Monthly Archives: April 2010

10 tips for making beautiful flower arrangements

Cliff View, the stunning home of Jenny and Randy Boyd, offered a perfect setting Tuesday for an elegant lunch and flower arranging lesson by one of Knoxville’s best experts in the field. Lillian Jones, an interior designer by trade, has … Continue reading

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Hayride gives city folks a taste of the country life — and the best damn hamburger in the world!

On the city vs. country continuum, I’m definitely way far on the city side. Although I like dogs and cats, I am suspicious of cows, scared of horses and generally loathe almost all reptiles, amphibians and insects. And I don’t … Continue reading

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Men in skirts – and other scenes from a diva lunch!

We were just filing into The Foundry for the 7th annual Diva Luncheon, a fashion show of wearable art that is part of the Dogwood Arts Festival. The facility’s banquet manager, Jason Grahl, looking worried, rushed up to Mickey Mallonee, … Continue reading

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It’s Greek to me!

It was a double Greek treat Sunday night at Maestro Lucas Richman’s Whittington Creek home as beloved singer George Bitzas displayed both his vocal and culinary skills at a benefit dinner for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Who would have thought … Continue reading

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Sophisticated crowd turns clock back about 30 years; belts out songs of band of our youth, Air Supply

You might think that you don’t really know any songs by Air Supply, the soft-rock duo from the late ’70s and ’80’s. But, believe me, you do! That’s what 500 or so of us found out Saturday night when we … Continue reading

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Market Square: THE place to be on the weekends

Many of us have been on Market Square all winter long – and have loved it! But there is something extra magical that happens to Market Square when spring is in the air. Like this weekend.

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Symphony League Showhouse = design, food and shopping all in one beautiful location

Despite the best work of more than a dozen talented interior designers, the most striking feature of the two condos that make up the 2010 Knoxville Symphony League Showhouse project is the view. From the front, the two condos located … Continue reading

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When classical meets jazz: fun and $$

The finale at Fox Den Country Club Saturday night was worth the price of admission all by itself. The occasion was the Springtime Serenade, a fundraiser for the UT School of Music. The evening’s theme, “Classical Meets Jazz,” was designed … Continue reading

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Dogwood arts fair goes from foul to fab!

Several years ago, I stopped going to the arts and crafts booths set up on Market Square during the Dogwood Arts Festival. I think it was the year I saw booths selling crocheted covers for toilet paper rolls and trivets … Continue reading

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“It’s dogwood time in Tennessee”

With those signature words of his, beloved radio legend Bobby Denton — also “the voice of Neyland Stadium” during football season — on Wednesday officially opened the 2010 Dogwood Arts Festival’s trails and gardens. The setting couldn’t have been more … Continue reading

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