Building community in the Upper Valley of NH and VT through the media arts. | | Weekly Highlights // March 19, 2025 | |
Community dialogue
Conservationists from around the Upper Valley gathered at the Bugbee Senior Center to share "speed dating" presentations on topics from rescuing salamanders to Native American agriculture. Afterwards, attendees socialized and recruited volunteers.
3/7 produced by Rick Russell and Jan Abbott for JAM.
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Local filmmaking
Each year JAM invites local filmmakers to #Pitchfest, a shark-tank style contest to win money and JAM staff support to get their films made. Watch several of the 2024 winning films that debuted at WRIF 2025: "Black Girls Kissing" (Kiersten White & Julia Anderson), "The Conspirateers" (Malcolm Sharlet), and "Dizziness Man" (Jacob Ford).
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Concerts
Celebrate award-winning music education in the Upper Valley and experience the three All-District Concerts (Band, Jazz, and Choir) for the Lebanon School District, featuring student musicians from Plainfield Elementary, Grantham Village School, Lebanon Middle School, and Lebanon High School.
Produced by Jordyn Fitch (3/11, 3/12, 3/13) and Kelsie Hogue (3/11, 3/12) for JAM.
| | Pictured: Hanover Selectboard 03/10/25 | | This week's civic highlight: The Hanover Selectboard members discuss the town budget and capital reserve funds for the upcoming year. Tune into JAM's coverage of this or 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 provide the games and consoles, but you can bring your own controller if you want. For age 14+ or accompanied by an adult.
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Art exhibit
Weekdays 9AM-5PM
April 11 - May 30
FREE @JAM
See Arantza Peña Popo’s comics journalism and full color illustrations that illuminate stories about queerness and belonging. Attend a FREE zine workshop with the exhibiting artist on First Friday, May 2.
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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 poetry from her play, “Phoenix in the Holy Land,” telling the story of a town’s fight to end the assault on Palestinian life.
| | 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! | |
Adult media learning
5 Sessions March 27 - April 10, April 12 - 13
Registration now open
Take your cinematography skills to the next level! Over 3 weekly sessions and 1 weekend, participants create a 1-minute film as a group and learn camera operation, directing, lighting, acting, audio engineering, and writing with a focus on achieving that “cinematic look.” For students 16+. Instructor: Chico Eastridge
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Adult media learning
4 Sessions April 5 - 26
Registration now open
Discover the exciting potential of drones! Each session features a classroom portion and a field trip for hands-on experience piloting. You can practice flying your own drone or fly JAM’s DJI Mini. Participants will leave with filmmaking skills and a vision of how drones can address community goals. For students 16+. Instructor: Ben Fletcher
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Youth media arts camps
July 14 - Aug 1
Registration now open
We still have spaces for high schoolers to dive into media arts at JAM this summer! JAM Animation Intensive campers explore hand-drawn, paper-cut, and claymation animation. JAM Film Intensive campers run the film set and produce a finished short. One- and two-week options. Instructors: Noah Mauchly, Jordyn Fitch and Chico Eastridge.
| | 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! | | |
@ 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.
| | 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. | | |
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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