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At the end of this month, a new concert series - the Velvet Chair Experience - rekindles the music scene of when Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. was Ninth St. - the Big 9 - in downtown Chattanooga. The first concert - featuring jazz and uptown soul from vocalist Karen Collins - is on Sunday, May 28th starting at 7 PM at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

For years, the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti - a nonprofit here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley - has helped women and families to break the cycle of malnutrition in a remote and mountainous area of southern Haiti.

This Saturday through Monday, January 15th, The Unity Group of Chattanooga hosts its 54th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Celebration. The theme: “Love for Humanity and Justice.” Eric Atkins is co-chair of The Unity Group.

On this episode of "Scenic Roots," we share our full conversation with Gil Penalosa of 8 80 Cities, the next speaker at CIVIQ on Thursday here in Chattanooga - along with Eric Myers of Chattanooga Design Studio and Scott Martin of Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors.

Ever heard of “creative destruction”? Dr. Russell Sobel, Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship at The Citadel in South Carolina, talks about it Thursday for this year's Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture from our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

What is investing for social change - known as ESG? Ramon DeGennaro, Professor Emeritus of Banking and Finance at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, talks at the Probasco Chair Fall Lecture Series - Thursday, September 28th here at UTC.

Gil Penalosa sees the potential of parks and streets as great public spaces - and his work in urban design has harnessed that potential into reality in city after city around the world. This month, he's the next speaker at CIVIQ here in Chattanooga.

Bassem Eid is an internationally-recognized human rights activist, based in East Jerusalem. On Wednesday, February 14th, Bassem - who is Palestinian - will lead a discussion here on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, free and open to the public, starting at 5:30 PM.

Next week, Gil Penalosa will visit Chattanooga to discuss “8 80 Cities for Everyone” - as the next speaker at CIVIQ, presented by Chattanooga Design Studio on Thursday, February 22nd, starting at 5:30 PM, at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library. Here is Part II of our conversation with Gil, Eric Myers and Scott Martin.

Here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, students in dance, music and theater have the chance to learn and grow thanks to scholarships and grants from the Performing Arts League - which holds its annual Hearts 4 the Arts on Friday, November 17th.