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What can we learn from resource extraction and literature in a corner of Latin America a century ago? Lisa Burner, an assistant professor of Spanish at the University of the South in Sewanee, will give a talk this week on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - for the Latin American Speakers Series.

Park ranger Chris Young on the Battles for Chattanooga. SoLit’s Lynda LeVan on author Kevin Wilson at ClubLit. Frances Schube on this weekend’s Chattanooga Art Fest. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Chattanooga is a magnet for art - and art festivals. This weekend, a new festival joins the calendar: the Chattanooga Art Fest, Saturday and Sunday in Coolidge Park.

This time of year brings moments for remembrance and reflection at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Starting on Saturday, November 19th through Friday, November 25th, the park will host programs across the Chattanooga area to mark the Civil War Battles for Chattanooga in the fall of 1863.

SoLit - formerly Southern Lit Alliance here in Chattanooga - showcases the literary arts. Next week, the nonprofit will host its annual ClubLit, featuring Kevin Wilson - author of the new book “Now Is Not The Time” - on Thursday, November 17th at the Chattanooga Whiskey Hall, starting at 6 PM.

Patrick Wells, CEO of Majestic Stone and StoneLoads. Maggie Carruth O’Connor on TEDxChattanooga 2022. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Patrick Wells knows about the business of natural stone - and what it can become. He is the CEO of Majestic Stone, a quarry and fabrication operation on Dayton Mountain, about an hour north of Chattanooga - and he is the CEO of StoneLoads, an online marketplace recently launched for buying and selling natural stone across the country.

The stage is set for this year’s TEDxChattanooga. The series of talks by community speakers - independently organized under the TED program’s global initiative of “ideas worth spreading” - returns to Common House in downtown Chattanooga on the evening of Wednesday, November 16th.

For veterans, a boot camp in entrepreneurship at UTC. Capturing red wolves through the lens at Reflection Riding. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Jessica Suarez has captured the American red wolf with her camera. She is a National Geographic photographer - and Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center here in Chattanooga is featuring a new exhibit of her work on Saturday, November 19th.