Building community in the Upper Valley of NH and VT through the media arts. | |
Weekly Highlights // November 20, 2024 | |
Fashion Show
REVOLUTION + Nancy the Girl Present Tip Top Couture, a dazzling 2024 Fall Fashion Extravaganza. Featuring 40+ local models and a stunning mix of styles, the event benefited The Main Street Museum. Hair and makeup were provided by Hartford Area Career & Technology Center students.
Produced by JAM's Chico Eastridge and Mike Cannon
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Performing Arts
A captivating performance by Rachel Bernsen and her ensemble, this piece reimagines improvisation, blending real-time decision-making with theatricality, as five performers delve into triadic harmony and discord. Don’t miss this boundary-pushing interdisciplinary art performed at JAM.
Produced by JAM's Chico Eastridge and Cedar O'Dowd
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Election Speaker Series
"Conservatism, the Presidency, and the Future of American Democracy" were topics of the 2024 Election Speaker Series featuring the Honorable Michael R. Pence, co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Center and Dartmouth Dialogues in conjunction with fall course "The 2024 Election," taught by Professors R. Muirhead, H. Nachlis, and W. Wohlforth.
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Pictured: Hartford Selectboard Budget Meeting 11/14/24 | |
This week's civic highlight: The Hartford Select Board meeting featured presentations from the Police, Dispatch, and Fire Departments outlining their financial needs for the upcoming year. Tune into your town's government and school board meetings live or pre-recorded by JAM @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH | | |
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This week's community highlight: The Lebanon Farmers' Market is more than just a place to shop—it’s a vibrant gathering spot for our community all summer long. While summer has passed, you can now visit the Lebanon Farmers' Winter Market indoors at the Power House Mall on Thursdays from 2PM-6PM. Enjoy this video flashback to the warm summer days of 2024 produced by Rick Russell and Drew Boyce for JAM. | |
Potluck & Listening Party
Thurs, Nov 21 6:30-8:00PM
FREE @JAM
Share food at JAM with Valley News alum Frances Mize and Upper Valley residents who shared their experiences and viewpoints with her in the months leading up to the 2024 election in her podcast Voices of the Voters.
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Artists' Showcase
Fri, Nov 22 5-6PM
FREE @JAM
JAM’s Digital Media Creation for Seniors, High School Media Fellowship Program, and after school Film and Animation Clubs will screen short films and media arts projects from the fall. Come celebrate multi-generational artists and filmmakers!
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Celebration of creativity
Fri, Dec 13 7:00-8:30PM
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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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. | |
Filmmakers Contest
WRIF Emerging Filmmakers
February 13-16, 2025
Open for submission
WRIF is now accepting submissions for the Emerging Filmmakers Contest 2025 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 and Bio X Cell, will be awarded.
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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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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 podcast
We invite you to listen again or for the first time to Frances Mize’s audio documentary, where she holds space for diverse Upper Valley voices exploring their feelings and perspectives leading up to the 2024 national election. The focus is not on who anyone is voting for, but how they feel about the country today and its future.
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JAM Audiobook
In Prelude, Plainfield, NH author Helen Taylor Davidson reimagines her ancestor’s teenage life in 1854 Manhattan as she awakens to the abolitionist movement.
(Content advisory: This audiobook includes racial terminology derived from the era of the diary on which it is based.)
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"Cedar, Jordyn and Samantha are truly amazing collaborators. As a member of the WRIF selection committee and a community partner at the Hop, I get to work with the JAM team in a variety of ways. I am inspired by their commitment to creating authentic and welcoming arts experiences that bring joy and promote action on the social justice issues that affect our community." —Johanna Evans | |
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JAM is reaching for the stars!
Help us reach our Annual Fund goal of $30K!
We're almost 2/3 way there thanks to a generous gift from the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation and donations from community members like you.
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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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