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Hello, Upper Valley!
In addition to JAM's diverse community media services, JAM is proud to be the home of WRIF, White River Indie Films, presenting excellent indie films and supporting indie filmmaking in the Upper Valley. This week we’re excited to highlight two films at The Hop co-presented with WRIF (find discount code below) that demonstrate the qualities of creative courage, excellence in filmmaking, and local connection that WRIF values. We also want to shout out Hanover High grad Julia Coulter’s very personal feature film debut, screening at the Nugget (10/21 @ 6:30) as a fundraiser for CHaD. Learn more below!
– Ana (Communications Coordinator)
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It was once in a blue moon… Hear stories about rare and infrequent encounters at the AVA Mudroom, a popular live storytelling event.
This edition’s storytellers include: Marv Klassen-Landis (a poet, theatre artist, and children’s book author), Rich Gombar (a painter who has installed over 150+ exhibitions at AVA, the Hood Museum, and the Guggenheim), Patrick McDevitt (who grew up in NH when the Patriots and Red Sox were both awful –– an experience that taught him how to be resilient), Sally Bacon Wright (a jewelry designer recently retired from her beloved WRJ store, Oodles), and Kevin Gallagher (a mental health counselor and two-time Moth GrandSlam winner). 9/10/26 Produced by Jordyn Lich for JAM
| | | | Inclusivity for all. Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce and Global Village Foods are among this year's VT Spirit of the ADA awards, which recognizes employers who uphold the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). JAM's own Joe Major and Samantha Davidson Green, who both serve on the Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities, joined the celebration. 10/13/26 Produced by Chico Eastridge & Jan Abbott for JAM | | | | An evening of labor solidarity. Upper Valley unions and community organizations celebrated the fourth annual Labor Town Hall. where the night included drag performances from the House of Lewan, testimonials from immigrant community leaders, and tabling from organizations such as NAACP at Darmouth, UVDSA, and more. 10/6/26 Produced by Jordyn Lich for JAM | | | | |
Hartford Selectboard 10/13/26
Watch the Hartford Selectboard hear a report from the Town Manager on committee updates and Parks and Recreation commission developments, and consider approving the flaggers for the annual Halloween Gory Daze parade.
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Spooktacular films about "Leaf Creepers..." at Halloween-o-thon, our annual scary movie competition and award ceremony! Our teams have been tasked to make "movies that make us feel like somebody's watching." Come in costume, and walk the Gory Daze parade right afterwards.
Mon Oct 31 6-7:30PM @ JAM
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Catch 2 films at The Hop... programmed in collaboration with JAM, home of White River Indie Films (WRIF). Mr. Nobody Against Putin follows director Pavel Talankin’s documentation of Russian propaganda during the war with Ukraine. The screening is FREE and includes a panel with the director himself. Is God Is is a neo-western revenge thriller. Use code HOPBOGO for buy 1 get 1 free tickets.
Mr. Nobody: Wed Oct 21 7PM @ the Hop
Is God Is: Sat Oct 24 7PM @ the Hop
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JAM recommends... Hanover High grad Julia Coulter’s feature film, Road To L’Etape Du Tour. Shot mostly in the Twin States, the film follows a woman with a congenital heart defect training for the Tour de France. Watch the film at a special screening at The Nugget on Wednesday 10/21 (proceeds benefiting CHaD HERO).
Wed Oct 21 6:30PM @ The Nugget
| | JAM provides diverse media services to the greater Upper Valley region of VT and NH and is often able to provide media coverage of community events for broadcast on JAM channels. JAM also provides professional for-hire media services for custom video and audio production needs. JAM broadcasts, streams, and archives local content on cable, and we support year-round live media coverage of public government and school board meetings as core to our public access service commitment. Learn more at uvjam.org. | | | | JAM Media Services client spotlight: Exporters Without Borders hired JAM to create a fireside chat video shoot, with a final draft delivered within a week. JAM can deliver completed media files to clients for use on their own social media channels, websites or other platforms. JAM staff are available for consultations on your media services needs. | | JAM relies on diverse funding sources to sustain our nonprofit community media services. We wish to thank the Comcast and VTel cable subscribers, voters in our service area towns, the State of Vermont, individual donors, local business sponsors, and public and private foundations who make our work possible. JAM media education programs and events are made possible in part by grants from VT Humanities, VT Arts Council, NH Charitable Foundation, Couch Family Foundation, M&T Bank Foundation, Jane B. Cook 1992 Trust, Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Adimab, LLC Community Grant, and charitable contributions from community members like you. | | Weekly Highlights - Oct 21, 2026 | | | | |
