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Unum - an insurance giant and a Fortune 500 company - marks its 175th anniversary this year. One of its newest employees: Valoria Armstrong, who joined Unum as its chief global inclusion and diversity officer.

Valoria Armstrong on inclusion and diversity at Unum. Cempa Community Care’s Miles Huff on Strides of March. By design: The Healing Gardens at Siskin Hospital. “Howard Finster Before He Painted” At Paradise Garden. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Before Howard Finster became a folk artist who caught the world’s attention with a mission to “paint sacred art,” he was a woodworker. An exhibition now at Paradise Garden Foundation in Summerville, Georgia captures that era of Finster's life.

Gardens can heal and calm - mind, body and soul. Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation plans to build a series of therapeutic gardens on its campus in downtown Chattanooga.

Strides of March - nearly 30 years old - supports the work of Cempa Community Care here in Chattanooga. This year’s fundraiser and awareness walk is on Saturday from Noon to 2 PM at Renaissance Park.

Richard Winham shares a session from Songwriters Stage, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

What does it take to restore the voting rights of a person who has served a sentence for a felony conviction here in Tennessee? Ellen Gerst is a reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Ellen Gerst, reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Reed Caldwell on this year’s Youth Talent Show at Songbirds. Sarah Moore on the upcoming 4 Bridges Arts Festival. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A crescent moon hovers at the top of the poster for this year’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival. Chattanooga’s premier showcase for the visual arts - presented by the Association for Visual Arts - returns to First Horizon Pavilion on Saturday, April 22nd and Sunday, April 23rd with a preview party on Friday, April 21st.

Opportunities to showcase young musicians how music is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of this city. - and next month, the Songbirds Foundation will host its Youth Talent Show: Friday, April 21st at the Songbirds Guitar and Pop Culture Museum.