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A survey on the next chapter of Chattanooga’s Hawk Hill. “Breaking the Stigma” for teen mental health in Chattanooga. Sculptures in the Sky - and SoundBites from SoundCorps. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Next week, the Mayor’s Youth Council here in Chattanooga and Be the Change Youth Initiative are hosting “Breaking the Stigma” - a free event on teen mental health - at Waterhouse Pavilion on Monday from 6 PM to 8 PM.

Since 2000, Hawk Hill in Chattanooga has been home to AT&T Field and the Chattanooga Lookouts. But once the new stadium for the minor league baseball team is built on the old U.S. Pipe / Wheland Foundry site, AT&T Field will be demolished - and Hawk Hill will be available for redevelopment.

Here come the kites. How high will they fly? On Saturday, April 22nd - from 12 PM to 5 PM - Sculpture Fields at Montague Park in Chattanooga hosts Sculptures in the Sky, its annual kite festival.

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

This year’s return of the SouthWord Literary Festival. From Chattanooga’s Alton Park: “Stories of Resilience.” “The Cake” serves comedic food for thought at CTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

On Friday and Saturday, writers from around the region will gather here in Chattanooga for the SouthWord Literary Festival. Now in its 40th year, the festival celebrates writers from - and now living and working - here in the South.

Over the weekend, members of the Sudanese community in Chattanooga gathered on the Walnut Street Bridge. They showed support for the people of Sudan - among them, family and friends - now displaced and suffering because of the recent outbreak of fighting in the African nation.

A Sudanese view in Chattanooga on the fighting in Sudan. The centennial season at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

This year, Chattanooga Theatre Centre turns 100. It was founded in 1923 as the Little Theatre of Chattanooga. Today, CTC is the oldest continuously running community theatre in this country - and it recently announced its centennial season.