Scenic Roots

Candle holders from the collection at the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts. (Houston Museum of Decorative Arts) This week, the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts here in Chattanooga is marking a milestone. The Museum’s 50th Annual Antiques Show and Sale is Friday through Sunday at the Read House Hotel - with a preview party on Thursday night. We are sharing a few voices from - and for - the Museum...

Let learning flow at the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts. “Latin America and Existentialism” - by UTC’s Dr. Edwin Murillo. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Inside the Pullen Cancer Center. (Veterinary Care and Specialty Group) Last month, a new cancer treatment center for dogs and cats that features cutting-edge technology opened here in Chattanooga - at one of the largest private veterinary hospitals in the Southeast. The Pullen Cancer Center - an addition to the Veterinary Care & Specialty Group at 3201 Broad St. - offers specialized radiation...

A rare inkwell from the collection at the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts. (Houston Museum of Decorative Arts) Chattanooga is home to one of the premier antiques shows in the South - and this year's show is also a celebration. The 50th Annual Antiques Show and Sale for the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts is this Friday through Sunday at the Read House Hotel. The Houston - in a Victorian home i...

Gil Penalosa (8 80 Cities) Imagine a city whose parks and streets are public spaces fit to use by everyone from eight years old to eighty years old. Gil Penalosa is the founder and chair of 8 80 Cities, a nonprofit in Canada that works with cities around the world to help them find ways to turn that vision into reality. Next week, Gil will visit Chattanooga to discuss “8 80 Cities for Everyone” -...

Part II with Gil Penalosa of 8 80 Cities, coming to CIVIQ. The Houston Museum's 50th Annual Antiques Show and Sale. Advanced treatment for pets at the Pullen Cancer Center. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(SoundCorps) Each month, SoundCorps - the music nonprofit here in Chattanooga - showcases five locally-produced songs in “SoundBites,” which supports our own musicians. Stratton Tingle - executive director of SoundCorps - shares the latest SoundBites with us.

Jon Jon Wesolowski (TEDxChattanooga) In the past month, we have shared a few voices from the latest series of talks by TEDxChattanooga. The flagship event of community speakers - independently organized under the TED program’s global initiative of “ideas worth spreading” - took place in November at Barrelhouse Ballroom here in downtown Chattanooga. Here is one more talk from the flagship event: Jo...

From TEDxChattanooga in 2023: Jon Jon Wesolowski. SoundBites: Pure Intruders, MULT, Swayyvo - and more. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas) Just a few days into Black History Month - and Juneteenth is just a few months away. The Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas is already planning ahead. Ric Morris is the Festival’s founder and CEO.

Jackie Morgan (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta) Empower Your Future is an annual forum hosted by the Department of Finance and Economics at UTC’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business. This year’s keynote speaker: Jackie Morgan, Senior Outreach Advisor at the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The forum is Wednesday, February 14th - starting at 10 AM - in the University Center’...

Bassem Eid (Bassem Eid) Bassem Eid is an internationally-recognized human rights activist, based in East Jerusalem. On Wednesday, February 14th, Bassem - who is Palestinian - will lead a discussion here on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - titled: “Israel, Hamas and the Future in Gaza” - free and open to the public, starting at 5:30 PM in the University Center Auditorium. I...

Coming to UTC: Bassem Eid on Israel, Hamas and Gaza. The Fed’s Jackie Morgan at UTC’s “Empower Your Future.” Ric Morris on the road to this Juneteenth in Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Lula Lake Land Trust) Beyond Chattanooga, the Lula Lake Land Trust covers 8,000 acres around Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Daniel Roberts is the Trust’s community engagement coordinator.

Halle Hill (hallehill.com) “Good Women” is Haile Hill’s debut collection of short stories, delving into the lives of twelve Black women here in Appalachia. Hill - a native of East Tennessee who now lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina - visits Chattanooga later this month. On Thursday, February 22nd, she will appear at ArtsBuild, starting at 7 PM - presented by the literary nonprofit SoLit. I sp...

Gil Penalosa (8 80 Cities) Gil Penalosa sees the potential of parks and streets as great public spaces - and his work in urban design has harnessed that potential into reality in city after city around the world. In Bogotá, Colombia, he led the design and construction of more than 200 parks - also transforming the Ciclovia / Open Streets program into a global model for cities. In recent years, he...

From Bogotá to 8 80 Cities: Gil Penalosa at the next CIVIQ. Halle Hill - author of “Good Women” - on her way to SoLit. Covering the ground a step at a time at Lula Lake Land Trust. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(sara_guerra / Freepik) International Women’s Day is in March - and here in Chattanooga, a celebration for the arts will honor women of all nationalities and support a cause. Rhyme ‘N Chatt and Culture Chatt are organizing the celebration - set for Friday evening, March 8th at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Part of the proceeds will support Love’s Arm, a local nonprofit assisting survivors of traffic...

Sunset from Signal Point Park on Signal Mountain. (city-data.com) A group of residents on Signal Mountain is trying to certify an entire zip code as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. How close are they - and what does it mean? Tish Gailmard - naturalist and Signal Mountain resident - tells us.

The Hamilton County Courthouse in Chattanooga. (American Courthouses) Down the street from the Chattanooga City Council, the Hamilton County Commission makes decisions that impact about twice as many people in ten towns and cities including Chattanooga. One county commission seat is on the ballot in the primary elections on March 5th. William Newlin of Chattamatters shares this refresher on how th...

“Field Holla”- a 2016 still photo by Todd Anthony Johnson, part of “Hand to Mouth” at Stove Works in Chattanooga. (Stove Works) If you visit Stove Works in South Chattanooga, you’ll find contemporary art nestled where manual labor once assembled cast iron stoves. “Hand to Mouth” is a multimedia exploration of labor and physical movement that opens there on Friday as one of four new exhibitions. TK...

“Hand to Mouth” - labor through movement at Stove Works. Chattamatters: A look at the Hamilton County Commission. On Signal Mountain, creating a wildlife habitat for a zip code. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly - in January 2024. (City of Chattanooga) On Thursday afternoon, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our monthly conversation. Among the topics: the revised financing for the new multi-use stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts in the South Broad District; gun violence and mental health; remembering Capt. Larry Taylor.

(Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga) “New Beginnings” is the theme for this season at Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga. That theme takes the stage in ETC’s next production: “Short Attention Span Theatre” - featuring eight, 10-minute plays by seven playwrights. The premiere is Friday, starting at 7:30 PM, at Rivermont Presbyterian Church - appropriate for mature audiences only. Garry Posey - ETC’s foun...

An untitled piece by Sam Middleton - one of the pieces in the “Origins” exhibition at Creative Arts Guild in Dalton. (Creative Arts Guild) At Creative Arts Guild in Dalton, “Origins” showcases leading Black artists from the Harlem Renaissance to today. This year’s exhibition at the Guild for Black History Month opens Friday - including a reception at 5:30 PM - and runs through Friday, February 23r...