Building community in the Upper Valley of NH and VT through the media arts. | | Weekly Highlights // June 18, 2025 | |
Pride Month
Did you love Pride Prom: Cruising on 6/6? Relive the vibes with Pride Prom 2024 (aka "Clown Prom") featuring Upper Valley bands and musical acts such as Sir Babygirl, Content Clown, Rocking Puppies, and Ratmilk! 6/21/24 produced by Cedar O’Dowd, Chico Eastridge, Jordyn Fitch, Drew Boyce, Kealin Rooney & Lia Golec for JAM.
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Community gathering
On Sat 6/21 from 2-4PM, celebrate and honor Juneteenth at Lebanon, Bethel, and Hartford’s joint celebration at Lyman Point Park in WRJ. Also, revisit JAM’s coverage of Hartford’s Juneteenth celebration in 2022, which included remarks from US Rep. Becca Balint. 6/18/22 produced by JAM for the Town of Hartford.
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National protests
On 6/14, 4K+ Upper Valley residents demonstrated against the Trump administration’s rising tide of authoritarianism, as part of countless “No Kings” protests that swept the US. Hartford High graduate, UMass Amherst student, and JAM Summer Production Intern Drew Boyce covered the WRJ rally.
| | Pictured: Hartford Selectboard 6/10/25 | | This week's civic highlight: Watch the Hanover Selectboard discuss traffic and parking ordinate updates, including metered parking. Tune into JAM's coverage of this or your town's government and school board meetings live or pre-recorded @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH | | | |
Pride Month
JAM staff fired up the slo-mo camera at Lebanon Opera House's annual Pride Picnic, delighting our community with hand-punched confetti and other glittery JAM hijinks. Music by Miss America performing at Pride Prom. 6/13/25 produced by Jordyn Fitch & Cedar O'Dowd for JAM.
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Video & board games
Every 4th Tuesday
Tue Jun 24 6:30-8:30PM
FREE @JAM
Play video and board games at JAM! Bring your own controller if you have one. You must be 14+ or accompanied by an adult.
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Community event
Wed Jun 25 5-8PM
FREE @Lyman Point Park
Join us for the Hartford Community Coalition’s free block party, celebrating Hartford’s youth programming! JAM will be running a fun animation activity suitable for all ages.
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JAM event
Thu Jun 26 6-7:30PM
FREE @JAM
A free poetry open mic open to all Lampshaders and any poet is interested in reading an original piece. Poets can be videoed for JAM’s community access station and YouTube channel!
| | 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! | |
Youth media arts camps
July 14 - Aug 1
Registration now open
We still have spaces for high schoolers to dive into advanced filmmaking and animation this summer! 1- and 2-week camps.
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NEW! Adult media ed
Sep 6 - Nov 25
Registration now open
This fall, take your media skills to the next level! Intended for adults (16+), these courses range from film editing, podcasting, drone cinematography, songwriting, and more!
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NEW! Youth leadership
1 monthly meeting
Applications now open
Are you an influencer? Join the Youth Media Advisory board to share your opinions with the JAM staff and board and shape JAM programs on social media and digital wellbeing. Ages 15-21
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JAM media education programs are made possible in part by grants from Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Jane B. Cooke Trust, the Joyful Living Fund, Adimab LLC, the Couch Family Foundation,
and donations from community members like you!
| | | | The Briggs Opera House welcomes community arts groups to the historic theater in White River Junction, VT. JAM partners with Shaker Bridge Theatre to manage rental reservations for available dates, with optional media production services when available. | | |
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.
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Summer is here... Look cool for a worthy cause! Check out the selection of mugs, hoodies, t-shirts, crop-tops and more available at Strong Rabbit Design. A portion of all proceeds supports JAM's nonprofit work to build community in the Upper Valley through media arts.
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