Building community in the Upper Valley of NH and VT through the media arts. | |
Weekly Highlights // March 12, 2025 | |
Community art exhibit
In honor of Black History Month, artist Laura Di Piazza (Development and Communications Director at JAM) displays prints of collages of and hand-lettered quotes by Black American Leaders, including Shirley Chisholm, June Jordan, James Baldwin, and Octavia Butler. The exhibit will be up through 3/26/25.
Video produced by Rick Russell for JAM.
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Dialogue
Watch our Bugbee Talk, where Kasey March explains the role of an end-of-life doula and her efforts to help clients understand and navigate challenges at end-of-life. She discusses how she assists and empowers clients through conversations, planning around death, caring for each other, and aging with dignity.
1/8/25 produced by Rick Russell for JAM.
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Global & local cinema
Transgressive filmmaking
Watch director Vera Drew in conversation with Jordyn Fitch of the White River Indie Film Festival (WRIF) selection committee, in a talkback after WRIF's secret screening of Drew’s then in "legal limbo" film The People's Joker. Drew’s self proclaimed favorite secret festival stop was WRIF, which championed the film to uplift marginalized voices.
3/23/23 produced by Cedar O'Dowd, Maeve Littau, and Noah Mauchly for JAM.
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Local Government
Watch Hartland residents discuss the town budget, school budget, and present the Conservation Award at the Hartland Annual Town Meeting held 3/04 at Damon Hall, Hartland, VT.
3/04 produced by Jan Abbott and Rayce Gilbert for JAM.
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Local Government
Watch Hartford residents discuss the town budget, school budget, and the Local Options tax at the Hartford Annual Town and School Meeting held on 3/01 at Hartford High, WRJ VT.
3/01 produced by Mike Cannon and Rayce Gilbert for JAM.
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Local Government
Watch Norwich residents discuss town staffing, the town budget and school budget at the Norwich Informational Hearing held on 3/03 at Tracy Hall, Norwich, VT.
3/03 produced by Mike Cannon and Noah Mauchly for JAM.
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This week's civic highlight: JAM provided media production services for Annual Town and School Meetings at Hartford VT and Hartland VT and the Informational Hearing at Norwich VT. Tune into JAM's coverage of this and your town's government and school board meetings live or pre-recorded @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH | |
Video & board games
Every 4th Tuesday
Tues March 25 7-8:30PM
FREE @JAM
Drop in every 4th Tuesday of the month and play video and board games at JAM — free and welcoming to all! We’ll provide the games and consoles, but you may wish to bring your own controller if you have one. Participants must be at least 14 years old or accompanied/supervised by an adult.
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Writing group
Every other Monday
Mon March 24 5:30-7PM
FREE @JAM
Gather bi-weekly with a dedicated group of talented local writers for an informal peer review circle. Meetings are free and not mandatory, but we encourage consistent participation to get the most out of this group!
To join our email group and stay in the loop, email: cedar@uvjam.org
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Interactive art exhibit
Fri April 4 5PM-7:30PM
FREE @JAM
On First Friday, JAM invites you to fold doves and cranes with artists Mona Shiber and JuPong Lin that will be added to the Peacebirds project to honor every life flown too soon. Lin will read aloud poetry from her play, “Phoenix in the Holy Land” which tells the story of three ceasefire activists involved in a town’s fight to end the assault on Palestinian life.
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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! | |
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@ JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks
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Upper Valley voices
Want to listen to a broad range of Upper Valley perspectives, or got an idea for a podcast or audio book of your own? Find JAM podcasts, audiobooks and more information at UVJAM.ORG/Listen! Alternatively, find and listen to our JAM and community-produced podcasts and audiobooks on Spotify.
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Adult media learning
4 Sessions April 5 - 26
Registration now open
Discover the exciting potential of drones! Each session will feature a classroom portion and a field trip where participants get hands-on experience piloting. You can practice flying your own drone or fly JAM’s DJI Mini. Participants will leave this course with a vision of how drones can address community goals. Designed for adult students (16+). Instructor: Ben Fletcher
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Youth media arts camps
July 21 - 25 & July 28 - August 1
Registration now open
High schoolers will run the set on a two-week intensive film shoot – from pre-production shot lists, casting, and set construction, to on-set responsibilities of camera operation, sound recording, acting, & directing, the film intensive covers all aspects of the production process– producing a finished short film by camp’s end. Directed by Chico Eastridge.
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Youth media arts camps
July 14 - 18
Registration now open
High schoolers will dive deep into the world of animation, exploring advanced techniques and tools such as the 12 principles of animation, arcs, squash and stretch and more. Campers will explore the multitudes of animation types including hand drawn, paper-cut, and claymation to find the form that tickles their fancy! Directed by Noah Mauchly and Jordyn Fitch.
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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 Theater to manage rental reservations for available dates, with optional media production services when available. | |
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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 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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