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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.

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.

Credit cards, installment loans and cash advances are examples of what are known as “small-dollar credit products.” Brandon Bolen - an economist at Mississippi College - can tell you plenty about them. This week, he will give a talk on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - for the Probasco Lecture Series.

For the past two decades, Outdoor Chattanooga has connected people in this city with the outdoor offerings around us. Now, it’s looking to the future with a new strategic plan. Gail Loveland Barille is director of Outdoor Chattanooga, part of the City of Chattanooga.

A Chattanooga story: the documentary “How to Sue the Klan.” Sunday Showcase for the Performing Arts League at UTC. For Charlie: remembering broadcast legend Charles Osgood. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Chattanooga 1980. Ku Klux Klansmen in a car fire shotgun blasts at four Black women waiting for a cab on Ninth St. - now Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. The four women - and another Black woman - are wounded. What happened next is told in a new documentary, "How to Sue the Klan."

This weekend, the Sunday Showcase returns to our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Young performers will display their talents to support the Performing Arts League - starting at 3 PM on Sunday in the Fine Arts Center here at UTC.

In the past few years, Chattanooga Theatre Centre has presented plays from August Wilson’s Century Cycle. “Seven Guitars” - its next production from the series - is part of CTC’s 100th season. It premieres Friday at 7:30 PM - appropriate for mature audiences only.

“Seven Guitars” from August Wilson’s Century Cycle at CTC. BHM at the Bessie; “Origins” at Creative Arts Guild in Dalton. For ETC’s New Beginnings: “Short Attention Span Theatre.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

For the start of this Black History Month, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga on Thursday will host the first of four events - one event a week - throughout February.