A Knoxville gala goes to the dogs
This is one of the cutest ideas for a fundraiser ever! PetSafe recently teamed up with the Morris Animal Foundation to sponsor the Black Tie and Tails Gala. The tails are not tuxedo tails, as you might...
View ArticleUnderstated honorees, over-the-top soiree
What if you threw a party for Randy and Jenny Boyd and everybody came? That’s exactly what Hash and Nazzy Hashemian did a couple of weeks ago. A virtual who’s who of Knoxville was at this over-the-top...
View ArticleKnox chefs shine at Big Ears
Of course, folks came to the Big Ears Festival, held last weekend in downtown Knoxville, for the music. And, this year in particular, for the films and poetry. But we had another great asset on...
View ArticleIt’s Big Ears time in Tennessee!
The Big Ears Festival opened on Thursday and thousands of folks flooded into downtown Knoxville. They came from 48 states — including Alaska and Hawaii — and 21 foreign countries. (The only states not...
View ArticleOoh la la! Mardi Growl delights in its 14th year — despite the heat and...
Mardi Growl, the annual Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser for Young-Williams Animal Center, was postponed three months this year due to COVID-19. And then it was moved from its usual location on Market...
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 ArticleCause for Paws: Animals make any event fun!
Despite a last-minute weather cancellation and a change of venue, spirits remained high — and so did the bids in the charity auction — during the annual “Cause for Paws,” a critical fundraiser for...
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