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Mouthy Oddities: Life and death, carved into jewelry. At ArtsBuild, opportunities for local artists with disabilities. Veterans on the water: The mission of RangeOars Row. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Annie LaVoie is a taxidermist and a bone carver whose own brush with death inspires the avant-garde jewelry she creates today. She uses stone, bone and organic remnants to fashion the pieces of her “Mouthy Oddities” collection.

Paving the way: Hamilton County’s road improvements. “Walk This Way Through Fashion” at the Hunter Museum. The Chattanooga Insight Meditation Community’s new home. As you’ll hear - and more - on this episode of “Scenic Roots.”

“Walk This Way” - now on display at the Hunter Museum of American Art in downtown Chattanooga - features footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes. On Thursday, starting at 6 PM, Chery Jordan and the Runway Rebels will present “Walk This Way Through Fashion.”

Here in Hamilton County, road improvements are taking place - and on the calendar. Nathan Janeway is the County’s director of development services under County Mayor Weston Wamp. Lee Helton is a Hamilton County Commissioner.

The Chattanooga Insight Meditation Community is home to the teaching and practice of meditation and mindfulness in a Buddhist tradition. On Thursday, starting at 6 PM, the Community celebrates its new home - a center at 318 Talley Road.

For six decades, Ishmael Reed - born here in Chattanooga - has made an indelible mark on the literary world with more than 30 books of prose, poetry, plays and essays. He's the next guest on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” - this Thursday at 8:30 PM on our public media partner WTCI PBS.

Call Me Spinster isn’t just a band - it’s a lifelong investment in creativity and family, forged by sisterhood. “Greater Chattanooga” from WTCI PBS follows the remarkable journey of the three sisters of “Call Me Spinster” - who found purpose and passion where they least expected it.

“Give the Drummer Some” - for Chattanooga’s Clyde Stubblefield. In Dayton, a centennial season for this year’s Scopes Festival. At the Woodshop, a Concert for a Cause - for The AIM Center. As you’ll hear - and more - on this episode of “Scenic Roots.”

Clyde Stubblefield, best known as the “Funky Drummer” for James Brown, was born and raised here in Chattanooga. As we near the end of Black Music Month, a film screening and a live concert on Saturday in Chattanooga will honor his life and legacy.