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This Friday and Saturday, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center and the Chattanooga Lookouts host this year’s Negro League Appreciation Weekend, in partnership with Food City, as the Lookouts play the Biloxi Shuckers at AT&T Field.

A gathering in tech here in the Southeast is expanding to three days for its tenth year. The Scenic City Summit returns to downtown Chattanooga from Thursday, June 19th through Saturday, June 21st at various locations.

Katherine Dunham was known as the “matriarch and queen of Black dance.” She was a dancer and choreographer, also an anthropologist and an activist. This Saturday, the Katherine Dunham Juba Dance Festival returns to Chattanooga - part of the Chattanooga Festivals of Black Arts and Ideas.

Matchmaking, the Sinai Desert and the man who found the Beatles all have their moments in this year’s Chattanooga Jewish Film Series. The series screens in person on Sundays at 4 PM from June 22nd through July 20th at the Jewish Cultural Center - paired with virtual screenings.

As Dr. Lori Mann Bruce prepares to take on the job of UTC’s next Chancellor, Dr. Robert Dooley spoke with us one more time as Interim Chancellor for our series "Chatting with the Chancellor" online: during the last day of his latest trip to Vietnam and Cambodia.

For stargazing here in Chattanooga, the place to be is an observatory that belongs to UTC - and for the community. Here's part two of a podcast series produced this spring by Miller Richardson, a student in UTC’s Department of Communication, as an intern for “Scenic Roots” on WUTC.

Thursday is Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates the end of slavery - and the emancipation of African-Americans - after the Civil War ended in 1865. Among the holiday events in Chattanooga is a documentary screening that takes place at Noon at New Zion Baptist Church.

Seven years ago, a Juneteenth festival began in Chattanooga - and at that time, it was the only event of its kind. This year, the festival is focusing on youth - as “Juniorteenth: Engaging the Next Generation” - on Thursday at The Howard School.

In the horror genre, Shane Morton is a creative dynamo. This Saturday, Shane - an FX artist, director, actor, writer and “mad scientist” - will appear at “Culture on 4,” presented by the City of Chattanooga in partnership with the Chattanooga Public Library, from 4 PM to 6 PM at the downtown Library.

The Clarence T. Jones Observatory - part of our campus here at UTC - hosts star parties during semesters. Here's the finale of a podcast series by Miller Richardson, a student in UTC’s Department of Communication, as an intern for “Scenic Roots” on WUTC.