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“Sessions” - Music And Storytelling From TEDxChattanooga

WUTC

Published August 14, 2023 at 1:28 PM EDT

Part of the facade at Barking Legs Theater.

TEDxChattanooga is known for its annual series of talks by community speakers, independently organized under the TED program’s global initiative of “ideas worth spreading.”

At the end of this month, TEDxChattanooga will present its first-ever “Sessions,” a showcase of local musicians and their ideas worth sharing.

“Sessions” will be held on Thursday, August 31st - starting at 7 PM - at Barking Legs Theater.

Among the musicians: In the Company of Wolves, Luke Simmons, Swayyvo and Sunny War.

I spoke with Maggie Carruth O’Connor of TEDxChattanooga, Luke Simmons and Sydney Guerrette of In the Company of Wolves.