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Channeling the Upper Valley
5 S. Main Street, 1st floor, White River Junction, VT 05001
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April 17, 2024
Thank you for considering a gift to support JAM's non-profit mission to build community through the media arts.
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Lights out, cameras on
Want to relive the eclipse? Five JAM crew brought cameras to capture the solar spectacular across VT and even Montreal. Enjoy views from Molly's Falls Pond in Cabot; Barr Hill Nature Preserve in Greensboro; Wheeler Mountain in Sutton; McDonald Farm in St. Johnsbury; and Stowe in "Total Eclipse of Vermont." Our intrepid videographers included Kate Barber; Mike Cannon; Chico Eastridge; Jordyn Fitch; Reeve Green and Samantha Davidson Green; and Cedar O'Dowd.
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Less juice, more bucks
JAM got a charge out of two recent Hartford Energy Commission workshops. The topic—how to save money by using less electricity. Weatherization, solar panels, and heat pumps all help, according to speaker Julian Leon of the VT Energy Education Program. Learn how solar panels and even bicycles can help spark, so to speak, energy savings at home. "I always recommend that do your homework," said Leon. "There're lots of incentives and rebates out there."
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Remember to breathe
Did you know that JAM airs yoga classes three times a day? Tune into Comcast 1075 every day at 8 am, noon, and 5 pm for hour-long classes taught by local teachers including Heather Healey of Mighty Yoga; Angie Follensbee-Hall of Brownsville, VT; Leslie Carleton of Upper Valley Yoga; and Katie Cawley, formerly of Chelsea, VT. Each class is followed by meditation, also led by local yoga instructors. Namaste.
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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: Norwich Selectboard 04/10/24 | |
Saturday Morning Workshop
Saturday April 20 - 10AM-1PM
FREE @JAM
Through hands-on experience, participants will creatively work to tell a complete story, efficiently and effectively. The workshop will be based on broadcast journalism principles, but can be applied to all types of shorter form documentary and scripted filmmaking projects. Great preparation for the JAM 48 Hour Film Slam in May!
Made possible in part by grants from Adimab Lab, Jane B. Cook Trust, and Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation
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Media Arts Installation
Running April 12 - May 31
FREE @JAM
A multimedia installation exploring our relationship to home and the evolution of housing, deconstructing that relationship, and envisioning a new one.
A reception with the artists and other local housing advocates and organizations will be announced soon.
Made possible in part through a grant from Vermont Humanities.
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Gaelic May Day Festival
Friday April 26 - 6-7PM
FREE @JAM
Beltane is the Gaelic May Day festival midway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, marking the beginning of summer. Come share and enjoy poetry, music, and art to celebrate welcoming in warm weather and new life. Performances will be recorded by JAM to be played on our cable station and YouTube channel.
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An evening of poetry
Thursday, May 2 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, meeting bimonthly at JAM, free and open to all, including poets who want to share work with the opportunity to be recorded for JAM’s cable and YouTube channels.
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@ JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks
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NEW episode!
JAM community podcasts
Insincerely Yours, Earth
Episode 3: Sara Bronin, Chair of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, discusses the importance of historic preservation in culture, climate action, and economic growth. She advocates for denser housing to promote equitable development and addresses concerns about discrimination in preservation efforts. Bronin emphasizes public engagement in shaping urban development policies.
"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.
Produced by Sustainable Development Code.
This podcast is made possible in part by the guidance and technical support of JAM.
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SUMMER
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.
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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!
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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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From around the region...
JAM (CATV) partners with the Vermont Access Network (VAN) for HD (high def) community-produced content on Comcast 1070 (VT) and streaming everywhere.
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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. | |
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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
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