Junction Arts & Media

WRIF Morning Yoga @ Upper Valley Yoga
2026-03-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-07 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Private: Upper Valley Yoga, 58 N. Main Street #203, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
ALL LEVELS FLOW
Begin your festival days with gentle movement to warm up before moving into a more active practice. In these special yoga offerings during White River Indie Festival (March 1-8), you are invited to explore practices that support heart opening, stress resilience, and creative flourishing. Class will finish up with slower, supportive postures, integration and deep rest. Everyone is welcome; modifications offered to make the practice accessible to most bodies.

INSTRUCTORS:
Samantha Davidson Green (Monday 3/2 & Thursday 3/5)
Kristin Stobo & Adyn Pipoly (Saturday 3/7)

(Coffee &) Tea with JAM and Bread
2026-03-05 09:00 - 10:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
It’s exactly what you think it is! Come hang out in JAM before that early morning screening and fuel up for a full day of festival going with a selection of– you guessed it, coffee, tea, jam, and breads galore!

Chronicle on Choice & Consequence
2026-03-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-07 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-08 09:00 - 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
A media arts exhibit in Junction Arts & Media by artist janet e. dandridge.
“In 2019, Yrneh Gabon, Artivist & actor, invited me to participate in a group show at the 2020 Dakar Biennale. Excited and eager to exhibit in my first international art fair, I began creating a new live performance work. Then the Covid 19 pandemic happened. In 2022, the biennale was re-opened and the group show was back on. However, in 2021, I became pregnant with my son. Once I became aware of the new dates for the biennale within months of its opening, I had to make a quick decision, “Do I withdraw completely, or do I create a new work in this short period of time?” I realized that I could make a work using a readily accessible medium to convey the love, the doubt, the strength, and the choices that must be made once someone becomes a parent. Chronicle on Choice and Consequence (CCC), an intimate video work, explores the labor of motherhood and of one’s career. CCC reflects on definitions of labor, and how pregnancy, delivery, and childrearing are undervalued. Chronicle on Choice and Consequence contributes to the discourse on improving laws, and societal and cultural perspectives for Labor Rights and Women’s Rights.”
janet e. dandridge. Mother, Interdisciplinary Artivist, Arts & Activism Educator and Consultant, Liberator, Listener, Empathy Sustainer.

Meze on Main Street: A Love Story Post Show Lunch with Filmmakers
2026-03-05 12:45 - 14:00 | Private: Cappadoccia Cafe, 5 South Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Eat the food from the movie and talk to the filmmakers Jim Zein and Samantha Davidson-Green.

#PitchFest 4.0
2026-03-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Be a live audience member in our shark tank style pitch competition show. Alongside our panel of judges, listen to community members pitch their dream projects in five minutes or less, then vote on what project you would like to see brought to life here in the Upper Valley.

Light River Junction
2026-03-05 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-06 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-07 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-08 18:00 - 23:00 | Private: White River Junction Village, White River Junction
For the week of our festival after night falls, the walls and windows of White River Junction will be transformed into glowing canvases for film and video artists.

Acting for the Camera Workshop with Richard Waterhouse
2026-03-06 09:00 - 10:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
RESITER HERE
Learn the basics of film acting, what differentiates it from theater acting, and how to retain the truth of the scene while being surrounded by equipment and crew.
Richard Waterhouse

Richard Waterhouse is an acting teacher and private coach, producer, and director. Based in New York and Vermont, Richard teaches at Brown University, and is a frequent guest lecturer at Purdue University, Ft. Wayne. Directing credits include the independent feature film Young, Single and Angry, the award-winning short Respect for Acting, Kimberly Akimbo, “8″ the play, Love Alone, and The Little Dog Laughed.

Stop Motion Animation Workshop with Haley Morris
2026-03-06 10:00 - 11:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
REGISTER HERE
A fun all-ages workshop that introduces the basics of stop-motion and bringing objects to life through animation!
Hayley Morris

Hayley Morris is an Emmy-winning animator whose work spans commercials, branded content, music videos, projection design, and short-form animation for film and documentaries, with collaborators including Netflix, MTV, Burt’s Bees, Sesame Street, and artists like The Smashing Pumpkins, Iron & Wine, and Explosions in the Sky. From paper and clay to fabric, fibers, and recycled materials, Hayley brings stories to life with rich textures and inventive storytelling that resonate with authenticity and emotion.

Brown Bag Lunch: What Does a Producer Do? with Wei Dai
2026-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
REGISTER HERE
What does a producer do exactly? Only one way to find out. Bring a lunch and join us in the JAM space to chew and chat with producer Wei Dai about the process of producing films.
Wei Dai

Wei Dai is an associate producer, assistant editor, and project manager born and raised in Beijing. In addition to holding coveted internships at Participant Media, Blossoms Entertainment, Eastgate Productions, and Matador Content, Wei produced the short film ACT OF WAR, which was selected and awarded by multiple festivals, including the Academy-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. Wei holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Film and Television from Boston University and a Masters of Fine Arts from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Intimacy Choreography Workshop with Marci Diamond
2026-03-06 13:15 - 14:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
REGISTER HERE
According to SAG-AFTRA, intimacy coordinators are “industry professionals, intimacy coordinators work closely with production personnel to realize the director’s vision while promoting adherence to safety related terms and conditions.” Join VT-based Intimacy Coordinator Marci Diamond, MPA, AEA, SAG-AFTRA for an interactive workshop exploring industry best practices and resources for filming scenes that include intimacy and/or nudity. Clear, respectful, professional boundaries and communication among departments and talent, from casting through production and post, can enable us to sustainably and effectively craft more compelling stories. Based on participants’ interest, we can discuss approaches and resources for both live and on-camera productions. Note: this workshop will NOT prepare you to be an intimacy coordinator, which requires significant training, but rather provide a practical understanding of ways to create safer sets supportive of creative risk-taking; why, when and how to work with qualified intimacy coordinators; and career pathways for those interested in this important crew role.
Marci Diamond

Marci Diamond, M.P.A, SAG-AFTRA, AEA, CPT (she/hers) is a VT-based professional intimacy coordinator & choreographer, union screen & stage actor, circus performer, teaching artist and consultant. She has trained with TIE, IDI, ICC, SAFD, and NECCA, among others, and has an extensive background in social justice organizing and public health, formerly teaching at Boston University and serving as Chair of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center Advisory Council. Marci manages The Actors Company, and co-founded Diamond Family Circus with her daughter Marisa, working globally from Nunavut to Aotearoa New Zealand. As a team, they are the New England SAG-AFTRA delegates to the VT AFL-CIO, and are currently in preproduction on a SAG-AFTRA microbudget dramedy, “Boris & Natasha.”

Film Scoring Workshop with Ian Soderberg & Ana Hausmann
2026-03-06 14:45 - 16:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
REGISTER HERE
This workshop aims to provide a broad overview of film scoring and composition and will focus on various basic elements of the composer’s toolbox. We will cover digital audio workstations (DAWs), compositional techniques, development of themes and motifs, how and when to include music when scoring, and different approaches to scoring within various genres in addition to some discussion about collaborating with filmmakers and animators, some tips for beginners, and advice on networking based on our own experiences as composers in a rural setting.
Ian Soderberg is a composer, pianist, and vocalist working primarily within choral and chamber mediums. His passion lies in fostering community through music-making and he has premiered commissioned works with the New Hampshire Master Chorale, Pemi Choral Society, Ithaca Children’s Choir, and the New Hampshire Children’s Chorus Festival Choir. Ian also collaborates with visual artists, scoring short films, animated works, and video games. He received his BM in Music Composition from Ithaca College, where he studied under Dana Wilson, Jorge Grossmann, and Evis Sammoutis. Currently, he works as Administrative Supervisor of Anatomic Pathology Support at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. His credits include MOUSE (2021), Zeppo! (2022), and Undercurrents (2024).
Ana Hausmann is a composer, poet, musician and songwriter from Central Vermont. She loves creating experimental electro-acoustic compositions featuring a blend of violin extended technique, electronic sounds, and field recordings. Last year, her work was featured in the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. Ana also enjoys scoring short films and writing folk music. She holds an MFA in Music Composition from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she studied film scoring, songwriting, and electronic composition, among other genres. She is the Administrative Coordinator at the Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture in Montpelier, VT.

Film Development & Work In Progress Workshop with Director Khary Jones
2026-03-06 17:00 - 18:00 | VT
REGISTER HERE
Bring your in-progress film, whether at the script or editing stage, for critique, guidance, and insight on moving to the next steps of completion with confidence! Instructed by WRIF visiting artist, Night Fight director Khary Jones.
Khary Jones

Khary Saeed Jones engages film projects that explore the tensions between fiction, memory, and everyday life. His films and collaborations have screened at Sundance, SXSW, MoMA (NY), CIFF (ME), Full Frame (NC), ICA Boston, and many other festivals and venues. As a writer-director, his work includes the short films Hug, Three and a Half Thoughts, Chrysalis, and the forthcoming feature-length film Gumbo.

First Friday Party with Valley Improv
2026-03-06 18:00 - 19:15 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Celebrate First Friday in White River Junction WRIF style: with light refreshments and deep, evocative, thought provoking movie themed improvisational comedy.

Meet the Filmmakers Brunch
2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:15 | Private: Putnam’s Vineyard, 188 S Main St Suite 110, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Mix and mingle with the filmmakers showcasing their work at the festival this year. Bagels, coffee, tea, and insider industry info!

Theater of the Absurd Puppet Show & Circus
2026-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
“What a great time to be alive if you love the theater of the absurd.” – David Lynch
For fans young and old of The Muppet Show and PeeWee’s Playhouse, WRIF presents Theater of the Absurd – a live smorgasbord of circus, puppetry, and music!
Kids tickets(12 & under): $17, Adult tickets: $23. Included in all WRIF passes. GET TICKETS HERE.
HOSTED BY CONTENT CLOWN

Bex Love (they/them) is a heart centered trickster who makes musical puppetry spectacles under the name Content Clown. Their work celebrates the ancient connection between queerness and the natural world, and utilizes the absurd to push against societal boundaries, in order to discover a more liberated world. Bex is also a member of the Sable Ensemble, and the Community Engagement Organizer for The Sable Project, an off-grid artist residency and event space in Stockbridge, VT. Listen to their album “Gender, Feels” here.
FEATURING
“Pattie Peels Out” by Ria Blaas

“Pattie Peels Out” tells the story of Pattie the potato, who finds the courage to venture outside her potato box where she encounters perils unknown to potato-kind. Ria Blaas has been performing with her ensemble, Upper Loveland Puppets throughout New England at schools, fairs, resorts, daycares and senior centers for over 15 years, presenting their cast of characters to audiences young and old. Blaas is accompanied by puppeteers, Glennis Gold & Cody Williams. Check out Ria’s work here.
Sable Ensemble

The Sable Ensemble is a curated group of alumni from The Sable Project in Stockbridge, VT who come together to collaborate on live performances featuring dance, puppetry, and shenanigans. The group includes Otto Pierce (he/him), Sable’ Founder and Creative Director, Jessica Lee (she/her), Sable’s Director of Operations, and Bex Love, Sable’s Community Engagement Organizer.
Liam Gundlach

Liam grew up performing with Circus Smirkus, then went on to study at the Circus School of Quebec. As a circus artist, a street performer and a hospital clown, Liam finds beauty in what is simple and relatable, giving equal value to the big trick as to the small moment of wonder. Now based in Boston, you can find out what Liam is up to here.
Elliot McGary-Walters

Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Elliot discovered circus arts in 2019. While training on a variety of apparatus, he quickly fell in love with aerial rope. In 2023, he moved to Brattleboro, Vermont to attend NECCA ProTrack professional training program. Here he discovered and began training tightwire and bottle walking. He is training hard in year 3 of ProTrack, and is looking forward to graduating in 2026.
Oscar

Cal Wicker is 20 years old and is training at the New England center for Circus Arts, in their professional training program as a dance trapeze major and acrobatic theater minor. They started as a competitive gymnast but once they found Circus there was no going back. Tonight you’ll meet Oscar, Cals mime who they have been creating over the last two years of training.

Puppet Making Workshop @ RePlay Arts
2026-03-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Private: rePlay Arts, 87 Maple St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us after Theater of the Absurd to get inspired and make puppets with reused art materials and items you can find in your own recycling bin. All ages!
INSTRUCTED BY Meg Richardson

Meg Richardson is a puppeteer, cartoonist, and writer. Originally from Iowa, she now lives in White River Junction, Vermont, where she is a student at the Center for Cartoon Studies. She has performed with and built puppets for Bread and Puppet Theater. Her cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker, the Rumpus, and elsewhere. Her first novel, titled Paradise Pawn, will be published this summer. She loves making art with people and she is so excited to make puppets at RePlay Arts!
Thanks to our Community Partner, RePlay Arts!

Dabke Community Dance with Raq-On Dance
2026-03-07 17:00 - 18:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join Shadia and Amity from Raq-on Dance for a presentation on common social dances from Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine! Learn the steps to join any social Dabke line at weddings, celebrations, and restaurants. Participants will also hear and learn about the drums and rhythms used.

INSTRUCTORS:
Shadia Tohme became passionate for dance at a young age from social dancing at festivals in the Turkish and Lebanese communities in Boston area. In 1972 she became professionally involved as a soloist and troupe member. Most of her Middle Eastern dance training has been with Middle Eastern artists both in U.S. and in Lebanon. Toured U.S., Canada, South & Central America with percussionist & folk dancer husband Ibrahim Maalouf and top ME artists on the U.S. Arabic entertainment circuit for eight years. During these tours, she created numerous Oriental & folkloric choreographies in productions that are still currently performed by local artists. Shadia has been teaching classical/folkloric classes & workshops in Canada and the U.S. for over forty five years and still going strong! In 1985 she created Mirza Dance Ensemble and has performed with them throughout New England. Over one hundred members and five generations successfully entertained audiences in numerous cultural festivals, college programs and traditional wedding celebrations until 2015. She continues to inspire and support future generations of dancers through her teachings and costume designs.
Amity Alize has studied Middle Eastern and North African folkloric dances for two decades and continues to deepen her knowledge through annual travels to Egypt. She has shared the art of Raqs Sharqi with thousands in the North East. Founder of the multi-award winning Raq-On Dance studio, Amity encourages dancers to develop their own unique voice. She was invited to teach and perform at the Camp Negum Dance Festival in Cairo in 2015. She is the director of the annual Shimmyathon Festival and has hosted over a hundred events featuring national and international dancers. She can be seen performing at weddings, theatre shows, fundraisers, and venues featuring Middle Eastern bands. She offers workshops across the United States and abroad. raq-on.net

Indie Sleaze Dance Party
2026-03-07 22:15 - 23:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Smudge out that eyeliner and claw those skinny jeans out of the bowels of your closet. We’re getting messy mid 2000’s style at our indie sleaze dance party at JAM. DJ geNdErENdeR will be spinning the dance-punk tunes of their childhood.

Sunday Southern Brunch
2026-03-08 10:00 - 11:15 | Private: The Filling Station, 70 Gates St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
It’s brunch-o-clock somewhere! Join us at the Filling Station for a Sunday Southern Brunch

Filmmaker Talkback with Night Fight Director Khary Jones
2026-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Night Fight director Khary Jones will discuss his filmmaking process and answer questions from the audience after the screening.

The Chronology of Water Post Show Decompression & Guided Discussion
2026-03-08 16:15 - 17:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Led by Bailey Ray, Director of Advocacy at WISE, decompress and engage in a guided discussion following the screening of The Chronology of Water.

Community Sing with Jes Raymond
2026-03-08 17:00 - 18:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
A Common Chorus – spend an hour singing folk songs and original compositions for audience choir by Jes Raymond. All the parts are taught; All experience levels are welcome. Let’s make a big sound!

Jes Raymond is an award-winning songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist. Be a part of this community sing as she leads us in new arrangements of folk songs and debuts new original works for audience choir. All levels of singers are welcome. There will be some accessible harmony taught- all the parts will be available to read but will also be taught by ear- no need to know how to read music.

Media Maker Monday
2026-03-09 18:00 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
JAM welcomes Media Maker Members and their guests to a work in progress show and tell and peer feedback session.
Have a screenplay or stage play, short film rough cut, documentary project, podcast in progress, animation story board, pitch deck, or just an idea you have been kicking around for a while? Want to get feedback from peers and meet collaborators and mentors? This group is for YOU! Share your project, network with other artists, and see what projects creative people in the Upper Valley are making!
All Media Maker Members may take turns sharing works in progress. Guests, collaborators, and supporters may attend to listen and give feedback. Click here to become a member!

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