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Channeling the Upper Valley

5 S. Main Street, 1st floor, White River Junction, VT 05001

April 10, 2024

Thank you for considering a gift to support JAM's non-profit mission to build community through the media arts.

WATCH

Broadcasting now @ JAM Upper Valley Channel on Comcast 1075/VTel 169 & 1169

Broadcasting now @ JAM Government Channel on Comcast 1085/VTel 170 & 1170

Streaming @ uvjam.org, JAM On-Demand, YouTube

Satisfaction

"We don't ask for much, do we? Only everything," observes local poet, playwright, and teacher Alan Haehnel. In this video meditation, he says "Nature's scripture in symbol more profound than what is written testifies to my sufficience. Bless my blood to absorb this mission—to journey standing still, to know I have my fill, to dream I am, to dream I am thy will."

Decision Time



"What's happening in Gaza and the level of civilian casualties is not only unnecessary, because there is a different way of doing this, but is untenable morally and is undermining the national security interests of Israel and the U.S. We have to have a very different approach to it." So said Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado) at a Dartmouth Dickey Center event last week. The topic was "How American Choices in the Middle East Affect Its Global Leadership."

Hip Hop meets New Age

Philadelphia rapper Kuf Knotz and harpist/vocalist Christine Elise recently graced Lebanon's Anonymous Coffeehouse. Chad Finer was there to capture their buoyant, dreamy set. "Today we plant the seeds for the life we long to live," said Knotz. "We remain open and willing to flow with life's changes....So we take time to just breathe." Their national tour brings them back to New England in August. 

JAM produces live coverage of local selectboard and school board meetings for Hartford, Norwich, and Hartland, VT; Hanover, NH and Lebanon, NH (SAU88 only) to promote civic engagement and transparency in government. Tune in LIVE on JAM cable channels 1075/1085 (Comcast) or 169/170 VTEL, streaming on our website, or JAM's YouTube channel, or find recordings by searching JAM On-Demand for your town's meeting recordings. Pictured: Special Hartford School Board District Meeting 04/06/24

GATHER

@ JAM space

Saturday Morning Workshop

Quick Doc Filmmaking Workshop w JD Hawks

Saturday 20 @ 10AM-1PM

FREE @JAM

Through hands-on experience, participants will creatively work to tell a complete story, efficiently and effectively. The workshop will be based on broadcast journalism principles, but can be applied to all types of shorter form documentary and scripted filmmaking projects. Great preparation for the JAM 48 Hour Film Slam in May!

Media Arts Installation

In Security // In Community

Running April 12 - May 31

FREE @JAM

A multimedia installation exploring our relationship to home and the evolution of housing, deconstructing that relationship, and envisioning a new one.

A reception with the artists and other local housing advocates and organizations will be announced soon

LISTEN

@ JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks

JAM community podcast

Insincerely Yours, Earth

Episode 2: Step into the lush world of biophilic cities with this podcast episode featuring Tim Beatley, Professor of Sustainable Communities at UVA School of Architecture and the visionary behind "Biophilic Cities." We unravel the ethical dilemmas of flora in urban landscapes and explore the dynamic fusion of sustainability, urban planning, and the allure of nature. Be inspired to reimagine our cities as vibrant hubs of biodiversity!

"Insincerely Yours, Earth" discusses local actions for climate change, equity, and sustainability. Host Jonathan Rosenbloom invites guests to explore ways individuals, communities, and governments can improve their treatment of the planet.

Produced by Sustainable Development Code.

This podcast is made possible in part by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

CREATE

@the JAM space

SUMMER

JAM Camps

Starts June 24 - August 2

One-week and 2-week options

Grades 4-high school grads

One-week JAM Camp and Animation Intensive still have spaces! (Film Intensive now waitlist only.) Fee assistance/waiver available thanks to grants from Adimab, Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation, and Jane B. Cook Trust.

ON-GOING

JAM Equipment Orientation

Wednesdays 5:30PM

Fridays 12PM

Learn how to use our circulating A/V gear available FREE for local residents to achieve your production goals. Orientations cover proper handling. Let JAM help you fulfill your new year's resolutions to make that movie or podcast!

Community Arts space available for rentals

Reserve the Briggs Opera House

for your next event or show

The Briggs Opera House welcomes community arts groups to the historic theater in White River Junction, VT. JAM partners with Shaker Bridge Theater to manage rental reservations for available dates, with optional media production services when available.

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Mugs! Hoodies! T-shirts! Beanies! Crop tops! Help support our non-profit mission to build community through media arts, and look cool while you're at it!

JAM – Junction Arts & Media supports lifelong learning to engage the tools of media for individual and community expression in the Upper Valley.

JAM – Junction Arts & Media

5 S. Main Street, 1st Floor (in the Newberry Market)

White River Junction, VT 05001

Contact us at info@uvjam.org