[Wait List Available] Music on the Lake

What an afternoon you’ll have when you join us at the lakeside home of Mary Ann Geoffrey. Enjoy drinks overlooking the dogwoods and Tellico Lake. We then move to lunch followed by a performance by Violinist Marki Lukyniuk.

Marki Lukyniuk arrived at the University of Tennessee in September 2022 to continue his studies in violin performance while Ukraine continued to battle a war sparked by Russia’s February invasion. Marki was a student at the prestigious Kyiv Conservatory when Russia invaded and bombed Ukraine’s capital city.

Marki knew he wanted to continue his education after being forced to leave the Kyiv Conservatory. He began looking into institutions abroad and became interested in UT when a hometown friend and former Vols student suggested it. Marki reached out to UT violin professor Miroslav Hristov, told him his story, and the complex process of getting Marki transferred started. He had never been to America before and Knoxville has welcomed him with open arms.

Marki is performing thanks to the generous contribution to the UT School of Music by Mary Cushman, Mary Ann Geoffrey, Marylees Miller, Jane Venable, and Jim Wager.

Menu

Spring Salad
Pork Tenderloin with Raspberry Balsamic Glaze
Scalloped Potatoes
Italian Green Beans
Rolls
Dessert
Coffee, Tea, Bloody Marys, Wine

Your Hosts

Stewart Anderson, Kim Cunningham, Mary Cushman, Mary Ann Geoffrey, Don and Barbara Klein, Helen Nicholson, Bill and Atie Rotmeyer, Jane Venable, James Wager