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THE MUSIC
‘Scenic City Roots’ to debut at Track 29 “Scenic City Roots, Live from Track 29,” a new live monthly music program will debut on Thursday, March 7, at Track 29 and feature local, regional and even national acts in a showcase to be filmed and broadcast on TV and streamed live on the program’s website. “The ultimate goal is to unite the state’s musical trail, from Nashville to Memphis, Bristol to Chattanooga,” said Michael Jezewski, associate producer of Scenic City Roots. “Chattanooga has never really had a strong musical identity, so we hope this will help bring the city and region into the spotlight.” Bringing Chattanooga out of the shadows of Nashville and Memphis is a tall order, but Jezewski is working with Todd Mayo and John Walker of Heng Dai Media, producers of Music City Roots in Nashville, to boost the city’s vibrant, yet still nascent musical scene to a large-scale statewide and national stage. Each installment will feature a Chattanooga band along with other regional acts to “export and import authentic music,” Jezewski said, whether its rock, jazz, country or blues. The inaugural live show will feature Chattanooga’s own WTM Blues Band, the edgy bluegrass of The Steel Drivers, JOHNNYSWIM, an acoustic folk-pop duo, and St. Paul and the Broken Bones, the Birmingham-based rock and soul group who stole the show at The Pulse’s 10th Anniversary Concert at Rhythm & Brews in December. The shows will take place live each month at Track 29, stream live on sceniccityroots.com and be taped for broadcast on local public television station WTCI-TV each Thursday in April. “Each show operates independently,” Jezewski said of the ties to Music City Roots, the popular Nashville program which is produced live at the Loveless Cafe and Bar. “The timing is just perfect with all the development and the desire for more live music in Chattanooga, and Track 29 is the perfect venue.” “We are very excited to team up with Heng Dai Media to present ‘Scenic City
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Roots, Live from Track 29,’” said Monica Kinsey of Track 29. “It’s an incredible opportunity, not only for Track 29, but also to showcase Chattanooga and its talented local musicians to the world.” Tickets to the March 7 show are $10 ($5 for students with ID) and available online at track29.co. —Bill Ramsey
DESIGN
Creative citizens to unite around elections The Chattanooga Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, a professional association for design, is launching a new program called Creative Citizenship featuring unique events in January focused on inspiring civic involvement in the upcoming municipal elections. The keynote event, “We Helped Obama Win,” kicks off the program at 5:30 p.m.
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on Wednesday, Jan. 23, on the fourth floor of the Chattanooga Public Library downtown, where all follow-up events will be held. The evening will feature a presentation and Q&A with Josh Higgins and Daniel Ryan, two key players in the success of the much-discussed Obama For America campaign. Ryan, a resident of Chattanooga, served as the director of front-end development for the campaign. Higgins was design director for President Obama’s 2012 campaign. Next, a “Candidate Forum” is a two-day get-out–the-vote event with the 2013 Chattanooga city council candidates set for 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, followed by DesignFest at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26. Mayoral candidate Andy Berke will help kick-off DesignFest on Saturday. After spending time with the candidates, teams of citizens will put their heads together to brainstorm and build new techniques which can be used to build a better
relationship with the local government. The goal of DesignFest is to produce future Creative Citizenship events, communication tools or even, perhaps, an app. There will also be a “Get Out and Vote” poster rally at the DesignFest as well. Posters designed that day will be printed by Wonderpress and distributed around the city. Both events are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required for all events and a ticket purchase is needed to attend “We Helped Obama Win.” Full details on registration and tickets can be found on the AIGA Chattanooga’s website at chattanooga.aiga.org. —Staff
arts
City seeks emerging artists for exhibit Are you an emerging artist looking for a way to display your work? If so, the city’s Department of Education, Arts & Culture is reaching out to local artists in the community to showcase visual and two-dimensional pieces of art for the Emerging Artist Exhibit 2013 as a part of EAC’s Art in Nontraditional Spaces. “One of our goals at EAC is to showcase the creative talent of youth, adults and seniors in nontraditional spaces,” EAC administrator Missy Crutchfield said. “With this year’s focus, we extend this open call for emerging artists in our city and look forward to an outstanding exhibition at our office space.” The EAC is currently accepting applications in an ongoing call for entries for the exhibit. Exhibits may feature the work of a single artist, a complimentary small group or themed exhibit. Among the non-traditional spaces the ANTS projects have appeared include the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, where artwork from students of local elementary schools premiered “I Believe I Can Fly.” Another exhibit is the City Employee Art Show at City Hall. Visit chattanooga.gov to download an application. For more information about the EAC, contact Melissa Turner (423) 4257826 or email turner_m@chattanooga. gov. —Esan Swan
FILM, SCORE
CSO launches film music symposium In a bid to launch what it hopes will become an annual event, the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera will present the first Southeast Film Music Symposium, featuring artistic advisor George S. Clinton, from