Around and About Chattanooga

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Around and About Chattanooga is a local weekday radio program with interviews, feature news stories and information about the Tennessee Valley.

Comments?  Story ideas?  Questions about an interview you heard?  You can contact the public affairs desk at (423) 425-2224 or email Mike-Miller@utc.edu.

Chattanooga is transforming into one of the nation's most progressive, vibrant cities.  Guests on the Around and About program discuss the cultural events, art communities, environmental initiatives and other creative forces that are helping continue this transformation.

The concert calendar airs every Thursday with a look at what's happening around town in the music scene.

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4:38pm

Mon June 17, 2013
Community

'Pickin' Up Tennessee' Tour Targets Litter

Dave Porfiri, his wife Linda Duvoisin, and their children are spending their summer in an RV, driving around the Volunteer State and raising awareness about litter.  Their project, Pickin' Up Tennessee, involves litter cleanup clinics and live music events.  Their tour takes them all across the state. 

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12:16pm

Mon June 17, 2013
Riverbend 2013

Festival Highlights: The United Nations of The 'Bend

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Beppe Gambetta performs during Riverbend 2013.

The 2013 Riverbend Festival featured a variety of local, national and international acts.  Here are just a few of the highlights.

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3:52pm

Fri June 14, 2013
Riverbend 2013

Slideshow: Strung Like A Horse Storms the Side Stage

The group of Southern gothic strummers played one of Riverbend 2013's most energetic sets on the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union stage.

2:43pm

Fri June 14, 2013
Riverbend 2013

Richard Winham & Jeff Styles Preview Riverbend's Final Nights

  • Richard and Jeff talk Riverbend.

  Jeff Styles and Richard Winham play selections from bands performing Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15  as Chattanooga's annual Riverbend Festival wraps up.

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4:18pm

Thu June 13, 2013
Community

Applied Theater Conference Coming to Chattanooga

  • An interview with Tenika Dye of the Salvation Army

From June 27th to the 29th, the Applied Theater Conference will happen at the Salvation Army's Recreate Cafe.  Applied theater is a method that takes drama outside theater.

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10:02am

Thu June 13, 2013
Grand Opening for Forests of the World

Go Bananas for Reptiles at the Chattanooga Zoo

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Komodo Dragon

The Chattanooga Zoo is opening the new exhibit "Forests of the World" on the annual Go Bananas Day on Saturday, June 15th. 

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3:41am

Thu June 13, 2013
Riverbend 2013

Riverbend Thursday: Picks From Winham & Styles

WUTC's Richard Winham and WGOW's Jeff Styles preview the Thursday night lineup at the 2013 Riverbend Festival.

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4:47pm

Wed June 12, 2013
Don't Go in Room 237

See What's Really Behind Kubrick's 'The Shining' in New Documentary

Room 237 Chattanooga Screening Poster

  • An interview with Rodney Ascher, director of Room 237

If you're a fan of Stanley Kubrick, you might be interested in a documentary that's screening at the Barking Legs Theater this Friday. It's called Room 237.

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4:12pm

Wed June 12, 2013
Riverbend 2013

Richard Winham and Jeff Styles Preview Wednesday Night's Riverbend Lineup

    Wednesday night's Riverbend lineup includes Lon Eldridge, Civil Twilight, Psychedelic Furs and Dierks Bentley.

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9:50am

Wed June 12, 2013
2nd Grade Writers Contest Winner

PBS KIDS GO! Awards Young Authors

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Emilia Liedke 2013 winner in 2nd grade category of PBS KIDS GO! Writer Contest.

Several young authors were celebrated in May when WTCI announced the winners of the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest. 

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11:26pm

Tue June 11, 2013
Riverbend 2013

Festival Highlight: Voices of Lee

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Voices of Lee perform at the 2013 Riverbend Festival.

Tuesday nights at Riverbend are always set aside for family-friendly entertainment.  This year on Faith and Family night, Voices of Lee performed a mix of gospel and patriotic songs.

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5:08pm

Tue June 11, 2013
Riverbend 2013

Scotty Bratcher Shreds at the Strut

Rising young blues star Scotty Bratcher played a blistering version of 'Voodoo Child' at the end of his set.  He played several shows during the 2013 Riverbend Festival, including one show at the Bessie Smith Strut on Monday.

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10:11am

Tue June 11, 2013
Signal Mountain Music Festival

A Week of Classical Music for Kids

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2013 Faculty. From left to right Alex Ricks, Jorge Siliezar, Michale Rittling, Robert J. Bradshaw, M.sc Rocio Mairena , Joseph Lee, Samantha Lester and Eric Reed.

The Mountain Arts Community Center is hosting the 4th annual Signal Mountain Music Festival this week with the final concert scheduled for Friday June 14, 2013 at the Signal Mountain High School beginning at 7:00 PM. 

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7:55pm

Mon June 10, 2013
Riverbend 2013

The 'First Baptist Bar & Grill' Is Funny, But Is It Real?

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Tim Wilson dances for the crowd at Riverbend 2013.

Sunday night at Riverbend 2013, country comedian Tim Wilson performed several of his novelty songs, including The First Baptist Bar & Grill.  "I've been told they actually built the First Baptist Bar & Grill in Chattanooga," Wilson said after his set.    

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9:43am

Mon June 10, 2013
WUTC's 'Best Job Ever' Series

A Mortician Gives The Final, Personal Touch

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Michelle Givens

While some girls dream of growing up to be a ballerina, Michelle Givens decided working in funeral service was her calling.  As owner and president of Givens Funeral Tradework, Removals & Shipping, she provides support services to funeral homes. 

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Podcasts

  • Friday, June 14, 2013 12:00am
    Homesteading dates back to the pioneer days (remember Little House On The Prairie?), when families grew much of their own food on their own land. In the modern version, homesteaders avoid grocery stores by planting backyard gardens and raising pigs, rabbits and other animals for meat.
  • Friday, May 31, 2013 12:00am
    Since 2009, the Chattahooligans have been causing havoc in the stands of Finley Stadium for the city's soccer team, Chattanooga Football Club.
  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:00am
    Eastern hemlock trees atop Signal Mountain and across the Cumberland Plateau are common right now, but many could die off in the next few years. The woolly adelgid, a tiny, invasive insect species originally from Asia, is spreading through the forest and slowly killing hemlocks
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00am
    Don Dudenbostel's photographs are featured this May in the River Gallery's exhibition Defining Roots. Dudenbostel's photos document disappearing, hidden and infamous aspects of Appalachian culture. Throughout the past few decades, he has photographed snake handlers, and moonshiners (particularly legendary moonshiner Popcorn Sutton).
  • Friday, May 10, 2013 12:00am
    WUTC 88.1 had a contest--we asked listeners to submit their best true stories about a wild, weird road trip. Ryan Darling won. Here, he tells the story of his roadtrip to Bloomington, Indiana. The trip turns into an odyssey filled with boredom, excitement, dangerous weather, a wedding, his ex-girlfriend, and hors d'oeuvres.