Junction Arts & Media

JAM Scriptwriters' Group
2023-02-06 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-01-23 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-01-09 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-12-12 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Gather bi-weekly with a dedicated group to meet talented local writers, learn new script writing techniques, and receive peer feedback on your work.
Meetings are free of charge and not mandatory, but we encourage consistent participation to get the most out of this group!
For more information and to register, click HERE.

FIRST FRIDAY @ JAM: A NIGHT OF RADICAL LOVE
2023-02-03 17:00 - 23:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Spend the First Friday of February 2023 with us at JAM, with a visit from our good friends at Valley Improv!
5:00-7:00: Radical Love All Ages Dance Party
7:30-8:30: Valley Improv in the key of ‘love’
9:00-12:00: Radical Love After Hours Dance Party

JAM Film Club
2023-02-01 15:30 - 17:30, 2023-01-25 15:30 - 17:30, 2023-01-18 15:30 - 17:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
It’s an after-school film club! Join us in the JAM space every Wednesday and connect with other young filmmakers. Learn what goes into making a movie, then put it to use making your own. All equipment will be provided.
For more information and to register, click HERE.

January Media Lab: Editing
2023-01-31 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-01-24 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-01-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-01-10 18:30 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
A tour of editing software and techniques suited to all levels, this hands-on workshop series focuses on editing fundamentals that are used in the creation of successful story-telling media. You are invited to bring your own media projects or a folder of practice media will be provided. Editing equipment and software is all available—or bring your own laptop! These resources may be utilized in our office between sessions for additional fun/experience.
For more info and to register click HERE

#PitchFest
2023-01-28 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Rescheduled! #PitchFest will commence on January 28th!
Do you have a dream project you’ve been wanting to work on, but haven’t had the time or resources? Let’s make it happen! Pitch Fest is a JAM event geared towards paying creative people to make interesting things happen. Contestants can be awarded $250, $500, or $1000 for their proposal.
Anyone can make a pitch regardless of age, experience, taste in ice cream, etc. Everyone’s invited!
You’ll have 5 minutes to make a case for your idea before a panel of stunning, yet ferocious judges. Think Shark Tank, but with less ads.
For more detailed information on what to pitch and how to sign up, please visit our webpage

All Ages Collage Animation Pop Up & Button Making with Rich Fedorchak!
2023-01-21 10:00 - 14:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Make collages that move! Kids and adults of all ages are welcome to drop by JAM anytime between 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM on 1/21 to create stop motion animations by collaging with photographs with help from local collage artist and filmmaker Rich Fedorchak. Use our supplies or bring your own pictures of family and friends. We’ll also have a button making station set up where you can turn your creations into wearable art.

Still No Word from You: An Evening of Readings from Authors Peter Orner, Sara Lippmann, Ricardo Siri and Vievee Francis
2023-01-12 19:00 - 20:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
An evening of author readings from new works presented by JAM and the Norwich Bookstore

Brooklyn-based short story writer Sara Lippmann reads from her first novel, Lech (published fall 2022). Illustrator and cartoonist Ricardo Siri reads excerpts from his graphic novels. Poet and Professor of Creative Writing Vievee Francis reads selections from her work. And Norwich-based author Peter Orner read selections from his newly released non-fiction collection, Still No Word From You. Free & open to the public, RSVP required.

Books for sale at JAM thanks to the Norwich Bookstore with book signing to follow.

“Orner is a highly lauded author whose writing, in both fiction and nonfiction, is an act of wizardry. In each of these micro-essays, he reduces the meat of his own life down to the bone, then stirs in fatty excerpts from hundreds of stories, novels and poems by writers ranging from Woolf to Rhys, Babel to Kafka. The resulting brew sometimes scalds, sometimes soothes, but always proves that literature can be a kind of sustenance.”
– New York Times Book Review

A San Francisco Chronicle Favorite Book of 2022:
“This book is never leaving my possession.”
– Kathryn Ma, The San Francisco Chronicle

“Still No Word from You Redefines the Experience of Reading…Orner shape shifts and time travels.”
– Los Angeles times

“Peter Orner’s work clings close to life, to the unadorned, dead and haunting Actual.”
– Marilynne Robinson

If RSVP’s reach capacity, please join us virtually! Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1baD_54hW4

POSTPONED: A Celebration of Chad Finer
2023-01-06 17:00 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
This event has been postponed. New date TBA
For the inaugural First Friday of 2023, JAM is celebrating the remarkable work of music documentarian Chad Finer. Chad has been recording musicians across the Upper Valley since 2016, editing and uploading the footage to his YouTube Channel for all to enjoy. His dedication to music documentation has left an indelible mark on the arts community here in the Upper Valley, creating a priceless archive of local talent that is sure to delight us all for years to come.
Join us in the JAM space from 5-7 to experience a multi-projection display of Chad’s work through the years. Sit down and listen to a wide array of Upper Valley musicians, or simply embrace the visuals and follow Chad on his journey all throughout the Green Mountain river valleys.
Free and open to the public.

Light River Junction
2022-12-31 19:00 - 2023-01-01 00:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Times Square in the Upper Valley! On New Year’s Eve the walls of White River Junction will be transformed into glowing canvases for film and video artists. Stay for the ball drop and dance the year away. Starts when it’s dark. Ends when it’s over. One night only!

my_movie.mp4: A Video Art Installation
2022-12-23 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-22 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-21 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-19 17:00 - 18:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Local artist Charlie Rose will present a debut media arts installation “My_movie.mp4,” a video art experience using internet videos from 2006-2013 which have been corrupted and manipulated to create visual abnormalities. The work will be on display free to the public December 19-23 from 5:00 – 6:00 PM at JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S. Main Street, 1st Floor, White River Junction, VT.
“My_movie.mp4” is an exhibit exploring exposure to the internet as a child. This challenging, often abstract digital collage was created through deleting I-frames and hex bending. This process breaks the videos – like the virtual version of hitting a DVD player with a hammer. This creates a pixelated Rorschach test which invites its viewers to create meaning out of contextless images.
Artist Bio: Charlie does digital art and is employed at JAM.

REVELS: Live!
2022-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | VT
Watch Party Sat. 12/17 at 2pm LIVE on JAM TV (CATV) Comcast Channel 1075/VTel 169 and live-streaming on YouTube

Join us for a live community watch-together of “A New England Midwinter Revels,” a family favourite of the Upper Valley since 1975. Midwinter Revels is a celebration of new beginnings, old traditions, and community featuring guest artists James & Jesse Bruchac, The Vox Hunters, & Jeff Warner.

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2022-12-15 18:00 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
In a society increasingly divided and isolated, storytelling can bring us together.

Story Jam is a bi-monthly story circle where community members can meet to get to know each other through personal stories. All members of the Upper Valley community are invited to join the circle and share an unrehearsed 5-minute true story from their own life. No competition, no judgment, no lecturing, no ranting… Just share a story about something that happened to you and listen to other people’s stories. Whether you are a new or seasoned storyteller; whether you are shy or extroverted – all are welcome! The moderators will keep track of time to make sure everyone has a chance to speak.
The next circle will be held on Thursday, December 15th from 6:00-7:30 PM
The theme is: If Only For more info, reach us at storyjam@uvjam.org

Songs of the Season
2022-12-15 10:30 - 11:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
The weather is getting colder and the bells are ringing out to celebrate! Songs of the Season is a class for children ages birth-five years and their grown-ups to celebrate the holidays through music. Join us on the 15th @ JAM for age-appropriate song, movement and instrument play led by one of Upper Valley Music Center’s early childhood music specialists. We’ll sing holiday songs from various traditions, celebrate the cold weather with seasonal tunes, and JAM along to songs new and old.
This is a free event. RSVP online to save your spot at uvmusic.org/holidays

Winterfest at the Junction: Falala Holiday Revue
2022-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
The Briggs Opera House presents the 8th Annual FaLaLa Holiday Revue
An evening of music, theater, dance and film by local artists and Upper Valley Arts Organizations. Featuring performances by Here in the Valley founders Jes Raymond and Jakob Breitbach, Fiddle Ninja, NCCT members Mary and Erik Gaetz in a scene from “Almost Maine,” dancers from Dancers’ Corner, and a curation of short films and excerpts presented by JAM/White River Indie Films.
Proceeds from WinterFest will benefit the maternal child through end of life programs for Visiting Nurse and Hospice of VT & NH and the Haven.
Tickets are on sale online at https://events.eventgroove.com/event/Falala-Holiday-Revue-69359 and at the door on a space available basis.
Adults $20 18 yrs and up and Children $10 for 5 – 17 yrs
Winterfest at the Junction: One Stop Holiday Shoppe and Artisan Fair is Sunday December 11 in the Hotel Coolidge.

Ethan WL & Liam Grant Mini Vermont Tour
2022-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us for a night of acoustic guitar flurries and drones with former Vermont residents Liam Grant and Ethan WL.

Liam Grant is an American Primitive Guitar player from Nashua, NH. Last year he released his debut album “Swung Heavy: Gitarr for Fanatics”, and has spent most of 2022 touring with Mike Gangloff of Pelt and The Black Twig Pickers. His second album “Aroostok” is due out in 2023, along with a joint album with Mike.

Ethan WL is a musician, composer, and filmmaker from Gloucester, MA. He has produced a diverse body of work including film scores, ensemble compositions, and albums with his noise rock band The Big Nest. His next album “The Pink House” is set to be released in January 2023. It is a soundtrack and companion piece to the film of the same name directed by Jefferson Everest Crawford.
$10 Suggested Donation

December jamLAB Weekend Intensive: Painting with Light
2022-12-03 10:00 - 14:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
This one-day hands-on workshop illuminating the power of light to create compelling motion picture images is suited to all levels. The morning session will focus on creating Video Art for projection at Light River Junction. After lunch, the focus will shift to cinematic lighting. Activities will include both studio and location lighting exercises to discover tools and techniques, whether sculpting light or working with what nature gives you, to create intentional moving images.
For more information and to register, click HERE.

Valley Improv @JAM
2022-12-02 19:00 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
VALLEY IMPROV is coming to JAM! Founded in 2008 and based in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont, Valley Improv has been performing fun and energetic comedy for kids and adults all around northern New England for fourteen years. Our style is IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY, a form of live theater in which the plot, characters and dialogue are made up on the spot from audience suggestions and structures that we call “games”. FREE and open to the public!

FIRST FRIDAY: Featuring Route 5 Jive
2022-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us for December’s First Friday with Route 5 Jive, an all new swing ‘n hot jazz project featuring Jakob Breitbach, Kit Creeger, Christopher Billiau, and a few surprise guests.
Free and open to the public.
