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Scenic Roots

Scenic Roots

"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. 
Ways to Connect
  • “Out at Sea” is the final production of this season from UTC Theatre Co. here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The absurdist play runs Tuesday, April 9th through Saturday, April 13th at the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre stage at UTC’s Fine Arts Center.
  • Filing taxes can be complicated to do yourself - or expensive if you use special software or an accountant. But now, there’s another option: Tennessee is one of twelve states that provides free software for easy tax preparation. The story from Ian-Alijah Bey of Chattamatters.
  • Sammy L. Davis served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. In 1968, he received the Medal of Honor. During the last week of this March, he came to Chattanooga - and visited the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.
  • A public forum will be held on the past, present and future of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District - Thursday, April 11th from 5 PM to 7 PM in the Skyline Loft at Ruby Falls. Tricia Mims is executive director of the nonprofit National Park Partners.
  • A public forum on the Moccasin Bend Archeological District. In conversation: Sammy L. Davis and the Medal of Honor. UTC Theatre Co.’s “Out at Sea." SoundBites from SoundCorps. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
  • This weekend, a new festival for the outdoors debuts at the Choo Choo Gardens in downtown Chattanooga - on Saturday from Noon to 7 PM. Haley Bartlett, city editor for NOOGAtoday, spoke with the organizers.
  • Imagine two New Yorkers in their 20’s who fall in and out of love over five years. Set their story to music - with a narrative that twists time - and you have “The Last Five Years": the second production by Theatrico, on stage this weekend at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.
  • Pleasant Garden Cemetery here in Chattanooga is one of the oldest historically Black cemeteries in Tennessee. On Saturday, Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors - and the African American Cemetery Preservation Fund - will host a “Hike Through History” at Pleasant Garden, starting at 10 AM.
  • Last month, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise held a grand opening for a new phase of an affordable housing development in the Highland Park neighborhood. On Saturday, CNE holds its free “Money School” - at the Construction Career Center at 2225 Roanoke Avenue - from 8 AM to 2 PM.
  • Martina Guilfoil of Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise. “Hike Through History” at Pleasant Garden Cemetery. Theatrico’s “The Last Five Years” at Barking Legs Theater. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”