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Next week, the Statewide Women’s Policy Conference returns to downtown Chattanooga. It happens Thursday, February 6th and Friday, February 7th at The Westin Chattanooga. This year’s conference will be held in honor of Dr. Carol Berz, who died last month.

More than a half century ago, the first Earth Day was held in this country - known as the start of today’s environmental movement. This week, a new exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga delves into that movement’s history and impact through art.

MLK Day 2025 at UTC: Dr. Michael Williams & Elijah Cameron. Coming to UTC: A conversation on “The Economics of Sports.” “Alkebulan: The Mother of Mankind” at The Howard School. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Each year, soon after the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, our campus - the University of Tennessee - hosts its own reflection on the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. This Friday, UTC will hold an MLK Day commemorative brunch with the theme “Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future."

A conversation on “The Economics of Sports” comes next week to our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. It takes place on Thursday, February 6th - starting at 11:30 AM - at the Wolford Family Athletic Center on 720 E. 4th St.

Across the country, community volunteers appointed by judges serve as advocates for abused and neglected children. They are known as Court Appointed Special Advocates - or CASA - for Children, and they complete training by their state or local CASA office.

The Alton Park Connector project in South Chattanooga. At The Bessie, this Black History Month for one and for all. Music for their minds: Song as a teaching artist’s tool. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

An urban trail project is taking shape in South Chattanooga that will link the Alton Park neighborhood with the city’s system of trails. When completed, the Alton Park Connector will stretch more than two-and-a-half miles from the Riverwalk to Clifton Hills Elementary School.

For this Black History Month, art, tradition, film, sports and music are on the calendar that begins Saturday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga. Elijah Cameron is with The Bessie.

For teaching artists, the classroom is the stage - and children and educators are the audience. Singer-songwriter Jennifer Daniels of Lookout Mountain is a teaching artist in the Wolf Trap program at the Arts-Based Collaborative here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.