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Channeling the Upper Valley

5 S. Main Street, 1st floor, White River Junction, VT 05001

June 12, 2024

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WATCH

Broadcasting now @ JAM Upper Valley Channel on Comcast 1075/VTel 169 & 1169

Broadcasting now @ JAM Government Channel on Comcast 1085/VTel 170 & 1170

Streaming @ uvjam.org, JAM On-Demand, YouTube

Honoring Their Service

Purple Heart recipient Alvin Ricker, 97, attended the unveiling of Hartford's new granite memorial honoring WWI and WWII veterans. The former infantryman saw action in Germany in 1944-1945. Born in Wilder, Ricker lives in Hartford. He drove a school bus and did maintenance for the district from the early 1950s to 1985. "He was a general parent to all the students who went through the school," said his son Allyn. Produced by JAM's Rick Russell

Lebanon salutes 2024 graduates

They started high school in pandemic lockdown. Four years later, rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the Lebanon High School class of 2024 as they thanked their parents, teachers and classmates for support, remembered challenges overcome on their journey to this momentous day, and prepare for the big changes ahead.

Produced by Chico Eastridge, Charlie Rose, Maeve Littau, and Drew Boyce for JAM.

Climate Champs

"Compost—Nature's Climate Champion" was the theme of this year's VT Organics Recycling Summit. Soil health expert Dr. Sally Brown of the University of Washington delivered the keynote address at the Waterbury event. Brown praised a 2020 state law that banned food scraps from state landfills. "Climate change has hit VT....but you guys have travelled at warp speed," she said.

Courtesy of ORCA Media, Montpelier.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT @JAM

This week's civic highlight: Look for "Hometown Heroes" banners to adorn Hartford lamp posts this summer following a 5-2 Selectboard vote last week to create a policy governing banner size and duration of their display. The "Heroes" banners will honor veterans and first responders.



Tune into government and school meetings LIVE on JAM cable channels 1075/1085 (Comcast) or 169/170 VTEL, streaming on our website, or JAM's YouTube channel, or find recordings by searching JAM On-Demand for your town's meeting recordings.

Pictured: Hartford Selectboard 05/28/24

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Community podcast

Ending gender-based violence

SEASON 2: WISE is back with new episodes of their podcast collaboration with Northern Stage, diving deep into conversation to explore the ways that WISE is inspiring the Upper Valley community to end gender-based violence and create a more peaceful future. In the latest (June 2), Jess delves into how Forensic Experiential Trauma Interviews (FETI) help survivors on the recovery path.

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SUMMER

JAM Camps

June 24 - August 2

One-week JAM Camp and Animation Intensive still have spaces! (Film Intensive now waitlist only.) Fee assistance/waiver available thanks to grants from Adimab, Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation, and Jane B. Cook Trust.

ON-GOING

JAM Equipment Orientation

Wednesdays 5:30PM

Fridays 12PM

Learn how to use our circulating A/V gear available FREE for local residents to achieve your production goals.

Community Arts space available for rentals

Reserve the Briggs Opera House

for your next event or show

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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JAM – Junction Arts & Media supports lifelong learning to engage the tools of media for individual and community expression in the Upper Valley.

JAM – Junction Arts & Media

5 S. Main Street, 1st Floor (in the Newberry Market)

White River Junction, VT 05001

Contact us at info@uvjam.org