Pilot Celebrity Pumpers raise funds — and spirits
The annual Pilot Pumpers fundraiser for the United Way last month raised a record $63,478. Here’s the deal: during the three-day promotion at all area Pilot convenience stores, Pilot donates to United...
View ArticlePilot Pumpers raise record amount for United Way
In just three days last month, “Pilot Celebrity Pumpers” raised a record-breaking $86,200 for the United Way of Greater Knoxville, which surpassed the previous record by $21,250. The record was $64,950...
View ArticleHeartache at the Heart Gala
We at Moxley Carmichael were not in much of a party mood the other day when we headed to Cherokee Country Club for the 30th annual Heart Gala. Although we did get dressed up (and looked pretty darn...
View ArticleClarence Brown Theatre tops itself with move to big tent
The Clarence Brown Theatre’s annual gala last year held in downtown Knoxville at The Standard was so successful that Alan and I wondered to ourselves how in the world it could be as outstanding again....
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 ArticleClarence Brown in ‘Black and White’
The Clarence Brown Theatre this year took the theme for its annual fundraising gala from Truman Capote’s famous 1966 Black and White Ball held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. This one, however,...
View Article‘Great’ Lyle Lovett charms Tocqueville Society
Country singer Lyle Lovett was in Knoxville the other day providing a concert for a small gathering of Knoxvillians at the Mill & Mine on Depot Avenue. The occasion was the annual Alexis de...
View ArticleClarence Brown Theatre Gala kicks up its boots!
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...
View ArticleMarble City Market: vast array of choices (and fun!)
If you can’t find something you like at the newly opened Marble City Market in Regas Square, you aren’t hungry! More than 300 folks showed up last Wednesday for the preview party for the new food hall,...
View ArticleBijou Jubilee: the most fun outside New Orleans!
We felt as if we had gone to New Orleans last Saturday -- and we never even left downtown Knoxville. Here's why. The historic Bijou Theatre had a Mardi Gras theme for its annual Jubilee, the...
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