Tag Archives: Bill Laing

UT Coach Josh Heupel and Athletics Director Danny White charm crowd at welcome event as season kicks off

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Cynthia Moxley

Well, football season has started with the team producing a win on the field, thank goodness. We witnessed another win, as well. Both Tennessee Head Football Coach Josh Heupel and Director of Athletics Danny White absolutely charmed a crowd of … Continue reading →

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Remember eating, drinking and dancing together?

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Cynthia Moxley

Greetings! Hope everyone is holding up during these stressful times of social distancing. I decided to haul out a not-so-long-ago memory of the Symphony Ball when we all gathered to eat, drink and even dance together. It makes me smile … Continue reading →

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Testerman for Council: Make the best better!

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

It seemed like a good excuse for a party. Our friend Janet Testerman is running for an at-large seat on Knoxville City Council and needed a fun fundraiser. We have our new condo downtown that we haven’t yet occupied. (I … Continue reading →

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Knoxville Symphony Board: many reasons to celebrate

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

In addition to the holiday season, the Knoxville Symphony Society’s board of directors had much to celebrate last night when members gathered at the Historic Middlebrook mansion for a little conviviality. Hosts Rick Fox, a KSO board member, and Ralph … Continue reading →

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Coach Pruitt scores with Knox leaders

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

With the University of Tennessee football season starting in about a month, you can feel the excitement growing in the Knoxville air with each passing day. I see more people wearing orange. And I definitely hear more discussion of the … Continue reading →

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Symphony ShowHouse goes uptown. (You should, too!)

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

Every year, the Knoxville Symphony League typically selects a brand new 5,500-square-foot home, usually on the water, and invites an assortment of interior designers to decorate its various rooms. Called the Symphony Designer ShowHouse, tours of the home are one … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from ‘the party bunker!’

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Nothing says “Happy New Year” like heavy artillery and stacks of ammunition. At least that’s how those of us felt who rang in 2017 in Richard and Bette Bryan’s fascinating (and fun!) “party bunker” — dubbed The Bunker Ballroom for … Continue reading →

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Regas Square wows at preview party

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

It was a heck of a preview party that launched the new Regas Square development on Wednesday evening at the Mill & Mine with more than 270 in attendance and great news coverage. (Disclosure: Moxley Carmichael helped with the function.) … Continue reading →

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Symphony League dinner: wine, water and wow!

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Wow, it’s great to know someone who owns a vineyard and winery! The Knoxville Symphony League discovered that very thing when Jenny and Randy Boyd donated four cases of their Serendipity Malbec, produced at their vineyard in Mendoza, Argentina, to … Continue reading →

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For the love of food, wine and Sam Beall

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

L’Amour du Vin 2016, the wine auction that has been the Knoxville Museum of Art’s largest fundraiser for the past 13 years, was an immediate sellout earlier this month, as usual. And, as usual, the food and wine were top … Continue reading →

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