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An exhibition of new works by two Chattanooga artists opens Friday at Townsend Atelier. “Abiding in the Moment” features paintings and drawings by Robin MacKillop - and drawings and sculptures by Maria Willison. The exhibition is free and open to the public - and Friday’s opening reception begins at 5:30 PM at Townsend Atelier in the Arts Building.

Richard Winham shares a session from Big 50 recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Chasing dreams of a passenger rail revival in Chattanooga. Poet Corrie Lynn White, author of “Gold Hill Family Audio.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Corrie Lynn White is a poet and essayist here in Chattanooga. Her debut book of poems is titled, “Gold Hill Family Audio” - named for the town where she’s from: Gold Hill, North Carolina.

More than a half century ago, the last passenger rail train left Chattanooga. Ever since, talk of restoring that service has resurfaced from time to time - as it has again now. How did we get here - and what will it take for this time to be different?

The concert hall in the fine arts center on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - bears the name of Roland Hayes. The early years of the African-American lyric tenor and composer were shaped in this city. Next week, tenor Jackson Caesar will perform the music of Hayes in a one-person show from the stage of that hall.

Stacy Kranitz is a photographer who was born in Kentucky and now lives in the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee. Her exhibition - “As it was Give(n) to Me” - is now on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Allan Harris on “Cross That River,” a Black Cowboy Musical. Jet-set farce “Boeing Boeing” lands on Signal Mountain. Garry Posey on “Doubt: A Parable” at Ensemble Theatre. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

In the years after the Civil War, a quarter of the cowhands in the West were Black. Allan Harris is a jazz vocalist, guitarist and composer in Harlem who brings that story to life in “Cross That River” - a musical that comes to Southeast Tennessee on Thursday night, starting at 7:30 PM, at the Athens City Middle School.

Our own Richard Winham shares a preview of “Boeing Boeing” by Signal Mountain Playhouse, premiering Friday at the Mountain Arts Community Center.