Producer and host Amanda Rafuse kicks off CATV original local arts & culture series SPARK with Claremont native Melissa Richmond. Founder of the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts, Richmond is committed to dismantling barriers and providing opportunities for all to enjoy the mental, physical, and social benefits of participation in the arts. We discuss how her organization is enlivening her hometown's social, economic and educational quality of life. Edited by Loren Howard.

CATV and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dartmouth have partnered to offer Osher's popular series for streaming and broadcast exclusively on CATV cable. Expect a new lecture each week through Nov. 8. Your donation makes this programming possible and supports both organizations, sharing a commitment to lifelong learning and a civil society.

Be inspired by these original dance performances embodying creative resilience as our community emerges from the pandemic!

Dance with the Trees and Absent Forest, by Ellen Ahern Smith;

A Hundred Rivers, by Brigid and Molly Armburst; and Farewell, by Elizabeth Kurlyo, performed by Marie Fourcaut.

CATV apologizes to the artists for misattributions in last week's email.

Did you know that CATV staff add "chapters" to public meeting recordings to help the public find agenda items of interest? This service is available for most CATV-covered public meetings (Hartford, Hartland, Norwich, VT, Hanover, NH and SAU88 in Lebanon, NH) via CATV On-Demand.

CATV supports workforce training for media professionals in our region through mentorships and on-the-job apprenticeships. Pictured below: David Eric and Cedar O'Dowd producing a hybrid Hartford School Board meeting.

Wednesday, Nov. 3

6-9pm at CATV in the HACTC

Norwich digital media artist Leander White earned his BFA in Communication Design at Pratt Institute where he focused on branding, studio photography, motion design, and an advertising. He invites you to join this choose your point of influence: a brand, song, picture, feeling, story to develop your digital narrative. Learn how to express your digital identity – be it your small business, artistic practice, or rock band – across platforms. Participants define the process in this hands-on workshop using Adobe Creative Cloud digital media tools.

Fall Media Labs

Now open for enrollment

Fall Media Labs run 10/24 - 12/8

$35/Lab, $90/3 or $150/all 7

Stretch new creative muscles or get back in shape while meeting fellow

Upper Valley media professionals sharing their trades and talents in master class-styled “media labs.” No previous experience required.

CATV Audio Producer Chris Lehmann is preparing the booth for you to record your podcast on CATV!

CATV partners with the Vermont Access Network for HD (high def) community-produced content on Comcast 1070 (VT) and streaming everywhere.

How do you say, "You are welcome anytime" in Pashto? Har Kala Rasha!

Governor Phil Scott announced last month that the state will welcome 100 Afghans. What does it mean to invite new community members to the Green Mountain State? And are Vermont communities as open as they believe they are? UVM Associate Professor Pablo Bose joins host Olga Peters with State Rep. Emilie Kornheiser on Montpelier Happy Hour from Brattleboro Community TV.

See also: Vermont Refugee Resettlement Town Hall on CATV On-Demand (10/19/21)