Jolley on his art’s scale, history and private ‘parts’
Every year, in connection with its huge wine auction fundraiser called L'Amour du Vin, the Knoxville Museum of Art has an Artist's Luncheon at Blackberry Farm showcasing the weekend's featured artist....
View ArticleL’Amour du Vin: food, wine and a peek at the sky
Chef Patrick O'Connell, dubbed "the Pope of American cuisine," knocked ’em dead earlier this month at L'Amour du Vin, the annual wine dinner and auction that raises funds for the Knoxville Museum of...
View ArticleJosh Turner pulls his ‘Long Black Train’ into Knox
Country singer Josh Turner visited Knoxville last week to give an intimate performance for the The Alexis de Tocqueville Society, a group made up of the biggest donors to the United Way of Greater...
View ArticleNatalie Haslam: East Tennessean of the Year
The East Tennessee Historical Society honored Natalie Haslam last week with its highest honor. She was named East Tennessean of the Year and feted during a sold-out banquet at Cherokee Country Club....
View ArticleGreenery gussies up gathering at Blount Mansion
As we celebrate the end of 2018, here's one last post about a sweet Christmas tradition: The Knoxville Garden Club's annual decoration of Blount Mansion with seasonal greenery. Martha Kern, the owner...
View ArticleKreis Beall’s book: bright, brave and brutally honest
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...
View ArticleCuisine to crave! (Don’t read this if you are hungry.)
I may already have had my best meal of 2020 -- and it's only February! You can't beat the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's annual trek to Blackberry Farm for what many think is the best fundraiser of the...
View ArticleGreat party and pithy insights from Lamar Alexander
It looked like a capacity crowd last week at a $500-per-seat dinner honoring former U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander as "East Tennessean of the Year" during a fundraiser for the East Tennessee Historical...
View ArticleLove — and a new engagement ring — were in the air!
The event is called "L'Amour du Vin" and it's in its 19th year as the major annual fundraiser for the Knoxville Museum of Art. It means "for the love of wine" in French. But this past weekend, it...
View ArticleSponsors’ Event: ‘partiest’ part of L’Amour du Vin!
Each day of the three-day event that is the L'Amour du Vin fundraiser for the Knoxville Museum of Art is unique. The Artist's Luncheon, described in the previous post, is all about meeting the featured...
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