/tags/white-river-junction White River Junction en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:25:45 GMT /local-news/2024-04-22/after-8-years-the-upper-valleys-jag-productions-set-to-close-in-june JAG Productions, a Black theater company based in the Upper Valley, will shut down after eight years, founder Jarvis Green announced, citing financial pressures. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:25:45 GMT /local-news/2024-04-22/after-8-years-the-upper-valleys-jag-productions-set-to-close-in-june Adiah Gholston /show/vermont-edition/2023-02-23/a-turkish-vermonter-and-his-wife-raise-funds-for-earthquake-survivors Vural and Jackie Oktay co-own Tuckerbox, a restaurant in White River Junction. They're fundraising for victims of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:19:21 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-02-23/a-turkish-vermonter-and-his-wife-raise-funds-for-earthquake-survivors Mikaela Lefrak /local-news/2023-02-10/intermedia-art-videos-created-by-former-vermont-legislator-john-killacky-are-on-display-jam-white-river-junction John Killacky has worn many creative hats during his time in Vermont, as executive director of the Flynn, a disability rights activist, and most recently as a member of Vermont’s House of Representatives. Now he’s exhibiting three new intermedia videos at Junction Arts & Media in White River Junction, and we learn what inspired the new pieces. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-02-10/intermedia-art-videos-created-by-former-vermont-legislator-john-killacky-are-on-display-jam-white-river-junction Mitch Wertlieb, Karen Anderson /local-news/2023-02-07/a-cashier-draws-colorful-aliens-in-white-river-junction-now-theyll-appear-in-a-nyc-art-show At the Upper Valley Food Coop in White River Junction, you’ll often find Denver Ferguson drawing. He creates bizarre, colorful creatures on the back of scrap paper. Next month, much of his work will be for sale at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-02-07/a-cashier-draws-colorful-aliens-in-white-river-junction-now-theyll-appear-in-a-nyc-art-show Lexi Krupp /vpr-news/2019-04-19/va-secretary-robert-wilkie-on-burn-pits-suicide-more-issues-affecting-vermont-veterans Robert Wilkie, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, visited the VA hospital in White River Junction on Friday. Wilkie spoke to VPR byâ€� Fri, 19 Apr 2019 22:51:47 GMT /vpr-news/2019-04-19/va-secretary-robert-wilkie-on-burn-pits-suicide-more-issues-affecting-vermont-veterans Henry Epp /vpr-news/2017-06-05/new-documentary-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-dartmouth-students-and-n-h-inmates-performance-showcase At the White River Indie Festival over the weekend audiences watched the local debut of a documentary that follows a Dartmouth College class working withâ€� Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:43:07 GMT /vpr-news/2017-06-05/new-documentary-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-dartmouth-students-and-n-h-inmates-performance-showcase Rebecca Sananes /vpr-news/2017-03-21/half-price-haircuts-for-recovery-an-upper-valley-salon-responds-to-the-opioid-crisis People suffering from opioid addiction generally face a lot of challenges as they begin their recovery. But in the Upper Valley, one business owner isâ€� Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:56:20 GMT /vpr-news/2017-03-21/half-price-haircuts-for-recovery-an-upper-valley-salon-responds-to-the-opioid-crisis Rebecca Sananes /vpr-news/2015-10-09/our-town-opens-at-brand-new-northern-stage-theater-in-white-river-junction Raise the curtain and cue the drum roll: Northern Stage is opening its brand new theater in White River Junction with a performance of Thornton Wilder’sâ€� Fri, 09 Oct 2015 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-10-09/our-town-opens-at-brand-new-northern-stage-theater-in-white-river-junction Charlotte Albright