Scenic Roots

This weekend in downtown Chattanooga, you’ll see a celebration bursting in colors - from art cars and international food to student art exhibits and works by local artists. The We Make Festival - presented by the nonprofit Art 120 - is this Saturday on the Chattanooga Green.

Stephan Bisaha is a reporter, based in Birmingham, for the Gulf States Newsroom - a regional collaboration between NPR and member stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. We spoke about his background in public radio when he came to Chattanooga for the vote at VW.

“Ain’t Misbehavin’ - the song by jazz great Fats Waller - was first performed at a Harlem nightclub in New York in 1929. Chattanooga Theatre Centre is now presenting “Ain’t Misbehavin’” - the musical revue tribute to Waller- in its Circle Theatre through this Saturday, May 4th.

Chattanooga is home to the longest, continuously staged Armed Forces Day Parade in this country. The grand marshal for Friday's parade - the 75th: retired U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell. I spoke with him - and Mickey McCamish of the Chattanooga Area Veterans Council.

Seventy-five years for Chattanooga’s Armed Forces Day Parade. A Jazz Age jaunt in music & moves: “Ain’t Misbehavin’” at CTC. We Make Festival: Art 120’s Kate Warren & artist Briah Gober. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Sips, small bites and books are on the menu at SoLit, the literary arts hub here in Chattanooga. On Tuesday, starting at 6 PM, the nonprofit will host “Literary Libations” - a wine and book pairing - at Common House at 1517 Mitchell Ave. Chelsea Risley is executive director of SoLit.

Sips, small bites and books are on the menu at SoLit, the literary arts hub here in Chattanooga. On Tuesday, starting at 6 PM, the nonprofit will host “Literary Libations” - a wine and book pairing - at Common House at 1517 Mitchell Ave. Chelsea Risley is executive director of SoLit.

This weekend here in Chattanooga: Dia del Nino. On Saturday, starting at Noon, ELLA Library - the community arts organization in the East Lake neighborhood - will host the family-friendly celebration, along with the nonprofit Culture Chatt, at East Lake Park at 3000 34th St.

This weekend here in Chattanooga: Dia del Nino. On Saturday, starting at Noon, ELLA Library - the community arts organization in the East Lake neighborhood - will host the family-friendly celebration, along with the nonprofit Culture Chatt, at East Lake Park at 3000 34th St.

What are some key issues facing Hamilton County today? Nathan Bird of the Chattanooga Civics podcast spoke with Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp. Here's a sample.