Scenic Roots

(Chattanooga Theatre Centre) “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” makes its way to Chattanooga Theatre Centre. The adaptation of the timeless tale by C.S. Lewis - presented by CTC’s Youth Theatre - opens tomorrow night and runs through March 1st. The adaptation of the timeless tale by C.S. Lewis - presented by CTC’s Youth Theatre - opens tomorrow night and runs through March 1st. CTC’s Chuck Tut...

(Chattanooga Design Studio) Tomorrow, Chattanooga Design Studio holds its first-ever City Celebration - to further its mission and vision for improving the city’s quality of life through collaborative and effective urban design. Eric Myers is the Studio’s executive director - and Kelly Fitzgerald chairs the Studio’s board...

(Library Of Congress) Tonight on this campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the story of Nathan Bedford Forrest before the Civil War. Timothy Huebner - a history professor at Rhodes College in Memphis - will tell that story about the Confederate General, who was born here in Tennessee. (Rhodes College) The title of tonight’s lecture - starting at 7 PM here at UTC is “Confronting the...

Scholar Timothy Huebner on Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Eric Myers & Kelly Fitzgerald on Chattanooga Design Studio's City Celebration. "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" enchants CTC - and, Con Nooga. 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.

(Chambliss Center For Children) On Friday night, Chambliss Center For Children here in Chattanooga hosts its annual Mardi Gras Gala - this time at a new venue, Stratton Hall - starting at 7 PM. Lesley Berryhill is director of special projects and events at Chambliss...

Tomorrow night, Yellow Dragon Productions here in Chattanooga presents the premiere of “Knight Court:  The Enchanted Forest” - at St. Luke United Methodist Church, starting at 7:30 PM. Joel Scribner is artistic director of Yellow Dragon Productions - and he brought along two of the actors in the show:  Maddie Meier and Lorien Maddux...

Fuze Trio is a cutting-edge chamber music ensemble whose members are faculty here on the UTC campus:  Ronda Benson Ford plays the flute, Erika Schafer plays the trumpet - and Jenny Parker plays the piano. Tomorrow night starting at 7:30 PM, Fuze Trio will perform on campus - in Cadek Recital Hall, in the same building as our studios here at WUTC...

(UTC) Tomorrow night, a presentation here in Chattanooga looks back at a case that rocked this city, four decades ago. In 1980, four black women were hit with birdshot fired from a moving car outside a nightclub on what was then Ninth St. - “The Big 9” - and now, Martin Luther King Boulevard.  A fifth woman was injured by flying glass.  All of the women lived.  Three members of the Ku Klux Klan we...

Tiffany Herron on the 1980 KKK shooting of black women in Chattanooga. UTC's Fuze Trio:  Ronda Benson Ford, Erika Schafer and Jenny Parker. "Knight Court" at Yellow Dragon Productions - and, a Mardi Gras for Chambliss. 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.

This year’s lineup for The Moon River Music Festival from Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors features Sheryl Crow, Nickel Creek and Billy Strings. They will all be performing in Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park on September 12th and 13th - along with Indigo Girls, Robert Earl Keen, Shovels & Rope, The Jayhawks, Molly Tuttle and more.   Drew Holcomb sat down last week with our own Richard Winham and Hal...

(The Chattanooga News-Free Press archive, found at ChattanoogaHistory. Com) Maybe you saw the photo online in The Chattanooga Times Free Press of teens from the 1950’s sipping Coca-Cola, or maybe the photo from 1960 of Loveman’s department store in downtown Chattanooga. These photos - and others - are part of a new weekly series at The Times Free Press, called:  “Remember When, Chattanooga?” Mark...

Sam Hall of ChattanoogaHistory. Com on "Remember When, Chattanooga?" Drew Holcomb talks Moon River with Richard Winham and Haley Solomon. Will Davis brings us this week's Tennessee Valley StoryCorps. 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.

  MIT's Jonathan Gruber on "Jump-Start America" - and coming to Chattanooga. Keith Hardison on Chattanooga's new National Medal of Honor Center. Ruth Kerri of East Lake Montessori - and the creators of "Y.B. Normal?" 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.

(Kaylee Smith, Back Alley Productions) Back Alley Productions in LaFayette, Georgia is paying a Christmas visit to the C.S. Lewis world of Narnia.   “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” opens tomorrow night at the Mars Theatre for two weekends of performances. Director Kaylee Smith stopped by our studio - along with the cast  members who play the four English children during World War II:  Court...

At the end of this month, the Chattanooga Audubon Society hosts its first “Torchlight Gala” - on the water. It’s a riverboat cruise on The Southern Belle - on Saturday, February 29th, starting at 7 PM. Darlene Carlson is the society’s executive director...     

Joel Tippens is known for urban gardening here in Chattanooga.   Now, the community activist is working on a new endeavor:  the City Farms Grower Coalition. The project will provide hands-on learning in organic farming to a new crop of urban growers, from seeding trays in the greenhouse - to planting at schools, churches, gardens and vacant spaces - to selling fresh food to the community.   Joel s...

Jonathan Gruber makes a case for investing in innovation in dozens of cities in Middle America - beyond the marquee cluster of zip codes.   The economist at MIT is the author of “Jump-Start America:  How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth And The American Dream.” Next week, he will be speaking in Chattanooga - on Thursday at The Edney starting at 5 PM, followed by a panel discussion -...

A week from tomorrow, the new Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center opens its doors here in Chattanooga. The opening exhibit will feature a large collection of medals and stories about their recipients. Keith Hardison is the center’s executive director…

Keith Hardison on Chattanooga's new National Medal of Honor Center. MIT's Jonathan Gruber on "Jump-Start America" - and coming to Chattanooga. Joel Tippens on urban farming - and, Chattanooga Audubon's Torchlight Gala.  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.

Tomorrow night, a classic comedy opens on Signal Mountain.   Our own Richard Winham tells us more...

(East Lake Montessori) Next month, East Lake Montessori School here in Chattanooga will host “Savor Sip & Bid” at The FEED Table and Tavern. Chef Charlie Loomis will prepare the food for the event - set for Thursday, March 12th - and the proceeds will benefit the ELM Legacy Program. Ruth Kerr is development director at East Lake Montessori...

“Turtle Odyssey 3D” is a film that follows the journey of an Australian sea turtle - named Bunji - from a hatchling into adulthood, as she swims thousands of miles across the open ocean. Here in Chattanooga, The Tennessee Aquarium’s IMAX 3D Theater will begin screening the film tomorrow as part of its “Year of the Turtle” celebration. The Aquarium’s Thom Benson stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

The Tennessee Aquarium's Thom Benson on "Turtle Odyssey 3D." Ruth Kerr of East Lake Montessori on "Savor Sip & Bid." Garry Lee Posey talks to Richard Winham about "Harvey." 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.

On Friday night, Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga opens its 2020 season with “Assassins” - the Stephen Sondheim musical that delves into the dark side of the American experience... James Ogden is Ensemble’s director for “Assassins” - which will be performed at Barking Legs Theater - and Terry Sanford is the musical director...

Logan Taylor and Dontay Hampton are the creators of "Y.B. Normal?" - an organization that provides support for troubled and underprivileged youth. The Chattanooga natives formed Y.B. Normal? - that’s with a letter Y, a letter B, and a question mark after the word “Normal” - after back-to-back shootings five years ago. Logan and Dontay have brought Y.B. Normal? to schools here in Hamilton County an...