In the past year-and-a-half, food insecurity has risen sharply across Tennessee and elsewhere - especially for children.

Melissa Blevins of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Mia Littlejohn, co-founder of Proof Bar and Incubator. Talking Writing: Author Paul Luikart on “Metropolia.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham presents the second half of a performance by celebrated jazz pianist Keith Brown and his trio earlier this month at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

For nine years, the Center for Mindful Living here in Chattanooga has provided a community for practitioners and students of mindfulness. But last year, due to the pandemic, the Center had to relinquish its own space on East Main Street - and today, it ceases its operations.

The Moccasin Bend Lecture Series is back. Starting next month, National Park Partners will present the fall series - now in its 16th year - at the IMAX Theater here in Chattanooga, accompanied by a live broadcast on Zoom.

This fall’s Moccasin Bend Lecture Series in Chattanooga. The Center for Mindful Living closes after nine years. From Barking Legs Theater: The Keith Brown Trio, Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares the second part of a performance by Amy Steinberg - singer, songwriter, minister and musician, playwright and actress - from the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

“John and Mary Margaret” is a recently-released novel about an interracial couple who meets at Ole Miss during the tumult of the 1960’s. The author - Susan Cushman - will be the next speaker in the South Bound Lecture Series from Southern Lit Alliance here in Chattanooga.

HCS EdConnect bridges the digital divide in online learning here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

Rachel Emond and Scottie Summerlin on HCS EdConnect. Susan Cushman with Lynda LeVan of Southern Lit Alliance. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series: Amy Steinberg, Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”