Tag Archives: Mary Sue Greiner

Bramble makes Blackberry event even better

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

The Knoxville Symphony‘s annual fundraiser at Blackberry Farm was even more fantastic this year because it was held in Bramble Hall, Blackberry’s brand new events center. Bramble Hall was modeled after the huge timber-framed barns that used to dot East … Continue reading →

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‘If it comes from a can, it’s not a biscuit!’

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

So says Chris Kahn, who knows a thing or two about the subject. She worked in the White Lily test kitchen for more than a decade and is the chair of the biscuit baking contest during the phenomenally successful International … Continue reading →

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Hats off – or, in this case, on – to the Botanical Garden

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

How often do you go to a fundraiser that is virtually perfect? I went to one last week. It was the Hats in Bloom luncheon at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. Why, you ask, was it perfect? Well, it … Continue reading →

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Symphony Ball: In a League of its own

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

You don’t normally expect to see a bagpiper and cloggers at the elegant Knoxville Symphony Ball at Cherokee Country Club, but since the theme this year was “A Tennessee Christmas,” it seemed appropriate. The ball every year is the signature … Continue reading →

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Strings, scenes and splendor at Blackberry Farm

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

The timing couldn’t have been better. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s annual fundraiser at Blackberry Farm fell on a warm Sunday evening last month — right during a break in the frigid weather. It was so warm, in fact, that guests … Continue reading →

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Sublime evening in splendor of ‘The Barn’

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

A great fringe benefit of living in Knoxville is being so close to the vaunted Blackberry Farm. So it didn’t take much consideration for Alan and me to buy a table for eight at this past Sunday’s fundraiser there for … Continue reading →

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