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Next week, a leading conference on rural education in this country comes to Chattanooga. The National Forum to Advance Rural Education is Thursday, November 16th and Friday, November 17th at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Randy Boyd, President of the University of Tennessee System, gives the welcome on the first day.

UT System President Randy Boyd talks about rural education. The Eastern Band of Cherokee & the Moccasin Bend Lecture Series. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Sneed, the 28th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is the final speaker for this year's Moccasin Bend Lecture Series presented by National Park Partners - on Monday, starting at 7 PM at the Tennessee Aquarium's IMAX 3D Theater in Chattanooga.

Brandon Davis & Shorty Beaty on the Hamilton County Fair. Stratton Tingle with the latest SoundBites from SoundCorps. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Brandon Davis kicks off the live music on Saturday night at the Little Debbie Hamilton County Fair this Veterans Day weekend at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. He takes the Dr. Pepper Stage at 5:30 PM - followed at 7 PM by the headliner Lauren Alaina.

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.

What would a County Fair on a historic farm be without a showcase for agriculture? This is the first year that the reimagined Hamilton County Fair - presented by Little Debbie - will be held at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. This weekend at the Fair, you'll find Shorty there.

‘Tis the season for Gratefull and the Grateful Gobbler. Darkly comic and quirky “Alabaster” from UTC Theatre Co. The runway is back for the Chattanooga Fashion Expo. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Thanksgiving is Thursday of next week - and Thursday of this week brings Gratefull to downtown Chattanooga. The free community meal runs from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the middle of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in front of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

Next week, on Thanksgiving Day in downtown Chattanooga, the Grateful Gobbler 5K Walk / Run returns for a cause. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Maclellan Shelter for Families, an emergency homeless shelter at the Community Kitchen on 11th Street.