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Here in the Chattanooga area, there are households where people are employed and working hard - but they still can’t afford food or pay an electric bill, and they have no safety net to weather a crisis. The United Way of Greater Chattanooga is sharing the latest data on these households as it launches a series of community roundtables as part of its Learn United initiative.

At the end of this month, TEDxChattanooga will present its first-ever “Sessions,” a showcase of local musicians and their ideas worth sharing - on Thursday, August 31st, starting at 7 PM, at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

“Unmasking: Chattanooga Elders Speak” is a play of dramatic monologues based on oral history interviews of twelve people in this city - coming to Barking Legs Theater for two already sold-out performances on Sunday, August 20th and Sunday, September 10th.

Tony Sammons, the City of Chattanooga’s Chief Equity Officer. “Together: A Portrait of Americans” at Townsend Atelier. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

For the past 17 years, Tony Sammons - born and raised here in Chattanooga - has worked for the City of Chattanooga. Now, he’s settling into his new role as the City's Chief Equity Officer.

Artist David Michael Salerno spent two years painting oil portraits of 40 people from diverse religious backgrounds in the Chattanooga area for "Together: A Portrait of Americans," opening Friday at Townsend Atelier.

Todd Shipley is the Director of Fine Arts at the Tennessee Department of Education. He is the content lead at the state level for arts educators across Tennessee - and he steers the State of the Arts Initiative, to increase access to music and arts education in Tennessee schools.

Legal access for youth immigration cases at La Paz Chattanooga. A surreal showcase for this summer at Immersion Gallery. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Vanessa Parras was born in Metro Atlanta - Gwinnett County, Georgia. An alumna of UTC with a law degree from UT Knoxville, she is Legal Access Coordinator for La Paz Chattanooga, the nonprofit serving this area’s Latino community.

Think of a collage. Next, how about a terrarium? Just make room … for the tiny movie theater. You’ll find all of the above, and then some, at Immersion Gallery in downtown Chattanooga - on Wednesday from 6 PM to 10 PM.