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On Wednesday night, Be the Change opens its latest Concert for a Cause series - this time, tackling food insecurity - with a concert at The Feed Table & Tavern here in Chattanooga, starting at 6 PM.

Next month, the Chattanooga Film Festival returns with a hybrid experience to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The in-person experience runs from Friday, June 23rd through Sunday, June 25th - with The Read House Hotel as the main venue. The virtual experience will be available online from June 23rd through Thursday, June 29th.

Filmmaker Pablo Mazariegos of Resilient Story came to the United States from Guatemala and now lives in Chattanooga. His new documentary - “Un Nuevo Pasado (Someday Soon)” - explores the journey of young Guatemalan immigrants to this country and shares their stories of longing, loss, grief and hope. On Saturday, starting at 4 PM, the film will premiere at Chattanooga Christian School.

Steve Case on “The Rise of the Rest” for Chattanooga. “Tactical Images” reaches beyond barriers at Hart Gallery. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Steve Case was one of the co-founders of AOL, a pioneer in the early Internet just before the turn of the millennium. In recent years, as a billionaire investor through his venture capital firm Revolution, he has supported entrepreneurs and startups beyond Silicon Valley - beyond the coasts - in communities such as Chattanooga, to kickstart what he calls “The Rise of the Rest.”

A new tactile art exhibition in downtown Chattanooga uses technology to help people with blindness or other visual impairments to experience the art. The exhibition, “Tactical Images Six Art Movements,” is on display at Signal Centers’ Hart Gallery - free and open to the public until Saturday, May 20th.

Grundy County - an hour northwest of Chattanooga - has one of the highest percentages of payday loans in the State of Tennessee. BetterFi is a local nonprofit in that county - based in the town of Coalmont - that aims to “end predatory lending one loan at a time” by refinancing those loans and educating people about debt, saving them money and improving their credit.

TFP’s Dave Flessner on the Chattanooga Convention Center. Ready to Rock the Riverfront with spinning Los Trompos. Art in Provence for a Chattanooga cause. Hope House at UTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

The Chattanooga Convention Center opened its doors on Carter Street in 1985, nearly forty years ago - far exceeding its expectations. Now, the city’s tourism industry - which earned record revenues last year - is looking into whether it’s time for a new and larger convention center.

Think of a spinning top. Make it larger-than-life. Wrap it in colorful fabric with traditional Mexican designs. Climb into the top for a ride - or make it spin from the outside. Eight of these tops, in various shapes and colors - known as Los Trompos - are the heart of this year’s Rock the Riverfront, starting Friday in Chattanooga.