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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.

When you weave yarn and fabric into fine art, what you get is fiber art. This weekend, the first Scenic Stitches Fiber Festival premieres in downtown Chattanooga - on Saturday and Sunday at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

“Yes, and…”: The joy of freeform at Improv Chattanooga. At The Signal: The Houston Museum’s Antiques Show & Sale. Beyond Sunset: “Follow The Fire” at Reflection Riding. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Improv is about listening - to yourself and your audience. It’s about practice - whatever your experience and wherever you perform. Above all, improv is about a sense - and spirit - of play. In this area, Improv Chattanooga aims to spread the joy of this craft to everyone and for everyone.