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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.

Scenic Roots - Thu 1/29/25

Scenic Roots - Thu 1/30/25
  • The Alton Park Connector project in South Chattanooga.
  • At The Bessie, this Black History Month for one and for all.
  • Music for their minds: Song as a teaching artist’s tool.
  • These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
Ray is the host and producer of Scenic Roots, Mondays - Thursdays at 3 PM on WUTC.
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  • An urban trail project is taking shape in South Chattanooga that will link the Alton Park neighborhood with the city’s system of trails. When completed, the Alton Park Connector will stretch more than two-and-a-half miles from the Riverwalk to Clifton Hills Elementary School.
  • For this Black History Month, art, tradition, film, sports and music are on the calendar that begins Saturday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga. Elijah Cameron is with The Bessie.
  • For teaching artists, the classroom is the stage - and children and educators are the audience. Singer-songwriter Jennifer Daniels of Lookout Mountain is a teaching artist in the Wolf Trap program at the Arts-Based Collaborative here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
  • When you weave yarn and fabric into fine art, what you get is fiber art. This weekend, the first Scenic Stitches Fiber Festival premieres in downtown Chattanooga - on Saturday and Sunday at the Chattanooga Convention Center.