Rising Rock is a multimedia storytelling class here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. On Thursday, December 11th, we’ll share the latest showcase of stories by Rising Rock students from this past semester here on Scenic Roots. Billy Weeks teaches the class in UTC’s Communication Department. Check out the interviews with Weeks…
4 Multi-Faith Writers Take On The Holidays At Dalton Creative Arts Guild
Sarah Einstein — a creative writing instructor at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) — is one of four multi-faith writers invited to discuss how the Christmas story resonates across spiritual perspectives. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Sun, Ninth Letter, PANK and other journals. Her work has been reprinted in Best…
Lookout Wild Film Festival Releases 2026 Trailer, Opens Public Ticket Sales
The 14th annual Lookout Wild Film Festival will take place Jan. 15-18, 2026 at Roland W. Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center in downtown Chattanooga. Over four days and seven film sessions, LWFF will showcase a curated lineup of 100 adventure, environmental and outdoors-focused films from around the world, along with stories…
Join Us For Real Smoke: A Brief History Of Barbecue
Food historian and UTC professor Dr. Mark Johnson will host an event titled Real Smoke: A Brief History of Barbecue alongside chef Erik Niel, offering Chattanooga attendees a rich dive into BBQ’s cultural and culinary heritage. As a history professor at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and author of a book on the history of Alabama…
Mythic Appalachian Gothic: “Medea” At UTC Theatre Co.
An ancient Greek tragedy is this season’s finale at UTC Theatre Co. “Medea” by Euripides – translated by Diane J. Rayor – is on stage Tuesday through Saturday in the Dorothy Ward Theatre in the Fine Arts Center here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Drew Davidson, the director, is assistant professor…