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Artists Charlie and Iantha Newton created Splash Youth Arts Workshop to offer free art workshops to Chattanooga’s youth all year round. On Saturday, August 20th, the nonprofit hosts the Splash Summer Arts Festival in Miller Park.

This month, nine authors across genres in Chattanooga will gather for a celebration of this city’s homegrown literature. On Thursday, August 25th, Southern Lit Alliance - now known as SoLit - will present the Chattanooga Author Showcase at Stove Works, starting at 6 PM.

Woodturning is a craft that requires specific tools, a certain skill and a lot of patience to carve pieces of wood into items as precise as a pen. Our own Cameron McLean met a woodturner outside Chattanooga.

Pressures on our own food banks, beyond the pandemic. On the road to rebrand, Girl Stance deepens its practice. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Food banks across the country are feeling the pinch. Demand is high from the people who need them, as inflation soars and supply chain issues persist. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank - a member of Feeding America - serves 20 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia.

Girl Stance is a nonprofit here in Chattanooga that teaches yoga to young Black girls. Roe Anderson - its founder and president - says Girl Stance is now reaching for its next level.

“Chattanooga’s Black Soundtrack” - at home at The Bessie. At The Chattery, a community journey for human development. SoundBites: El Rocko, Matt Bohannon, Tryezz - and more. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Earlier this summer, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in downtown Chattanooga opened its latest exhibit. “Chattanooga’s Black Soundtrack” shares the stories of this city’s African-American music makers: the contributions they made across genres and styles, the struggles they endured and the changes they shaped across the generations up to today.

Each month, SoundCorps - the music nonprofit here in Chattanooga - showcases five locally-produced songs in “SoundBites,” which supports our own musicians. Stratton Tingle is executive director of SoundCorps.

At The Chattery, the learning nonprofit here in Chattanooga, most of the classes focus inward - on how to improve your skills or how to create. But the Human Development program at The Chattery features classes and workshops that focus outward - on how we treat each other and how we should treat each other.