A love for home - Weekly Highlights from JAM

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Going once, going twice... Bid by FRIDAY Dec 5 on JAM's Silent Auction!

Get a jump on holiday shopping AND support JAM by bidding on our Silent Auction! Don't miss out – bidding closes this Friday at 8PM!

Find tickets to a show at Northern Stage or Shaker Bridge Theatre, gift certificates from the Norwich Bookstore, a day pass to Upper Valley Aquatic Center, a stay at the Hotel Coolidge –– and many more unique holiday gifts for loved ones (or yourself) – thanks to the Upper Valley businesses and organizations that generously donated items to support JAM's nonprofit mission.

Winning bids will be announced at the 3rd annual live telecast of the JAMmy Awards on First Friday Dec 5 6-9PM! Don your finest paJAMas and walk the blue carpet in this year's celebration of the Upper Valley's creativity in the media arts! (Can't make it? Watch on JAM channels or livestream!)

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@ JAM Upper Valley Comcast 1075/VTel 169

Bowled over!

Celebrate craft traditions in our community with CraftStudies’ annual Bowlfest, a family-friendly fundraiser featuring delicious food from 20+ local restaurants, served in one-of-a-kind bowls made by CraftStudies’ teaching artists, students, and volunteers. 11/8/25 produced by Berkay Ezdesir for JAM.

Peeling the layers

Through movement, language, live sound, and 30 sheets of cardboard, Michael Bodel and his dance project (the Institute for Folding) performed a dance on the human relationship with knowledge, scientific understanding, and ignorance. 10/29/25 Produced by Rick Russell and Jan Abbott for JAM.

Two Vermonters

Both authoring bestselling graphic novels, Alison Bechdel and Tillie Walden are cartooning legends with a special connection: a love for their home, Vermont! Celebrate CCS' 20th anniversary with Bechdel and Walden’s conversation on Vermont and art. 11/21/25 produced by Chico Eastridge and Jordyn Fitch for JAM.

Pictured: Hartford Selectboard 11/25/25

Civic engagement with JAM:

Watch the Hartford Selectboard hear budget presentations for FY2027 from the town's IT and Finance departments and review banner requests. Tune into JAM's coverage of this or your town's government & school board meetings live or pre-recorded @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH

Events @ JAM

Videostop II

Dec 1 - Jan 31

M-F 9AM-5PM

FREE @JAM

Learn more

It's 2003 again...Visit this pop up VHS store art installation (in the back of JAM) to rent movies on VHS like the good ol’ days! Don’t have a way to play it? You can also rent a VHS player!

The JAMmy Awards!

Fri Dec 5 6:30-8:30PM

FREE @JAM

RSVP here

It's our end-of-year party for the Upper Valley’s media arts community! We want to celebrate YOU, who made this possible!

Want a unique gift for this holiday season AND support the JAMmys? Bid on items at our Silent Auction!

JAM Media Maker Monday

Mon Dec 8 6-7:30PM

FREE @JAM

RSVP here

Welcoming Media Maker Members and guests to a work-in-progress feedback session! Members can share work and guests may attend to listen and give feedback. Become a member here!

JAM events are made possible in part by grants from VT Humanities, VT Arts Council, NH Charitable Foundation, the Couch Family Foundation, and by charitable contributions from community members like you!

Podcasts & audiobooks @ JAM

Ordinary Jews. Talking.

Hosted by Liora Alschuler, Ordinary Jews. Talking. features conversations on being Jewish in the world today.

Ep 2: Liora talks with Irit Librot, who talks about her early years in Haifa immediately following the creation of the State and her move to the USA. Irit’s own experience of October 7 and the war is tempered by her time in Israel and the reactions of those in her close community here, where her life is infused with music and dance.

Inside WRIF!

Course: Feb 4 - Mar 8 2026,

9:30-11:30AM on Wednesdays

Get the inside scoop on WRIF (the White River Indie Festival) at this Osher course by our E. D. Samantha Davidson Green! How and why are films selected for WRIF? What is WRIF’s place in Upper Valley film and the evolving media landscape? These questions will be answered and more!

This course leads up to WRIF 2026 (March 1-8, 2026) and will continue during the festival. A discount code for festival passes will be offered to course participants.

How does my gift help JAM?

When you make a gift to JAM – Junction Arts & Media, your donation enables JAM to empower all Upper Valley residents to have a creative voice, actively participate in local democracy, and find joy and belonging in the Upper Valley community. JAM is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Your gift may be tax-deductible.