Junction Arts & Media

Exhibit: Arantza Peña Popo's Visual Journalism
2025-04-11 - 2025-05-30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Comics journalism engages journalistic practices and cartooning techniques to explain true, current events in a visually engaging way.
Arantza Peña Popo first started her journalism career as a student at USC’s Annenberg School for Journalism. She later on went to work at NPR-Affiliated public radio station KPCC in Los Angeles and as a Story Art Fellow at Business Insider in New York. She has done comics journalism reporting for the Washington Post, LA Times, The Stranger Seattle, and Business Insider. She uses her comics journalism work to illuminate stories about queerness and belonging through the magical storytelling power of comics. See Peña Popo’s full color illustrations projected on the walls of JAM this month along with original art on display during open hours.
Attend a FREE zine workshop with the exhibiting artist on First Friday, May 2.
ABOUT THE ARTIST

Arantza Peña Popo (they/she) is currently a Fellow at the Center for Cartoon Studies. They are an Igntaz-Award nominated cartoonist, illustrator and zinester who grew up in Atlanta Georgia. They’ve also made several editorial illustrations for publications like the LA Times, New York Times, Washington Post, and had a short but wonderful stint as a New Yorker cartoonist. She’s been invited to show her work at multiple art book and comics fairs around the world in Berlin, Los Angeles, and Montreal. Her vibrant comics focus on queerness, isolation, mental instability and hazy boundaries of the in between.
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Lampshade Poets Open Mic
2025-04-24 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Open to all Lampshaders as well as any poet who is interested in reading an original piece or two. Poets have the opportunity to be videoed for JAM’s community access station and YouTube channel if they wish.

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"Healthcare is a Human Right" Medicaid Cuts Discussion With VT Workers' Center
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join the Vermont Workers’ Center for a presentation on the impact Medicaid cuts will have on Vermonters and the steps we can take to fight back! A group discussion where everyone will have the opportunity to share their own healthcare stories and insights will follow. Snacks and drinks provided!
Learn more about VT Workers’ Center @ workerscenter.org

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JAM CLOSED! VERMONT ACCESS NETWORK ANNUAL MEETING
2025-05-02 09:00 - 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
The multiverses have collided! Community access stations from across the state of Vermont will be gathering in JAM. today. We’ll be closed to the public while we will each meet our alternate universe selves! Maybe we’ll kiss! Maybe we’ll fight to the death! Find out at our First Friday zine workshop or on Monday when JAM reopens for normal office hours.
Find out more about Vermont Access Network here.

Make A Zine With Your Ex: A Breakup Zine Workshop with CCS Fellow Arantza Peña Popo
2025-05-02 17:00 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
We’ve all been through a breakup…but have you ever made a zine about it? This workshop is a brief survey of zines and art books that explore the inevitable phenomenon of the breakup. Not only do we explore zines that ruminate on heartbreak and ruptures–we’re also gonna make some zines of our own! Through this tender collaborative spirit, we’re going to find the ways we can find catharsis in conceptualizing our heartbreak!
This workshop will take place in-person at JAM. Bring a sketchbook and your favorite drawing tool(s). We will also provide paper and mark-making tools for the creation of zines. Inviting your ex is encouraged, but not required, for participation! Feel free to come alone or with friends <3

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This workshop was developed & written by Arantza Peña Popo & Anthi Sklavenitis.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Arantza Peña Popo (they/she) is currently a Fellow at the Center for Cartoon Studies. She is an Igntaz-Award nominated cartoonist, illustrator and zinester who grew up in Atlanta Georgia. She’s also made several editorial illustrations for publications like the LA Times, New York Times, Washington Post, and had a short but wonderful stint as a New Yorker cartoonist. She’s been invited to show her work at multiple art book and comics fairs around the world in Berlin, Los Angeles, and Montreal. Her vibrant comics focus on queerness, isolation, mental instability and hazy boundaries of the inbetween.
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Louise Glück: Vermont’s Nobel Laureate - Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series Event
2025-05-07 18:00 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Vermont’s landscapes inspired Nobel Laureate Louise Glück’s best poems, ones that reflect on the resilience, loss, and beauty that connect human experiences with the natural world. Vermont novelist, poet, and professor Elizabeth A.I. Powell explores the transformative work of this seminal artist.
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About Elizabeth A.I. Powell

Elizabeth A.I. Powell is the author of three books of poems, most recently “Atomizer” (LSU Press). Her second book of poems, “Willy Loman’s Reckless Daughter: Living Truthfully Under Imaginary Circumstances” was a “Books We Love 2016” by The New Yorker. Her novel, “Concerning the Holy Ghost’s Interpretation of JCrew Catalogues” was published in 2019 in the U.K. Recent poems appear in The New Republic, American Poetry Review, Women’s Review of Books, among others. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Northern Vermont University.
About Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series
Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series Events are free talks held at public libraries around Vermont and streamed online. Watch past Snapshot presentations here.

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2025-05-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-25 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.

For more info, reach us at storyjam@uvjam.org

JAM Spring Media Education Final Showcase
2025-05-21 17:30 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Come celebrate the creations of film and media makers of all ages and experience levels! Please RSVP.
The showcase will feature final projects or selected work from ALL NINE(!!!) Media Education programs at JAM this Spring including:

JAM Film Club
JAM Video Game Club
Youth Media Fellowships
Special Needs Support Center Film Lab
Intermediate Screenwriting
Intermediate Editing
Animation
Short Format Cinematography Intensive
Drone Cinematography

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Graphic by JAM Animation student, Sebastian Thauvin.

GAME NIGHT
2025-05-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-06-24 18:30 - 20:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Drop in and play video and board games at JAM — free and welcoming to everybody! We’ll provide the games and consoles, but you may wish to bring your own controller if you have one. Participants must be at least 14 years old or accompanied/supervised by an adult.

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LEAD BY RAYCE GILBERT & IVAN HACKER

Rayce Gilbert wears many hats (literally). He has been playing video games since he was 4 years old and has been making YouTube videos about them for 10 years. He is also a producer for Junction Arts & Media. His aim is to use his media skills and experience to make a meaningful difference in the world.

Ivan Hacker is passionate about art and competitive gaming, always striving to refine his skills and take on new challenges. Whether it’s working on personal projects or competing, he enjoys pushing his limits and achieving success. He values collaboration, as working with others helps him grow and makes the experience more fulfilling.
May’s game night is sponsored by GMEDC’s VT Welcome Wagon Project!

48 Hour Film Slam 2025 Launch
2025-05-30 17:00 - 18:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Calling all local filmmakers!
It’s JAMs 48 Hour Film Slam!
The rules are simple:

Register to participate in the competition using the form on this page. Registration closes May 30th at 4:59pm. $20 registration sliding scale.
Attend our launch meeting on May 30th at 5:00pm to receive the prompt, film requirements, and to start the clock!
Starting at 6:00 PM, all contestants will have 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and export an original short film under 7 minutes.
Films are due at 6:00 PM, June 1st, and can be submitted in person at JAM, or via a google drive link (provided at the launch meeting)
Celebrate! Invite all your friends and that one weird cousin to the final screening where we will show all the films and announce this years winners!

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48 Hour Film Slam 2025 Screening & Awards
2025-06-01 18:30 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Come see short films made in 48 hours by local people!
To participate in the filmmaking fun, register HERE before 5:59 PM on May 30th.

PRIDE PROM IV: CRUISING
2025-06-06 19:00 - 23:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
SAVE THE DATE
On the First Friday of June, JAM’s Pride Prom is returning for our fourth year in a row. Our 2025 theme is “Cruising” so button yer best breeches and be ready to sail Vermont’s high seas! We’ll rock out to local music, commemorate the night with photo booth pictures, and crown Prom Royalty!
Clothing and book swap from 7-9 PM!
Featuring
Miss America
Wolf Girlz
Jonee Earthquake
theymademedoit
THANK YOU TO OUR SEAFARING SPONSORS

And Pirate Partners
Cocktails and mocktails by Babes Bar and arepas available for purchase from Moon & Stars. Health resources provided by Reproductive Freedom Fund New Hampshire .

ALL HANDS ON DECK!
Interested in sponsoring Pride Prom or partnering with JAM to put on this annual highlight of Pride month? Contact cedar@uvjam.org

JAM Scriptwriters Group
2025-06-16 17:30 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Gather monthly with a dedicated group of talented local writers for an informal peer review circle. To join our email chain and stay in the loop, contact cedar@uvjam.org

JAM at Hartford Community Coalition (HCC) Block Party
2025-06-25 17:00 - 20:00 | Lyman Park, 167 Maple St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us for some family fun at the 10th annual Hartford Community Coalition (HCC) block party at Lyman Point Park in WRJ, celebrating Hartford’s resources and youth programming! JAM will be tabling and running a fun animation activity suitable for all ages. Additionally, there will be raffles, balloons, face painting, dance performances, and a free picnic dinner!
Learn more at www.hccvt.org!

FLIPPING THE CAMERA: The Makers' Menagerie
2025-07-01 - 2025-08-29 | Norwich Public Library, 368 Main St, Norwich, VT, 05055, United States
We, the media makers who work at JAM – Junction Arts & Media, are excited to pull back the curtain and share our creative work at the Norwich Public Library!
“FLIPPING THE CAMERA: The Makers’ Menagerie” will be on display in the Community Room through August. Check open hours on the calendar here.
Exhibiting JAM Artists:

Ana Liu
Arantza Peña Popo
Cedar O’Dowd
Chico Eastridge
Devon Blanchard
Jordyn Fitch
Mac Harp (in memorium)
Noah Mauchly
Richard Neugass
Samantha Davidson Green

The Librarians (Free Screening + Discussion)
2025-07-01 19:00 - 21:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Librarians emerge as democracy’s first responders in this powerful documentary about the recent American book bans and the heroes who battle them. Breakout group discussions moderated by librarians from Lebanon and Wilder/Quechee libraries will follow this screening.
In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories, triggering sweeping book bans across the US at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of White Christian Nationalism fueling the censorship efforts.
Despite facing harassment, threats and laws aimed at criminalizing their work, the librarians in this Sundance Film Festival hit maintain their sense of humor and the belief in their work’s importance. Their rallying cry for the freedom to read sets an inspiring example for all seeking to protect rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
D: Kim A. Snyder, US, 2025, 1h32m

This film is presented in partnership with Hopkins Center For the Arts at Dartmouth College and Upper Valley Food Co-op Documentary Club.

Additional screening of The Librarians at The Hop on July 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM.
Made possible in part by VT Humanities and Joyful Living Fund.

FLIPPING THE CAMERA: The Makers' Menagerie – Opening Reception at Norwich Public Library
2025-07-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Norwich Public Library, 368 Main St, Norwich, VT, 05055, United States
We, the media makers who work at JAM – Junction Arts & Media, are excited to pull back the curtain and share our creative work at the Norwich Public Library! Join us for an artists’ reception on Friday, 7/18 from 5:30PM-7PM on location in Norwich, VT.
“FLIPPING THE CAMERA: The Makers’ Menagerie” will be on display in the Community Room through August.
Exhibiting JAM Artists:

Ana Liu
Arantza Peña Popo
Cedar O’Dowd
Chico Eastridge
Jordyn Fitch
Mac Harp (in memorium)
Noah Mauchly
Richard Neugass
Samantha Davidson Green

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2025-07-24 18:00 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
THEME: “Newcomer”
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.
Sponsored by Upper Valley Welcome Wagon
Green Mountain Center for Economic Developement’s Upper Valley Welcome Wagon helps to get new residents connected to the community and build great lives here. Find out more about UV Welcome Wagon: gmedc.com/welcome-wagon

For more info, reach us at storyjam@uvjam.orgFor questions about UV Welcome Wagon, reach out to James@gmedc.com

JAM Annual Meeting 2025
2025-08-12 17:30 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
JAM’s 2025 Annual Meeting is upon us! Please join us!
Highlights will include JAM’s 2024 Annual Report, JAM Youth Media Advisory Board, Board and community advisory committee renewals, 2025 progress report – including JAM Camp and JAM Productions updates, WRIF 2026 announcements, and last but not least, tasty nibbles from our neighbors at Cappadocia Café! Bring a friend!

5:30-6:30 PM Annual Meeting

6:30-7:30PM Mingle & Nosh

@ JAM (Zoom link available on request)
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"Gone Guys" & JAM Club Alum doc FREE SCREENING!
2025-08-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
A FREE screening at the Briggs Opera House! In Well Told Films documentary “Gone Guys,” boys and young men are struggling. This 45-min documentary film set in rural VT features the influential work of Richard Reeves, educators and mentors working to help them shape better futures.
JAM Club alum and Hartford Middle Schooler Kai Snyder Hamalainen’s short doc “What Happens When Boys Start a Feelings Group” will precede Gone Guys!

Two screenings: Thu Aug 21 @6PM (with post screening panel discussion) and Fri Aug 22 @6PM (with post screening filmmaker Q&A)
Doors open at 5:30PM
Tickets are FREE but seating is limited; RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE.

American Movie with Upper Valley Doc Club
2025-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Very few documentaries ever achieve the cult film status of Chris Smith’s American Movie. Filmed between September 1995 and August 1997 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, American Movie chronicles the efforts of newspaper delivery man and aspiring filmmaker Mark Borchardt to complete his horror film Coven. Like Lost in La Mancha or Joderowsky’s Dune set in the Midwest, Borchardt preservers through numerous setbacks, including economic hardship, poor planning, alcoholism, and the ineptitude of the friends he enlists as his production team.
Hilarious, eccentric, and sometimes sad, American Movie won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Amy Goodman of IndieWire called the film “an inspiration for filmmakers everywhere.” American Movie is a must watch for rural artists trying to break out and for anyone with a creative passion.
A moderated group discussion will follow this screening so stick around after the show!

This film is presented in partnership Upper Valley Food Co-op Documentary Club.

Song for the Sea: An Installation By Natalie Jones
2025-09-01 09:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Song for the Sea is a video installation exploring the textures and sounds of various bodies of water: lakes, ponds, river currents, waterfalls, and streams were filmed across Vermont, and ocean sequences were filmed in Maine. The work connects multiple landscapes, utilizing digital grain, layered imagery, and manipulated audio recordings to depict abstracted but natural environments in a state of continual change.
Exhibit open 9-5 M-F and during JAM events. Art opening on First Friday, September 5, 2025.
ABOUT THE ARTIST

Natalie Jones is an experimental filmmaker and video artist who works with the landscape. She is inspired by patterns of abstraction within the natural world. She combines several practical and digital filmmaking techniques in her experimentation. She was a winner of the 2025 WRIF Emerging Filmmakers Contest and her work has been screened at several film festivals in New England.

Song for the Sea: First Friday Art Opening
2025-09-05 17:30 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Drop by on First Friday for an art opening with filmmaker Natalie Jones!
Song for the Sea is a video installation exploring the textures and sounds of various bodies of water: lakes, ponds, river currents, waterfalls, and streams were filmed across Vermont, and ocean sequences were filmed in Maine. The work connects multiple landscapes, utilizing digital grain, layered imagery, and manipulated audio recordings to depict abstracted but natural environments in a state of continual change.
Exhibit open 9-5 M-F and during JAM events.
ABOUT THE ARTIST

Natalie Jones is an experimental filmmaker and video artist who works with the landscape. She is inspired by patterns of abstraction within the natural world. She combines several practical and digital filmmaking techniques in her experimentation. She was a winner of the 2025 WRIF Emerging Filmmakers Contest and her work has been screened at several film festivals in New England.

WRJOLLYWOOD II: WRJollywood Goes To Space!
2025-09-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Lyman Park, 167 Maple St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Sit on the grass in Lyman Point Park and enjoy an outdoor screening of hyperlocal short films by Chico Eastridge, Quinn Thomashow, Malik Terrab, Kealin Rooney, Noah Mauchly, Kai Hamalainen, Jordyn Fitch, and the JAM High School Film Intensive. FREE! BYO bug spray and blankets.
Rain location: JAM – Junction Arts & Media. RSVP to stay updated on weather!

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Thank you to our sponsors, Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation and the Upper Valley Welcome Wagon!

What Doth Rumble presents: Make An Animated Video Workshop!
2025-09-14 11:00 - 13:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join The Y Lie frontman and general troublemaker Alex Roberts and our friends at Junction Arts & Media for this hands on animation workshop! Material and work spaces will be available to explore and create your own freehand, rotoscoped (traced film/video), stop motion, and claymation animations. Animation Is For Everyone, Never Stop Animating!!! This workshop is presented free and open to the public.

Lampshade Poets Open Mic
2025-09-18 18:00 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
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In 2012 David Celone couldn’t find a poetry reading group in the Upper Valley area, so he started his own, offering readings both at his then Long River Studios Gallery in Lyme, NH, and WRJ, where Lampscapes owner Ken Blaisdell opened his store to the event. Two of the original poets, Janet Watton and Pam Ahlen, will resume the readings at JAM.

HOP STOP: Pixar Shorts & Animation Creation
2025-09-27 11:00 | Black Family Visual Arts Center, 22 Lebanon St, Hanover, NH, United States
11:00 am: Workshop in the Nearburg Gallery and Art Forum
11:30 am: Film screening in Loew Auditorium
Craft a moving image and explore the magic of cinematic storytelling!

Join us for an interactive workshop at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, led by Junction Arts & Media Staff. Participants will create a phenakistiscope, one of the earliest forms of media animation. Spinning the disc creates the illusion of movement through a series of images, letting you bring your drawings to life with a simple twist of the wrist. This activity blends creativity with science to turn your sketch into a story!
Next, enjoy a selection of Pixar short films, known for their heartwarming stories, imaginative worlds and unforgettable characters. These shorts continue to inspire audiences and storytellers around the world.
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This workshop is best suited for youth ages 5 and up, but younger children can participate with adult assistance.

With thanks to HopStop’s Season Sponsor – Community Programming: The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation.
