Junction Arts & Media

Sundog Poetry AMP Night
2023-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Sundog Poetry presents AMP NIGHT – a periodic event series that explores the interplay of art, music and poetry. At this special Fall AMP Night in the Upper Valley we welcome former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea with special guests Djeli, Nana¡, Diana Whitney, Barbara Murphy, and Jolivette ‘the poet warrior’.

JAM Script Writers' Group
2023-11-13 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-10-30 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-10-16 17:30 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Gather bi-weekly with a dedicated group to meet talented local writers, learn new script writing techniques, and receive peer feedback on your work. We workshop stage plays, screenplays, radio/podcast scripts, and any story that’s meant to be performed!
REGISTER HERE

Fulla Flava Jamaican Jerk Lunch Pop Up
2023-11-11 13:00 - 16:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Fulla Flava Jamaican Jerk food for purchase(as tasted at Farm to Film Festival and the Revolution Block Party) plus good music, good people, and good vibes!
https://www.instagram.com/fullaflavajamaicanjerk/

Zine Workshop With Center for Cartoon Studies Fellow, S. Mirk
2023-11-11 11:00 - 13:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
A zine can be any multi-page booklet made for passion, not profit. Learn how to make your zine with Center for Cartoon Studies Fellow S. Mirk. ALL AGES + FREE! Please RSVP below so we can be prepared with supplies.

More about S. Mirk: Mirkwork.com

Lampshade Poets
2023-11-09 19:00 - 20:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
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. The poets eventually named themselves the Lampshade Poets. As Lampscapes filled with furniture and artwork, the readings moved to the Coolidge Hotel and Janni Moselsky-Hansen’s Café Renée until Covid closure. Two of the original poets, Janet Watton and Pam Ahlen, will resume the readings on November 9th at 7 P.M., open to all Lampshaders as well as any poet who is interested in reading an original piece or two and willing to be videoed for JAM’s community access

TWIST 2.0 Comics & Zine Fair
2023-11-03 16:00 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
TWIST is back, baby! Come browse comics, zines, poetry chapbooks, and other self-published work by talented local artists and Center for Cartoon Studies students alike on First Friday of November at JAM. Find the perfect holiday gifts for the weirdos you love!
Interested in tabling? Apply HERE September 1 – October 1.

HALLOWEEN-O-THON 2023: Screening and Awards
2023-10-28 17:00 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States

Tenant and Fair Housing Know-Your-Rights Workshop
2023-10-26 17:30 - 18:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join us for an introduction to the fundamentals of tenant rights & responsibilities, as well as fair housing protections. Presented by CVOEO’s Housing Advocacy team in collaboration with The Upper Valley Tenants Union and JAM, this workshop is designed for tenants. We will briefly cover the housing landscape in Vermont, basic tenant skills, landlord obligations, who is protected under state and federal Fair Housing Law, what housing discrimination can look and sound like, and what we can do to prevent housing discrimination. Our workshop will focus on introducing relevant information and tools participants can put directly into practice. We encourage participants to bring questions to the workshop for discussion.
This workshop is an introduction to these topics; for a deeper dive on tenants’ rights and responsibilities as well as finding housing and financially preparing to rent, CVOEO offers free live and self-paced online workshops: https://www.cvoeo.org/learn/renters-workshops. The Fair Housing Project also offers more expansive workshops on Fair Housing upon request.
For more information about your fair housing and tenant rights and responsibilities, visit www.cvoeo.org/fhp and www.cvoeo.org/vermonttenants.
This workshop will be recorded by JAM to broadcast and share with the greater community.
RSVP REQUIRED

AmeUp Coffee & Creative Networking: Creative Lives with Maureen Burford
2023-10-25 08:00 - 09:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join Creative Lives Director Maureen Burford to explore the practical function of the chakra system as a means to actualize potential and support children on their path.
A Framework for Wise Education® is an innovative methodology that addresses pressing concerns for parents, teachers, and children. It is based on Ellen Tadd’s observations about the human energy (chakra) system and its fundamental role in human development. Her Framework distills these findings into practical tools that help a child’s chakra system function well. This, in turn, supports all aspects of healthy child development.
Drink coffee, join in the discussion, and meet fellow creatives.
Presented in partnership with AmeUP, a creative network founded by Elizabeth Wilcox and Marion Abrams in the belief that there is a place where business, creativity, and community overlap. ​If you are an entrepreneurial creative or a creative entrepreneur looking to meet and connect with peers for inspiration and professional camaraderie, join our meet-ups and subscribe to our updates.

Farm to Film Fest 2023
2023-10-21 10:00 - 22:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
It matters how farmers farm and eaters eat. Our current food system is not supporting people or the planet – but there is tremendous hope for change. By developing a deeper understanding of regenerative agriculture and the indigenous practices it is rooted in, we can all do our part to support transformational change. Join us for a day of food, films, live music, workshops, thoughtful discussion, dancing and more!
Farm to Film Fest 2023 is a collaboration between JAM – Junction Arts & Media, Vital Communities, and King Arther Baking Company, made possible in part through support from Vermont Humanities and media sponsor Vermont Public that aims to build awareness of the importance of agriculture as a climate solution and of the harms the current exploitive, racist, and unsustainable food system creates. Our mission is to promote Upper Valley farms that are taking direct climate action and to share hopeful solutions for climate crisis.
View Farm To Film Festival 2023 schedule.

"Get Your Hands Dirty" Family Fun Pop Up
2023-10-21 10:00 - 12:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Learn about soil health with flour and water, plant seeds, and create your own DIY time lapse set up to record your plant growing from seed to sprout at home. Help create a collaborative animation by coloring in a Climate Farmer Stories Portrait. This hands on pop up is a collaboration with the Upper Valley Farm to School Network and is fun and educational for all ages. Be ready to get your hand dirty!
At 11:30am Tommy Crawford will join us to perform songs from “VT Farm Stories,” an original indie folk musical in-progress inspired by VT farmers’ stories.
And if you’re having fun, make a day of it with locally sourced lunch, films, live music, square dancing, dinner and more at the Farm to Film Fest!

Story JAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2023-10-19 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

Passion in a Pandemic: Making Opera at Hanover High School - Broadcast Premiere Screening
2023-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
New documentary by Norwich, VT filmmaker Nora Jacobson, Passion in a Pandemic will have its PBS premiere through NETA and New Hampshire PBS in the fall of 2023, with the launch of a study guide funded by the New Hampshire Humanities to accompany the film.

Join us for the broadcast PREMIERE screening, live music performance, filmmaker & participants Q&A, and celebration at Briggs Opera House!
Film Synopsis: Former opera singer Jennifer Chambers and celebrated Italian conductor Filippo Ciabatti teach opera to public high school students in the midst of the Covid pandemic. The young singers open up to the camera about their dreams and challenges, as they learn and perform arias from four celebrated operas, Don Giovanni, Cosi van tutte, Magic Flute and Lakme.
Enjoy a live performance before the film screening and stay for Q&A after!
Free and open to the public

Climate Farmer Stories Exhibit at JAM
2023-10-09 09:00 - 2023-10-24 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
For the month of October JAM will display “Climate Farmer Stories,” a new multimedia exhibit that shares the stories and portraits of 13 Upper Valley farmers who are using agricultural methods that mitigate and adapt to climate change and help build a food supply that can withstand the impact of climate disruption. The exhibit is one part of Vital Communities’ Climate Farmer Stories project, a three-year effort to increase farmer income while changing the perception about farming and climate change. Funded by the US Department of Agriculture, the project brings together Upper Valley farmers, artists, and nonprofit staff to change the story of farming and climate change, while increasing the marketing skills and resources for participating farmers. “Addressing climate change through food requires us to get back to the roots of farming,” said Nancy LaRowe, Vital Communities’ Director of Food & Farm and Economy. “Climate farmers can help mitigate climate change by returning to farming practices that strive to support natural systems, as opposed to scaling up with more ‘efficient’ technologies that are denigrating natural ecosystems. This is the hopeful story that needs to be shared as we see and experience the impacts of the climate crisis. People can choose how to spend their food dollars, and buying local food from climate conscious farmers is an investment in community resilience and climate action.”

JAM-at-One JAMmy Awards and Party
2023-10-06 17:00 - 21:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
YOU are invited for live music, open mic, circus with Liam & Ripley, Silent Auction and, wait for it… not the Emmys, not the Grammys, but the first annual JAMmy Awards to celebrate JAM’s first birthday!
Last year 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, a re-envisioned multimedia playground for all ages serving the Upper Valley and beyond. We want to celebrate YOU, who made this possible, and in JAM-style, put on a great party!
RSVP is requested! Recommended cover $25 (sliding scale). This is also our annual fundraiser, so while no one is ever turned away at JAM, please give what you can, and thank you for helping us reach our Annual Appeal goal of $10,000 to keep JAM events coming free and open to all!

5pm Noshing, Silent Auction & Live Music with Allison Fay Brown
6pm Circus with Liam & Ripley
7pm JAMmy Awards Ceremony & Silent Auction
8pm DJ Dance Party!
Dress Code: paJAMa formal (or come as you are!)

"Reclaim Tomorrow: No More War" Telethon Variety Show
2023-09-29 19:00 - 23:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Vermont Peace/Antiwar Coalition and the Upper Valley DSA host a live, televised variety show hosted by Ryan Clauson of Naked Comedy featuring live music, performance art and a speak out to challenge a culture of endless war. Join us as we envision a society built on community and mutual aid, instead of militarism and profiteering. Join us in person at JAM or tune into the live stream.
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY: Grand Mandibles, The Dirtboys, Nichols Family Band and Theater Co., Nick Charyk, and Chodus:Asthma Punk
Doors at 7:00, show at 7:30! Stay after for a dance party with DJ GeDeReNdEr from 10:00 – 11:00!
Vermont Peace/Antiwar Coalition (VPAC) is a statewide organization working towards a peaceful and just world centered on our right to a nuclear-free future and towards cooperative and nonviolent resolutions to conflict, especially in relation to U.S. foreign policy and NATO interventions around the world. The Upper Valley DSA is your local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, the largest socialist organization in the United States fighting for a democratically run economy and society that values human and environmental needs over greed and profit.
Want to perform or speak out? Email vtpeaceantiwar@gmail.com
LIVE STREAM

AmeUp Coffee: AI and You – How to Work with DALL-e/ChatGPT to Build Your Business
2023-09-20 08:00 - 09:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Hear how entrepreneurs, creatives, nonprofits and other organizations are using AI technology like DALL-e and ChatGPT in innovative ways to help build their businesses. Then join a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of these innovations. The talk will be led by Tim Tregubov, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Dartmouth and Co-Founder & Director of Digital Applied Learning and Innovation (DALI) Lab, an experiential learning program where student designers and software engineers build technology tools with partner organizations. The discussion will include live examples and invite participation from the audience.
Bring coffee, join in the discussion, and meet fellow creatives. FREE but please RSVP.
Presented in partnership with AmeUP, a creative network founded by Elizabeth Wilcox and Marion Abrams in the belief that there is a place where business, creativity, and community overlap. ​If you are an entrepreneurial creative or a creative entrepreneur looking to meet and connect with peers for inspiration and professional camaraderie, join our meet-ups and subscribe to our updates.

Inbar Heyman Gets Loopy
2023-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Inbar Heyman is a one-woman-band from Israel who performs her original music with a sophisticated loop station and a combination of unique instruments from all over the world, electronic sounds and household objects. Come see Inbar perform live at JAM!

CANCELED! GO SEE INBAR HEYMAN! JAM Script Writers' Group
2023-09-06 18:30 - 20:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States

"Healthcare Is a Human Right" First Friday Speak Out with The VT Workers' Center
2023-09-01 17:00 - 19:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Following Congress’ decision to eliminate extra federal funding for Medicaid, 15 million Americans, including 38,000 Vermonters, are at risk of losing Medicaid in 2023. Join JAM and The Vermont Workers’ Center for a speak-out on September First Friday where Upper Valley community members will be encouraged to come share their healthcare stories. Anyone and everyone is invited to speak up and/or listen to what others have to say about the need for universal healthcare.
JAM will film those who choose to have their stories recorded as part of the VT Workers’ Center “Healthcare is a Human Right” media campaign which will be shared on JAM TV + YouTube and The Vermont Workers’ Center’s social media.
PRESS RELEASE

“Healthcare Is a Human Right" Exhibit
2023-09-01 09:00 - 2023-09-30 17:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
The Vermont Workers Center is collaborating with JAM to create a month-long, interactive exhibit that integrates their “Healthcare is a Human Right” media campaign with physical space. Upper Valley residents are encouraged to come by JAM during September between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday-Friday and record a short video or take a photo explaining why healthcare is important to them. Or, if being on camera isn’t for you, you can also come by and view the ongoing portrait series which JAM will add the photos and videos taken in their space to throughout the month.

POSTPONED! Dan and Whit's – The Heart of the Town On-Location Film Premiere
2023-08-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Dan and Whit’s, 319 Main St, Norwich, 05055
PLEASE NOTE! This event has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
Film Premiere Celebration a new documentary film by Carla Kimball
Live music, food & free outdoor screening celebrating a cherished local business and our community’s resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic
Dan & Whit’s Parking Lot
Festivities & Food start at 6PM with The Box Foodtruck!
Film screening at 8PM (20mins) with film participants Q&A
FREE – All are welcome!
With special thanks to the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation

StoryJAM: Bi-Monthly Storytelling Circle
2023-08-17 18:00 - 19:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States

The Farm Boy - A Hanging Mudflap Production
2023-07-30 14:00 - 17:00 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Screening of Vt filmmaker, George Woodard’s new film “The Farm Boy” followed by Q&A with Director & Producer
Film run time 2 1/2 hours with a 15 min intermission.
$10.00 Tickets will be sold at the door one hour prior to start time
The Farm Boy is a WWII era story about a young man who drives milk truck for his father. He meets a girl at a barn dance and eventually marries her. The day after, he leaves for Europe, to the Ardennes in Belgium, December, 1944. His mechanical experience from growing up on the farm comes in handy during what will become known as The Battle of the Bulge. As his unit heads north he is hit by enemy fire and left for dead.
Filmed in black and white, using wide angle lenses and conventional camera techniques of that time period, The Farm Boy was filmed mostly on George Woodard’s farm in Waterbury Center Vermont. Directed by George Woodard and produced by Joan Brace O’Neal, who will be in attendance for Q&A following the film.
FEATURING: Henry Woodard, Grace Woodruff, and Coco Moseley
TICKETS $10.00 SOLD AT THE DOOR (cash or checks only)
DOORS OPEN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SHOW

REAL Ghost Stories with ADAM BERRY
2023-06-30 19:00 - 22:30 | Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Spooky season comes early to the Briggs Opera House on June 30, 2023 as ADAM BERRY, star of The Travel Channel’s hit TV program KINDRED SPIRITS comes to the Upper Valley to share REAL GHOST STORIES with audiences in a unique theatrical setting! VIP Ticket holders will be able to join Adam on a paranormal investigation following the performance! June 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM. Tickets: http://ghoststories.eventbrite.com

PRIDE PROM 2.0
2023-06-30 19:00 - 22:30 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Pride Prom 2.0 – Yeehaw Edition!
Live Music, Dancing, Fashion Floor Show, Photos, Vendors, and more! Break out your best gender affirming denim, boots, and bolo ties for a yeehaw themed pride celebration! All ages are welcome!
Pride Prom is a JAM annual tradition, creating a safe, inclusive and LGBTQIA+ encouraged space to celebrate in community.

Suggested Donation: $5-10

Doors open – 7:00PM
Music starts-7:30 PM
18+ After Prom Party – 10:30 PM

Click HERE for some pride prom outfit inspo!

This event is sponsored in part by

Town of Hartford & Lebanon Juneteenth Celebration Livestream
2023-06-17 14:00 - 16:30 | VT
Tune into our Livestream of the Town of Hartford & Lebanon Juneteenth Celebration!
Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0yB3JLsaLk
This year’s Celebration will mark the first time both Upper Valley Town of Hartford, VT, and City of Lebanon, NH will collaborate to hold a single Juneteenth Celebration. The Hartford Committee on Racial Equity and Inclusion along with support from the City of Lebanon, Alice Peck Day Hospital, and the Hartford Parks and Recreation Department have come together to commemorate the 158th anniversary of the events of June 19, 1865. On that day, Union General Gordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take possession of the state and enforce the emancipation of its enslaved persons. The event today is known as Juneteenth and is celebrated widely across the United States. Juneteenth programming will include remarks by Vermont state representative Kevin “Coach” Christy, the Executive Director of the Vermont Office of Racial Equity, Xusana Davis, and chair of the equity committee for the Vermont League of Cities and Town and Winooski city manager, Elaine Wang, among others. Both Hartford and Lebanon school systems will be represented with presentations from the two districts. Children’s activities will be offered all day. DJ Sean from Livemix Kings will be playing the tunes for the event. Food and other vendors will be on site for the celebration. The event will be televised by Junction Arts and Media.

Utica: The Last Refuge Film Screening
2023-06-15 17:30 - 21:00 | JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Join 3CVT, TRORC, GMEDC, SHARe, Vital Communities, and regional partners for a pre-screening community potluck, film, and post-film panel discussion on “Utica: The Last Refuge”.
This film is about immigration and inclusivity, how refugees positively impact local economies, and all the struggles they face. It directly relates to challenges in the Upper Valley including: housing, childcare, transportation, diversity, food security, inclusivity, and more.
FREE and open to the public!
Let us know you’re coming HERE

Schedule:
5:30PM Community Reception & Potluck – Briggs Opera House Lobby, 2nd floor
6:30PM “Utica: The Last Refuge” Film Screening & Post-Film Discussion Panel – Briggs Opera House

About The Film
“Utica: The Last Refuge tells the story of how a struggling rustbelt city has rebounded via the major contribution of its refugee population. Given that there are 25 million refugees globally, fewer than 1% of whom are likely to be resettled by current standards, there is a lot to be learned from Utica’s example.
We know that resettling refugees is one way we can fulfill our humanitarian obligations. If it can be shown that doing so benefits the communities in which they land, which is well supported by data, ramping the program up makes great sense.”
Learn more at about the film HERE.
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact masbury@trorc.org.
