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Great news! “Knoxville” is coming to Knoxville!

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Cynthia Moxley

In a sweet little lunch gathering this past Saturday, Clarence Brown Theatre leadership gave supporters an update on construction on the new Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre and announced plans for the upcoming theater season. And that’s where the big news … Continue reading →

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Butler honored by Knoxville Museum of Art: ‘He helped us conquer our innate inferiority complex!’

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

David Butler and his husband, Ted Smith, were honored recently at the 25th annual James L. Clayton Award Luncheon at the Knoxville Museum of Art. The Clayton Award is presented annually to the individual, family or institution whose support of … Continue reading →

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The happiest party of the year!

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

Question: Do hats make people happy? Or do happy people wear hats? The answer really doesn’t matter. The upshot is that Hats in Bloom, an annual fundraiser and hat sale benefiting the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, is the happiest … Continue reading →

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Wine, food and ‘donuts behaving badly!’

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Cynthia Moxley

The Knoxville Museum of Art’s hugely successful L’Amour du Vin fundraiser has come and gone (more on that in a later post), but one of my favorite parts of the whole weekend every year is what’s called the “Artist’s Luncheon.” … Continue reading →

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Kreis Beall’s book: bright, brave and brutally honest

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Cynthia Moxley

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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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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Clarence Brown Theatre Gala kicks up its boots!

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

One of the best things about the Clarence Brown Theatre’s annual gala fundraiser is getting to see the great theatrical talent that Knoxville produces. Last year, it was thespian  Dale Dickey who received the Clarence Brown’s Artistic Achievement Award at … Continue reading →

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So many hats — and only one head!

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

Maybe it was the startlingly beautiful weather last Friday. Or maybe it was the mimosas and Bloody Marys. Or maybe it was just getting a bunch of nice ladies and a bunch of nice hats together in one spot. Or … Continue reading →

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Dale Dickey does hometown proud

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Actress Dale Dickey is a Knoxville treasure. The Clarence Brown Theatre and her alma mater, the University of Tennessee, recently recognized her as such with the Clarence Brown Theatre Artistic Achievement Award, presented at the theater’s annual gala. Held at … 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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