Scenic Roots

Tonight, River City Sessions is back on this campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - right above our studios here at WUTC.   The latest performance in the concert series takes place in Cadek Hall - doors open at 7 PM, the show begins at 7:30. Mike Gray is founder of River City Sessions - and Bob Boyer is director of UTC Performances…

  Mike Gray & Bob Boyer on tonight's River City Sessions at UTC. Jasmine Le'Shea on "A Tribute To The Queen:  Aretha Franklin." Read Across Chattanooga at Hamilton Place - and, Weed Wrangle. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.  

Thanks to Chattanooga’s gigabit technology, students at a handful of schools here in Hamilton County have remote video access to a high-powered 4K microscope for their environmental and biomedical studies.     The tool - housed at STEM School Chattanooga - is so powerful that it is usually found only in scientific labs such those at the CDC.  A grant has now expanded access to the 4K Microscope to...

(morrismitchell.com) Morris Mitchell is an award-winning artist here in Chattanooga. He graduated from The Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida - and taught there for forty-two years. Morris specializes in mixed-media art - and recently, his work was featured in this area, in a gallery show titled “Pioneering the Edge.” When Morris stopped by “Scenic Roots” a while back, he shar...

(IMSA) A maritime risk management firm with a footprint here in Chattanooga is tracking how the coronavirus is affecting shipping traffic for clients at sea around the world. International Maritime Security Associates is based in Florida - but a few years ago, it opened its data center and software operations in this city.   Frank Fenner - the firm’s co-founder - stopped by “Scenic Roots”...  

(Natonal Parks Conversation Association) Akiima Price finds ways to connect people in underserved communities with positive experiences in Nature - to encourage healing, provide meaning and strengthen those communities.   Tonight here in Chattanooga, she will speak at The Camp House, starting at 5:30 PM - as part of CIVIQ, a quarterly speaker series by Chattanooga Design Studio. The title of her t...

  Akiima Price previews her CIVIQ talk for Chattanooga Design Studio. Frank Fenner of IMSA on tracking ships during the coronavirus. Artist Morris Mitchell - and, the 4K Microscope in Hamilton County Schools. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

(Wrestling 4 A Cause) “Wrestling 4 A Cause” presents family-friendly, old school wrestling events here in the Chattanooga and North Georgia area to raise money for Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. Tomorrow night, the nonprofit holds its Spring Fling 2020 at The Colonnade Center in Ringgold.  Door opens at 6 PM, the matches begin at 7:30. William Venable is founder and CEO of “Wrestling 4 A Cause”....

(High Museum of Art) The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has an award-winning app that lets you swipe right or left - but not for potential dates.   Instead, you swipe based on whether you like pieces of art - and then, you receive a custom museum map based on your preferences. The app is called Heartmatch. Kristie Swink Benson is the High Museum’s director of communications - and she came to Chatta...

(UTC) Tonight on this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - it’s “Photo Night," starting at 6 PM in the UC Auditorium.   The annual event highlights the work of photojournalists in this region - and gives up-and-coming students a look behind the lens. The annual event highlights the work of photojournalists in this region - and gives up-and-coming students a look behind the lens.  ...

(Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce) Tim Kelly can tell you about how numbers are the language of business - what he calls “The Numbers Game.”    He is the owner of Kelly Subaru Downtown here in Chattanooga - and co-founder of the Chattanooga Football Club. Tim shares his experience and insights about entrepreneurship and small business finance wherever he goes - from a lunch at The INCubator to...

Tim Kelly shares "The Numbers Game" for entrepreneurs. UTC's Bill Weeks & students preview "Photo Night" on campus. Heartmatch at Atlanta's High Museum - and, Wrestling 4 A Cause.  These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

(thechattery.org) Laughter yoga is getting serious attention.   People who have experienced the practice of prolonged voluntary laughter say it can provide the same physical and physiological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Here in Chattanooga, Kali Meister will be teaching a class on Laughter Yoga at The Chattery tomorrow night, starting at 6 PM...   

As part of Women’s History Month here at UTC, the campus library hosts an “Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon” on Wednesday, from 9 AM to 10:15 PM. Emily Thompson is director of the UTC Library Studio - and Katie Hargrave is a professor in UTC’s Art Department...

(Lula Lake Land Trust) Over the past twenty-five years, The Lula Lake Land Trust has helped to conserve nearly 12,000 acres on Lookout Mountain. Cody Roney is executive director of Lula Lake Land Trust - and Matthew Hubbard is director of development there. They stopped by “Scenic Roots” to talk about the Trust’s “Open Gate Days” coming up this weekend - and more...

More than a third of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party’s nominee for President this summer are up for grabs today - on this “Super Tuesday.” Fourteen states and one U.S. territory are holding contests today - seven of those states in the South including Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia.  Joe Biden won big in South Carolina over the weeken...

   UTC Professors Jeremy Strickler & Chris Acuff on Super Tuesday. Cody Roney & Matthew Hubbard of The Lula Lake Land Trust. An Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon - and, Laughter Yoga. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.  

(StoryCorp / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Bill Robinson talks to his daughter, Zoe. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This series is produced...

Perhaps your vision for 2020 leads you to the garden.   Here in Chattanooga, the yearly Master Gardener Training Course begins next week at the University of Tennessee Extension Office. The night class will meet Mondays from 6 PM to 9 PM - and the day class will meet Tuesdays from 9 AM to Noon - through the end of April. Tom Stebbins is UT Extension Agent for Hamilton County...

Author Susan Zurenda with Lynda LeVan of Southern Lit Alliance. Opening soon:  The Tennessee Aquarium's Turtles of the World gallery. New Bloom Labs - and, Chattanooga's Performing Arts League. These voices - and more - on this encore edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

Each month, Green Steps here in Chattanooga organizes community cleanups to pick up litter. Tomorrow, Green Steps and students from the group EDGE on this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - will collaborate on a cleanup - starting at 11 AM in front of the UTC Starbucks.   Jimmy Urciuoli of GreenSteps - and Sarah Farnsley, a faculty adviser for EDGE here at UTC - stopped by “Scen...

Edible ecology, trail towns - and swimruns.   Just a few things you’ll find in the latest issue of “Get Out Chattanooga” - arriving this weekend from The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Sunny Montgomery writes for and is an editor of “Get Out Chattanooga”...  

(Library of Congress) What happened to the Cherokee at the end of the Trail of Tears?   How did they endure making a new life in Indian Territory - now Oklahoma? Tomorrow, starting at 2 PM, a program will examine that story at the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District here in Chattanooga. Will Wilson is a ranger at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park...  

Susan Zurenda lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina.   She has taught literature, composition and creative writing to high school and college students for more than thirty years - and now, she has written her debut novel, “Bells for Eli.” Next week, Susan will lead a writing workshop - and talk about her novel - here in Chattanooga. The event takes place Monday night at The Arts Building, starting...

Author Susan Zurenda with Lynda LeVan of Southern Lit Alliance. Park ranger Will Wilson on the Cherokee arrival in Indian Territory. Sunny Montgomery on The Chattanooga Times Free Press. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.