Scenic Roots

Next week, this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - will hold its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration.

Dr. Steve Perry - a renowned educator - will speak as part of the event on Friday, January 24th - open to public and beginning at 10:30 AM in the University Center Auditorium.

Chris Stokes is assistant director of UTC’s Office of Multicultural Affairs...

The Lookout Wild Film Festival begins tonight at Chattanooga’s Tivoli Theatre - with screenings through Sunday.

This year’s lineup features outdoor adventure and conservation films from more than a dozen countries, including the United States - with a number of films from here in the Southeast, including a record six from Tennessee.

Andy Johns is the Festival’s director...

Giant Steps Music in Hixson, Tennessee sells new instruments - and repairs old ones - for students and high schools in this area.  

They have been in business for more than forty years - and now, they are assessing each of the public schools in Hamilton County with a band program to help identify their needs.

SoundCorps, the music advocacy nonprofit here in Chattanooga, is partnering with Giant Steps to raise the money over the next five years to meet those needs.

Stratton Tingle is executive director of SoundCorps...

Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

Writers in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley will have a chance to meet - and learn from - fellow writers this weekend.

On Saturday, The Chattanooga Writers Guild hosts its Winter Writers Workshop - from 9:30 AM to 5 PM - at Chattanooga State Community College.

Mark Anderson with the Guild joins us, along with four writers featured at the workshop:  Kelle Z. Riley, Karen Babine, Deborah Levine, and Cynthia Young...

Young Yogaletts teaches yoga to children as young as three years old up to age 16 around the Chattanooga area.

Johnny Martin is the owner of Young Yogaletts - both he and his wife Tammy are the instructors...

Last month, two of the most notable poets in this area appeared at Star Line Books here in Chattanooga:  KB Ballentine and Linda Parsons.

Not long ago, KB stopped by “Scenic Roots” - and Linda joined us by phone - for a conversation of our own...

Entrepreneurs will gather in Chattanooga tomorrow for NoogaCon. 

Business experts from around the area - and across the country - will speak at this year’s conference, which takes place at The Turnbull Building from Noon to 7 PM.

J.D. Frost is founder and managing partner of J.D. Frost & Company, the sponsor of NoogaCon...

Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

Downside Up is a nonprofit here in Chattanooga that provides support, education and encouragement for parents, families and others who love and care about people with Down syndrome and other disabilities.

Theresa Nix is the founder and CEO...