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Channeling the Upper Valley

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

March 15, 2023

Thank you for considering a gift to support JAM's non-profit mission to build community through the media arts.

GATHER

@ the JAM space & Briggs Opera House

March 23-26

White River Indie Film Festival 2023

kicking off with Secret Screening with filmmaker March 23

White River Indie Film Festival (WRIF) returns White River Junction, VT with our 18th annual film festival of new global and local cinema, filmmaker talkbacks, workshops and parties at JAM and the Briggs Opera House. You won't want to miss the SECRET SCREENING Thursday 3/23 with a brave filmmaker flying in to share her experiences making a transgressive film that's challenging the industry. Grab a bite and congratulate our Emerging Filmmaker Winners at JAM before the film and stick around for the filmmaker talkback.

Come back Friday night 3/24 and support WRIF at our official opening Gala Party at JAM 5-6:30pm with Route 5 Jive and Fulla Flava Jamaican Jerk, followed by NO BEARS, Iranian film master Jafar Panahi's latest and possibly greatest work, followed by THE BUTTERFLY QUEEN with VT filmmaker Liam O'Connor-Generaux in attendance. To cap off the night, stick around for the GUSH immersive cinema after-party at JAM, viewed the way Indigenous filmmaker Fox Macy wanted her first feature film, fresh from Sundance, to be seen.

AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING! Read all about it and stick around for a weekend that will make you fall back in love with movies and their power to inspire, awaken, and catalyze change.

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

Who's your Patty?

This Friday on St. Patrick's Day JAM dances up a full day of Irish-related fun on Channels 1075 and 1085. Hear Nick Edwards perform traditional fiddle music at the Briggs. The trio Atlantic Crossing  delivers a good time at Lebanon's 1st Congregational Church. Learn the Science of Beer at the NH Science Cafe, and discover the saga of Capt. John Lonergan, an Irish native whose Union company turned the tide at Gettysburg.

She won't be silenced

One of TIME Magazine's 2023 'Women of the Year, Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad recently spoke at Dartmouth's Dickey Center. Exiled since 2009, the dissident says "Iran is inside me. I am there every single day through social media." Indeed—she has nine million Instagram followers.

What's the buzz?

Apiarist Jeffery Hamelman of King Arthur Bakery keeps six colonies in Hartland. He recently shared Vermont's beekeeping history with the Woodstock Historical Society and WCTV. He shares his "profound awe" at seeing thousands of bees swarm, leaving the hive to form a new colony. "There are relationships between bees and flowers that blow my mind," he says. "They make bullseyes to guide the pollinator."

Find local government and school meetings for Hartford, Norwich, and Hartland, VT; Hanover, NH and Lebanon, NH (SAU88 only).  Pictured: Hartford Select Board (3/09/23)

Search for yoga, meditation, and religious services shared by local organizations at JAM On-Demand. Pictured: Riverbank Church White River Jct (3/05/23)

LISTEN

@JAM Podcasts

Going the Dismas podcast

Congratulations to Going the Dismas for having over 500 downloads on their podcast. In the newest episode (14), Hartford Dismas House resident, Shawn, aims to recreate the experience with Hartford High School teacher, Doug, and his student, Miranda, in a two way street of valuable life lessons.

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community.

JAM welcomed Upper Valley Haven for a podcasting workshop this week. We can't wait to hear what they have to say!

CREATE

@the JAM space

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.

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!

Get JAM swag and support community media arts!

Mugs! Hoodies! T-shirts! Beanies! Crop tops! Help support our non-profit mission to build community through media arts, and look cool while you're at it!

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