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Channeling the Upper Valley
5 S. Main Street, 1st floor, White River Junction, VT 05001
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March 1, 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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Candidate Forums for upcoming VT town elections: | |
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Norwich
Candidates for Norwich Selectboard recently faced off, thanks to a forum held by the Norwich Women's Club on Feb. 16. Selectboard Chair Marcia Calloway and fellow incumbent Rob Gere are running for the same seat. Incumbent Aaron Lamperti faces challenger Priscilla Vincent. The election will be held Tuesday, March 7.
Norwich Town Elections
Polls open Tuesday 3/7
7AM - 7PM
Tracy Hall
300 Main Street
Norwich, VT
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Hartland
Hartland also holds its Selectboard and school elections next Tuesday. Jacob Holmes and Thomas Kennedy are competing for a Selectboard seat. Dana Jacobson-Goodhue and Christopher Drain each seek to be Library Trustee. Elizabeth "Beth" Roy and Hannah Foote Bensimhon are vying for the position of School Director.
Hartland Town Elections
Polls open Tuesday 3/7
7AM - 7PM
Damon Hall
1 Quechee Road
Hartland, VT
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Hartford
In Hartford, the night started off with a Town Budget presentation, followed by the School Budget meeting. Candidates for next week are as followed: Selectboard -Lannie Collins, Janelle Sahutski, Patrick Francis Danaher, Michael Hoyt. Treasurer - Joe Major. Hartford Library Candidates - Laura Renee Brooks and Patricia Newton Gray. School Board - Douglas H. Heavisides, Sr. and Kevin “Coach” Christie.
Hartford Town Elections
Polls open Tuesday 3/7
7AM - 7PM
Hartford High School Gym
37 Highland Avenue
White River Junction, VT
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Find local government and school meetings for Hartford, Norwich, and Hartland, VT; Hanover, NH and Lebanon, NH (SAU88 only). Pictured: Hartland Select Board Meeting (2/21/23)
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Search for yoga, meditation, and religious services shared by local organizations at JAM On-Demand. Pictured: United Methodist Church in White River Junction, VT (2/19/23)
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@ the JAM space & around the Upper Valley
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First Friday @JAM March 3
Media Arts Exhibit Opening
5-7PM
Redlining Our Souls
Artist Laura Di Piazza (b. NYC) will exhibit work from her Redlining Our Souls (ROS) series, opening First Friday with the artist from 5-7pm and running through the month as the centerpiece of JAM’s March theme “Home in the World,” an examination of housing justice locally and globally. The exhibition includes a slide projection highlighting racial covenants in property deeds that included restrictive clauses preventing white homeowners from re-selling or renting to Black Americans. The altered segregation redlining maps and descriptions are paired with the artist’s abstracted integrative paintings.
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March 10
LunaFest
Vermont Works for Women (VWW) is kicking off the LUNAFEST® 2023 season, a film festival of award-winning short films by and about women, in the Upper Valley! Join us for an in-person screening at The Briggs Opera House on 5 South Main Street in White River Junction, VT on Friday, March 10, 2023.
All proceeds benefit VWW’s mission to
promote economic justice and advance gender equity.
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Tickets & Passes now on sale!
March 23-26
WRIF 2023
White River Indie Films (WRIF) returns with our 18th annual film festival of new global and local cinema, filmmaker talkbacks, workshops and events at the Briggs Opera House and JAM in White River Junction, VT.
Full line-up and ticket link coming soon!
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Upper Valley voices on
JAM Podcasts
Just over a year ago, JAM (CATV) launched a podcasting function to help new voices (literally) be heard, striving to build bridges of empathy and strengthen community in the Upper Valley through podcasting. If you haven't browsed the 59 original episodes created by community members like yourselves yet, you're in for a treat. Take a listen to new episodes on Going the Dismas, Shelf Help, Intersections or Senior Solutions... you might be inspired to start your own!
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CREATIVITY + MEDIA LITERACY + FRIENDS
JAM Media Arts Camp
June 26th - Aug 4th
What’s your media jam? Whether it’s a TV show, film, podcasting, music video, animation, or yet to be discovered, JAM summer camps give you media tools and a crew of friends to help you create. Each week offers a unique focus aimed at different age groups with a shared foundation in multimedia production skills.
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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 the Briggs to manage rental reservations, with optional technical/media production services when available. Learn more!
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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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