Nostalgia.
A nostalgic scene for many, the Christmas tree lot of a local garden center takes us to a happy place. The air is crisp with sticky sweet balsam, the lights …
Christmas trees evoke nostalgia for Robin
Harrill finds ‘Light’ working on home turf
Knoxville-based filmmaker Paul Harrill values local talent and tries to use area cast and crew whenever possible. But on his new feature film, “Light From Light,” which opens Friday at …
Count your many blessings
It’s Thanksgiving, the day Americans set aside to celebrate food, family and friendship for a few hours before racing to get the jump on Black Friday sales.
It wasn’t always that …
Cove fence in the morning stillness
Any time you make the effort to be one of the first people into Cades Cove, it is worthwhile. The quiet, the wildlife, morning fog or, in this case, the …
Giving thanks for James Agee on his 110th birthday
How do you honor a Knoxville icon on the 110th anniversary of his birth? Well, if it’s James Agee, you celebrate his work in film.
That’s what Central Cinema, 1205 N. …
Winnowing
In an agrarian society, fall is the time for the hard work of harvesting, drying and storing crops for winter consumption. It is also a time to celebrate the season’s …
Perfect picks for under the tree
People have been complaining about this year’s encroachment of Christmas-shopping propaganda for a while now. Yes, Labor Day is too early for stores to launch displays of red and green. …
Peace
Charleston is a place guaranteed to warm my bones, feed my belly and fuel my soul. It is rich in art subjects too. Last spring, I needed all of this …