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Here in Chattanooga, the Three Sisters Festival of Bluegrass Music is tuning up for its crystal anniversary - crystal with a c, that is. The festival, free for the public, returns for its 15th year on Friday and Saturday at Ross’ Landing on the Tennessee River. I spoke with George Bright, son of Fletcher Bright - and George’s daughter, Eleanor.

Let’s look a few months down the road. This December, fallen veterans will be honored once again with wreaths at their grave markers in cemeteries around the country on National Wreaths Across America Day. In this area, the remembrance is known as Wreaths Across Chattanooga.

Mocs Give Day is tomorrow here at UTC. The 24-hour online fundraising and engagement drive celebrates all things blue and gold - and benefits each student who sets foot on this campus. Amy Donahue is senior director of marketing for UTC Advancement.

Tomorrow, a panel discussion here at UTC will take place at the Guerry Center Reading Room, starting at 5:30 PM - titled, “The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Politics, Policy and Outcomes and The Implications for Refugees and Chattanooga.”

Scott Dunlap & Addy Counts on CTC’s “The Sound of Music.” MOHHC’s Hannah Sher on this year’s Celebration of Valor. Robert Schoolfield on “Familiar Strangers." Finster Fest 2022. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

An art exhibition here in Chattanooga celebrates the creator in each of us. “Familiar Strangers” - founded by Robert Schoolfield - features works by him, and from three friends and collaborators: Jet Smith, Matthew Cook and Landon Marshall. The exhibition takes place Friday - starting at 5:30 PM - at 7616 Lee Highway.

Bruzenskey Bois on “Hip Hip Is New Urbanism” at CIVIQ. Mark Kennedy of The Chattanooga Times Free Press. A sculpture that honors an inspiring legacy at The AIM Center. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Hip-hop was born in the city - a cultural product of its socioeconomic time. Now, what first took shape as a music genre a half-century ago, and what it has inspired since, has something to say about cities today - and what cities can be. Bruzenskey Bois will talk about "Hip Hop Is New Urbanism" for the premiere of this fall's CIVIQ series here in Chattanooga, presented by Chattanooga Design Studio.

The other day, we brought you a conversation with Mark Kennedy, a reporter and columnist for The Chattanooga Times Free Press - about the “Remember When?” feature that began in early 2020.Mark is also the author of the “Life Stories” column in the Times Free Press - and here, we talk about that.

Next weekend, a piece of public art will be unveiled at The AIM Center here in Chattanooga: a sculpture, titled “Positive Space.” The sculpture - which honors Bonnie Currey-Stamps, the center’s co-founder who died last year - will be unveiled on Saturday, October 1st at 11 AM.