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This weekend, celebrations for Juneteenth will be held around Chattanooga. On Saturday, in Alton Park, the Bethlehem Center at 200 W. 38th St. will host the Southside Juneteenth Jubilee, from 1 PM to 4 PM.

What’s in a name? What do those symbols mean? What about that encounter under the pine tree? Just a few of the questions raised in “Sagittarius Ponderosa" from theatre company Obvious Dad, opening Friday here at UTC.

Citizen conservationists, the pollinators are waiting for you on Lookout Mountain, Georgia. On Saturday, a pollinator festival and native plant sale will be held at Lookout Mountain City Hall - 1214 Lula Lake Rd. - from 9 AM to Noon.

This episode of Tennessee Valley Across the Table by James Ortiz features a conversation between Alejandro Guimoye and Giselle Palmer.

Doing the work of inclusion - and measuring it - in Chattanooga. Jazz & uptown soul for the Velvet Chair Experience at the Bessie. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

There’s a saying: “If you can measure it, you can manage it.” The Community Culture Index is a data-driven effort to measure how well employers in Chattanooga are building diverse and inclusive workspaces, from the people they hire to the practices they follow.

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.

BetterFi’s relief from payday loans in rural Tennessee. This year’s Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Starting on June 1st through June 19th, the Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas: Juneteenth Independence Day returns for a sixth year - to celebrate the contributions by artists of African descent in music, dance, theatre, visual arts, film and literature.

Richard Winham shares a session from Joe Ridolfo & Fred Taylor, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.