If New Year’s Eve is any indication, 2025 will be great!
J.C. Holdway, Knoxville's only restaurant owned by a James Beard Award-winning chef, is great on any day, of course. But Chef Joseph Lenn's eatery really excels when it comes to making special...
View ArticlePopular “Artsclamation!” moving to downtown Knoxville
The latest Artsclamation! fundraiser benefiting Covenant Health's Peninsula mental health programs has come and gone. But there's news for the next Artsclamation: It's moving to downtown Knoxville!...
View ArticleKSO’s 90th year: historic violin, nine world premieres
As the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary this year, its board president, Rick Fox, has donated to the group a violin that his late great-aunt used to take lessons...
View ArticleWant to surprise a reluctant honoree? Try this!
If you read this blog very often, you know that one of my best friends is Dawn Ford. And her husband is one of my husband's best friends. We go back forever. We travel together. We are in clubs and...
View ArticleEvergreen Ball: Funds and fun for the Smoky Mountains!
The Evergreen Ball, which raises funds every year for the Friends of the Smokies organization, was another big success this year, selling out Cherokee Country Club's ballroom and two overflow areas and...
View ArticleScores of women — and 2 men — get stadium peek!
Members of the Executive Women's Association, which consists of the top female business leaders in town, last week got a private tour of Covenant Health Park, the new multi-use stadium in downtown...
View ArticleWendel Werner wows in West Knox
Delicious food and drink, brilliant and celebratory music, and warm camaraderie on a Thursday night. What a great excuse to drop a few bucks in support of the Knoxville. Symphony League which, in turn,...
View ArticleMardi Growl: Dogs, music and blessings for 18th year!
Mardi Growl, the biggest fundraiser for Young-Williams Animal Center every year, is always fun. Over its 18-year history, I've been to it in the sweltering heat as well as in the cold, drizzling rain....
View ArticleNext Symphony season: Beethoven’s 9th and Midori!
World-famous violinist Midori will return to East Tennessee next season to perform with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at the historic Tennessee Theatre. In a series of programs celebrating the KSO's...
View ArticleHistory Center hits home run with new baseball exhibit
Coinciding with the scheduled return of the Smokies baseball team to downtown Knoxville next month, the East Tennessee History Center this Saturday will open a fun and fact-filled exhibit on the...
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