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Channeling the Upper Valley

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

March 27, 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

The Coolidge Block Story

Longtime Hotel Coolidge owner David Briggs treated local history devotees to a lecture about the past, present, and future of downtown White River Junction and his "in-town country inn." "The overarching role of this piece of property has been to be dominant, dignified, and a real contributor," he said. "It has some severe limitations ... How you get the most use out of this site is the question." Presented by Hartford Historical Society.

Produced by JAM's Rick Russell and Jan Abbott

As the worm turns



The hosts of A Couple of Flicks Tristan Goding and Nick Arvizu (aka JAM's Digital Content Manager) usually talk about bad movies. This time the cinema scholars turned their critical gaze on the sandy interstellar box-office hit Dune: Part Two and its giant sand worms. "I'm really glad I saw it on the big screeen," said Goding who dissed David Lynch's '80s take on the classic sci-fi novel—"It's really gross and complicated."

Produced by JAM's Nick Arvizu

De-Lovely Gifts

The Upper Valley Music Center Faculty Showcase was about more than good music. Teachers used the benefit at Lebanon's First Congregational Church to make a big announcement—they (and others) awarded more than $30,000 in tuition assistance in 2024. Works performed included Cole Porter's "So in Love" and "It's De-Lovely", the Shaker song "Simple Gifts," and the Tony Bennett standard "Give Me a Simple Life."

Produced by JAM's Jordyn Fitch

JAM produces live coverage of local selectboard and school board meetings for Hartford, Norwich, and Hartland, VT; Hanover, NH and Lebanon, NH (SAU88 only) to promote civic engagement and transparency in government. Tune in 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: SAU88 Lebanon School Board 03/20/24

GATHER

@ JAM space

An evening of poetry

Lampshade Poets

Thursday, April 4 7-8:30PM

FREE @JAM

In 2012 David Celone couldn’t find a poetry reading group in the Upper Valley area, so he found a group of local poets and started one. Resurrecting after a pandemic hiatus, the Lampshade poets are back, now meeting bimonthly at JAM. The event is free and open to the public, including poets who want to share their work with the opportunity to be recorded for JAM’s cable and YouTube channels.

Media arts workshop

Poetry Zine-Making

Tuesday, April 9 6PM

FREE @JAM



A zine can be any multi-page booklet made for passion, not profit. Learn how to make your zine with Center for Cartoon Studies Fellow S. Mirk. ALL AGES + FREE! Please RSVP below so we can be prepared with supplies.

More about S. Mirk: Mirkwork.com

LISTEN

@ JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks

NEW JAM community-produced podcast

Insincerely Yours, Earth

Join us for our inaugural episode as we delve into gentrification with urban renewal expert Majora Carter. We explore its complexities, from its origins to its impact on neighborhoods.

"Insincerely Yours, Earth" discusses local actions for climate change, equity, and sustainability. Host Jonathan Rosenbloom invites guests to explore ways individuals, communities, and governments can improve their treatment of the planet. Look for more episodes soon!

Produced by Sustainable Development Code.

This podcast is made possible in part by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

CREATE

@the JAM space

SUMMER

JAM Camps

Starts June 24 - August 2

One-week and 2-week options

Grades 4-high school grads

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. Orientations cover proper handling. Let JAM help you fulfill your new year's resolutions to make that movie or podcast!

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