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Channeling the Upper Valley
5 S. Main Street, 1st floor, White River Junction, VT 05001
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March 13, 2024
Thank you for considering a gift to support JAM's non-profit mission to build community through the media arts.
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Hot Topic, Cool Heads
"Can the U.S. Lead the Israelis and Palestinians Towards Peace?" Dartmouth Dickey Center sought to answer that question in a dialogue between Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Andrew Miller and lecturer Ezzedine Fishere, a former Egyptian diplomat. "We have to work on both sides of the equation and try to ensure that the security questions are addressed," said Miller. He emphasized the U.S. is "very much prioritizing" freeing hostages.
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St. Patrick's Day in Song
Musician extraordinaire Wayne Cripps of Norwich recently performed Upstairs at Dan & Whits. His flute flaunting included "Kitty McGee" and "The Lark in Clear Air." Of the latter he said, "Being Irish, it originally had words about rebellion and fighting but was turned into a love song as seems to happen in Ireland." Cripps, the former Computer Systems Manager in Dartmouth's Computer Science department, also plucked clawhammer banjo renditions of "Soldier's Joy" and "Arkansas Traveler." Produced by community producer Chad Finer.
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A Daunt-ing Odyssey
One hundred and forty-eight days. That's how long it took Lebanon interior designer Carolyn Matthews-Daut to hike all 2,193.1 miles of the Appalachian Trail. "With my life on my back, I walked in snow flurries, hurricanes, sleet, and sun. I walked until I bled, until I laughed and cried," she told listeners at the Norwich Bookstore. "I walked my way out of the deepest depression of my life. I found that I possessed an adventurous spirit which, when lost, can only be found in the wild places of this world." Her new book is Paint, Sweat, and Tears.
Produced for JAM by Rick Russell and Celeste Pfeiffer
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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: Hartford School Board Organizational Meeting 03/07/24 | |
Film & live comedy
Friday, March 15
Film Premiere 5:30PM
Live Performance 7-8PM
FREE @JAM
Make it a double feature at JAM on the Ides of March with Opera Action Figures short film premiere of Thank You, Mr. Sondheim with filmmakers Amy and Terry Lawrence. Then get ready to bust a gut with Valley Improv at 7PM. The show will be a whole hour of wild and hilarious improv inspired by audience suggestions—come down and laugh!
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Bi-monthly storytelling circle
Thursday, March 21 6PM
FREE @JAM
This month's theme: "Crossed Wires"
In a society increasingly divided and isolated, storytelling can bring us together. Story Jam invites all members of the Upper Valley to join the circle and share an unrehearsed 5-minute true story from their own life. No experience necessary! Learn more in Daybreak.
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Live performance
Monday, March 25 7PM
@Briggs Opera House
Cindy Pierce will touch your heart, make you laugh, and likely inspire a tear or two as she shares stories of her beloved mother, Nancy, and her family’s journey with dementia on a tour that just might help you discover that we’re all in this together.
A benefit for the Walk to End Alzheimer's and JAM.
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SUMMER
Starts June 24 - August 2
One-week and 2-week options
Grades 4-high school grads
One-week JAM Camp, Animation Intensive and 2-week Film Intensive are open for registration! Grades 4 through high school grads. Fee assistance/waiver available thanks to grants from Adimab, Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation, and Jane B. Cook Trust.
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SPRING After School
JAM Club
Starts March 20-May 22
Wednesdays 3:30-5:30PM
Grades 6-9
It’s an after-school movie and media making club! Connect with other young media makers. Spring Session will include units on drone and GoPro shooting, podcasting, animation, and scripted filmmaking. Fee assistance/waiver available on request.
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SPRING
Starts June 24 - August 2
Discover the art of digital creation with JAM's 12-week workshop for seniors (age 60+). Whether it’s a digital scrapbook, documentary video, an Instagram account you can share with your grandkids, your own podcast, or other tools empowering you to tell your own story! Presented in partnership with Bugbee Senior Center. Made possible by an anonymous grant through the NH Charitable Foundation.
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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!
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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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@ JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks
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Need a book to get you through mud season?
Browse the offerings of Shelf Help, a podcast where local booksellers help you answer one of life’s trickier – and we’d argue extremely important – questions: What should you read next?
Shelf Help is a collaboration between the Book Jam, a nonprofit designed to inspire readers; Yankee Bookshop in Woodstock, VT; Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, VT; Still North Books & Bar in Hanover, NH and JAM.
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From around the region...
JAM (CATV) partners with the Vermont Access Network (VAN) for HD (high def) community-produced content on Comcast 1070 (VT) and streaming everywhere.
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JAM – Junction Arts & Media supports lifelong learning to engage the tools of media for individual and community expression in the Upper Valley. | |
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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
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