July COTA Gathering (Part 2)

The General Meeting to plan for The 32nd Celebration of the Arts (COTA)* Jazz and Arts Festival took place at The Deer Head Inn* in Delaware Water Gap, PA on Tuesday July 28th. It was a time to begin making final preparations for this year’s festival along with continuing to be a great time for established friends to gather and to make the acquaintance of new comers who joined in COTA‘s* endeavors. These final touches included the announcement of the music schedule which brought a great deal of excitement as the lineup was revealed.

Among those who attended the meeting were Jill Goodwin*, Rich Chamberlain*, Allisen Trotter*, Lauren Chamberlain*, Jim Wyckoff*, Christine Trembly*, Ron and Norma Hart*, Gary Lambert*, Pat and Terry Gaughn*, Dian Pallitto*, Garth Woods*, Cheryl Joubert*, Jamie Garner*, Brian LaBar*, Arline M. Smeltz*, Karen Nickels* of The Presbyterian Church of the Mountain (PCOM)*, and Rob Miller* of The Pocono Internet Broadcasting Company (PIBCO)*.

The meetings now run the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month with the next one scheduled for August 12th at 7:30pm in The Deer Head Inn*. There are only three meetings left until this year’s festival which is scheduled to occur on September 11th - 13th in the Delaware Water Gap, PA. The Celebration of the Arts (COTA)* general meeting is open to all who would like to take part in this year’s festival by volunteering their services as a stage hand, gate worker, security person, and many more of the positions available to eager jazz lovers. Please Contact The Celebration of the Arts (COTA)* at 570-424-2210 for more information.

Here are links and contact information to those I mentioned in this article for you to explore. The Celebration of the Arts (COTA)* www.cotajazz.org, The Deer Head Inn* www.deadheadinn.com, The Presbyterian Church of the Mountain (PCOM)* www.churchofthemountain.org, and The Pocono Internet Broadcasting Company (PIBCO) www.pibco1.com.

You’ll find more photographs in The Forwardian Arts Society COTA Meetings 2009 Gallery. www.myspace.com/forwardian_arts.

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