August COTA Meeting Part 1

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 August 11th. Volunteers new to the festival along with those who have established their part in the event over the years met to discuss the near finishing touches to be taken before the big days.

Those attending this week’s meeting included Bill Goodwin*, Jill Goodwin*, Allisen Trotter*, Tim Helman*, Cyndie Dutkiewicz*, Lynnie Harriton*, Christine Trembly* of Stone and Trembly CPA, Jim Wychoff*, Arline M. Smeltz*, Pat and Terrence Gaughan*, Brian LaBar*, Garth Woods*, Cheryl Joubert*, Rob Miller* of PIBCO Internet Radio*, Ron and Norma Hart*, Bob and Jamie Garner*, Kay Lopez*, Karen Nickels* of The Presbyterian Church of the Mountain*, Don Conklin*, and Richard Berkowitz* of The Sherman Theatre.

The meetings continue to run with the final ones scheduled to be held Tuesday August 25th and Tuesday September 8th at 7:30pm in The Deer Head Inn*. The Celebration of the Arts (COTA)* general meeting is open to all who would like to take of this year’s festival which is scheduled to occur September 11th - 13th in the Delaware Water Gap, PA. 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 on the Mountain (PCOM)* www.churchofthemountain.org, Bill Goodwin* www.myspace.com/billgoodwinquartet, Jill Goodwin* www.myspace.com/jazzmusicbaby, Christine Trembley* www.stonetrembly.com, Garth Woods* www.garthwoods.com, PIBCO Internet Radio* www.pibco1.com, and The Sherman Theatre* www.shermantheatre.com.

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

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