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Once again, the time is here for this year’s EPB Holiday Windows - and the Festive Forest - in downtown Chattanooga. At 5 PM on this day before Thanksgiving, the displays will be unveiled in the windows on the Broad and Market Street sides of the EPB headquarters building - with the Festive Forest nearby.

(Aired Weds 11/13/24) The story of the Trail of Tears runs through what is today Chattanooga. Part of that story is told in a recently opened exhibit at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library: “Records of Removal." Jessica Sedgwick is the Head Librarian of Local History and Genealogy at the Library.

The Enterprise Center’s Monique Kuykendoll Quarterman. Dr. Anany Prosper of the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti. “Records of Removal” at the Chattanooga Public Library. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Aired Weds 11/13/24) For more than twenty-five years, a nonprofit based here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley has helped women and families to break the cycle of malnutrition in southern Haiti: The Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti.

(Aired Weds 11/13/24) This summer, Monique Kuykendoll Quarterman joined The Enterprise Center as its new President and CEO - succeeding Deb Socia. Monique has served as executive director of entrepreneurship and innovation at the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.

“The Beat of Motown” - on stage at the Jewish Cultural Center. Getting real at a Fifties diner: “Bus Stop” from UTC Theatre Co. “The Snow Queen” in Dalton. The “Back to Birding” podcast. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Aired Thu 11/14/24) Imagine a diner in rural Kansas, a refuge for bus passengers waiting out a snowstorm in the 1950’s. “Bus Stop” - the play by William Inge - is the latest production from the students of UTC Theatre Co., opening on Tuesday, November 19th.

(Aired Thu 11/14/24) This time of year, “The Snow Queen” reigns once more in Dalton. Creative Arts Guild and Ballet Dalton present a full-length ballet of the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen - premiering Thursday, November 21st at the Dalton High School Theatre.

(Aired Thu 11/14/24) “Back to Birding” is a podcast by Luke Thompson and Patrick Higgins. I heard about it earlier this year when I met Luke - then a student at The Baylor School here in Chattanooga - when I visited his class, taught by Mike Kelly. Back in August, I had a chance to speak with Luke.

(Aired Thu 11/14/24) This weekend, “The Beat of Motown” comes to Chattanooga - a show with singers and visuals that will highlight twenty-two of Motown’s greatest hits with the cultural history of their time. It happens on Saturday, starting at 7 PM, at the Jewish Cultural Center.