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Wade Hinton on “Bridge Building” in a polarized workplace. A night to honor Chattanooga’s African-American luminaries. This year’s Lookout Comedy Festival; Cohutta Song Fest. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Polarization. Far too often, we hear the word - and far too often, we use the word - to describe our politics and our culture. What about the workplace? Wade Hinton, CEO of Hinton and Company here in Chattanooga, wrote “Bridge Building: Creating Connection in an Era of Workplace Division.”

For more than four decades, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center has preserved and celebrated the history and culture of African-Americans here in Chattanooga. On Saturday, the center will host the brand-new Bessie Smith Legacy Gala at the Chattanooga Convention Center, starting at 6 PM.

This weekend, the music is calling in Northwest Georgia. On Friday and Saturday, the first-ever Cohutta Song Fest debuts in the small railroad town a half hour from Chattanooga and twenty minutes from Dalton.

Everywhere you turn you’ll hear a punchline at this year’s Lookout Comedy Festival here in Chattanooga. The festival, which runs Wednesday through Saturday at multiple venues in this city, features comic talent from this area and around the country.

(Aired Thu 10/17/24) When a delegation from a city in Ukraine visited Chattanooga, Ian-Alijah Bey of Chattamatters sat down with its mayor to talk about what has happened to his hometown since Russia’s invasion - and how Chattanoogans can help.

Fast forward to future tense: Chattanooga Connect 2024. “Moulin Rouge!” kicks off Broadway at Memorial Auditorium. This year’s Women of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Aired Thu 10/17/24) Next week, urban mobility and smart tech are on the agenda for Chattanooga Connect - a new conference hosted by our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

(Aired Thu 10/17/24) “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” opens the new Broadway season at the Tivoli Theatre Foundation here in Chattanooga. The series of eight performances begins Tuesday, October 22nd and runs through Sunday, October 27th at Memorial Auditorium.

(Aired Thu 10/17/24) Each year, the Women of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga honors women in this area for their contributions to our community. This year’s awards presentation and luncheon is Thursday, October 31st starting at 11:30 AM at the Chattanooga Convention Center.