Fox and Ralph Cianelli have been throwing a huge fundraising...
View ArticleSolstice steals spotlight at summer soirees
It wasn’t too long ago that you didn’t hear much about the solstice. And when it was discussed, it was just a mention in the weather report about the longest day or something. The only solstice...
View ArticleSecret garden steeped in Knoxville ‘her-story’
The folks at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum put together a touching and creative tribute to two special Knoxville women recently. During its popular annual Green Thumb Gala fundraiser,...
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