Saturday Open House - Animation with Noah
2026-01-03 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us at JAM for our Saturday Open Houses all throughout January where we’ll introduce you to some of the subjects we specialize in! We’ll offer you introductory presentations and some light workshop activities to dip your toes into the media subjects you’re interested in trying yourself! FREE to sign up!

Schedule:
January 3: Animation with Noah
January 10: Experimental Animation with Cedar
January 17: Cinematography with Chico
January 24: Film Editing with Mike
January 31: Audio Production with Kelsie

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Saturday Open House - Experimental Animation with Cedar
2026-01-10 10:00 - 12:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us at JAM for our Saturday Open Houses all throughout January where we’ll introduce you to some of the subjects we specialize in! We’ll offer you introductory presentations and some light workshop activities to dip your toes into the media subjects you’re interested in trying yourself! FREE to sign up!

Schedule:
January 3: Animation with Noah
January 10: Experimental Animation with Cedar
January 17: Cinematography with Chico
January 24: Film Editing with Mike
January 31: Audio Production with Kelsie

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Media Maker Monday
2026-01-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-09 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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Saturday Open House - Cinematography with Chico
2026-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us at JAM for our Saturday Open Houses all throughout January where we’ll introduce you to some of the subjects we specialize in! We’ll offer you introductory presentations and some light workshop activities to dip your toes into the media subjects you’re interested in trying yourself! FREE to sign up!

Schedule:
January 3: Animation with Noah
January 10: Experimental Animation with Cedar
January 17: Cinematography with Chico
January 24: Film Editing with Mike
January 31: Audio Production with Kelsie

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WRIF Emerging Filmmakers Best of Fest @ Harry's
2026-01-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Harry’s Cocktail Lounge, 5573 Woodstock Rd., Quechee, VT, 05001, United States
Ever wish the movie theater had a full bar? Well we’ve got just the thing on tap! Meet us at Harry’s Cocktail Lounge to drink something smooth, kick back and enjoy a curated 45 minute program of outstanding short films from past WRIF Emerging Filmmaker winners in anticipation of White River Indie Festival 2026.
Line up to be announced!

For a full WRIF schedule, tickets, film guide, and other information, visit the WRIF Homepage.

NOVEL FORMATS at AVA Gallery
2026-01-23 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-24 18:30 - 21:00 | AVA Gallery, 11 Bank Street, Lebanon, NH, 03766, United States
NOVEL FORMATS ON-SITE
A project by Rachel Bernsen and Collaborators: Megan Craig, Chico Eastridge, JAM – Junction Arts & Media, Noah Mease, and Jean Carla Rodea
Opening reception: Friday, January 16, 5-7 PM
Dates: January 16, 2026 – February 14, 2026
Scheduled performances: Fri. 1/23 and Sat. 1/24; Fri. 2/6 and Sat. 2/7 | Reception 6:30 PM, performances at 7 PM
Watch previous performances of Novel Formats (set at JAM; produced by Chico Eastridge) here.
Tickets and more information on the AVA Gallery website.

Novel Formats is a cycle of seven performance works that explore the phenomenal nature of dance in conversation with forms outside itself. Each dance is unique, and each work in Novel Formats is a distinct collaboration between dance, music, and visual art. For each, artists come together from a range of practices and, in varying permutations, engage collectively in performance making. In doing so, they investigate the social and political dimensions of improvisation. The works demonstrate that improvisation can be a shared experience that transcends discipline: it is a communal practice, a way to be in relationship with oneself, with others, and the world. To date, three works in the Novel Formats cycle have been created and performed: #1: A Dialogue, #2: The Set Up, #3: Loop. AVA will be premiering performances of the next two works: #5: For A Time, #6: You Are Here, Change, Change, Change.

Saturday Open House - Film Editing with Mike
2026-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us at JAM for our Saturday Open Houses all throughout January where we’ll introduce you to some of the subjects we specialize in! We’ll offer you introductory presentations and some light workshop activities to dip your toes into the media subjects you’re interested in trying yourself! FREE to sign up!

Schedule:
January 3: Animation with Noah
January 10: Experimental Animation with Cedar
January 17: Cinematography with Chico
January 24: Film Editing with Mike
January 31: Audio Production with Kelsie

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WRIF Preview Screening: It Was Just an Accident @ the HOP
2026-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Spaulding Auditorium, 12 Lebanon Street, Hanover, 03755, United States
Join us for a White River Indie Festival 2026 Preview Screening event with our friends at the Hopkins Center!
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic former jailhouse captor. He kidnaps him but nagging uncertainty delays a fatal retribution. Panicked, Vahid rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with their captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor.
Master filmmaker Jafar Panahi creates a searing moral thriller, where high-stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and the thoughtful, devastating choices between revenge and mercy. Through handheld camerawork and intimate long takes, Panahi crafts a profound meditation on trauma, empathy and the corrosive legacy of state violence.
D: Jafar Panahi, Iran/France, subtitled, 2025, 1h43m

Tickets: buy on the Hop website.*
*WRIF Passholders will gain entry for free! Buy passes here.

For a full WRIF schedule, tickets, film guide, and other information, visit the WRIF Homepage.

Saturday Open House - Audio Production with Kelsie
2026-01-31 10:00 - 12:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us at JAM for our Saturday Open Houses all throughout January where we’ll introduce you to some of the subjects we specialize in! We’ll offer you introductory presentations and some light workshop activities to dip your toes into the media subjects you’re interested in trying yourself! FREE to sign up!

Schedule:
January 3: Animation with Noah
January 10: Experimental Animation with Cedar
January 17: Cinematography with Chico
January 24: Film Editing with Mike
January 31: Audio Production with Kelsie

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Phenakistoscope Animation Workshop @ Norwich Library
2026-01-31 13:15 - 14:30 | Norwich Public Library, 368 Main St, Norwich, VT, 05055, United States
Families are invited to learn animation by making optical toys called “Phenakistoscopes”! Recommended for elementary school and above. 100% free thanks to generous support from the Norwich Women’s Club.
NOTE: Please plan to stay and learn with your children during this workshop.

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This event was made possible with funding from the Norwich Women’s Club and in partnership with Norwich Public Library Youth Services.

WRIF Preview: Phrogs Caligari Live Performance + Screening!
2026-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us for a WRIF (White River Indie Festival) 2026 Preview Screening with the band, Phrogs!
Come to our screening of classic silent film THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) and live punk band accompaniment by beloved band, Phrogs!

INFO:
🧡 First Friday February 6, 7PM
🧡 $5-20 sliding scale
🧡 Listen to Phrogs’ music here!

For a full schedule, tickets, film guide, and other information, visit the WRIF Homepage.

WRIF Preview: Phrogs Caligari
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Black History Month Movie Marathon
2026-02-07 12:30 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Free and all day at JAM from 12:30PM – 8:00 PM, celebrate Black History Month with a curated movie marathon! Please RSVP so we can know how many people to expect and update you on potential changes due to weather.
12:30 – 2:30 PM: Kid-friendly, Animated, Super hero
Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, a Brooklyn teenager suddenly develops mysterious powers. When he meets an unexpected mentor, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents.
3:00 – 5:00 PM: PG-13, Action/Comedy, 80’s Classic
A young martial artist living in New York City trains tirelessly to attain mastery. One night, his life changes forever when he rescues a television personality from an evil businessman.
6:00 – 8:15 PM: R rated, Horror, Vampires
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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Lampshade Poets Open Mic
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:30 | 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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WRIF Preview Screening: The History of Sound @ the HOP
2026-02-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center 22 Lebanon Street, Hanover, NH, 03755
For Valentine’s day, join us for a White River Indie Festival 2026 Preview Screening event with our friends at the Hopkins Center! In The History of Sound, Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor play early 20th-century music students in this heartfelt, understated romance that spans decades and continents.
While growing up in rural Kentucky at the turn of the 19th century, Lionel (Mescal) demonstrates a profound gift for music that leads him to a scholarship at the Boston Conservatory of Music. There, he meets the upper-class, polished David (O’Connor) through their shared passion for folk ballads. World War I separates them, but they reunite for an idyllic musicological field trip through rural New England, listening to and recording local people singing their homemade compositions.
Director Oliver Hermanus (Living) creates an intoxicating, nostalgic period atmosphere, with folk songs, augmented subtly by Oliver Coates’s score. Mescal and O’Connor are two of the best actors alive right now, and they make this beguiling, hearttugging romance as believable as it is beautiful.
D: Oliver Hermanus, US, 2025, 2h7m

Tickets: buy on the Hop website.*
*WRIF Passholders will gain entry for free! Buy passes here.

For a full schedule, tickets, film guide, and other information, visit the WRIF Homepage.

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2026-02-19 18:00 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
In a society increasingly divided and isolated, storytelling can bring us together. Story Jam is a bi-monthly story circle where community members can meet to get to know each other through personal stories. All members of the Upper Valley community are invited to join the circle and share an unrehearsed 5-minute true story from their own life. No competition, no judgment, no lecturing, no ranting… Just share a story about something that happened to you and listen to other people’s stories. Whether you are a new or seasoned storyteller; whether you are shy or extroverted – all are welcome! The moderators will keep track of time to make sure everyone has a chance to speak.
For more info, reach us at storyjam@uvjam.org

Millennial Movie Trivia @ Putnam's
2026-02-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Private: Putnam’s Vineyard, 188 S Main St Suite 110, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
join us for a White River Indie Festival 2026 Preview event with our friends at Putnam’s Vineyard!
Test your millennial movie knowledge at trivia at Putnam’s and get a chance to WIN movie tickets to WRIF! Hosted by Lilith, the first round begins at 6PM and teams are a max of 6.

For a full schedule, tickets, film guide, and other information, visit the WRIF Homepage.

Light River Junction
2026-03-01 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-02 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.

WRIF Morning Yoga @ Upper Valley Yoga
2026-03-02 08:00 - 09:00 | 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
2026-03-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-03-03 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
2026-03-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-03 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.

Brown Bag Lunch: Festival Welcome
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Bring a lunch and munch with us in the JAM space to learn more about all the ways you can engage in our festival this year.

Open Mike Karaoke with Mike Cannon
2026-03-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-03 17:00 - 18:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Have a song in your heart? Sing it with JAM Producer Mike Cannon during our Open Mike Karaoke hour Monday-Thursday at WRIF.

Mothership Monthly: Curated Short Film Block
2026-03-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
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Spiral House Collective’s monthly, DIY filmmaking competition, Mothership Monthly Film Fest is coming to WRIF. See a selection of curated short films made by regional filmmakers from all around Vermont.
FEATURING
“The Downtown Burlington Bear” dir. Dillon Tanner
“Vampire Weekend” dir. Hannah Corbin and Gus Dixon
“Nostalgia Is The Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” dir. Daisy May
“The Stone” dir. Charlie Laud
“Winter Dream”dir. Natalie Jones
“Slug” dir. Noah Mauchly
