Scenic Roots

(@imanigivertz & @our_ampersand_photo / Facebook) “I will not let him win in death...” are the words spoken by one of the sex trafficking victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein. Those words resonated with Ali Waller, an artist here in Chattanooga who created an installation exhibit to show solidarity with victims of sexual assault and promote healing. The exhibit features plaster castings of wom...

Seniors in the Chattanooga area and beyond who have been struggling because of the pandemic - and beyond the pandemic - have gotten help from the Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability.   Christin McWhorter is community outreach manager at the agency.  

ArtsBuild is the nonprofit that supports artists such as Alan Shuptrine. Amy Lowdermilk is ArtsBuild’s program manager - and Miriam Manda is its manager of grants and community engagement. They tell us about more opportunities that ArtsBuild offers for artists here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

(Shuptrine's Gallery) Alan Shuptrine is an acclaimed watercolor artist and master craftsman. His gallery is on Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga - and thanks to a grant from ArtsBuild, he is teaching the art of watercolor painting through Zoom from his home studio on Lookout Mountain to students here in Hamilton County. (Shuptrine's Gallery)

(The Pop-up Project) The Cam Busch Arts For Health Series here in Chattanooga goes virtual this year. This evening, the CHI Memorial Foundation hosts the 20th Series - in partnership with the Hunter Museum - starting at 6 PM.   Chyela Rowe is arts, therapies and wellbeing coordinator at CHI Memorial Hospital. Eric Booth - this year’s guest speaker - is the recipient of the nation’s highest award i...

Activating artistry at the Cam Busch Arts For Health Series. Alan Shuptrine’s watercolor Zoom classes for students. Ali Waller on her exhibit “I Will Not Let Him Win In Death.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.          

(forrestallconsulting.com) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Louisiana native Shanna Forrestall - storyteller, songwriter, children’s author, producer and actress - on this week’s “Talking Writing.”

(Chattanooga Theatre Centre) Starting Friday, “The Wind In The Willows” comes to Chattanooga Theatre Centre. The production by CTC’s Youth Theatre runs through Sunday, March 28th.   Scott Dunlap is the director.  

(U.S. Xpress) US XPress - headquartered here in Chattanooga - is one of the largest trucking companies in this country. It started in 1986 as a partnership between Max Fuller and Pat Quinn. Eric Fuller - Max’s son - is now the firm’s president and CEO. (U.S. Xpress)

Eric Fuller, president and CEO of trucking giant US Xpress. Director Scott Dunlap on “The Wind In The Willows” at CTC. Talking Writing:  The many stories of Shanna Forrestall. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”        

Richard Winham shares part two of the first jazz performance of 2021 at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga, featuring guitarist Shawn Perkinson and bassist Jon Steele.

(Creative Commons) Thanks, WUTC Listeners: You made the difference during Tuesday's "Pet Fest," raising money for animals in need, celebrating your pets - and supporting your public radio station here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. The giving continues online at wutc.org.   One of our partners for “Pet Fest” was McKamey Animal Center, where Inga Fricke is executive director. Another “Pet...

WUTC’s “Pet Fest” - for public radio and animals in need. Barking Legs Theater:  Shawn Perkinson & Jon Steele, Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(Isis Music Hall) Richard Winham shares a virtual performance of swinging jazz by The Page Brothers from the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series for the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.     

(reflectionriding.org) This week, the Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones presents Plant Natives 2021 here in Chattanooga. This year will feature a special seminar on Friday and a three-day symposium and expo from Friday through Sunday - all on Zoom - and an Outdoor Native Plant Marketplace on Saturday, March 27th at the First Horizon Pavilion.   Kristina Shaneyfelt is president and Beverly Inma...

Robert Winslow is a documentary filmmaker whose series "Dialogues Chattanooga" has examined turning points in this city within the past decade. His latest film “Resilience and Response” marks one year of the pandemic in this city:  the impact, the response, the long road still ahead with questions facing us for years to come.   “Response and Resilience” is a partnership between Dialogues Chattanoo...

(ritahubbard.com) Rita Lorraine Hubbard is a Chattanooga native whose educational books and books for children tell the history of Black Southerners. Among her works:  “African-Americans of Chattanooga:  A History of Unsung Heroes,” “The Oldest Student:  How Mary Walker Learned to Read,” and “Hammering for Freedom.”        On Thursday at 6 PM, Rita will appear on Zoom for the Virtual South Bound L...

Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard on the puzzle pieces of history. Documentary filmmaker Robert Winslow; Plant Natives 2021. Mountain Spirit:  Swinging jazz from The Page Brothers. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(Simon Foster) Richard Winham shares a concert featuring world-acclaimed pianist George Li from the John Hamm Performing Arts Series at Covenant College on Lookout Mountain, GA.

(The Ed Johnson Project) In this final conversation in our series, Mariann Martin, Eric Atkins and Steve Derthick of The Ed Johnson Project talk about the memorial in this century for remembrance, reconciliation and healing at the south end of Chattanooga’s Walnut St. Bridge.

(Covenant College) Richard Winham speaks with David Tahere, assistant professor of music - and curator of the annual John Hamm Concert Series - at Covenant College on Lookout Mountain.       

(Arts-Based Collaborative at UTC) Here in Chattanooga, teaching artists work with Early Head Start teachers, sharpening their skills with the tools of arts-based learning for their toddlers.    Jennifer Daniels and Colleen Laliberte are the teaching artists - part of the Wolf Trap program at the Arts-Based Collaborative on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Patricia Dismuke an...

Teaching the arts through Early Head Start in Chattanooga. Talking Writing:  Prof. David Tahere of Covenant College. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(WLRH Huntsville) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Nate Emery, host and producer of “Valley Sounds” on our public radio cousin WLRH in Huntsville, Alabama - part of our “Sounds of the Southeast” heard on weekends here on WUTC.          

(thechattery.org) Dr. Bob Zylstra is director of behavioral medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Campus here in Chattanooga. On Thursday at 5:30 PM, he will present a free online class through The Chattery, titled:  “Ethics and End of Life Care.”   More details about the free online class at thechattery.org , in partnership with Welcome Home of Chattanooga.