Building community in the Upper Valley of NH and VT through the media arts. | |
Weekly Highlights // November 27, 2024 | |
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Please consider JAM in your charitable giving
JAM's ability to fulfill our mission to build community in the Upper Valley through the media arts depends on our community's generosity. Can you help us reach our annual fund goal of $30K ? We're 2/3 of the way thanks to a gift from the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation and donations from community members like you. We've set the goal of 25 new members by #Giving Tuesday on 12/3. Can you join us? Your $50 contribution will make you a JAM sustaining member and keep our vibrant media arts programs going in the new year, but any amount is deeply appreciated! Thank you!
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Local cooking show
Remember when we couldn't gather with loved ones to cook and eat? Undeterred, King Arthur Baking Co. enlisted superstar bakers Gesine Bullock-Prado and Jeffrey Hamelman to create "The Isolation Baking Show" to connect us in the virtual kitchen. Their techniques remain as helpful as ever!
Shared by King Arthur Baking Co.
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JAM live event
JAM Club middle schoolers produced the 3-camera live TV event as Upper Valley trick-or-treaters strutted their stuff on the red carpet! JAM’s Halloween Runway Show, emceed by Tatum Barnes of Valley Improv and Hartford Parks and Rec, featured interviews about costume inspirations.
Produced by JAM's Cedar O'Dowd and the JAM Club
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Local history
Upper Valley original Steve Taylor discusses how electrification transformed life in rural VT and NH from World War I to the mid-1950s, an era when two distinct lifestyles coexisted: Those with electricity enjoyed modern conveniences, while those without lived much as they had in the 1890s.
Produced by JAM's Jordyn Fitch for the Hartford Historical Society
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Pictured: Norwich Selectboard Special Meeting 11/21/24 | |
This week's civic highlight: The Norwich Selectboard addressed concerns about its use of executive session during a prior meeting in a concise six-minute discussion. Tune into your town's government and school board meetings live or pre-recorded by JAM @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH | |
Celebration of local creativity
Fri, Dec 13 6PM - 10PM
ALL ARE WELCOME! FREE @JAM
In 2022, CATV joined with WRIF, moved to downtown WRJ, and with your support launched JAM, a creative hub for all ages. Help us celebrate our 2nd birthday and YOUR creativity in a JAM-style awards party! Optional dress code: paJAMa formal!
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Art and video exhibit
On display Dec 3 - 31 weekdays
FREE @JAM
Paintings by Emily Neidin Fava, for whom the Newberry Arts Space (which houses JAM) is dedicated, will be on display during open hours through December. Her paintings will be accompanied by a video in memoriam created by her father, Roy Fava.
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JAM events are made possible in part by grants from VT Humanities, VT Arts Council, and NH Charitable Foundation and by charitable contributions from community members like you! | |
Family fun workshop
Saturday, Dec 7 10AM-12:PM
FREE @Norwich Public Library
Families are invited to drop by and learn basic stop motion animation using legos! Recommended for elementary and middle school aged kids. 100% free thanks to generous support from the Norwich Lions Club. This event was made possible with funding from the Norwich Lions Club and in partnership with Norwich Public Library Youth Services.
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Filmmaker Contest
WRIF Emerging Filmmakers
Feb 13-16, 2025
Now open for submission
WRIF (now a program of JAM) welcomes submissions for the Emerging Filmmakers Contest at the WRIF 2025 Film Festival February 13-16 at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, VT. Selected shorts will be screened before feature films, and cash prizes, supported by the Leslie Center for the Humanities at Dartmouth College, Bio X Cell and Stettenheim Foundation will be awarded.
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JAM media education programs are made possible in part by grants from Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Jane B. Cook1992 Trust, Adimab Lab, AARP, the Norwich Lions Club, and charitable contributions from community members. | |
JAM audiobook
FINAL CHAPTERS! In Prelude, Plainfield, NH author Helen Taylor Davidson reimagines her ancestor’s teenage life in 1854 Manhattan. Adeline Hoe's awakening to the abolitionist movement and complex adult world around her comes to its climactic conclusion in Chapters 34-39. (Content advisory: This audiobook includes racial terminology derived from the era of the diary on which it is based.)
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NEW! JAM community podcast
PILOT EPISODE! Looking for a loyal, pint-sized partner who’ll fill your days with love and laughter? Meet Brian as he chats with JAM senior producer Chico Eastridge about stuff. When he’s not in the JAM audio studio, you can visit Brian Barthelmes at his Standard Company Tattoo shop in downtown White River Junction, VT.
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"I've really enjoyed my participation with JAM. The other participants have been
enthusiastic and so has the staff. It's been nice to pick up expertise and share my own."
—Cynthia Day, JAM Digital Media Creation for Seniors – Fall 2024
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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 voice, actively participate in local government, 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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