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Michael “Arche” Twitty is a storyteller who found his voice in poetry. A Chattanooga native, Arche is a poet, playwright, actor and educator who helps others to discover - and cultivate - their own voices.

Michael “Arche” Twitty is a storyteller who found his voice in poetry. A Chattanooga native, Arche is a poet, playwright, actor and educator who helps others to discover - and cultivate - their own voices.

Michael “Arche” Twitty is a storyteller who found his voice in poetry. A Chattanooga native, Arche is a poet, playwright, actor and educator who helps others to discover - and cultivate - their own voices.

Jason Tinney plays many roles - on and off stage. An author, actor, musician and storyteller, he is assistant theatre director at the McCallie School here in Chattanooga - and a simulated patient actor and scriptwriter for the Arts-Based Collaborative here at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, in partnership with the UTC School of Nursing.

Jason Tinney plays many roles - on and off stage. An author, actor, musician and storyteller, he is assistant theatre director at the McCallie School here in Chattanooga - and a simulated patient actor and scriptwriter for the Arts-Based Collaborative here at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, in partnership with the UTC School of Nursing.

Jason Tinney plays many roles - on and off stage. An author, actor, musician and storyteller, he is assistant theatre director at the McCallie School here in Chattanooga - and a simulated patient actor and scriptwriter for the Arts-Based Collaborative here at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, in partnership with the UTC School of Nursing.

On our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Irene Hillman is director of student success at the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Her work with students, faculty and community partners includes the Arts Based Collaborative here at UTC, abc@utc.

On our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Irene Hillman is director of student success at the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Her work with students, faculty and community partners includes the Arts Based Collaborative here at UTC, abc@utc.

(aired Thu 10/28/21) For Cheryl McCray, a career in education runs in the family. She is a social and emotional learning coach for students in the Hamilton County Schools - and she serves on the board of the Arts-Based Collaborative on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: abc@utc.

(aired Thu 10/14/21) James McKissic is the president of ArtsBuild, the nonprofit that supports the arts here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County. I spoke with him recently about this tumultuous time for the arts and for artists - and abc@utc.