BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Junction Arts & Media - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100848 CREATED:20260129T211712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T213504Z UID:10001934-1772986500-1772989200@uvjam.org SUMMARY:The Chronology of Water Post Show Decompression & Guided Discussion DESCRIPTION:Led by Bailey Ray\, Director of Advocacy at WISE\, decompress and engage in a guided discussion following the screening of The Chronology of Water.  \n  URL:https://uvjam.org/event/the-chronology-of-water-post-show-decompression-guided-discussion/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TCOW-POST-SHOW-GRAPHIC-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T140000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100848 CREATED:20260129T211556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T205353Z UID:10001933-1772974800-1772978400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Filmmaker Talkback with Night Fight Director Khary Jones DESCRIPTION:Night Fight director Khary Jones will discuss his filmmaking process and answer questions from the audience after the screening. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/filmmaker-talkback-with-night-fight-director-khary-jones/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/talkback-graphic-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100848 CREATED:20260129T210511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T161614Z UID:10001930-1772902800-1772906400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Dabke Community Dance with Raq-On Dance DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nINSTRUCTORS: \nShadia 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. \nAmity 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 URL:https://uvjam.org/event/dabke-community-dance-with-raq-on-dance/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/UVL_Amity_Alize_IMG_7006-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100848 CREATED:20260129T210228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T030944Z UID:10001928-1772892000-1772899200@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Theater of the Absurd Puppet Show & Circus DESCRIPTION:“What a great time to be alive if you love the theater of the absurd.” – David Lynch\nFor 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! \nKids tickets(12 & under): $17\, Adult tickets: $23. Included in all WRIF passes. GET TICKETS HERE. \nHOSTED BY CONTENT CLOWN\n \nBex 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. \nFEATURING\n“Pattie Peels Out” by Ria Blaas  \n \n“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. \nSable Ensemble \n \nThe 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. \nLiam Gundlach \n \nLiam 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. \nElliot McGary-Walters \n \nOriginally 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. \nOscar \n \nCal 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. \n  URL:https://uvjam.org/event/theater-of-the-absurd-puppet-show-circus/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Theater_Of_The_Absurd-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T191500 DTSTAMP:20260516T100848 CREATED:20260129T205845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T214400Z UID:10001926-1772820000-1772824500@uvjam.org SUMMARY:First Friday Party with Valley Improv DESCRIPTION:Celebrate First Friday in White River Junction WRIF style: with light refreshments and deep\, evocative\, thought provoking movie themed improvisational comedy. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/opening-night-party-with-valley-improv/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/join.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100848 CREATED:20260129T204936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T052949Z UID:10001920-1772731800-1772739000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:#PitchFest 4.0 DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/pitchfest-4-0/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Competitions,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pitchfest-graphic-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T110000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100848 CREATED:20260211T035853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T181457Z UID:10001944-1772614800-1772622000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Emerging Filmmakers of the Upper Valley Screening + Panel DESCRIPTION:See curated shorts by Upper Valley filmmakers\, including past Emerging Filmmakers selections and our local 2026 winners. Then\, participate in a talkback with the artists about what it’s like to make independent films in the Upper Valley! \n\n\n \n \n Emerging Filmmakers of The Upper Valley RSVP\n \n \n Name(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Number of Attendees(Required)Name of School (if applicable)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\nTHE FILMS\nBraised (Thịt Kho) by Huong Vu\n \nClutching a heart-rending secret\, Maggie makes an unannounced visit home to reconcile with her mom. A bowl of braised pork pushes their bond to a breaking point. \nHuong Vu \n \nHuong Vu is a Philadelphia-based Vietnamese writer\, director and cinematographer. Born and raised in Vietnam\, Huong moved to the United States to pursue her higher education in 2018; she studied Film Production and Critical Ethnic Studies at Drexel University. Huong’s works focus on familial conflicts\, the diaspora\, food\, and memory. She has a particular affection for narratives involving imperfect Asian women who persistently grapple with their missteps. Huong is a 2023 Cinema & Television BIPOC Filmmaker Grant awardee and a recipient of Scribe Video Center Student Filmmaker Fund. \nTalent Show by Noah Mauchly\n \nWhat if you had all the talent in the world? What would you do with it? \nNoah Mauchly \n \nNoah Mauchly is an animator and short filmmaker born and raised in New Hampshire. He is a 2020 graduate of Kingston University’s School of Art and currently works as a freelance animator and for YouTube under the moniker Noah Sportsman. His first film\, MOUSE was completed in 2021 and has been screened in several festivals across the US and Europe. He has recently moved to the Upper Valley and is excited to be a part of the community. \nI Have Something To Get Off My Chest by Cedar O’Dowd\n \nA trans man recovers from top surgery while his partner cares for him. Live action scenes blend with experimental cyanotype animations. \nCedar O’Dowd \n \nCedar O’Dowd (they/them) is a mixed media filmmaker and White River Junction cryptid. They grew up in the DC area before completing a BA in film and media studies at Colorado College and making their way to Vermont. When they’re not making films\, they enjoy playing roller derby\, getting wild with papier-mâché\, and going outside. \nwhen was amerikkka great? by Jordyn Lich\n \na film made in june 2020. a primary source document. \nJordyn Lich \n \nJordyn Lich (they/them) is a filmmaker\, media educator\, community organizer\, and professional rabble–rouser from South Florida who loves complicated board games and organizing the working class. They live in Enfield\, NH with their lovely wife\, girlfriend\, and slightly wilting plants. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/emerging-filmmakers-of-the-upper-valley-screening-panel/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Screenings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ef-of-uv-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T203000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20260129T203006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T203850Z UID:10001912-1772478000-1772483400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Mothership Monthly: Curated Short Film Block DESCRIPTION:OY! GET YA’ TICKETS HERE\n\nSpiral 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. \nFEATURING \n“The Downtown Burlington Bear” dir. Dillon Tanner \n“Vampire Weekend” dir. Hannah Corbin and Gus Dixon \n“Nostalgia Is The Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” dir. Daisy May \n“The Stone” dir. Charlie Laud \n“Winter Dream”dir. Natalie Jones \n“Slug” dir. Noah Mauchly URL:https://uvjam.org/event/mothership-monthly-curated-short-film-block/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250822T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250822T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20250811T133916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T134104Z UID:10001776-1755885600-1755892800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:"Gone Guys" & JAM Club Alum doc FREE SCREENING! DESCRIPTION:A FREE screening at the Briggs Opera House! In Well Told Films documentary “Gone Guys\,” boys and young men are struggling. This 45-min documentary film set in rural VT features the influential work of Richard Reeves\, educators and mentors working to help them shape better futures. \nJAM Club alum and Hartford Middle Schooler Kai Snyder Hamalainen’s short doc “What Happens When Boys Start a Feelings Group” will precede Gone Guys! \n\nTwo screenings: Thu Aug 21 @6PM (with post screening panel discussion) and Fri Aug 22 @6PM (with post screening filmmaker Q&A) \nDoors open at 5:30PM \nTickets are FREE but seating is limited; RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/gone-guys-jam-club-alum-doc-free-screening/2025-08-22/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GoneGuys_Instagram_02_1x1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20250811T133916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T134104Z UID:10001775-1755799200-1755806400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:"Gone Guys" & JAM Club Alum doc FREE SCREENING! DESCRIPTION:A FREE screening at the Briggs Opera House! In Well Told Films documentary “Gone Guys\,” boys and young men are struggling. This 45-min documentary film set in rural VT features the influential work of Richard Reeves\, educators and mentors working to help them shape better futures. \nJAM Club alum and Hartford Middle Schooler Kai Snyder Hamalainen’s short doc “What Happens When Boys Start a Feelings Group” will precede Gone Guys! \n\nTwo screenings: Thu Aug 21 @6PM (with post screening panel discussion) and Fri Aug 22 @6PM (with post screening filmmaker Q&A) \nDoors open at 5:30PM \nTickets are FREE but seating is limited; RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/gone-guys-jam-club-alum-doc-free-screening/2025-08-21/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GoneGuys_Instagram_02_1x1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 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:20250307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T230000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 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:20241108T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T103000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20241014T222737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T181758Z UID:10001044-1731058200-1731061800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:MEDIATED LIVES: The United States vs. TikTok DESCRIPTION:JAM welcomes the public to join this interactive Supreme Court oral arguments simulation in which YOU\, the audience\, will decide the case. Discussion about this case\, larger issues of free speech and social media it raises\, and the workings of the US Supreme court to follow. \nPresented in partnership with Vermont Law and Graduate School and Lebanon High School\, this event is free\, open to the public\, and will be recorded by JAM.  Please RSVP below. \nTHE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE TIKTOK BAN: \nA MOOT COURT EXERCISE \nI. Overview \nIn 2024 Congress passed the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary\nControlled Application Act\,” often popularly referred to as the “TikTok Ban.”\nTikTok is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese internet\ncompany ByteDance. The Act designates the People’s Republic of China as a\n“foreign adversary” nation. The Act requires ByteDance to divest TikTok\, so that\nTikTok is no longer owned and controlled by a Chinese company. If TikTok is not\ndivested\, it will no longer be permitted to operate in the United States.\nTikTok and ByteDance\, joined by several American creators\, persons who\npost creative content on TikTok\, filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the Act\nviolated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech.\nIn this exercise the audience will hear an oral argument on the\nconstitutionality of the TikTok ban. Audience members will serve as members of\nthe United States Supreme Court. Rod Smolla\, President of Vermont Law and\nGraduate School\, will first play the role of a lawyer representing TikTok\, attacking\nthe TikTok Ban\, and then play the role of a lawyer representing the United States\,\ndefending the TikTok Ban. The audience members playing the roles of Supreme\nCourt Justices will be invited to interrupt and question both lawyer-advocates.\nFollowing the arguments the audience members will be invited to explain why they\nbelieve the Ban should or should not be upheld\, followed by an audience vote on\nthe outcome. \n\n \n  \n \nAbout Rodney A. Smolla\, JD\, President\, Vermont Law and Graduate School: \nPreviously president of Furman University\, and dean at Washington and Lee University and University of Richmond law schools\, Professor Smolla has long been a strong advocate for experiential learning\, the development of professional competencies\, and civic engagement. The author of more than 100 articles published in law reviews and other publications\, he is a nationally known scholar on matters relating to constitutional law\, civil rights\, freedom of speech\, and mass media\, particularly matters relating to libel and privacy.  Learn more. \n  \nABOUT MEDIATED LIVES\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\, creativity\, community\, and democracy. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/the-united-states-vs-tiktok/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/VLGS-Supreme-Court-Nov-8-graphic_breif.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T150000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240620T191850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241019T200754Z UID:10001013-1719752400-1719759600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:377 by SARLO Productions DESCRIPTION:“377” is a play about the grief and trauma of gun violence told through the perspective of high schoolers before and after a school shooting. No violence is ever portrayed on stage and collaborators Arlo Hastings and Seth Kelly put in months of research ahead of writing “377” with the goal of making the play as accurate as possible. \nSarlo Productions were advised by Lebanon High School Choral Music and Theater Arts Teacher\, Emma Cooke. “377” was created as part of a JAM High School Media Fellowship under the guidance of JAM technical director and senior producer\, Chico Eastridge. \n \n“377” cast and crew\nABOUT SARLO PRODUCTIONS\nArlo Hastings is a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS) and is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.”  They have performed in many LHS Wet Paint Players productions\, including Eurydice\, as Orpheus\, and Merrily We Roll Along\, as Mary. Arlo is so proud of the cast for taking on this heavy play and bringing this script to life.  \n“We wrote this show because we had an opportunity to write and produce under the guidance of Emma Cooke\, and we realized that we could make a difference. We had a platform to share the voice of not just us but thousands of students across the nation. I hope that people take this show as a genuine plea for action.” – Arlo \nSeth Kelly\, a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS)\, is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.” Most recently he played Charley Kringas in the LHS Wet Paint Players’ Merrily We Roll Along. Seth is simply incredibly thrilled to be doing what he loves\, with the people he loves\, about a topic he is passionate about\, and he is so grateful for all the people that want to help him achieve this. \n“As high school students we often don’t get a chance to share our voice but I think this is a topic that effects high school and college students the most and it’s our opinions that should be taken into consideration when deciding what to do.  This is why we wrote this show.  It is way for us to tell the world how much this effects not just the people who lose there lives or who lose a loved one in a school shooting but that this effects all of us every day.  This play intends to help us towards the goal of a nation and a world where this becomes a problem of the past” – Seth \n \nArlo Hastings (left) and Seth Kelly (right)\nMADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FUNDING FROM URL:https://uvjam.org/event/377-by-sarlo-productions/2024-06-30/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/377-Poster-V1-with-blurb-and-bleed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240620T191850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241019T200754Z UID:10001012-1719687600-1719694800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:377 by SARLO Productions DESCRIPTION:“377” is a play about the grief and trauma of gun violence told through the perspective of high schoolers before and after a school shooting. No violence is ever portrayed on stage and collaborators Arlo Hastings and Seth Kelly put in months of research ahead of writing “377” with the goal of making the play as accurate as possible. \nSarlo Productions were advised by Lebanon High School Choral Music and Theater Arts Teacher\, Emma Cooke. “377” was created as part of a JAM High School Media Fellowship under the guidance of JAM technical director and senior producer\, Chico Eastridge. \n \n“377” cast and crew\nABOUT SARLO PRODUCTIONS\nArlo Hastings is a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS) and is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.”  They have performed in many LHS Wet Paint Players productions\, including Eurydice\, as Orpheus\, and Merrily We Roll Along\, as Mary. Arlo is so proud of the cast for taking on this heavy play and bringing this script to life.  \n“We wrote this show because we had an opportunity to write and produce under the guidance of Emma Cooke\, and we realized that we could make a difference. We had a platform to share the voice of not just us but thousands of students across the nation. I hope that people take this show as a genuine plea for action.” – Arlo \nSeth Kelly\, a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS)\, is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.” Most recently he played Charley Kringas in the LHS Wet Paint Players’ Merrily We Roll Along. Seth is simply incredibly thrilled to be doing what he loves\, with the people he loves\, about a topic he is passionate about\, and he is so grateful for all the people that want to help him achieve this. \n“As high school students we often don’t get a chance to share our voice but I think this is a topic that effects high school and college students the most and it’s our opinions that should be taken into consideration when deciding what to do.  This is why we wrote this show.  It is way for us to tell the world how much this effects not just the people who lose there lives or who lose a loved one in a school shooting but that this effects all of us every day.  This play intends to help us towards the goal of a nation and a world where this becomes a problem of the past” – Seth \n \nArlo Hastings (left) and Seth Kelly (right)\nMADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FUNDING FROM URL:https://uvjam.org/event/377-by-sarlo-productions/2024-06-29/2/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/377-Poster-V1-with-blurb-and-bleed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240620T191850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241019T200754Z UID:10001011-1719669600-1719676800@uvjam.org SUMMARY:377 by SARLO Productions DESCRIPTION:“377” is a play about the grief and trauma of gun violence told through the perspective of high schoolers before and after a school shooting. No violence is ever portrayed on stage and collaborators Arlo Hastings and Seth Kelly put in months of research ahead of writing “377” with the goal of making the play as accurate as possible. \nSarlo Productions were advised by Lebanon High School Choral Music and Theater Arts Teacher\, Emma Cooke. “377” was created as part of a JAM High School Media Fellowship under the guidance of JAM technical director and senior producer\, Chico Eastridge. \n \n“377” cast and crew\nABOUT SARLO PRODUCTIONS\nArlo Hastings is a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS) and is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.”  They have performed in many LHS Wet Paint Players productions\, including Eurydice\, as Orpheus\, and Merrily We Roll Along\, as Mary. Arlo is so proud of the cast for taking on this heavy play and bringing this script to life.  \n“We wrote this show because we had an opportunity to write and produce under the guidance of Emma Cooke\, and we realized that we could make a difference. We had a platform to share the voice of not just us but thousands of students across the nation. I hope that people take this show as a genuine plea for action.” – Arlo \nSeth Kelly\, a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS)\, is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.” Most recently he played Charley Kringas in the LHS Wet Paint Players’ Merrily We Roll Along. Seth is simply incredibly thrilled to be doing what he loves\, with the people he loves\, about a topic he is passionate about\, and he is so grateful for all the people that want to help him achieve this. \n“As high school students we often don’t get a chance to share our voice but I think this is a topic that effects high school and college students the most and it’s our opinions that should be taken into consideration when deciding what to do.  This is why we wrote this show.  It is way for us to tell the world how much this effects not just the people who lose there lives or who lose a loved one in a school shooting but that this effects all of us every day.  This play intends to help us towards the goal of a nation and a world where this becomes a problem of the past” – Seth \n \nArlo Hastings (left) and Seth Kelly (right)\nMADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FUNDING FROM URL:https://uvjam.org/event/377-by-sarlo-productions/2024-06-29/1/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/377-Poster-V1-with-blurb-and-bleed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240620T191850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241019T200754Z UID:10001010-1719601200-1719608400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:377 by SARLO Productions DESCRIPTION:“377” is a play about the grief and trauma of gun violence told through the perspective of high schoolers before and after a school shooting. No violence is ever portrayed on stage and collaborators Arlo Hastings and Seth Kelly put in months of research ahead of writing “377” with the goal of making the play as accurate as possible. \nSarlo Productions were advised by Lebanon High School Choral Music and Theater Arts Teacher\, Emma Cooke. “377” was created as part of a JAM High School Media Fellowship under the guidance of JAM technical director and senior producer\, Chico Eastridge. \n \n“377” cast and crew\nABOUT SARLO PRODUCTIONS\nArlo Hastings is a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS) and is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.”  They have performed in many LHS Wet Paint Players productions\, including Eurydice\, as Orpheus\, and Merrily We Roll Along\, as Mary. Arlo is so proud of the cast for taking on this heavy play and bringing this script to life.  \n“We wrote this show because we had an opportunity to write and produce under the guidance of Emma Cooke\, and we realized that we could make a difference. We had a platform to share the voice of not just us but thousands of students across the nation. I hope that people take this show as a genuine plea for action.” – Arlo \nSeth Kelly\, a rising senior at Lebanon High School (LHS)\, is the co-writer\, director\, and producer of “377.” Most recently he played Charley Kringas in the LHS Wet Paint Players’ Merrily We Roll Along. Seth is simply incredibly thrilled to be doing what he loves\, with the people he loves\, about a topic he is passionate about\, and he is so grateful for all the people that want to help him achieve this. \n“As high school students we often don’t get a chance to share our voice but I think this is a topic that effects high school and college students the most and it’s our opinions that should be taken into consideration when deciding what to do.  This is why we wrote this show.  It is way for us to tell the world how much this effects not just the people who lose there lives or who lose a loved one in a school shooting but that this effects all of us every day.  This play intends to help us towards the goal of a nation and a world where this becomes a problem of the past” – Seth \n \nArlo Hastings (left) and Seth Kelly (right)\nMADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FUNDING FROM URL:https://uvjam.org/event/377-by-sarlo-productions/2024-06-28/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/377-Poster-V1-with-blurb-and-bleed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240226T165137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110211Z UID:10000966-1711393200-1711400400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:Cindy Pierce Presents Wrangling The Drift DESCRIPTION:Laughter and Love on My Mother’s Dementia Journey\nCindy Pierce will touch your heart\, make you laugh\, and likely inspire a tear or two as she shares stories of her beloved mother\, Nancy\, and her family’s journey with dementia. Cindy will focus on her experiences as a care-giver to share moments of high comedy and profound loss\, familiar to so many who have supported a loved one with dementia. Cindy will take you on a tour that just might help you discover that we’re all in this together. CINDY-PIERCE.COM for ticket information. URL:https://uvjam.org/event/cindy-pierce-presents-wrangling-the-drift/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2.24.24-POSTER-wrangling-the-drift-poster-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T223000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T210332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110213Z UID:10000952-1708288200-1708295400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: The Sweet East DESCRIPTION:Smack in the middle of a high school trip to our nation’s capital\, self-possessed teen Lillian (Talia Ryder) breaks off from her classmates\, kicking off a journey straight down the rabbit hole of the New Weird America. In the rollicking feature debut for both director Sean Price Williams (known for his grotty-beautiful cinematography for films by Alex Ross Perry and the Safdie brothers) and critic-turned-screenwriter Nick Pinkerton\, the Eastern seaboard becomes the site for a deranged and hilarious autopsy of contemporary U.S. life in which Lillian becomes an indifferent sounding board to all manner of loquacious\, callous oddballs\, including a sexually numb\, white supremacist pedant (a delightfully committed Simon Rex) and a pair of wildly excitable indie filmmakers (Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy O. Harris\, comedy gold). Tying it all together is a performance of remarkable poise and confidence by Ryder (memorable in Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always)\, who provides the tender center to this cockeyed exhibition of all-purpose mockery. \n“A fresh take from outside the echochamber.” — Polyester Zine \n“Williams and Pinkerton fashion a panoramic burlesque of modern America from a series of barely exaggerated characterizations.” – Filmmaker Magazine \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-film-the-sweet-east/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-THE-SWEET-EAST2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T183000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T210213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110213Z UID:10000951-1708275600-1708281000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Joonam DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Sierra Urich grew up in rural Vermont\, a place and an upbringing far removed from Iran\, the homeland of her mother\, Mitra\, and grandmother\, Behjat. Only knowing Iran through family stories\, food\, and holidays\, and with the prospect of travel to the country a seemingly impossible dream\, she embarks on a personal quest to make sense of her fractured Iranian identity. Named for a Farsi term of endearment\, JOONAM is infused with humor and heart like only a film about family could be. Interrogating family history and memory\, including her grandmother’s experiences as a preteen bride and her mother’s rebellious teenage years during the Iranian Revolution\, Sierra Urich constructs a rich\, personal film that poignantly reflects the experiences of the Iranian diasporic community and speaks to anyone affected by the dislocation that accompanies immigration. \nFollowed by a talkback with the filmmaker! \n“A heartfelt exploration of those living within a diaspora\, the fractured connection each generation has to their own culture\, and the irrevocable bond of shared roots.” – Roger Ebert \n“An especially timely meditation on what it means to be Iranian American in this moment.” – PopSugar \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-film-joonam/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-JOONAM2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T205906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110214Z UID:10000950-1708264800-1708272000@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Orlando\, My Political Biography DESCRIPTION:Writer\, philosopher\, and now filmmaker\, Paul B. Preciado’s newest work is poetic in form and function. Hybridizing literary adaptation with modes of fiction and nonfiction filmmaking\, Preciado uses Virginia Woolf’s 1928 century-spanning\, gender-bending romance\, Orlando: A Biography\, as a template for the modern trans experience. Interlacing passages from the novel with contemporary testimonies\, including the filmmaker’s own\, the film fashions its focus on “gender poets\,” those whose lives transcend the bounds of binary expression. Preciado’s cast of contemporary Orlandos offer intimate access and playful insight into their experiences with hormones\, gender-affirming care\, institutional erasure\, and the political positioning of trans-people subjected to a normative regime. No two stories are the same\, and\, yet\, somehow Woolf’s fantastical biography contains them all. \n“Preciado’s superpower in this warm\, generous movie is that while he speaks brilliantly to the cages of identity\, he sees — and shares — a way out of them. He talks and listens\, he exhorts and confesses. He insists on pleasure\, speaks to happiness\, invites laughter and opens worlds. Here\, joy reigns supreme\, and it is exhilarating.” – The New York Times \n“Part trans documentary\, part autobiography\, and part adaptation\, Orlando\, My Political Biography\, finds Preciado grappling with the possibilities and limits of this novel he loves.” – Autostraddle \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-film-orlando-my-political-biography/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-ORLANDO2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T123000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T205644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110214Z UID:10000949-1708254000-1708259400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Robot Dreams DESCRIPTION:Dog lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot\, a companion. Their friendship blossoms\, until they become inseparable\, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night\, Dog\, with great sadness\, is forced to abandon Robot at the beach. Will they ever meet again? \n“Poetic\, lyrical\, and nostalgic in both its setting and animation storytelling\, Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams is an incredible cinematic experience with a rich examination of friendship\, told maturely and sincerely.” – Rendy Reviews \n“Now the fierce battle for the title of the best animated film of the year has a new strong contender.” – IndieWire \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-film-robot-dreams/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-ROBOT-DREAMS2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T220000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T204856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110214Z UID:10000947-1708201800-1708207200@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person DESCRIPTION:Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply\, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily\, she meets Paul\, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day breaks. \nHumanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal person is the top ranked 2023 horror film on Letterboxd. \nScreening followed by a Vampire Dance Party at Junction Arts & Media. \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-humanist-vampire-seeking-consenting-suicidal-person/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-HUMANIST-VAMPIRE2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T204648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110215Z UID:10000946-1708192800-1708198200@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Four Daughters DESCRIPTION:Between light and darkness stands Olfa\, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day\, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence\, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters’ life stories. \n“The form of “Four Daughters” — neither fiction\, nor documentary; neither memoir\, nor reportage — [is] oddly fitting\, even when it keeps bumping up against Ben Hania’s oddly romanced filmmaking.” – Variety \n“Ben Hania and her subjects give us a profound live window into the cycle of trauma and\, in doing so\, radically trace an under-recognized path between deeply personal pain and dogmatic extremism.” – Paste Magazine \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-four-daughters/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-FOUR-DAUGHTERS2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T163000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T204446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110215Z UID:10000945-1708182000-1708187400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Perfect Days DESCRIPTION:Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. Japan’s entry for the Oscar\, Wim Wenders is always human\, humane\, and warm. \n“[A] simple\, touching ode to working routine and everyday human connection.” — Variety \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ \n  URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-perfect-days/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-PERFECT-DAYS2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T133000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T204323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110215Z UID:10000944-1708171200-1708176600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Join or Die DESCRIPTION:Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club—and why the fate of America depends on it. Follow the story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of Robert Putnam\, whose legendary “Bowling Alone” research into American community decline may hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton\, Pete Buttigieg\, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr.\, Raj Chetty\, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country\, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And\, most importantly… What can we do about it? \n“The seeming irreparable divisions in our country have been a hot topic of this year’s SXSW entries\, but one documentary is preoccupied with finding solutions.” – Austin Monthly\, The Films We Loved Most at SXSW \n“Our democracy needs us to be joiners! …[an] urgent message.” – Hillary Clinton \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-join-or-die/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-JOIN-OR-DIE2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T223000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T204037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110215Z UID:10000943-1708117200-1708122600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Mami Wata DESCRIPTION:In the oceanside village of Iyi\, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus\, Efe’s devoted but rebellious daughter Zinwe and skeptical protégé Prisca warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. With the sudden arrival of a mysterious rebel deserter named Jasper\, a conflict erupts\, leading to a violent clash of ideologies and a crisis of faith for the people of Iyi. \nVermont folk horror short\, “The Thaw” will accompany this screening! \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-mami-wata/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-MAMI-WATA2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T203408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110215Z UID:10000942-1708107300-1708113600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: The Taste of Things DESCRIPTION:France\, 1889: Simmering passions between a master chef and his longtime partner bubble over in this sumptuous award-winning period love story. The film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin\, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her. \n“This is a love story between grown-ups.” – Roger Ebert \n“Not since Babette’s Feast have I wished I could smell and taste a film as much as this one.” – The Alliance of Women Film Journalists \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-the-taste-of-things/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-THE-TASTE-OF-THINGS2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240112T202245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110216Z UID:10000941-1708102800-1708106400@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Event: Opening Night Gala DESCRIPTION:Celebrate 19 years of WRIF with good food\, good music\, and good people in the newly renovated Briggs Opera House Lobby. Mingle with filmmakers and film lovers alike as the festival kicks off. \nRSVP Required. Tickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-opening-night-gala/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Film Festivals,Live Music,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-gala.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T213000 DTSTAMP:20260516T100849 CREATED:20240110T214536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T110216Z UID:10000940-1708027200-1708032600@uvjam.org SUMMARY:WRIF Film: Custodian DESCRIPTION:Travis\, a musician living in his car\, gets a job as a custodian at a music studio and starts recording his album in secret. Shot in Vermont and New Hampshire for a shoestring budget of $1\,000\, this is the debut feature by filmmaker and musician Loren Howard. \n“You should see this movie.” – Cedar O’Dowd\, WRIF Festival Coordinator \nABOUT THE FILMMAKER \nLoren David Howard is a filmmaker from the small city of Claremont\, NH. He works as an apprentice editor and post-production technician at Florentine Films\, and self-produces films\, skits\, web series\, and music videos. Starting off as a musician\, he began editing early in life\, putting together music videos and filming live events. Soon after high school\, he honed in on his craft while taking filmmaking courses at Keene State College\, and juggling public access television jobs to get more familiar with video technology. His love for filmmaking didn’t stop at editing\, and he has a plethora of unmade screenplays\, and a catalogue of short films he directed/produced. You can find most of his media on YouTube\, on his channel\, adbinormal choward. \nTickets & Festival Passes Available Here: https://uvjam.org/wrif-2024/ URL:https://uvjam.org/event/wrif-custodian/ LOCATION:Briggs Opera House\, 5 S Main St\, White River Junction\, VT\, 05001\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Festivals,Film Screenings,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uvjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrif-poster-CUSTODIAN2.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR