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(Aired Thu 6/27/24) “Seventy-six trombones led the big parade / With a hundred and ten coronets close at hand…” “The Music Man” is this summer's production at Signal Mountain Playhouse. Our own Richard Winham spoke with the lead actors.

Here in Tennessee, Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote for next month’s elections on this year’s calendar. Think Tennessee is a nonpartisan thinktank based in Nashville that recently released a voter education series for this election cycle.

For this Fourth, Pops on the River returns to Chattanooga. In Collegedale, fireworks and music at the Freedom Festival. Zest, a cooking app startup in a city geared for the foodies. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

On Wednesday, Pops on the River - which was not held last year because of a lack of funding - returns to downtown Chattanooga, starting at 4:30 PM in Coolidge Park with patriotic music and fireworks for the finale.

Just east of Chattanooga, another free celebration on the eve of the Fourth of July is in Collegedale. This year’s Collegedale Freedom Festival and Fireworks takes place on Wednesday at the Commons, beginning at 4:30 PM - with fireworks set for 9:30 PM.

The Artist Seven’s passion for art has propelled him to become one of the most prolific muralists in our community. A new story from “Greater Chattanooga” at our public media partner WTCI PBS looks at how his humble beginnings helped shape his dynamic works of art into a life-changing career.

This weekend, the music sets the mood for another season at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center here in Chattanooga. That’s where this fall’s Campfire Concert Series returns - starting this Saturday at 5:30 PM - presented by Black Creek Chattanooga.

An elderly woman fond of puzzles is at the heart of the story in “Cows on the Rings of Saturn,” the latest play by Brianna Jean Haley - and the latest production of The SEED Theatre here in Chattanooga. Barking Legs Theater hosts the play on Friday and Saturday, for mature audiences only.

Chattanooga’s Jamie Quatro on her novel “Two-Step Devil.” A play on the case of Ed Johnson and a Supreme Court justice. Take a break at NoonTunes in Chattanooga’s Miller Park. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Jamie Quatro’s latest novel - “Two-Step Devil” - wrestles with good and evil, what’s real and what’s supernatural, on the edges of life here in Chattanooga and the Southeast. On Tuesday, SoLit hosts the launch for Jamie’s book tour at The Granfalloon starting at 7 PM.