Scenic Roots

(Picnooga / The Chattanooga Historical Society) If you want to glimpse snapshots of Chattanooga’s past from the 1850s to today, one place to find them is Picnooga / The Chattanooga Historical Society.     And now, you can start to find a fraction of its historical collection online in searchable form.  David Moon is the society’s president.       

(Romanova Art) Here in Chattanooga, Natasha Romanova is the founder and owner of Romanova Art, an online art gallery and consulting firm. Between her background as an art dealer and in finance, Natasha  promotes the value of art while helping artists build lasting careers.

Natasha Romanova on art, business and the virtual space. David Moon of Picnooga / The Chattanooga Historical Society. ABC@UTC - Hunter Memorial Mural - Pat & Melody Ormond. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

Poet, naturalist and essayist Ray Zimmerman sits down with Richard Winham for the first half of a two-part conversation on “Talking Writing.”

This week, the Photographic Society of Chattanooga opened its Winter Gallery in the showroom at Blackwell Automotive. The Gallery’s hours are Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM - and the show runs through April 9th.      Milton McLain is with the Photographic Society.  

On Friday, our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - hosts virtual festivities for its MLK Day 2021, featuring a poet and also the niece of the new Vice President of the United States.      Chris Stokes is assistant director of UTC’s Office of Multicultural Affairs.  

(Outdoor Chattanooga) This winter, learning new skills for the outdoors here in Chattanooga involves the virtual space. Sunshine Loveless is with Outdoor Chattanooga, part of the city’s Department of Economic and Community Development.

Chattanooga 2.0 is a partnership among 150 organizations to advance equity and opportunity here in Hamilton County, so that all children can reach their full potential.   Its recent report to the community highlighted the past five years of progress on improving outcomes in birth-to-career education and workforce development - while looking ahead to new goals and challenges between now and the yea...

Molly Blankenship, executive director of Chattanooga 2.0. UTC’s Chris Stokes on all-virtual festivities for MLK Day 2021. Talking Writing:  Poet and naturalist Ray Zimmerman / Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(jakobsferry.com) Richard Winham shares the second part of a socially-distanced performance by The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers and their high-energy Appalachian bluegrass at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.      

(Creative Commons) Want to learn about Tennessee history? Dr. Carole Bucy will tell you. She is professor of history at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin.     This evening at 6:30 PM, she begins a multiweek virtual lecture series - “Tennessee 101” - presented by the Tennessee Historical Society.        

Elijah Cameron on the makeover in progress for The Bessie. Dr. Carole Bucy on the virtual Tennessee 101 history series. Mountain Spirit:  The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers / Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”        

(The Bessie Smith Cultural Center) The Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga celebrates the African diaspora - and pays tribute to this city’s African-American culture - honoring Bessie Smith, “The Empress of the Blues.” Now, the center is undergoing a major renovation - and more.      Elijah Cameron is director of community relations at The Bessie.

(Isis Music Hall) Richard Winham shares the first part of a socially-distanced performance by The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers and their high-energy Appalachian bluegrass at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

Genesis the Greykid is a fine artist and poet here in Chattanooga. Last month, we talked about the fine art of collaboration in art. You can see it in The Porch Project, which has improved a public space at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Market Street in downtown Chattanooga - and it’s just getting started at Casa Grey, which Genesis recently co-founded to share high-end art.

Chattanooga’s Genesis the Greykid on collaboration in art. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series:  The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(Covenant College) Richard Winham shares a performance by Israeli violinist Itamar Zorin and Russian pianist Liza Stepanova - recorded last fall at the chapel of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA.

(The Chattanooga Public Library) Linda Moss Mines lives and breathes history. She is the Chattanooga and Hamilton County historian, also a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission - and state historian for the Tennessee Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.   Tuesdays at 5 PM on Zoom, Linda will take you on a virtual trip through time with “Historical Footsteps,” hosted by the...

This morning, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke joined us for our monthly conversation - ahead of his final State of the City address as Mayor that he will deliver a week from today.             

Our monthly conversation with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke. Historian Linda Moss Mines takes us on a virtual trip in time. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

(Chattanooga Writers’ Guild) On this week’s “Talking Writing,” Richard Winham speaks with Mark Anderson, president of the Chattanooga Writers’ Guild.         

(UTC) On this Inauguration Day in Washington - and this first week of classes for the new semester on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - we speak with Dr. Yancy Freeman. He is UTC’s Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. We talked about how UTC is moving forward during this stage of the pandemic - and a campuswide call for hope and reconciliation after...

UTC’s Dr. Yancy Freeman on a call for hope and reconciliation. Talking Writing:  Mark Anderson, Chattanooga Writers’ Guild. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”          

The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga is now streaming a series of documentaries online for the next five weeks. The award-winning films were produced in the United States, Italy and Canada - and virtual events will accompany the screenings.        Ann Treadwell is the Federation’s program director.  

(Glass House Collective) Glass House Collective is a nonprofit dedicated to bringing life back to Glass Street in East Chattanooga.      Teal Thibauld is the collective’s director - and Erika Roberts is its creative strategist.