Building community in the Upper Valley of NH and VT through the media arts. | |
Weekly Highlights // March 5, 2025 | |
Storytelling
Watch Ferene Paris'
Keynote at the Hartford School District. Known for living out loud as a Black Haitian femme artist, Paris embodies courageous truth-telling and vulnerable vibes, making a difference within Vermont communities and beyond - one story at a time.
1/24/25 produced by Jan Abbott and Rick Russell for JAM.
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Art, music, & theater
Experience César Alvarez and Emily Orling’s egg, a performative salad of sound, poetics, anecdotes, and real-time collaboration that calls up unthinkable thoughts about creative kinship, small-town futurism, trans-middle age, mediocre parenting, and the ancient unreliable religion of art-making.
11/10/24 produced by Chico Eastridge for JAM.
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Diplomacy
Can diplomacy still solve global challenges? U.S. Ambassador (ret.) Erica Barks Ruggles and Dickey Center director Victoria Holt, herself a former diplomat, in a discussion about the ancient institution of diplomacy.
1/23/25 courtesy of the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College.
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Art exhibit
Weekdays 9AM-5PM
Through Apr 5
FREE @JAM
With PEACE BIRDS, a community-engaged art action that grew out of a shared desire of Mona Shiber and JuPong Lin, two artist friends who come from lineages of occupation and struggle for sovereignty in Palestine and Taiwan, to transform the agony of witnessing atrocities.
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Storytelling circle
Thursday March 6
6-7:30PM
FREE @JAM
In a society increasingly divided and isolated, storytelling can bring us together. Story Jam is a bi-monthly story circle where community members get to know each other through unrehearsed 5-minute true stories from their own life. This month's prompt: "Speaking up!" (for inspiration only! Off-theme stories welcome as well)
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Live performance
Fri March 7 7PM
& Sat March 8 4PM
Ticketed event @BOH
The world premiere of Sir Babygirl’s experimental rock opera “How To Stay Sane While Losing Your Mind” mixes Greek mythology, absurdism and queer camp, joining Sir
Babygirl’s Persephone in Hell, a few days before her annual return to Spring.
A JAM Co-Production
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JAM events are made possible in part by grants from VT Humanities, VT Arts Council, NH Charitable Foundation, the Couch Foundation, and by charitable contributions from community members like you! | |
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@ JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks
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JAM celebrates Women's History Month! | |
JAM community-produced podcast
The elder years bring their unique challenges and changes. What does living a vibrant, meaningful life look like in this “third act”? In this podcast, Jill Fischer talks with women from her everyday life who stand out as inspiring examples of aging with zest about how they do that. Creator Jill Fischer launched this podcast as a participant in JAM’s Digital Media Creation for Seniors with the Bugbee Senior Center.
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Podcast collaboration
The second season of this podcast (a collaboration between WISE and Northern Stage) picks up where we left off, diving deep into conversation to explore the ways that WISE is inspiring the Upper Valley community to create a more peaceful future. And it asks this key question: how can all of us be a part of the movement? In six episodes, we highlight how relationships can make real and lasting change.
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Adult media learning
March 12 - 16
Registration now open
So you want to take your cinematography skills to the next level? This class is for you! This course will guide participants through creating a 1-minute film as a group over the course of a week. Participants will develop skills around camera operation, directing, lighting, acting, audio engineering, and writing with a focus on achieving that “cinematic look.” Designed for adult students (16+). Instructor: Chico Eastridge
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Adult media learning
4 Sessions April 5 - 26
Registration now open
Discover the exciting and largely untapped potential of drones! Each session will feature a classroom portion and a field trip where participants will get hands-on experience piloting. You can practice flying your own drone or fly JAM’s DJI Mini. Participants will leave this course not only with filmmaking skills but also with a vision of how drones can help address shared 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 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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