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“Through the Lens” of Horace Brazelton at Ruby Falls. Sweet sculptures for Collegedale’s new Little Debbie Park. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Horace Brazelton was the first African-American to open a professional photography studio here in Chattanooga. His specialty: portraits of middle-class Black families and professionals, taken during the era of Jim Crow segregation in the South.

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will visit Chattanooga on Thursday, September 14th for “InterMission: A Celebration of the Arts in Chattanooga” - presented by ArtsBuild - in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall at UTC’s Fine Arts Center.

Plant a tree. Build a bench. Grow a community. Those are a few goals for a series of community workshops this month in Chattanooga’s Alton Park - at Southside Community Park, starting on Saturday, June 10th.

“Forging the South” explores the life of John T. Wilder. Celebraciones - y Oportunidades - en La Fiesta de Vecindario. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A stone watchtower stands at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The Wilder Brigade Monument - or Wilder Tower - honors the Lightning Bridge, led by John T. Wilder, of the Union Army during the Civil War. Maury Nicely has written a new book on Wilder.

This weekend, La Paz Chattanooga - the nonprofit serving the Latino community in this city - hosts its neighborhood block party. La Fiesta de Vecindario is Sunday from 1 PM to 4 PM at La Paz - 809 S. Willow St.

Lorne Steedley & Jennifer Stanley on the DIVERSIFY Summit. Juneteenth Commemoration Week around Chattanooga. Video adventures of Chateau del Endelouz at Wanderlinger. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Jennifer Stanley, a Chattanooga native with McKinsey & Company, is the keynote speaker for this year's DIVERSIFY Summit hosted by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce - Wednesday, June 14th at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans after the Civil War. Eric Atkins is co-chairman of the Unity Group, which is hosting several events in Chattanooga leading up - and during - the holiday on Monday, June 19th.