Dancing at Loughnasa is a semi-autobiographical play by the Irish playwright, Brian Friel. It tells the story of five sisters living in the country in Southern Ireland just before the Second World War. Told through the eyes of the 7 year old son of the youngest sister, Chris, it’s a memory play about a pivotal moment in all their lives. The play is a production of The Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga. Richard Winham talked to the director, Garry Posey and to Courtenay Cholovick, the actor playing

There’s a new place in town to get a beer, and as WUTC’s Will Davis reports, this place is uniquely Chattanoogan. Davis takes us to American Draft, a pour-your-own beer hall housed inside a historic train car at The Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel.

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry unexpectedly announced she was resigning Tuesday morning--after appearing in court and pleading guilty to theft of property over $10,000. Just how sudden was the announcement, and how does her guilty plea relate to an affair she had with the head of her security, Sgt. Rob Forrest? From Nashville Public Radio, morning host Jason Moon Wilkins joins us to explain the situation in further detail. Wilkins appears each week in the Tri-Star State politics podcast broadcast

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre is mounting a new production of Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie . Directed by Todd Olson, the new executive director of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, it was the playwright’s first big success in New York in the period immediately following the Second World War. Richard Winham talked to Todd Olson and Rob Inman, who plays the lead role of Tom Wingfield.

A jury has found former school bus driver Johnthony Walker guilty of criminally negligent homicide, following a 2016 crash that killed six children. Walker was speeding on a narrow, curvy road when his bus swerved into a tree. Walker testified he went only five miles per hour over the limit— but a police investigator testified, closer to twenty. The prosecution presented records indicating Walker used his phone just before the crash. Walker denied that. Some in the courtroom cried when a medical

Police aren’t saying why a North Georgia teacher allegedly brought a handgun to school and fired it out a classroom window, but a police representative says apparently the teacher didn’t intend to harm any students. Jesse Randal Davidson teaches social studies at Dalton High, and the principal, Steve Bartoo, describes Davidson as an “excellent teacher.” He says he’d be surprised “with any of our teachers” if an incident like today’s happens. “Our teachers care about our kids. They love our kids,

Singer/songwriter IMAJ and Cam Busch join us to talk about the 18th annual Cam Busch Endowed Arts for Health Lecture Series. From a media release: CHI Memorial Foundation and the Hunter Museum of American Art are co-presenting the 18 th annual Cam Busch Endowed Arts for Health Lecture Series. This year’s event will be Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Hunter Museum of American Art. IMAJ is the featured guest. The reception will begin at 5 p.m., followed by IMAJ’s presentation at 6 p.m. IMAJ is a

This time last year, Riverworks Marketing, a full service creative marketing company here in Chattanooga, offered to create a new website for a non-profit organization based in Chattanooga. They solicited suggestions from the community, and everyone voted for their “favorite non-profit.” The Chattanooga Theatre Centre won out over more than 20 over non-profits. Richard Winham talked to Steve Errico , co-owner of Riverworks and Todd Olson, the executive director of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre

A Chattanooga nonprofit is taking ownership of one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, making sure it’s preserved for generations to come. Cornerstones, Inc., a nonprofit devoted to historic preservation, is taking over Chattanooga’s Terminal Station , part of the Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel and entertainment complex. Ann Gray joins us to talk about why the station is so significant to local history. She’s the executive director of Cornerstones. Also, Arch Willingham. He’s the President of T.U.

This season’s production at the Signal Mountain Playhouse is “Dearly Departed,” a comedy written by two playwrights from Kentucky, David Bottrell and Jessie Jones. Set “in the Baptist backwoods of the Bible belt,” it tells the story of the Turpin family and their attempts to overcome their differences at the funeral of the family patriarch, Bud Turpin. Richard Winham talked to Michelle Ford who plays Bud Turpin’s wife Raynelle and Tim Forsythe who plays her son Ray-Bud.