Junction Arts & Media

Lampshade Poets Open Mic
2024-09-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-23 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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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.

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Community Theater and Dance Video Showcase
2024-09-06 09:00 - 2024-09-30 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
You love to perform and we love to capture it! Highlights from JAM’s archive of Upper Valley community theater, dance, circus, and fashion shows of recent years will be projected on our walls during open hours through September.

24 Hour Play Fest 2024
2024-09-06 19:00 - 2024-09-07 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Ever wanted to spend an entire night locked inside JAM writing? Get ready for a whirlwind of creativity at JAM and the Briggs Opera House. Writers, directors, and actors will come together to create and perform original plays in just 24 hours! Witness the magic of theater as teams work against the clock to bring these new works to life on stage. It’s a one-of-a-kind experience that you won’t want to miss! Sign ups for actor, writer, director, theater technician, or usher are now closed! Please come see the show 9/7 and sign up to participate next year.

Tickets sold via Eventbrite link below.
Learn more about the festival: uvplayfest.org

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2024-09-19 18:00 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
This month’s theme is: schooled!
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. Read more about StoryJAM and Upper Valley storytelling in Daybreak!

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

Teen Zine Night
2024-09-20 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-10-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-15 17:00 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
A FREE, drop-in zine making night for ages 13-20. A zine can be any multi-page booklet made for passion, not profit. Come with ideas and maybe your favorite pen and learn how to make your very own zine from cartoonist Daryl Seitchik. Supplies provided. JAM thanks Norwich Lions Club for making this series possible!
9/20 – at JAM
10/18 – at Howe Library
11/15 – at JAM

Teen Zine Night
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9/20 @ JAM

10/18 @ HOWE

11/15 @ JAM

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Daryl Seitchik(she/they) is a cartoonist and teacher currently living in Vermont. They graduated with a B.A. in Art History and Visual Art from Barnard College in 2012, and received an MFA in cartooning from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2018. She has taught comics workshops for children, teens, and adults at schools, libraries, and museums all throughout New England, and has enjoyed expanding her reach through virtual classes on Zoom. Daryl is nominated for a 2024 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic for their comic “Follow the Doll Issue 2” (Parsifal Press). You can find their work at https://www.darylseitchik.com/.

Anonymous Coffeehouse Honoring Chad Finer and Barbara Krinitz
2024-09-28 19:30 - 21:45 | Lebanon First Congregational Church, 10 South Park Street, Lebanon, NH, 03766, United States
At long last! We have rescheduled our celebration of community producers Chad Finer & Barbara Krinitz, whose recordings have created a treasured archive of live music in the Upper Valley. (Postponed Jan. 7 due to weather)
Anonymous Coffeehouse welcomes Liz Simmons, Lillian Chase & Micah John, and Andrew Brozek for . For more info, visit www.anoncoffee.org.
Chad Finer
Chad Finer produces “Music in the Upper Valley.” Born and raised in New England, Chad got his start documenting live performances by recording Mende women’s music while in the Peace Corps in upcountry Sierra Leone in 1968. Chad came up to the Upper Valley in 1970 to attend Dartmouth Medical School and worked as an ER physician for 35 years in the area. Despite both his Mom and Dad being accomplished violinists, Chad has no musical talent. His interest is in recording and archiving music performance in the Upper Valley area. Watch Chad’s videos here!

Barbara Krinitz
Hailing from New York City, Barbara has been living in the Upper Valley for 12 years and producing programs with JAM for the past 11 of them. Barbara’s oeuvre includes two music programs (“Have You Heard?” and “The Magic’s In The Music”), local history programs, a 3-minute storytelling series, and a few other programs on topics that interest her. You can watch Barbara’s videos here!

Animation Loops Exhibit 2024
2024-10-02 09:00 - 2024-11-30 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
A projected showcase of short animations featuring work by local and locally connected animators, on display during JAM’s open hours.
Featured Artists
JAM 2024 Advanced Animation Camp
Alec Longstreth
Tracy Hill
Janel Sharman
Melyanet Suarez
Rachel Bernsen
Jenna Jurgelewicz
Noah Mauchly
Dan Nott
Alex Roberts
Cedar O’Dowd
Noah Mease
Attendees of the 6/8/2024 Experimental Animation Workshop

TWIST: TWIn STate Comics and Zine Fair 2024
2024-10-04 16:00 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
First Friday of October, TWIST returns for its third year running! Come browse zines, comics, and art by local cartoonists and zinesters at the Upper Valley’s best, biggest, and only comic and zine fair!
TWIST LIST 2024

A.B.C. Dutton (abcdutton.com)
Alex Bullett (@bulletttime goblinsgoblins.com)
Andy Lindquist (@quindlisting andylindquistcomics.com)
Annabel Driussi (@annabel_driussi adriussi.myportfolio.com)
Ashley Jablonski (@ashleyjablonskiart ashleyjablonski.com)
Ben Jones (@benjamin_jones100)
Clover Ajamie (@rajamie cloverajamie.com)
Coco Fox (@cocofoxcomics cocofoxcomics.com)
Cuyler Keating (@cuylerkeating cuylerkeating.com)
Dan Burke Perez (@dumpis.splaniel)
Emma Percy (@emmalucillepercy emmapercy.com)
Edea Giang (@seaurchinsunshine)
Ellie Liota (@earlyworm123 ellieliota.weebly.com)
Fernanda Dominguez (@Lemoni_Head)
Fern Pellerin (@fernpellerin fernpellerin.tumblr.com)
Gabrielle Peñalver Dumas (@gabrielle123465)
Gabrielle Tinnirello (@honkytonkpearl honkytonkpearl.com)
Go Press Girl (Violet Kitchen & Rachel Bivens @gopressgirl gopressgirl.ink)
Iris Gudeon (@irisgudeon sites.google.com/view/irisgudeon)
Jarad Greene (@jaradgreene jaradgreene.com)
Jenna Jurgelewicz (@jinxies.jj behance.net/jurggonnaloveit )
Jill Lydon (@jillklydon jillklydon.com)
Laura Meilman (@l_meilman Laurameilmanart.com)
Lebanon Libraries (leblibrary.com)
Mack Budd (mackbudd.com)
Maia Foster O’Neal (@sparklemaia.art sparklemaia.substack.com)
Michael Albrecht (@tinfoilsoup michaelalbrecht.carrd.co)
Miranda Dupre (@artsyfartsymiranda)
Natalie Norris (@natalie___norris linktr.ee/natalie_norris)
Noah Mease (@noahkmease noahmease.com/sequential_art.html)
Parsifal Press (Dan Nott & Daryl Seitchik @ParsifalPress parsifalpress.bigcartel.com)
Robyn Smith (@robrosmo robrosmo.com)
Sofia Martin
Taylor Hunt (webcomics.ti.gt)
Wayne Carter (@solarboi_)

Applications for TWIST 2024 are closed. If you’d like to be notified when applications open next year, email cedar@uvjam.org.

Novel Formats #2: The Set Up
2024-10-06 18:30 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
The Set Up is the second movement of Rachel Bernsen’s loose performance suite, Novel Formats. Each movement invites a different group of artists to experiment with a fluid vision of performance, utilizing their range of expertise and individuality in the service of enacting her improvisational and choreographic structures. Novel Formats #2: The Set Up uses the dynamic of three as its defining structure to explore synthesis, harmony, and discord within the construct of an interdisciplinary performing ensemble.
Many of Rachel Bernsen’s projects are investigations in collaboration and improvisation. Her series, Novel Formats #1-7, is a set of seven performance events, each prompted by the desire to rethink the understanding of and experience with improvisation as a form of performance and explore the boundaries between real time decision making and overt theatricality.
Each installment asks the question: what happens when we come together in different social configurations, each with its own possibilities for improvisation and contact? Improvisation asks us to notice what we’re doing in the moment, to question learned and internalized value systems. We think our senses are right and true but so much is learned, habitual. Novel Formats aims to interrupt these patterns through novelty, risk, and real time human connection.

$5-10 recommended donation.

FEATURING
Ellen Smith Ahern – dancer https://ellensmithahern.com/

Julian Barnett – dancer https://www.julianbarnett.com/

Rachel Bernsen – dancer/director/instigator https://rachelbernsen.com/

Kyoko Kitamura – vocalizer, keyboards https://www.kyokokitamura.com/

Mac Waters – electronics, violist https://macwaters.studio/

WATCH NOVEL FORMATS: A DIALOGUE (NUMBER ONE)

About A Dialogue (number one)

How to Horror with Sarah Wisner and Sean Temple
2024-10-12 10:30 - 12:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Brian Carroll of Vermont Production Collective will be in conversation with acclaimed, Montpelier-based horror directors, Sean Temple and Sarah Wisner about how YOU can craft a compelling, short horror film. They will discuss how to build tension, detailed world-building, the current state of horror, and answer audience questions. Come out for this spooky panel discussion and get inspired for JAM’s Halloween-o-thon film contest later in the month!

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Sarah Wisner (she/her) and Sean Temple (they/he) are a queer writing and directing team committed to telling character-driven genre stories with personal and socially-conscious themes. They believe that the horror genre is an invaluable entry point to exploring the human psyche and social condition, and that horror is most effective when it achieves high levels of audience engagement and identification. Wisner and Temple use subtlety and nuance to invite their audiences to derive their own layers of meaning from their thoughtfully composed visuals. Their short films have been featured in numerous festivals and contests, including Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, Boston Underground Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, White River Indie Film Festival and many more. Visit @ www.homebodypictures.com for more!

ABOUT VERMONT PRODUCTION COLLECTIVE
VPC was established in 2021 by working professionals, to support established and aspiring artists in film production and related fields. We exist to facilitate collaboration, mentorships, networking, and more. We amplify and promote the work already happening in Vermont while supporting the continued growth and development of the creative industries here. Find out more @ vtproductioncollective.org/

MEDIATED LIVES: An Honest Conversation About The Online Lives of Teens with Cindy Pierce
2024-10-17 18:30 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Parents and educators are invited to speak openly with social sexuality educator Cindy Pierce about how to best support teenagers in their media-saturated lives. Cindy discusses the ever-changing pressures and challenges that teens face as they attempt to feel relevant in a fast-moving world. Cindy brings examples from her research and interviews to shed light on how stressful it can be for young people to navigate the overwhelming influences of social media, porn, and hookup culture. By speaking directly about these topics, Cindy makes these conversations a little easier for everyone.

ABOUT CINDY PIERCE

Cindy Pierce is an author, educational speaker, sexuality educator, comic storyteller, innkeeper and mom of three young adults. Combining years of research with her storytelling skills, Cindy engages audiences with her message supporting teens to make healthy choices and navigate cultural pressures, both online and off. It has become increasingly challenging for young people to feel at ease, worthy and relevant as they attempt to find balance in their busy lives.
Cindy is the author of three books, including: Sexploitation: Helping Kids Develop Healthy Sexuality in a Porn-Driven World. She and her husband, Bruce Lingelbach are the parents of three young adults and run Pierce’s Inn in Etna, NH. You can learn more about Cindy’s work at: www.cindy-pierce.com
ABOUT MEDIATED LIVES
This event is part of JAM’s Fall “Mediated Lives” series which aims to explore the role of our current media landscape in shaping American culture, free speech, and democracy.

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2024-10-24 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. Read more about StoryJAM and Upper Valley storytelling in Daybreak!

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

HALLOWEEN-O-THON 2024: END TIMES
2024-10-26 17:30 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Write, shoot and edit a thriller or horror short film for the Halloween-o-thon Film Competition
The end is nigh, so why not make a movie? Register now and begin creating something to help fill the void and distract from the feelings of impending doom and ruination.
All films must be under 7 minutes and submitted by Friday, October 25 at 11:59pm! Feel free to be inspired by our theme, but don’t let it limit you. The only requirement is being frightening.
Our Spooktacular Showcase & Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 26 @ 5:30pm at JAM. Costumes heavily encouraged.
MORE INFO HERE!

Original Poster by Ana Liu.

Halloween Costume Runway Show
2024-10-30 16:30 - 17:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
All Upper Valley Trick or Treaters are invited to walk the runway and show off their costumes at JAM’s televised Halloween Costume Runway Show! Host, Tatum Barnes of Valley Improv and Hartford Parks and Rec will interview runway models about the inspiration behind their costumes. The frightening affair will be live streamed to Youtube and JAM’s glamorous cable access channels by a videography crew of JAM Club middle schoolers.
Please arrive by 4:30 if you plan on walking the runway! Parents must accompany children under 14 years of age.
https://www.youtube.com/live/yeHedED0SEE

Comics and Queerness in Vermont and Beyond: Vermont Humanities Snapshot with Tillie Walden
2024-11-07 19:00 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Tillie Walden presents a look at the intersection of indie comics with queer identity through her many graphic novels—from science fiction to memoir to historical retelling. She explores the process and power of visual narrative and shares why comics are relevant to Vermonters and everyone else.
Register for free here.
About Tillie Walden
Tillie Walden has published five graphic novels and a webcomic. She won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel Spinning, making her one of the youngest Eisner Award winners ever. She was named Vermont’s Cartoonist Laureate for the years 2023 to 2026. Walden’s On a Sunbeam was adapted into a graphic novel that won the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is currently working with Vermont Humanities on a historical graphic novel about Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, one of Vermont’s earliest documented queer couples.

Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series
The Snapshot Series consists of free talks held at public libraries around Vermont and streamed online. The program is supported by Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Vermont Department of Libraries. View other upcoming Snapshot events here or browse past lectures.

MEDIATED LIVES: The United States vs. TikTok
2024-11-08 09:30 - 10:30 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
JAM welcomes the public to join this interactive Supreme Court oral arguments simulation in which YOU, the audience, will decide the case. Discussion about this case, larger issues of free speech and social media it raises, and the workings of the US Supreme court to follow.
Presented in partnership with Vermont Law and Graduate School and Lebanon High School, this event is free, open to the public, and will be recorded by JAM. Please RSVP below.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE TIKTOK BAN:
A MOOT COURT EXERCISE
I. Overview
In 2024 Congress passed the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary
Controlled Application Act,” often popularly referred to as the “TikTok Ban.”
TikTok is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese internet
company ByteDance. The Act designates the People’s Republic of China as a
“foreign adversary” nation. The Act requires ByteDance to divest TikTok, so that
TikTok is no longer owned and controlled by a Chinese company. If TikTok is not
divested, it will no longer be permitted to operate in the United States.
TikTok and ByteDance, joined by several American creators, persons who
post creative content on TikTok, filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the Act
violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech.
In this exercise the audience will hear an oral argument on the
constitutionality of the TikTok ban. Audience members will serve as members of
the United States Supreme Court. Rod Smolla, President of Vermont Law and
Graduate School, will first play the role of a lawyer representing TikTok, attacking
the TikTok Ban, and then play the role of a lawyer representing the United States,
defending the TikTok Ban. The audience members playing the roles of Supreme
Court Justices will be invited to interrupt and question both lawyer-advocates.
Following the arguments the audience members will be invited to explain why they
believe the Ban should or should not be upheld, followed by an audience vote on
the outcome.

About Rodney A. Smolla, JD, President, Vermont Law and Graduate School:
Previously president of Furman University, and dean at Washington and Lee University and University of Richmond law schools, Professor Smolla has long been a strong advocate for experiential learning, the development of professional competencies, and civic engagement. The author of more than 100 articles published in law reviews and other publications, he is a nationally known scholar on matters relating to constitutional law, civil rights, freedom of speech, and mass media, particularly matters relating to libel and privacy. Learn more.

ABOUT MEDIATED LIVES
This event is part of JAM’s “Mediated Lives” series which aims to explore the roll of our current media landscape in shaping American culture, free speech, creativity, community, and democracy.

Voices of the Voters Listening Party & Community Potluck Dinner
2024-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Share food at JAM and debrief the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election with a presentation from Valley News alum, Frances Mize on interviews with Upper Valley residents collected in the months leading up to the election for her podcast, “Voices of the Voters.” Listen here!

WANT TO BE INTERVIEWED?
To participate in an anonymous interview, call 603-685-5716 or email frances@uvjam.org. Participation will involve an interview of up to 15 minutes, and can be done over the phone or in person.
Disclosure: The interviews, while anonymous, will be archived and publicly accessible on the JAM website. They may also be transcribed and distributed in print. Some interviews might also be used in a podcast-style audio story, which would be on the JAM website too.
ABOUT VOICES OF THE VOTERS: THE UPPER VALLEY AND A HISTORIC ELECTION
Oral histories emphasize the importance of everyday experience, serving as a record of feeling. This project aims to compile a “living” oral history of the Upper Valley in advance of the 2024 presidential election. In times such as these, the lived reality of one’s citizenship and politics acts upon voters (and nonvoters alike) in profound ways. While there’s substantial reporting on partisan interests, “Voices of the Voters” believes that the more personal side of the election has gone underexplored – and that how people are thinking about, feeling about and framing current politics to themselves plays an important role in this moment in history. The project is less interested in who you’re voting for than how you feel about the country today, and how you feel about the country’s future. Stepping aside from pigeon-holed, issues-driven categorizing in more standard voter coverage, this is an opportunity for a community “vibe check.”
This work is made possible in part through grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and Vermont Humanities.

About FRANCES MIZE, freelance journalist
Frances Mize is currently a freelance journalist and a 2024 Higher Education Fellow with the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. She is working on a series about apprenticeships and the trades in Vermont, forthcoming in VTDigger. She was a 2022-2024 Report for America corps member with the Valley News, where she covered rural and environmental issues, municipal politics, the growing socioeconomic gap, and college campuses. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 2022.

ABOUT MEDIATED LIVES

This event is part of JAM’s “Mediated Lives” series which aims to explore the roll of our current media landscape in shaping American culture, free speech, and democracy.

JAM Clubs Fall Showcase
2024-11-22 17:00 - 18:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
JAM’s Digital Media Creation for Seniors, High School Media Fellowship Program, and after school Film and Animation Clubs will screen short films and present media arts projects they have been working on throughout the Fall. Family and friends are invited to come celebrate these multigenerational artists and filmmakers!

The Art Of Emily Neidin Fava
2024-12-03 08:00 - 2024-12-31 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Paintings by Emily Neidin Fava, for whom the Newberry Arts Space (which houses JAM) is dedicated, will be on display during open hours through December. Her paintings will be accompanied by a video in memoriam created by her father, Roy Fava.

About EMILY NEIDIN FAVA
Emily was born September 15, 1988 in Nashville TN, the daughter of Roy Fava and Marilyn Welch-Fava. She was a delightful child, full of curiosity and blessed with a brilliant mind and unique sense of humor that she retained throughout her life. In 1992 the family moved to Thetford Center, VT, where Emily attended Thetford Elementary School and Thetford Academy, which she left after her sophomore year. Emily had an innate artistic ability, which she continued to develop independently at home with encouragement from her family. She studied at Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, NY, briefly took classes in painting and glass blowing at RISD in Rhode Island and later to the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. Emily returned to Thetford Center and continued to paint and draw until the end of her life in May 2018. The artist lives forever in her work.

Lego Animation Workshop @ Norwich Library
2024-12-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Norwich Public Library, 368 Main St, Norwich, VT, 05055, United States
THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY.
Don’t worry, We’ll certainly do another so everyone can participate in the fun! Sign up for the JAM email newsletter to stay in the know about events like this one.
LEGO ANIMATION
Families are invited to drop by and learn basic stop motion animation using legos! Recommended for elementary and middle school aged kids. 100% free thanks to generous support from the Norwich Lions Club.
This event was made possible with funding from the Norwich Lions Club and in partnership with Norwich Public Library Youth Services.

The JAMmy Awards 2024
2024-12-13 18:00 - 22:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
It’s not the Emmys, it’s not the Grammys, it’s the JAMmys!
For JAM’s second birthday, we’ll be honoring members of our creative community with awards for their outstanding work. In 2022 CATV (Community Access Television) joined forces with WRIF (White River Indie Films), moved to our new location in the Newberry Market, and – with a vast outpouring of community support – secured a Better Places grant to create JAM – Junction Arts & Media. We want to celebrate YOU, who made this possible, and in JAM-style, put on a great party!
Dress Code: paJAMa formal (or come as you are!) Please RSVP below.

Watch the JAMmys Live @ 6:30 PM!

Live performances by
Applefall
Colleen McCleary
Harry and Alex – Jazz Duo
Kennedy Brown & Paxton Asher of Upper Valley Circus Collective

Last year’s JAMmy live stream

Soul Santa Saturday
2024-12-14 10:00 - 13:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
FREE tickets & more info HERE.
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Vermont Soul Santa Saturday! Get ready for a day filled with holiday cheer, soulful music, and festive activities, and a jolly good time. Meet Soul Santa, craft and indulge in delicious treats. This in-person event is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with family and friends.

Anonyms with Inua Ellams
2025-01-06 17:30 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
About Anonyms
What’s in a name? Dive into the fascinating world of names as writer Inua Ellams invites a panel of guests to dig deep and explore the story and meaning behind their own names. Our first 10 interested RSVPs will be participatory subjects!

In parts of West Africa it is believed children grow to embody their names; that a child named Peace will grow up to create serenity wherever they go. Other West Africans think this is nonsense, but how do we come to be named? What then do we inherit? Do names change us? Who cares? And why should we? Held before a live audience, Inua Ellams guides intelligent, funny and insightful guests through Anonyms, a rich, invasive and poignant exploration into what we are called, and why. Audience members are invited to come along with the story and meaning behind their own names.

ABOUT INUA ELLAMS
Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is a poet, playwright & performer, graphic artist & designer and founder of: The Midnight Run (an arts-filled, night-time, urban walking experience.), The Rhythm and Poetry Party (The R.A.P Party) which celebrates poetry & hip hop, and Poetry + Film / Hack (P+F/H) which celebrates Poetry and Film. Identity, Displacement & Destiny are reoccurring themes in his work, where he tries to mix the old with the new: traditional African oral storytelling with contemporary poetics, paint with pixel, texture with vector.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2025-01-09 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. Read more about StoryJAM and Upper Valley storytelling in The Valley News and Daybreak!

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

MEDIATED LIVES: The Family Historian with Dena Rueb Romero and Richard Neugass
2025-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Richard Neugass and Dena Rueb Romero will discuss two family histories touched by the Holocaust and the roll of family historians in keeping the archive alive. How does media promote memory and what are the potential pitfalls?
After her father’s death, Dena Rueb Romero accidentally discovered a box of letters at her parents’ home. The letters dated back to 1938. These letter illuminated for Dena her parents’ lives during the war and filled in gaps of information that had haunted her childhood. Romero uses both family documents and historical research to flesh out her parents’ moving love story, the growing hostilities toward the German Jewish population, her grandparents’ increasing desperation, and her father’s hard work to help his loved ones escape Nazi Germany in her debut book, All for You.
Painters tell stories about their subjects through pictures. Richard tells stories about his subjects by recording and preserving a dialogue about their life adventures. Turning his focus inward toward his own family history, Richard excavates the incredible story of his father, Herman Neugass, the ‘Human Bullet’—an American Jewish sprinter who famously chose to boycott the 1936 Olympic trials in protest against Nazi antisemitism.

About DENA RUEB ROMERO
Dena Rueb Romero grew up and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire. She graduated from Brandeis University and received an MA in English from the University of Virginia and an MSW from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. Her essay about German citizenship was published in a book about reclaiming German citizenship. All for You is her first full-length book. Dena sings in a women’s chorus, volunteers at a daycare center, and works with an organization supporting refugees and asylum seekers.

About RICHARD NEUGASS
Richard developed a business offering “video memoir” to individuals and families. Preparing subject(s) on how to approach their life stories and then videotaping them as they presented those stories is his forte. In undergraduate studies at Amherst College he majored in political science and learned that history is what cultures believe about the stories. After retiring Richard became an active volunteer with OSHER@Dartmouth, an organization dedicated to providing lifelong learning opportunities.

ABOUT MEDIATED LIVES

This event is part of JAM’s “Mediated Lives” series which aims to explore the roll of our current media landscape in shaping American culture, free speech, and democracy.

Dance Film Showcase
2025-01-17 - 2025-02-07 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
January’s exhibit highlights 4 dance films from Vermont and New Hampshire, “We Remember” by Elizabeth Kurylo, “The Migrant Body” by Paula Higa, and “Novel Formats” 1 & 2 by Rachel Bernsen. These works are collaborations between dancers and filmmakers to accent and enhance choreographed movements with fluid cinematography and intentional editing.
See the dance film showcase on display during JAM’s open hours 9-5 Monday-Friday or during special events.
