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Channeling the Upper Valley
5 S. Main Street, 1st floor, White River Junction, VT 05001
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April 24, 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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@ JAM Upper Valley Government Channel
Comcast 1085/VTEL 1170
& streaming @uvjam.org/watch
Our democracy depends on diverse and informed perspectives that challenge the status quo and resist the commercial motives of for-profit media. From its founding, CATV (now JAM) has maintained a steadfast commitment to free speech and grassroots citizen engagement. In addition to JAM's coverage of local government and activism, catch Democracy Now! week days broadcasting and streaming on JAM Government Channel (Comcast 1085/VTel 170) at 8AM and 5PM for insightful analysis and thought-provoking discussions of global events. From midnight to 6AM weekdays, find more on JAM Government Channel from Free Speech TV. Stay informed, stay engaged! Watch Here
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Keep Maxfield Parrish Safe
A magnificent backdrop designed by art nouveau painter Maxfield Parrish graces the stage of Plainfield, NH's 1846 Town Hall. Fire safety expert Nick Atrim of Middlebury recently spoke there advising local leaders. "We want to prevent any fire opportunity, reduce the risk as far as we can, and put in some sort of early warning detection system," said Antrim. He advised installing sprinklers in high-risk areas and studying emergency response plans. "Whatever you do, do it right."
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Beware of American Media
Be wary of believing what you see and read. That was the message of mass communication professor Michelle Amazeen at OSHER in 2022. She warned against falling for "native advertising"—paid content that looks like news. "Advertisers have now colonized many newsrooms and are affecting the agendas that many news consumers are exposed to," she said. "Remember—be a critical consumer of media content."
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The dawn of Daybreak
JAM's time machine takes us to a 2020 Hanover Rotary Club speech by Rob Gurwitt, the publisher of Daybreak, the weekday local e-newsletter. "It is a place for straightforward, useful information in a friendly voice that helps us feel connected to the community around us and doesn't waste our time." Launched in 2019 with 25 readers, Daybreak rocketed to 9,300 subscribers in 18 months. "It's me getting up every day and putting together what I think is a mini-magazine. What has surprised and pleased me is people's willingness to send in photos....Daybreak is not in any way, I think, a substitute for a local newspaper," said Gurwitt.
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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: SAU88 Lebanon School Board 04/17/24 | |
Media Arts Installation
Running through 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.
Made possible in part through a grant from Vermont Humanities.
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Gaelic May Day Festival
Friday April 26 6-7PM
FREE @JAM
Beltane is the Gaelic May Day festival midway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, marking the beginning of summer. Come share and enjoy poetry, music, and art to celebrate welcoming in warm weather and new life. Performances will be recorded by JAM to be played on our cable station and YouTube channel.
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An evening of poetry
Thursday, May 2 7-8:30PM
FREE @JAM
In 2012 David Celone couldn’t find a poetry reading group in the Upper Valley area, so he found a group of local poets and started one. Resurrecting after a pandemic hiatus, the Lampshade poets are back, meeting bimonthly at JAM, free and open to all, including poets who want to share work with the opportunity to be recorded for JAM’s cable and YouTube channels.
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@ JAM Podcasts, Audiobooks & Music
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NEW Music Video
Tommy Crawford - Mountain Song Official Music Video
A music video! Made out of cut paper and fingerpaint. Also watercolor, glass, and some found objects. And light. And magic Animation and design by Tommy Crawford and Mike Cannon Editing by Mike Cannon Mountain Song Written and performed by Tommy Crawford featuring Ben Kogan - bass Jakob Breitbach - fiddle Matt Appleton, Ben Kogan, Lisa Piccirillo, Jes Raymond - backing vocals Tommy Crawford - vocals and guitar Recorded and mixed by Matt Appleton at The Station Studio, Norwich, VT Mastered by Gerald Putnam at Cedar House Sound, Sutton, NH
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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 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.
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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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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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