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Prepare for spring with landscape designer Judy Reeve, accompanied by her daughter Samantha Davidson Green (Executive Director of JAM). Judy identifies existing perennials, offers soil care advice, and reflects on climate change impacts in our area from the 1970s to the present. 4/19/26 Produced by Samantha Davidson Green for JAM.
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Watch a showcase of the incredible talents of New England School of the Arts students, faculty, and guest artists in dance and musical performances, culminating in a moving finale addressing our shared responsibility to the planet, reminding us how art is not a luxury––it’s a lifeline. 4/11/26 Produced by Mike Cannon and Jordan Slusser for JAM.
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Kicking off May, we’re spotlighting Asian American & Pacific Islander media makers such as Shengyue Chen, a WRIF Emerging Filmmaker and a senior at Middlebury College. His film Bear (screened during the 2026 White River Indie Festival) follows a long-distance college couple and their nervousness about bears along a dark highway.
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Listen to the Hanover Selectboard hear public comment about parking issues and safety and discuss amending the parking ordinance. Tune into JAM's coverage of this or your town's government & school board meetings live or pre-recorded @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH
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This summer, we're making a movie titled Valley Transit for our Summer Feature Film Intensive (SFFI) program! The project will capture the beauty of the Upper Valley and tell a story that resonates universally.
If you are interested in volunteering as a crew member, fill out the form below!
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Fri May 15 - Sun 5/17
$20 per team @JAM
Write, shoot, and edit a short film in just 48 hours and maybe win a ca$h prize! Register to participate by Friday 5/15 4:59PM before attending our launch at 5PM. Films are due on Sunday 5/17 6PM, where we'll screen them at JAM.
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Mon May 11 6-7:30PM
FREE @JAM
Want to get feedback on a screenplay, rough cut, podcast in progress, or more? We're welcoming Media Makers to a feedback sesh! Members share work and guests may attend and give feedback. Become a Media Maker here.
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Thu May 14 6-7:30PM
FREE @JAM
Open to all Lampshaders as well as any poet who is interested in reading an original piece or two. Poets have the opportunity to be videoed for JAM’s TV and YouTube channels. Watch past recordings here!
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First Fri June 5 6-10PM
$5-20 suggested donation
JAM's Pride Prom returns for the 5th annual year! Theme: Classic 80’s Prom! We will elect gender neutral prom royalty and award prizes generously donated by our sponsors. Bands will be announced soon! Note: this event is substance free.
| | 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! | | | | |
That One Movie
What makes a movie special? Join Noah Mauchly as he sits down with friends, family, and artists to discuss what “that one movie” is for them!
S2 Ep 2: JAM Senior Producer Chico Eastridge returns to discuss the unbridled creativity of Sam Raimi’s 1987 slapstick horror sequel Evil Dead 2, and what makes it so giddily creative and inspiring as both a filmgoing experience and as a how-to in low-budget filmmaking.
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Make movies and friends at JAM Camp 2026!
Whether it’s filmmaking, podcasting, music video, animation, or more, JAM Camp gives you media and a crew of friends to help you create. For grades 4-8. Sessions run 6/22 - 7/3. ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT FOR SESSION 2. Register now!
The JAM Summer Feature Film Intensive for high school and college is now full. We are accepting applications to be placed on the waiting list.
| | JAM media education programs are made possible in part through grants from M&T Bank Foundation, Couch Family Foundation, NH Charitable Foundation, Jane B. Cook 1992 Trust, Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation, and Adimab, LLC Community Grant. | | JAM relies on diverse funding sources to sustain our nonprofit community media services promoting civic engagement and transparency in local government. We wish to thank the Comcast and VTel cable subscribers, voters in our service area towns, the State of Vermont, individual donors, local business sponsors, and public and private foundations who make JAM's work possible. | | Weekly Highlights - May 6, 2026 | | | | |
