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"Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our community - reflecting who we are, who we were and who we can become.We engage with the news that affects our community, behind and beyond the headlines. We build bridges that span from creators and innovators to storytellers and the outdoors. We focus on our challenges as many communities in one - as we celebrate what inspires us. We resonate with countless voices - in words and spaces, sounds and songs.We are "Scenic Roots."Ray Bassett hosts and produces "Scenic Roots" at WUTC.

SoundBites: Jade Alger, Telemonster, Vanhoff - & More

SoundCorps

Each month, SoundCorps - the music nonprofit here in Chattanooga - showcases five locally-produced songs in “SoundBites,” which supports our own musicians.

Stratton Tingle - executive director of SoundCorps - shares the latest SoundBites with us.

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  • This fall’s series of performances at Coosa Mill here in Chattanooga concludes with an immersive experience. Music, dance, installation art, aerials and projection lighting will fill the abandoned textile mill - animated by The Pop-up Project in the finale “If These Walls Could Talk.”
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