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Channeling the Upper Valley
5 S. Main Street, 1st floor, White River Junction, VT 05001
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September 6, 2023
Thank you for considering a gift to support JAM's non-profit mission to build community through the media arts.
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All about Alzheimer's
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed, said Jordan Cotto of Alzheimer's Association VT in a recent Woodstock talk about prevention. Learn how sleep, exercise, diet, and socializing may ward off the disease. For more on local resources, call the helpline at (800) 272-3900. Courtesy WCTV, Woodstock Community TV.
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A thru-hiker's story
They're back and swarming Hanover! Brett Elliott of Danville, VT, hiked an average of 14 miles a day for more than 140 days to conquer the 2,190 mile Appalachian Trail. He saw a dozen rattlesnakes, made many friends, braved wild weather, and wore out many pairs of shoes on his way to his final destination Maine's Mt. Katahdin.
Courtesy Kingdom Access TV.
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Fisher cat lore
Thank you Upper Valley Land Trust! JAM's friends at this Hanover non-profit have shared dozens of short videos with us. Its volunteers hit the woods to reveal lore about everything from the common bladderwort to pitcher plants. In this clip,.how small carnivorous weasels—the sly fisher cats—stalk, subdue, and kill tree-dwelling porcupines.
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Find local government and school meetings for Hartford, Norwich, and Hartland, VT; Hanover, NH and Lebanon, NH (SAU88 only). Pictured: VT Gov Scott Press Conference: Ongoing Response to Catastrophic Flooding in VT 8/30/23
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Search for yoga, meditation, and religious services shared by local organizations at JAM On-Demand. Pictured: Riverbank Church White River Junction Service: Genesis Day 6 8/27/23
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@ the JAM space & Briggs Opera House
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INTERACTIVE MEDIA EXHIBIT
Healthcare is a Human Right with Vermont Workers Center
Sept. 1-30 M-F 9AM-5PM
FREE @JAM
The Vermont Workers Center is collaborating with JAM to create a month-long, interactive exhibit that integrates their “Healthcare is a Human Right” media campaign with physical space. Upper Valley residents are encouraged to come by JAM in September to record a short video or take a photo explaining why healthcare is important to them. Or, if being on camera isn’t for you, you can also come by and view the ongoing portrait series which JAM will add the photos and videos taken in their space to throughout the month.
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LIVE+DIGITAL MUSIC
Inbar Heyman Gets Loopy
Wednesday, Sept. 6 7PM
FREE @JAM
Inbar Heyman is a one-woman-band from Israel who performs her original music with a sophisticated loop station and a combination of unique instruments from all over the world, electronic sounds and household objects. Come see Inbar perform live at JAM!
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FILM SCREENING + LIVE MUSIC
Passion in a Pandemic
Thursday, Oct. 12 7PM
FREE @Briggs Opera House
Former opera singer Jennifer Chambers and celebrated Italian conductor Filippo Ciabatti teach opera to public high school students in the midst of the Covid pandemic. The young singers open up to the camera about their dreams and challenges, as they learn and perform arias from four celebrated operas, Don Giovanni, Cosi van tutte, Magic Flute and Lakme.
New documentary by Norwich, VT filmmaker Nora Jacobson, Passion in a Pandemic, will have its PBS premiere through NETA and New Hampshire PBS in the fall of 2023, with the launch of a study guide funded by NH Humanities. Join us for the broadcast PREMIERE celebration screening, live music performance, filmmaker & participants Q&A!
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SCHEDULE & PASSES NOW AVAILABLE
Farm-to-Film Fest
Saturday, October 21
@JAM and around White River Junction
JAM, Vital Communities and King Arthur Baking Company have teamed up to present a unique one-day Farm-to-Film Fest of films, live music and dance, food, activities, and farmer meet-and-greets to build awareness of the importance of adopting regenerative farming practices rooted in indigenous agriculture traditions as a climate solution and the harms of our current unsustainable food system. Our mission is to promote Upper Valley farms that are taking direct climate action and to share hopeful solutions to the climate crisis.
Made possible with support from Vermont Humanities.
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@ the JAM space & Briggs Opera House
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NEW Podcast episode!
Episode 45 (yes, they've recorded 45!!) –Erin on IG is looking for "some more queer books that aren't romance or historical fiction." The booksellers have Erin covered! Listen as they review Open Throat, by Henry Hoake; Hell Followed With Us, by Andrew Joseph White; Quietly Hostile, by Samantha Irby, and Cleanness, by Garth Greenwell.
Shelf Help is a collaboration between the Book Jam, a nonprofit designed to inspire readers; CATV Upper Valley media community (NOW LOCATED AT JAM, Junction Arts & Media); three Upper Valley bookstores: Yankee Bookshop in Woodstock, VT; the Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, VT; and Still North Books & Bar in Hanover, NH.
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@JAM
Fall registration now open!
JAM Club
It’s an after-school film and media making club! Join us in the JAM space weekly to connect and create with other young media makers. Learn many different aspects of media making from short films to animation to podcasts and more! All equipment will be provided.
Wednesdays 9/13-11/8
3:30-5:30PM
Grades 6-12
$275 - tuition assistance or waiver available
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@JAM
Free! RSVP required
JAM Equipment Orientation
Wednesdays 9/6 & 9/20
5:30-6:15PM
Fridays 9/15 & 9/29
12-12:45PM
Participating in the JAM Equipment Orientation is now a prerequisite to borrowing any form of production equipment. The purpose of this orientation is to both ensure you feel comfortable and confident using any of our plethora of A/V equipment to achieve your production goals, but also to teach the proper handling and care techniques to ensure the longevity of our communal A/V arsenal.
If you are looking to borrow equipment for a personal production, or would just like a quick and dirty intro to basic production equipment and techniques, please sign up for the next orientation that works with your schedule.
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Reserve the Briggs Opera House for your next show
The Briggs Opera House welcomes community arts groups of every kind to present performances in the historic theater in downtown White River Junction, VT. JAM has partnered with Shaker Bridge Theater, new resident theater company at the Briggs Opera House, to manage rental reservations for available dates, with optional technical/media production services when available. Learn more!
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Get JAM swag and support community media arts!
CROP TOPS for summer! Mugs! Hoodies! T-shirts! Beanies! Help support our non-profit mission to build community through media arts, and look cool while you're at it.
Thank you for supporting JAM!
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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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