BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Junction Arts & Media - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Junction Arts & Media X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://uvjam.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Junction Arts & Media REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20241204T222319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T223507Z UID:10001060-1734170400-1734181200@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Soul Santa Saturday DESCRIPTION:FREE tickets & more info HERE.\nWelcome 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. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/soul-santa-saturday/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Soul-Santa-JAM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250106T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250106T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20241210T195728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T222018Z UID:10001061-1736184600-1736191800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Anonyms with Inua Ellams DESCRIPTION:About Anonyms\nWhat’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! \n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\nABOUT INUA ELLAMS \nBorn 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. \n\nIN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE \n \n  URL:https://uvjam.org/event/anonyms-with-inua-ellams/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-by-Henry-Nicholls-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20241028T201722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T204957Z UID:10001045-1736445600-1736451000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle DESCRIPTION: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!\n\nFor more info\, reach us at storyjam@uvjam.org URL:https://uvjam.org/event/story-jam-bi-monthly-storytelling-circle-january2025/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Story_Jam-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20241203T203727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T184145Z UID:10001058-1737052200-1737057600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:MEDIATED LIVES: The Family Historian with Dena Rueb Romero and Richard Neugass DESCRIPTION: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? \nAfter 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.  \nPainters 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. \n\n\n\nAbout DENA RUEB ROMERO \nDena 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. \n\n\n  \nAbout RICHARD NEUGASS \nRichard 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. \n\n\n\nABOUT MEDIATED LIVES\n\n\n\n\nThis 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. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/mediated-lives-dena-and-richard/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dena-and-Richard-UPDATED-again.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250208 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250116T224931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T225618Z UID:10001089-1737072000-1738972799@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Dance Film Showcase DESCRIPTION: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. \nSee the dance film showcase on display during JAM’s open hours 9-5 Monday-Friday or during special events. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/dance-film-showcase/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dance-Grid.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20241106T200126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T181523Z UID:10001049-1737655200-1737660600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Lampshade Poets Open Mic DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\n\n \n \n Lampshade Poets RSVP\n Please RSVP so we can be prepared with seating. \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Number of Atendees(Required)Please enter a number greater than or equal to 1.Do you want to share an original poem?(Required)\n \n \n Yes and please record it!\n \n \n \n Yes but turn the cameras off!\n \n \n \n Not this time!\n Name of poet sharing workHow did you hear about this event?\n \n \n Lampshade Poets Email List\n \n \n \n JAM Email List\n \n \n \n Newspaper Ad\n \n \n \n Social Media\n \n \n \n Word of Mouth\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\n\nIn 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.\n\n\n\n\n\nMADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FUNDING FROM URL:https://uvjam.org/event/lampshade-poets-open-mic-5-2/2025-01-23/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lampshades-image_JAM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250211T192535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T192606Z UID:10001511-1739232000-1740787199@uvjam.org SUMMARY:STARLINGS : LEAFLETS DESCRIPTION:STARLINGS : LEAFLETS is an interactive video art installation by artist and designer\, Saba Maheen unpacking the IDF’s leaflet campaign in Gaza. View the web companion. \n \nSTARLINGS : LEAFLETS at Rutgers University \nABOUT SABA MAHEEN\n \nSaba Maheen (b.1997 Lawrenceville\, GA) is a female\, Muslim\, Bengali-American\, multimodal maker and thinker working with image\, reproduction\, and participation. Utilizing multimedic forms\, there is a porosity in the goals of her work: In the wake of the viralized Palestinian genocide\, Maheen urges her audience to return to a radical\, collective humanity for one another\, and to understand “hereness and thereness” of intersolidarity liberation. More specifically\, analyzing the diminishing rate of attention in response to short-form media\, she believes it is imperative to combat the flattening\, desensitizing effect that social media has beyond the screen. She considers portals that break down the dichotomy between print-digital\, time-space\, and human-computer. Her work tends toward repetition\, multiples\, editions\, versions\, iterations\, units\, modules\, and collections\, and is fabricated often through the most accessible and efficient means. What objects and systems can we influence to prevent a speculatively dark future? Saba Maheen received a B.A. in Studio Art\, Human Centered Design and Arabic Language from Dartmouth College (2020). Shooting internationally as a film photographer in the years following the pandemic\, she is now completing her MFA in Design at Mason Gross School of Art at Rutgers University. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/starlings-leaflets/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sailing_border-9-dragged.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250109T220843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T175216Z UID:10001064-1739388600-1739394000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF\, LAUGH\, LOVE DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an unforgettable night of laughs and help us kick off WRIF with a bang\, featuring headliner Paul Ollinger\, fresh off of headlining the NYC Comedy Festival. Other acts include Ian Levy\, Rufat Agayev\, and Shaunak Godkhindi. This event is a fundraiser for JAM – Junction Arts & Media’s year round events and education programming and will make the JAM experiences you love possible in 2025!\nSponsored by Tuck School of Business \nDEALS! \n\nOnly $15 single tickets with any WRIF pass.\nFor friends and lovers – get two general admission tickets for $40.\nTuck student? Email wrif.help@uvjam.org with your student email and the subject line “WRIF LAUGH LOVE” to claim a discount code for up to 2 free tickets pre-purchased by Tuck Business School.\n\nView White River Indie Films 2025 schedule. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-laugh-love/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WRIF-LAUGH-LOVE-POSTER-DRAFT-2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250214 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250109T221407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T221407Z UID:10001065-1739404800-1739491199@uvjam.org SUMMARY:White River Indie Film Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:View White River Indie Films 2025 schedule. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/white-river-indie-film-festival-2025/2025-02-13/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WRIF2025HORIZONTAL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250215 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250109T221407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T221407Z UID:10001066-1739491200-1739575800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:White River Indie Film Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:View White River Indie Films 2025 schedule. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/white-river-indie-film-festival-2025/2025-02-14/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WRIF2025HORIZONTAL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250211T193253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T192642Z UID:10001512-1739491200-1743897599@uvjam.org SUMMARY:PeaceBirds DESCRIPTION:The PeaceBirds Project is a community engaged art action that integrates shared stories of grief and renewal amidst the anguish of the repeated erasure of the people\, culture\, history\, Land and Water in what is left of Palestine. What is happening to Palestine parallels the continual nation-building\, ongoing land-grabs\, “slow violence” of colonization and collective massacres worldwide. And what is happening in Palestine opens up a crack\, a liminal space in which all kinds of disruptions and syncopations can occur. This project grew out of a shared desire of two artist friends\, Mona Shiber and JuPong Lin\, to transform the agony of witnessing atrocities happening around the world. Both artists come from lineages of occupation and struggle for sovereignty\, from Palestine and from Taiwan; both lands and peoples that have suffered from the “monstrosity” of colonization\, empire-building\, enslavement and bondage of living beings. This project invites all to fold doves and cranes to befriend our monsters\, to transform the monstrosities of modernism. \n \nPeaceBirds at Goddard College\, February – March 2024 \nABOUT MONA SHIBER AND JUPONG LIN \n \nMona Shiber\, MFA\, of Clear Vision Studio\, is a visual artist who is a first generation Palestinian America whose art has been shown locally\, nationally & internationally. She has worked with groups on an array of community art projects\, also teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels and mentoring all levels. Her middle eastern roots grew out from an upbringing in the Deep South\, with a true gumbo mix of racial diversity\, Mardi Gras and Epiphany\, jambalaya and makloubeh. \nJuPong Lin is an independent artist-scholar and cultural worker who dances with horseshoe crabs and makes ceremony with cranes. Her work is dedicated to hospicing the dying colonized world and using the arts and poetics to create futures of joyful interspecies co-becoming. JuPong’s current poetry and socially-engaged art projects focus on shifting the paradigm of conquest and violent occupation by narrating new kinds of stories and worlds in pluriverses (many worlds) that honor beloved heartplaces. JuPong was a faculty member in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College for nearly 20 years before the College closed in 2024. She recently completed her doctorate in Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England. \nRead more about PeaceBirds URL:https://uvjam.org/event/peacebirds/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FoldCraneonTablecopy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T161500 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250130T153800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T153800Z UID:10001506-1739523600-1739549700@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Filmmaker Friday Master Classes DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 14\, WRIF will host a series of master classes aimed at filmmakers aspiring to hone their craft. Enrollment fee is $15 each\, $45 for all 5 classes or included in the WRIF pass\, supporter pass\, or student pass. \nView White River Indie Film Festival 2025 schedule. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/filmmaker-friday-master-classes/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KAB_3800-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250216 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250109T221407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T221407Z UID:10001067-1739577600-1739662200@uvjam.org SUMMARY:White River Indie Film Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:View White River Indie Films 2025 schedule. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/white-river-indie-film-festival-2025/2025-02-15/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WRIF2025HORIZONTAL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250217 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250109T221407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T221407Z UID:10001068-1739664000-1739748600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:White River Indie Film Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:View White River Indie Films 2025 schedule. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/white-river-indie-film-festival-2025/2025-02-16/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WRIF2025HORIZONTAL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250203T182238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T182326Z UID:10001510-1741284000-1741289400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle DESCRIPTION:This month’s theme is “Speaking Up”\nIn 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!\n\nFor more info\, reach us at storyjam@uvjam.org URL:https://uvjam.org/event/story-jam-bi-monthly-storytelling-circle-6/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Story_Jam-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T230000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250224T211208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T211405Z UID:10001573-1741374000-1741388400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:How To Stay Sane While Losing Your Mind: A Rock Opera By Sir Babygirl DESCRIPTION:The world premiere of Sir Babygirl’s experimental rock opera\, “How To Stay Sane While Losing Your Mind\,” crashes into Briggs Opera House March 7th and 8th. Mixing Greek mythology\, absurdism and queer camp\, we join Sir Babygirl’s Persephone in Hell\, a few days before her annual return to Spring. What could go wrong? It’s only nature after all.\n\nAfter a growing recording and touring career pre-pandemic\, Sir Babygirl lost it all\, moved back home\, and has spent the last several years rebuilding her zany world from the ashes up\, one musical number at a time. This is her sophomore album\, in operatic form. Join her and her incredible band of musicians and local creative and technical talents as they bring help bring an Odyssey of the human condition to the Upper Valley. Flowers & Dollar Bills encouraged.\n\nA JAM Co-production!\n\nBuy Tickets  URL:https://uvjam.org/event/how-to-stay-sane-while-losing-your-mind/2025-03-07/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Sbbg_Calendar_.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250224T211208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T211405Z UID:10001574-1741449600-1741464000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:How To Stay Sane While Losing Your Mind: A Rock Opera By Sir Babygirl DESCRIPTION:The world premiere of Sir Babygirl’s experimental rock opera\, “How To Stay Sane While Losing Your Mind\,” crashes into Briggs Opera House March 7th and 8th. Mixing Greek mythology\, absurdism and queer camp\, we join Sir Babygirl’s Persephone in Hell\, a few days before her annual return to Spring. What could go wrong? It’s only nature after all.\n\nAfter a growing recording and touring career pre-pandemic\, Sir Babygirl lost it all\, moved back home\, and has spent the last several years rebuilding her zany world from the ashes up\, one musical number at a time. This is her sophomore album\, in operatic form. Join her and her incredible band of musicians and local creative and technical talents as they bring help bring an Odyssey of the human condition to the Upper Valley. Flowers & Dollar Bills encouraged.\n\nA JAM Co-production!\n\nBuy Tickets  URL:https://uvjam.org/event/how-to-stay-sane-while-losing-your-mind/2025-03-08/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Sbbg_Calendar_.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250325T165204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T165204Z UID:10001589-1743440400-1743445800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Cookies for the Community DESCRIPTION:For Trans Day of Visibility\, Cobra Lily Collective invites trans\, nonbinary\, gender queer\, gender nonconforming\, and gender questioning individuals of all ages to stop by for free cookies donated by King Arthur Baking Company from 5:00 – 6:30PM at JAM! URL:https://uvjam.org/event/cookies-for-the-community/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cookies-for-the-Community-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250228T212217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T172740Z UID:10001577-1743786000-1743795000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Fold PeaceBirds on First Friday DESCRIPTION:On First Friday April 4\, JAM invites our Upper Valley community to fold doves and cranes with artists Mona Shiber and JuPong Lin that will be added to the project to honor every life flown too soon. JuPong Lin will read aloud poetry from her play\, “Phoenix in the Holy Land” which tells the story of three ceasefire activists involved in a small town’s fight to end the assault on Palestinian life. \nABOUT The PeaceBirds Project \nThe PeaceBirds Project is a community engaged art action that integrates shared stories of grief and renewal amidst the anguish of the repeated erasure of the people\, culture\, history\, Land and Water in what is left of Palestine. This project grew out of a shared desire of two artist friends\, Mona Shiber and JuPong Lin\, to transform the agony of witnessing atrocities happening around the world. See the exhibit in JAM until April 5\, 2025. \n \nIn Partnership with Upper Valley for Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace VT/NH URL:https://uvjam.org/event/fold-peacebirds-on-first-friday/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/unnamed-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250531 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250304T191506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T163427Z UID:10001579-1744329600-1748649599@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Exhibit: Arantza Peña Popo's Visual Journalism DESCRIPTION:Comics journalism engages journalistic practices and cartooning techniques to explain true\, current events in a visually engaging way. \nArantza 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. \nAttend a FREE zine workshop with the exhibiting artist on First Friday\, May 2. \nABOUT THE ARTIST\n\nArantza 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. \nWith generous support from URL:https://uvjam.org/event/exhibit-arantza-pena-popos-visual-journalism/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Panel_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250226T220850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T221135Z UID:10001575-1745517600-1745523000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Lampshade Poets Open Mic DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n \n \n Lampshade Poets RSVP\n Please RSVP so we can be prepared with seating. \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Number of Atendees(Required)Please enter a number greater than or equal to 1.Do you want to share an original poem?(Required)\n \n \n Yes and please record it!\n \n \n \n Yes but turn the cameras off!\n \n \n \n Not this time!\n Name of poet sharing workHow did you hear about this event?\n \n \n Lampshade Poets Email List\n \n \n \n JAM Email List\n \n \n \n Newspaper Ad\n \n \n \n Social Media\n \n \n \n Word of Mouth\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/lampshade-poets-open-mic-6/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lampshades-image_JAM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250407T203250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T205227Z UID:10001591-1745762400-1745769600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:"Healthcare is a Human Right" Medicaid Cuts Discussion With VT Workers' Center DESCRIPTION: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! \nLearn more about VT Workers’ Center @ workerscenter.org \n\n \n \n Healthcare is a Human Right RSVP\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Number of Attendees(Required)How did you hear about this event?\n \n Poster\n \n \n JAM email newsletter\n \n \n VT Workers Center Outreach\n \n \n Social Media Post\n \n \n Newspaper/Community Calendar\n \n \n Vital Communities Listserv\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/healthcare-is-a-human-right/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Northstar-Flyer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250421T201703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T202243Z UID:10001598-1746176400-1746205200@uvjam.org SUMMARY:JAM CLOSED! VERMONT ACCESS NETWORK ANNUAL MEETING DESCRIPTION: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. \nFind out more about Vermont Access Network here. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/jam-closed-vermont-access-network-annual-meeting/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250304T181709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T191006Z UID:10001578-1746205200-1746212400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Make A Zine With Your Ex: A Breakup Zine Workshop with CCS Fellow Arantza Peña Popo DESCRIPTION: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! \nThis 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 \n\n \n \n Make a Zine With Your Ex RSVP\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Number of Participants(Required)Email(Required)\n \n How did you hear about this event?\n \n \n from JAM's email list\n \n \n \n word of mouth\n \n \n \n social media\n \n \n \n poster\n Rant about your last break-up (optional)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n \nThis workshop was developed & written by Arantza Peña Popo & Anthi Sklavenitis. \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR\n \nArantza 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.\nWith generous support from URL:https://uvjam.org/event/make-a-zine-with-your-ex/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FLYER-VERSION-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250218T222341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T164320Z UID:10001513-1746640800-1746644400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Louise Glück: Vermont’s Nobel Laureate - Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series Event DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP here.\nOR Watch Online\n \nAbout Elizabeth A.I. Powell\n \nElizabeth 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. \nAbout Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series\nVermont Humanities Snapshot Series Events are free talks held at public libraries around Vermont and streamed online. Watch past Snapshot presentations here. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/vermont-humanities-snapshot/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/477933885_1059640912871077_4912972197355747812_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250319T175018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T185753Z UID:10001580-1747332000-1747337400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nFor more info\, reach us at storyjam@uvjam.org URL:https://uvjam.org/event/story-jam-bi-monthly-storytelling-circle-7/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Story_Jam-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250407T192125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T175823Z UID:10001590-1747848600-1747855800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:JAM Spring Media Education Final Showcase DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the creations of film and media makers of all ages and experience levels! Please RSVP. \nThe showcase will feature final projects or selected work from ALL NINE(!!!) Media Education programs at JAM this Spring including: \n\nJAM Film Club\nJAM Video Game Club\nYouth Media Fellowships\nSpecial Needs Support Center Film Lab\nIntermediate Screenwriting\nIntermediate Editing\nAnimation\nShort Format Cinematography Intensive\nDrone Cinematography\n\n\n \n \n Spring 2025 Media Ed Showcase RSVP\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Number of Attendees(Required)Name of Media Ed Participant(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Relationship to Participant(Required)\n \n Self\n \n \n Family\n \n \n Partner\n \n \n Friend\n \n \n Enemy\n \n \n It's Complicated...\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nGraphic by JAM Animation student\, Sebastian Thauvin. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/jam-spring-media-education-final-showcase/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/media-ed-showcase.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250423T181309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T181433Z UID:10001603-1748370600-1748377800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:GAME NIGHT DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n \n \n Game Night\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Number of participants(Required)Parent/Guardian Contact (put n/a if over 18)(Required)Are there any games you'd like to play?How did you hear about this event? (select all that apply)\n \n JAM Email Newsletter\n \n \n Social Media\n \n \n Poster\n \n \n Newspaper Calendar\n \n \n Listserv posting\n \n \n word of mouth\n Select All\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nLEAD BY RAYCE GILBERT & IVAN HACKER\n \nRayce 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. \n \nIvan 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. \nMay’s game night is sponsored by GMEDC’s VT Welcome Wagon Project! URL:https://uvjam.org/event/game-night-2-2/2025-05-27/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GAME-1.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250421T165352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T190905Z UID:10001594-1748624400-1748628000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:48 Hour Film Slam 2025 Launch DESCRIPTION:Calling all local filmmakers!\nIt’s JAMs 48 Hour Film Slam! \nThe rules are simple:  \n\nRegister to participate in the competition using the form on this page. Registration closes May 30th at 4:59pm. $20 registration sliding scale.\nAttend our launch meeting on May 30th at 5:00pm to receive the prompt\, film requirements\, and to start the clock!\nStarting at 6:00 PM\, all contestants will have 48 hours to write\, shoot\, edit\, and export an original short film under 7 minutes.\nFilms are due at 6:00 PM\, June 1st\, and can be submitted in person at JAM\, or via a google drive link (provided at the launch meeting)\nCelebrate! Invite all your friends and that one weird cousin to the final screening where we will show all the films and announce this years winners!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAwards & Prizes\n\nOfficial prize$ TBA. \n\nSorry. This form is no longer available. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/48-hour-film-slam-2025/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/48_Hour_2025-film-slam-poster-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T083657 CREATED:20250421T165903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T194446Z UID:10001595-1748802600-1748808000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:48 Hour Film Slam 2025 Screening & Awards DESCRIPTION:Come see short films made in 48 hours by local people! \nTo participate in the filmmaking fun\, register HERE before 5:59 PM on May 30th. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/48-hour-film-slam-2025-screening-awards/ LOCATION:JAM – Junction Arts & Media\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/48_Hour_2025-film-slam-poster-web.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR