Category Archives: Art

Five plays in five days — from the best to the bomb

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

Five plays in five days. Picasso, Van Gogh, Magritte, Pollock, Warhol. A Liberty cruise. And enough food and drink to sink a battleship. That’s what Alan and I experienced last month when we joined other supporters of the Clarence Brown … Continue reading →

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KMA’s Artist’s Luncheon: a Friday of fabulousness

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

While L’Amour du Vin would seem to be about wine, the whole long weekend really is about art. L’Amour du Vin, a wine dinner with a visiting chef, a visiting vintner and a visiting artist, is the single largest fundraiser … Continue reading →

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Celebrating a Knoxville artist who loved New York

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

“Joseph Delaney: On the Move” is a little trip to the hurly-burly street life of New York City — and it’s right here near downtown Knoxville. Delaney, the younger brother of better known artist Beauford Delaney, was born in Knoxville … Continue reading →

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Knox chefs shine at Big Ears

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

Of course, folks came to the Big Ears Festival, held last weekend in downtown Knoxville, for the music. And, this year in particular, for the films and poetry. But we had another great asset on display, as well: our food … Continue reading →

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L’Amour du Vin translates into success!

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

If you run into anybody on the board or staff of the Knoxville Museum of Art, please forgive them if they seem a little giddy. They deserve to be because they are coming off the most successful L’Amour du Vin … Continue reading →

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Opera Ball knocked ’em dead! Here’s why.

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

So, what’s the secret to having a sellout black tie fundraiser? The folks at Knoxville Opera know the answer to that. Here are some things they did right to make the annual Opera Ball — dubbed the Ruby Ball this … Continue reading →

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Historic preservation with a Polish twist (and pierogies!)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Pierogies, borscht, cabbage. Ah, the food of Poland. And vodka, of course. Potato vodka. Forty folks shelled out $170 each for these delicacies last week, along with a chance to dine at the Sequoyah Hills home of former Ambassador to … Continue reading →

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That bird didn’t fly, but wine was divine

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

I might not be the most adventurous eater you’ve ever met, but I do try to sample new things from time to time. Thanks to the wonderful Trust Fall dinners (click here and here and here and here), I have … Continue reading →

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Holiday Homes Tour: elegant, inspiring and fun

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

We sure do love looking inside other people’s homes, don’t we? The smart folks in the Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art took advantage of that proclivity earlier this month and sold out their 22nd annual Holiday Homes Tour … Continue reading →

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See the art of Chicago – and what’s on the way here!

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

If you see 16 people walking the streets of K-town looking dazed and disoriented, it will be the group who just returned from the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Collectors Circle trip to Chicago. We saw so much art in such … Continue reading →

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