Scenic Roots

Betsy McCright & Eric Myers on Westside Community Evolves. Barking Legs Theater:  The Dave Schwab Trio, Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(isisasheville.com) Richard Winham shares a performance by guitarist Slim Gambill and Friends for the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

(Contemporary Productions / Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Brad Paisley will be among the country music stars performing in a virtual benefit concert for zoos and aquariums across the country, including the Tennessee Aquarium here in Chattanooga. The concert - “All Together For Animals” - streams online on Wednesday night at 8 PM.   Thom Benson is with the Tennessee Aquarium.  

Legacybox is a company based here in Chattanooga that takes memories in old media and preserves them in new media. Business has grown during the pandemic - from people stuck at home who had time to sort through their family films and photos and wanted to convert them to a digital format.   Nick Macco and Adam Boeselager co-founded Legacybox fifteen years ago. This year, the company added 125 emplo...

Nick Macco, co-founder of Legacybox in Chattanooga. Country music stars perform online for zoos and aquariums. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series:  Slim Gambill And Friends. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(Margot & The Toothless Hags / Facebook) Richard Winham shares a performance by Margot & The Toothless Hags, recorded live at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

(3Bridges Apparel / Facebook) La-Tesia Poole is an artist here in Chattanooga. This month, her exhibit opened at Keeody Gallery - called:  I Am F.R.E.E. (Finally Releasing Empowered Energy).   Tomorrow night, the Gallery will host a reception, starting at 6 PM.  

(youngexplorerssociety.com) The Young Explorers Society offers outdoor education programs for students and their families in the Chattanooga area. Mitch Groothius designed it with kids who are homeschooled in mind. The kids, ages six through 12, learn rock climbing, canoeing, hiking, exploring and land stewardship.

(cca.hcde.org) Jessica Laliberte Bowman is a dance educator at the Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts.   The performing ensemble there is called Project Motion.   Jessica also works in the community as an independent choreographer - and she is on the advisory board for the Arts-Based Collaborative on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.  For more on the Arts-Based...

(WVPB) Weekends here on WUTC, “Inside Appalachia” tells the stories of the people of Appalachia - and how they live today - through an audio tour of history, food, music and culture. You can hear it Saturdays at 1 PM - one of the programs in our “Sounds of the Soundeast.”   “Inside Appalachia” comes to us from West Virginia Public Broadcasting. The co-hosts are Mason Adams and Caitlin Tan.      (W...

Caitlin Tan and Mason Adams, co-hosts of “Inside Appalachia.” Jessica Laliberte Bowman on dance, choreography and learning. Young Explorers Society - and the art exhibit “I Am F.R.E.E.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(bookriot.com) Richard Winham shares the first part of a conversation with Helga Kidder and Finn Bille, two poets born in Europe who came to the United States while they were still young.      

(Emory University) Tomorrow at 5 PM on Zoom, the next guest in the Latin American Dialogues Speakers Series on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - will rexamine music, history and identity. The speaker for the virtual event will be Dr. Pablo Palomino, assistant professor of history at Emory University - and author of “The Invention of Latin American Music:  A Transactional Hi...

(The Enterprise Center) In the past year of the pandemic, we’ve kept coming back to words such as “resiliency.” Here in Chattanooga, The Resiliency Checklist is an online toolkit for area small businesses, nonprofits and faith-based groups to stay prepared for a crisis - and apply for PPP funding by March 31st.   Kevin Love is director of Innovation District programs at The Enterprise Center - and...

Sarah Mattson & Kevin Love on The Resiliency Checklist. The invention of Latin American music, reexamined at UTC. Talking Writing:  Poets Helga Kidder and Finn Bille, Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(Barking Legs Theater / Facebook) Richard Winham shares the first part of a jazz tribute to Chick Corea from Chattanooga’s Barking Legs Theater featuring Jim Crumble on drums, Dave Schwab on bass and Robert Crabtree on the baby grand.      

(National Park Partners) A few months ago, we brought you “The Forever Moccasin Bend Conversations” here on “Scenic Roots.” "Forever Moccasin Bend" is the fundraising effort led by National Park Partners for the next chapter of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District here in Chattanooga.   Tricia Mims is the executive director of National Park Partners - and she says the effort is closin...

(The ICA at UTC) You can find the first Institute of Contemporary Art in Tennessee on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The ICA at UTC - housed in the renovated Fine Arts Center - is a rebranding of the Cress Gallery of Art with a enhanced mission to engage the public and an expanded visual identity.   Rachel Reese is the ICA’s director and curator.

Rachel Reese of UTC’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Tricia Mims on “Opening the Gateway” at Moccasin Bend. Barking Legs Theater:  The Dave Schwab Trio, Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(southforwintermusic.com) Richard Winham shares a virtual performance by Nashville trio South For Winter for the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

(Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center) Spring has sprung, the outdoors are calling - and a few folks in the Chattanooga area are already thinking ahead.   Brooke Gorman is director of science education at the Tennessee Aquarium. Corey Hagen is director of education at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center.

( The Hunter Museum) Collage is on display at Chattanooga’s Hunter Museum of American Art. “Under Construction:  Collage from the Mint Museum” - in Charlotte, North Carolina - examines how collage has influenced all forms of art.   Natalie Mault Mead is the Hunter’s associate curator.  

(Cempa Community Care) At Cempa Community Care, Chris Ramsey served as an advocate for Chattanooga’s underserved communities in the fight against COVID-19. He was a leader in expanding testing and making more information about the pandemic available to the African-American and other minority communities. Back in January, he lost his own battle with the virus, at the age 54. LaDarius Price worked a...

Cempa’s LaDarius Price on Chris Ramsey’s life and work. “Under Construction” at the Hunter; The outdoors beckons. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series:  Nashville’s South For Winter. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(The Peace Merchants) Richard Winham returns to the downtown Chattanooga Public Library for a live session with The Peace Merchants:  guitarist Jimmy Dormire, bassist Gary Hicks and drummer Ward Wilson.