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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.”

“The Cake” is the next entree on stage at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. The comedy by Brenda Brunstetter - which opens on Friday, April 21st for mature audiences at CTC - tells the story of Della, a cake shop owner in North Carolina whose world is turned upside down.

If you’re looking for “Stories of Resilience,” you’ll find them in Chattanooga’s Alton Park. The audio / photo series - curated by the artist 2$ON The Prince - features conversations with three men from that neighborhood.

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.

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.

La Paz Chattanooga - which serves the city’s Latino community - recognizes emerging excellence through its Latino Leadership Awards. The nonprofit is now accepting nominations for this year’s awards, set for September 21st at the Westin.

As spring has sprung, so springs the art. Creative Arts Guild in Dalton hosts its annual Spring for the Arts on Saturday, April 29th. Sarah Murry is with the Guild.

Barry Moser is a printmaker best known for his wood engravings and his illustrations of literature. UTC Special Collections holds the largest selection of his work - and starting Friday, several dozen of his pieces will go on display at AVA in Chattanooga.

This weekend, the music will be jumping at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga. On Saturday and Sunday, the center hosts Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Fest, a celebration of and for the city’s African-American community around the time of the singer’s birth in this city.

Sounds that stir and soar at Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Fest. Honoring Latino leaders across Chattanooga. Creative Arts Guild. “Transformation” reveals the art of Chattanooga’s Barry Moser. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”