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From the early days of Chattanooga women helping orphans downtown to the partnerships with Hamilton County and beyond, we’ve learned a lot about Chambliss Center for Children, now in its 150th year. What’s next?

In "Before and After" - the latest story from “Greater Chattanooga” by our public media partner WTCI PBS - we'll learn about the refugee experience of a Ukrainian couple who came to Chattanooga on the eve of the Russian invasion and how a community has come together to support them.

John Kilkenny on “Bessie Smith: Orchestrating the Blues.” Stratton Tingle of SoundCorps with the latest SoundBites. This year’s Valley Vibes returns to Cherokee Farms in Georgia. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Each month, SoundCorps - the music nonprofit here in Chattanooga - showcases five locally-produced songs in “SoundBites,” which supports our own musicians. Stratton Tingle - executive director of SoundCorps - shares the latest SoundBites with us.

Next year marks a century since Bessie Smith began her recording career - and in early 2023, the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera will lead a multi-layered celebration of Bessie’s life and music in collaboration with community partners, titled: “Bessie Smith: Orchestrating the Blues.”

The Valley Vibes Music & Arts Festival is on the move in Northwest Georgia. This year, the festival returns to Walker County - hosted at Cherokee Farms in LaFayette from Friday, September 23rd through Sunday September 25th.

Saluting Champions of Health Care in the Chattanooga area. 4 Courses and TN Whiskey Supper; Chattanooga Fashion Expo. On the trail of ambling armadillos in Southeast Tennessee. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Each year, the Champions of Health Care awards honor the best of the best health care professionals here in the Chattanooga area. This year’s Champions were recently profiled in The Chattanooga Times Free Press - and recognized at a luncheon yesterday in downtown Chattanooga.

Here in Chattanooga, 4 Courses and Supper Club has brought celebrated Black chefs to this city - for food, conversation and to benefit local students in the culinary arts. Next week, 4 Courses again teams up with the Tennessee Whiskey Festival to present the 4 Courses and Whiskey Supper - next Friday, September 23rd, starting at 6 PM, at Waterhouse Pavilion.

For fashionistas, the runway is calling this fall. The Chattanooga Fashion Expo returns the week before Thanksgiving - from Thursday, November 17th through Sunday, November 20th - with events at various locations around the city. One event is aimed at students and emerging designers.