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An evening of excess — in food, wine, and fun!

As usual, the annual L’Amour du Vin fundraiser at the Knoxville Museum of Art was over the top this past Saturday. In the food, wine, fun — and noise level — departments. I guess that’s to be expected. “L’Amour du … Continue reading

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Picnic lovers share fun to fund Lakeshore Park

Lord, this town loves a picnic. And I have to admit that I do, as well. One of the best picnics every year is the annual fundraiser held each June as a benefit for Lakeshore Park. The view from the … Continue reading

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma calls East Tennessee ‘paradise’

“I thought I was in paradise, except that I’m not dead yet!” exclaimed superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma during his appearance at World’s Fair Park on Friday night, referring to the beauty and culture he discovered in the Appalachian Mountains and … Continue reading

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Lakeshore Park Picnic powers back

More than 350 people spent an idyllic evening at Lakeshore Park’s HGTV Overlook last Saturday at one of the most relaxing, low-key fundraisers the town has ever seen. About 135 pre-packed picnic baskets filled with the delicious wares of 15 different … Continue reading

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Zoofari brings fun — and big bucks! — to Zoo Knoxville

Well, the folks at Zoo Knoxville sure made the most of hosting one of the first major in-person fundraisers of the season following more than a year of pandemic shutdown. Although they made some adjustments — like breaking attendees into … Continue reading

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Nestful of Knoxvillians help The Swag open 40th season

The Swag over near Waynesville, North Carolina, opened for its 40th season last weekend with a lot of familiar faces — including ours! Owned by Knoxville residents Annie and David Colquitt, the mountain resort which consistently ranks in Conde Nast … Continue reading

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Warm memories of last dinner at Blackberry Farm

When news came yesterday that Blackberry Farm and Blackberry Mountain will reopen on May 14, it made me wistful for the last dinner we had there. It was for the sponsors of the Knoxville Museum of Art’s annual L’Amour du … Continue reading

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L’Amour du Vin 2020: Back when we could have fun!

It hasn’t been that long — it actually was just earlier this month — but it seems like an eternity ago. The Knoxville Museum of Art hosted what was one of the last big social occasions many Knoxvillians would attend: … Continue reading

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Cuisine to crave! (Don’t read this if you are hungry.)

I may already have had my best meal of 2020 — and it’s only February! You can’t beat the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s annual trek to Blackberry Farm for what many think is the best fundraiser of the year. That occurred … Continue reading

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Kreis 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 back at her life in … Continue reading

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