Holston Hills Community, Country Clubs Host Dogwood Arts Kick-Off Party
By Jamie Schnell
schnellj@knoxfocus.com
Historic Holston Hills Community Club members and guests celebrated the 69th anniversary of the Holston Hills Dogwood Trail on Sunday, April 6 with local art, music and fellowship.
East Knoxville’s two trails, Holston Hills and Morningside, are the 2025 Dogwood Arts Featured Trails. The Holston Hills Trail was established in 1956, the second trail in the county following Sequoyah Hills in 1955.
The Holston Hills community comprises over 500 homes and features beautiful gardens, a Community Club Park, The Garden (a 501c-3 non-profit organization garden club), a book club, and many social gatherings.
The community club’s Dogwood Arts Committee includes Lauren Adams, Georgia Bacon, Karen Bacon, Clarita Buffalo, Danielle Hanson, Tobias Knight, John Pollock, Tracy Sanbron, Allyn Schwartz and Millie Ward. Georgia aims to “promote community artists—most of whom are from Holston Hills and the surrounding areas of Knoxville—and to raise money for the park.” Over 200 tickets were sold for this event.
Jim and Martha Coppock attended the party and told The Focus they have lived in Holston Hills for 52 of their 66 years of marriage. Jim pointed out the golf course map and shared fond memories of his time as a caddy at the Holston Hills Golf Course.
Vicki Baumgartner, Dogwood Arts Trails and Gardens Manager, told The Knoxville Focus, “The goal of this annual event is to connect various neighborhoods and to keep the legacy alive after 70 years.”
The event featured fifteen local artists who showcased their work, all of which was available for purchase. The participating artists were Lauren Adams, Natalie Calcaterra, Scottielynne Pottery, David Clowe, Joe Crozier, Wanda Cazaubon, Mack Hickey, Andrea “Andy” Lyle, Shelley Mangold (a retired art teacher who taught in Knox and Anderson counties), Andrea McCulley, Deb Shmerler, Caroline Trotter, Honeymouth (Georgia Vogel), Rachel Waddell, Jodi Warner, and Dewfall Flowers (Caroline Zengel).
Each ticket included heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks, while attendees enjoyed live music performed by Tom Johnson on the piano.
