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‘Dinner on the Bridge’ beguiles

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

What a great idea this was! To celebrate Knoxville’s 225th birthday, the Arts & Culture Alliance hosted a dinner on the Gay Street Bridge Sunday night complete with keyboard music by Carol Zinavage Shane of the Knoxville Symphony and a … Continue reading →

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Nest Knoxville nestles into downtown

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

It was a sweet gathering of family and friends last weekend as Nest Knoxville, the beautiful new furniture and gift store on the 100 block of Gay Street, officially opened its doors. Proprietor Natalie Stair and her husband, Marshall, an … Continue reading →

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Bravo to Knoxville Opera on a ball with it all!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Those folks at the Knoxville Opera know how to throw a great party! Case in point? This year’s Prima Donna Ball, honoring Knoxville’s own Mary Costa, who helped launch the Knoxville … Continue reading →

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Preservationists pause to party

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

When Cindi DeBusk was a little girl, her mother would have liked for her to have stood beside her in the kitchen learning how to cook. Instead, Cindi was with her father in the garage learning to use power tools. … Continue reading →

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Havana heat: Hot night at the Copa

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Cynthia Moxley

I have to hand it to the fun folks at the Knoxville Opera Guild: They are nothing if not flexible!

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Visiting garden expert great excuse for party

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Cynthia Moxley

I have to say, the entry of the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum onto the Knoxville social scene definitely has expanded the diversity of cultural activities available. Case in point: a lecture by an expert on famous gardener Gertrude Jekyll … Continue reading →

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Raise the Roots: Great dinner, tough trivia game!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

“Three Sisters” is a style of agriculture the folks at Beardsley Farm practiced this summer. What are the three plants that make up the “Three Sisters” system? That was just one of the questions in the super hard trivia contest … Continue reading →

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A summertime return to Betsey’s garden

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

Anyone who’s spent any time whatsoever in a garden knows that the best thing about a garden is that it is constantly changing. Because of the generosity of Betsey Bush to two important local non-profit organizations, some lucky Knoxvillians got … Continue reading →

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