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Starting Friday, Be the Change Youth Initiative presents a series of Concerts for a Cause here in the Chattanooga area, providing gifts for youth - a toy drive in collaboration with the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults; Chattanooga Room in the Inn and Isaiah 117 House.

The week after Thanksgiving, Mark Making presents “Unmasking: Now We Speak” in downtown Chattanooga. The art exhibit with performances of poetic monologues takes place at ArtsBuild on Thursday, December 1st starting at 5 PM.

Each year, our fallen veterans are honored with wreaths at cemeteries around the country on National Wreaths Across America Day. This year’s remembrance is Saturday, December 17th. Mickey McCamish, retired U.S. Navy Captain, is president of Wreaths Across Chattanooga.

Creative Exchange is a new outlet for artists and creatives here in Chattanooga. Its first event is Sunday at PanCake Bakery on 801 Dodds Avenue, from 7 PM to 9 PM. Karla Felicia Scaife is with Creative Exchange.

This season of student storytellers at UTC’s Rising Rock. A training onramp at UTC for future freight brokers. MainX24 returns; Back-to-back holiday plays at CTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

“Rising Rock” is a class for storytellers here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Billy Weeks is the professor of the class in UTC’s Department of Communication. For this semester, Madison Van Horn is Rising Rock’s editor. Seth Carpenter and Haley Bayer are assistant editors.

In the business of logistics, a freight broker is the communications link who ensures freight moves smoothly between carriers and shippers, arriving safely - and on time. Starting in January, UTC’s Center for Professional Education will partner with logistics firms to offer a Freight Broker Professional Program.

At Chattanooga Theatre Centre, it’s a stocking stuffer of plays for the holidays. Scott Dunlap is the director of “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)”, which premieres this Friday. Chuck Tuttle is the director of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”, which opens next Friday, December 9th.

For Main Street and Southside Chattanooga, the first Saturday in December spells MainX24. This year’s 24-hour festival of community events begins this Saturday at 7 AM. Monica Kinsey is coordinator of MainX24.

Preserve Chattanooga: front lines of historic preservation. Still images build trust for social work students at UTC. Rosario Moore, teacher - and creator of “The Wholks.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”