Scenic Roots
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Scenic Roots offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.
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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.
Latest Episodes
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On the first Saturday in December, Southside Chattanooga is a city within a city - a city that never sleeps - during MAINx24. The 24-hour festival showcases Main Street and the Southside - all organized by community residents, merchants and friends. -
This month, Barking Legs Theater here in Chattanooga is celebrating 30 years on Dodds Avenue. Night after night, the concert hall is featuring performances that span its many sides on stage. On Friday, starting at 7:30 PM, Barking Legs hosts "Unmasking: Beyond the Rainbow." -
For Barking Legs at 30, “Unmasking: Beyond the Rainbow.” Make way for MAINx24 next month in Southside Chattanooga. In Dalton, a fairytale through the seasons in “The Snow Queen.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
Chattanooga is known as a hub for many sectors, from logistics to startups. The Chattanooga Fashion Expo - back for a third year this Friday and Saturday - aims to add fashion to that list, gathering creatives from around the Southeast. -
Two women - one a folk artist, the other a photographer - are at the heart of the play “Alabaster." The latest production by UTC Theatre Co. premieres Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the Dorothy Ward Hackett Theater in UTC’s Fine Arts Center. -
Next week, on Thanksgiving Day in downtown Chattanooga, the Grateful Gobbler 5K Walk / Run returns for a cause. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Maclellan Shelter for Families, an emergency homeless shelter at the Community Kitchen on 11th Street. -
Thanksgiving is Thursday of next week - and Thursday of this week brings Gratefull to downtown Chattanooga. The free community meal runs from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the middle of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in front of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. -
‘Tis the season for Gratefull and the Grateful Gobbler. Darkly comic and quirky “Alabaster” from UTC Theatre Co. The runway is back for the Chattanooga Fashion Expo. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
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. -
What would a County Fair on a historic farm be without a showcase for agriculture? This is the first year that the reimagined Hamilton County Fair - presented by Little Debbie - will be held at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. This weekend at the Fair, you'll find Shorty there.
