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A musical celebration of Roland Hayes on the UTC campus. Let the tunes flow at this year’s Tennessee Songwriters Week. Photographer Stacy Kranitz on “As it Was Give(n) to Me.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Qualifying rounds are taking place this week and next for Tennessee Songwriters Week. Select songwriters from the qualifying rounds will perform in showcases near the end of the month - including at Songbirds here in Chattanooga on Tuesday, February 21st.

Matt Folz is settling into a new job with a familiar background: the outdoors. He’s the new director of Hamilton County Parks and Recreation, appointed by County Mayor Weston Wamp and approved unanimously by the County Commission. The past few years, Matt has served the county as superintendent of the Tennessee Riverpark.

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.