The May COTA Meeting

The Celebration of the Arts (COTA) held their monthly General Meeting on Tuesday May 12th to plan for their 32nd Annual Jazz and Arts Festival which will take place September 2009 over a three day period throughout the Delaware Water Gap, PA. The meeting took place in The Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap which has become known as a Mecca for Jazz in the Pocono area.

The meetings not only serve as an opportunity for the community to become involved in the process of preparing this well cherished festival, but also provides an opportunity for friends from previous festivals to gather to renew their friendships as well as new comers to discover where loving dimension C.O.T.A. has become famous for derives. An example of the new friendships that can be formed was the presence of Rob Miller* of The Pocono Internet Broadcasting Company (PIBCO)* who shared his desire to see his internet radio station become a part in the future of C.O.T.A. which generated a great deal of excitement within everyone who were there.

Among those in attendance were Ron and Norman Hart* Bob and Jamie Garner*, Rev. Karen Nichols* of The Presbyterian Church of the Mountain*, Tim Hillman*, Jim Wyckoff*, Allisen Trotter*, Cheryl Read*, Cheryl Joubert*, Garth Woods*, Terrance Gaughan*, Arline M. Smeltz*, Rob Miller* of The Pocono Internet Broadcasting Company (PIBCO)*, and Rich Madigan* who chaired the meeting.

The next Celebration of the Arts (COTA)* meeting will be held Tuesday June 9th at 7:30pm at the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, PA. All interested in being a part of this year’s festival are encouraged to attend as help is needed in all areas including Box Office, Security, Stage Crew, Publicity, and more. Please Explore The Celebration of the Arts (COTA)* Website for more information. To learn more about The Pocono Internet Broadcasting Company (PIBCO)* or to listen in, please explore their Website at www.pibco1.com. You’ll find more Photographs at The Forwardian Arts Society COTA Meetings 2009 Gallery at myspace.com/forwardian_arts.

(*) denotes members of The Forwardian Arts Society in good standing and are considered Our Good Friends.