Scenic Roots

Jennifer Maklan, an Āyurveda practitioner in Chattanooga. Carmen Joyce on the photo printing process of cyanotype. In The Woodshop on St. Elmo Avenue: Call Me Spinster. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

From the Off the Mark collection by Mary B. Lynch. (Mary B. Lynch) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Holly Harwell and Olga de Klein on “My Work Is Me” - a retrospective on Lookout Mountain native and artist Mary B. Lynch - now on exhibit at ClearStory Arts in Chattanooga.

From the Transitional Living Program at Chambliss. (Chambliss Center for Children) This year, Chambliss Center for Children celebrates 150 years in the Chattanooga area - and here on “Scenic Roots,” we’re bringing you conversations about the story of Chambliss. The foster care program at Chambliss offers eight weeks of training for individuals and couples to become licensed foster parents in the S...

A rendering of a potential multi-use stadium is shown at the site of the former U.S. Pipe / Wheland Foundry in Chattanooga's South Broad District, incorporating some of the existing buildings. (City of Chattanooga via Chattanooga Times Free Press) Last week, the mayors of Chattanooga and Hamilton County outlined plans to build a new minor league stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts in the city’s S...

Dave Flessner of The Chattanooga Times Free Press. The Chambliss Conversations: Transitional Living. “My Work Is Me” on Mary B. Lynch at ClearStory Arts. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Signal Mountain Playhouse) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Garry Posey and Bea Burbank on “Matilda: The Musical” - premiering Friday, July 8th at Signal Mountain Playhouse.

(Dalton Convention & Visitors Bureau) The Jauntee - a band from Colorado - will headline this week’s Off the Rails concert in downtown Dalton. Performances for the free summer music series - which began last month - are on Fridays, starting at 6:30 PM at Burr Performing Arts Park. Margaret Thigpen is director of tourism at the Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Dalton Convention Cen...

(Chattanooga Fashion Expo) In Chattanooga this weekend, you’ll find a taste of France - a celebration of music, fashion, food and fun a la francaise. It’s called Le Chat Nooga - hosted by the Chattanooga Fashion Expo - at The Granfalloon, Sunday from 5 PM to 9 PM. Shanna Forrestall is the expo’s founder - and Demetreus Seay is event coordinator for Le Chat Nooga. (Shanna Forrestall / Chattanooga F...

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

Stratton Tingle on the latest SoundBites from SoundCorps. Shanna Forrestall & Demetreus Seay on Le Chat Nooga. Talking Writing: “Matilda” at Signal Mountain Playhouse. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

( Jazz a La Villette) Richard Winham shares a performance by Neue Grafik Ensemble at last year’s Jazz a La Villette, the annual jazz festival held in Paris.

(La Paz Chattanooga) This weekend, La Paz Chattanooga - which supports the Latino community in this city - hosts a Fiesta de Vecindario. The neighborhood party at its community center takes place Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM. Lily Sanchez is with La Paz Chattanooga.

(Chattanooga Historical Society / Picnooga) Last summer, the Chattanooga Historical Society / Picnooga opened a downtown storefront and collections archive to the public - at 110 East 7th Street. What’s next for the nonprofit dedicated to bringing the history of this city to the surface - making it accessible to all? Tripp Smith is a Society board member.

(govtech.com) Here in Tennessee, demand for jobs in IT is high. For each student graduating in that field, about four jobs are available. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee - the largest health benefit plan provider in the state - cofounded a higher ed partnership known as the BlueSky Tennessee Institute: an accelerated bachelor’s program in computing to train more technology talent for the workf...

BlueSky Tennessee Institute’s Bradley Leon & Melissa Graham. Lily Sanchez on La Paz Chattanooga’s Fiesta de Vecindario. From Jazz a la Villette in Paris: Neue Grafik Ensemble. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Girl Stance) Here in Chattanooga, young Black women - ages 18 to 24 - are sharing their stories in a new podcast from the nonprofit Girl Stance. It’s called: “What She Said! A Black Girl Story of Resilience, Power, Grace and Love.” Damon Hines - one of our student interns here at WUTC earlier this year - collaborated with Girl Stance’s Roe Anderson on the podcast’s development. Listen to “What Sh...

(Simon Breese / Creative Commons) Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center here in Chattanooga wants to catch the sun - and needs your help. It just received a grant to fund solar installations and other sustainability improvements on its campus - looking for matching support to make it happen. Tish Gailmard is director of wildlife conservation at Reflection Riding - and Heather DeGaetano is...

(Chambliss Center for Children) Here on “Scenic Roots,” we are telling the story of Chambliss Center for Children through a series of conversations as the nonprofit agency celebrates 150 years in the Chattanooga area. The organization began in 1872 as a food pantry and clothing closet for orphans after the Civil War and during the Yellow Fever epidemic. It moved to Vine Street - changing its name...

The Chambliss Conversations: Partnerships And The HCDE. Here comes the sun - to power Reflection Riding’s future. Introducing the “What She Said!” podcast by Girl Stance. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Patty Griffin (pattygriffin.com) Richard Winham shares his conversation with Patty Griffin, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.

Samar Ali (Vanderbilt University) Tomorrow night at 8:30 PM, Samar Ali is the guest for the season finale of “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” from our public media partner WTCI PBS. Ali is a research professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, a former White House Fellow - and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy. Unity has been the throughline i...

(Obvious Dad) As this year’s Pride Month ends, a coming-of-age play that bends expectations is the next production from Obvious Dad, the experimental theatre company here in Chattanooga. “Brief Chronicle: Books 6 - 8” by Agnes Borinsky premieres Friday at 7:30 PM at the Fine Arts Center on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Blake Harris is artistic director of Obvious Dad.

A “Pops on the River” celebration in Chattanooga. (chattanoogapops.com) As this year’s Pride Month ends, a coming-of-age play that bends expectations is the next production from Obvious Dad, the experimental theatre company here in Chattanooga. “Brief Chronicle: Books 6 - 8” by Agnes Borinsky premieres Friday at 7:30 PM at the Fine Arts Center on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattano...

Carla Pritchard & Julia Milrod preview “Pops on the River.” Blake Harris of Obvious Dad on “Brief Chronicle: Books 6 - 8.” Talking Writing: An encore of singer-songwriter Patty Griffin. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Matt Adams (Matt Adams for Mayor) This month, we’re speaking with the two major party candidates for Hamilton County Mayor. A few weeks ago, we brought you a conversation with Republican Weston Wamp - and now, we bring you a conversation, recorded last week, with Democrat Matt Adams.