Scenic Roots

Maybe you’ve seen his portraits of frontline workers in the Chattanooga area during this pandemic. Or maybe you’ve read about the sculpture he’s working on now - of a Civil War icon known as the “Father of the 14th Amendment.”

Alex Paul Loza on frontline heroes and Thaddeus Stevens. Sunny Montgomery on the latest "Get Out Chattanooga." From QuaranTunes at Noon: Tony & Heather Mabe. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

On this week’s “Scenic Roots: Live In The Library,” Richard Winham presents a performance by Rye Baby, recorded last year in the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

Colleen Laliberte is a storyteller who lives, breathes and shares many forms of art - as a performer, director, writer and puppeteer.

Lee Smith is a New York Times bestselling author whose new book is titled “Blue Marlin.” On Sunday at 3 PM, Southern Lit Alliance here in Chattanooga will host what it calls “A Book and A Bottle” event on Zoom where Lee will talk about her book. I spoke with Lee - and Lynda LeVan of Southern Lit Alliance.

A month after the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis - and everything that has happened since, both here in the Chattanooga area and across the nation - where do we go from here? That’s a question I heard yesterday during a discussion that included two scholars on our campus, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

A month after George Floyd’s death: Where do we go from here? Author Lee Smith and Lynda LeVan of Southern Lit Alliance. Colleen Laliberte on teaching through the arts for UTC’s SCEA. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

On this week’s “Talking Writing,” Richard Winham speaks with Rachel Landrum Crumble, poet and teacher.

Townsend Atelier here in Chattanooga is partnering with the Tennessee River Gorge Trust to celebrate the power of the small things that live and thrive in the Gorge. Eight visual artists in this area have created artwork that will be on view tomorrow in for a livestream event - and the proceeds will benefit the Gorge.

Rosana Hughes covers crime, the courts and breaking news in our area for The Chattanooga Times Free Press. And lately, there has been a lot to cover on that beat - from investigations of law enforcement misconduct to the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis to the protests here in Chattanooga - and more.