http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com A blog by Cynthia Moxley Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:10:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK. Here's the deal. You pay $50. [caption id="attachment_3167" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="First, you select a bowl out of hundreds created by area artisans"][/caption] You go to the beautiful-in-any-season Hunter Valley Farm. You select a bowl out of hundreds created by generous East Tennessee artisans. You eat cheese and drink wine while bidding on ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/03/07/bowlicious-soup-er-good-time/ [caption id="attachment_3139" align="aligncenter" width="342" caption="From left: cellist D. Scot Williams, Maestro Lucas Richman, violinist Sean Claire and cellist Bruce Wilhite perform as a barbershop quartet. My favorite piece: "Wait for the Beep," which Richman composed as his answering machine message!"][/caption] There are all kinds of fancy fundraisers for the Knoxville Symphony: ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/03/02/dont-miss-this-event-next-year-symphony-soiree-brings-international-music-and-food-to-the-table/ [caption id="attachment_3090" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Jennifer welcomed guests with ouzo and Greek appetizers"][/caption] It is a real thrill to have a progressive dinner when everyone lives within walking distance. What better place for that than downtown? At the end of this post, we'll share some tips we've learned about how to have a great progressive ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/02/28/downtown-ideal-setting-for-great-progressive-dinner/ [caption id="attachment_3034" align="alignleft" width="187" caption="Moll Anderson and Phil Fulmer: she bid $3,900 for a football signed by him and five other coaches"][/caption] The Evergreen Ball, a fundraiser for Friends of the Smokies, was held at Cherokee Country Club Feb. 12th after being postponed from its original date by inclement weather. Of course there was the ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/02/22/wow-that-was-one-expensive-football/ [caption id="attachment_2962" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Cute corgi"][/caption] From Great Danes to chihuahuas, the dogs definitely had their day in downtown Knoxville on Saturday. The third annual Mardi Growl parade and festival - a fund-raiser for Young-Williams Animal Center - attracted more than 300 canines and their humans. And one cat. Although one wag ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/02/15/downtown-goes-to-the-dogs-and-one-cat/ [caption id="attachment_2901" align="aligncenter" width="360" caption=""Mercury" welcomes Natalie and Jim Haslam to the 2010 Moxley Carmichael client party"][/caption] We were a little nervous when former Sheriff Tim Hutchison and state Sen. Tim Burchett arrived at the Moxley Carmichael party at about the same time last Friday. The two men are locked in ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/02/11/the-messenger-god-meets-the-mortals-a-lot-of-em-at-moxley-carmichaels-2010-client-party/ [caption id="attachment_2858" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Dually, from Knoxville, had a major role in the movie"][/caption] While everyone else was getting ready for the Super Bowl Sunday, about a dozen folks were having a very unique Knoxville experience. Members of the Upper Left Book Club (more on them later) and a few hangers-on gathered ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/02/08/special-movie-special-dog-make-memorable-sunday/ [caption id="attachment_2807" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Christopher Ford, owner of Sweet P's Barbecue"][/caption] Suddenly, everybody is drinking the beer that my dad used to drink in the '70s. And they aren't people even remotely resembling my dad. The hip beer these days is, of all things, Pabst Blue Ribbon. Our great client, Cherokee Distributing Company, ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/02/04/whatll-you-have-pabst-blue-ribbon/ Man, this is a good idea! Some women friends donate $200 a piece through their women's giving circle. Once a year they select a cause to support with those funds. In this case, it's the SMART Girls program at the Boys and Girls Clubs. Then they celebrate by getting together to ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/01/27/another-good-reason-to-shop/ A year and a half ago, the Coq Chante orphanage in Haiti got its first light bulb. To celebrate, the some 18 children there stayed up until midnight playing board games. [caption id="attachment_2743" align="alignleft" width="296" caption="WBIR's Russell Biven in the crowd at TAC Air Saturday"][/caption] The bulb was powered by solar panels ... http://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2010/01/26/what-makes-wbir-special-perhaps-this/