COTA A Go Go

On a Dark and Stormy night, The Celebration of the Arts (COTA) held its final general meeting at The Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, PA on Tuesday September 4th to plan their 35th Annual Jazz and Arts Festival. There were few issues left to be explored as the festival is scheduled to be held September 7th - 9th which was only three days into the future at the time of the meeting. Still, some news remained to be announced.

These included news that the new CD titled, “Bob Dorough Duets” which features Bob singing alongside many jazz talents has arrived and is ready to be sold during the CD Release Party which took place at the Deer Head Inn on Wednesday September 5th. It was also announced the art for the Annual Music Motif Exhibition whose opening reception will be held at The Antoine Dutot Museum and Art Gallery during the first night of the festival has been received and is hung. However, the most exciting announcement was the availability of this year’s COTA Staff/Volunteer Tee Shirts which were distributed to those who are authorized to wear them during the festival.

As the meeting drew to a close, excitement was in the air as members modeled their shirts for one another. This combined with the anticipation of the music and art that will be awaiting them and all who come to visit the festival. It was fun planning with and the endeavor came with a great deal of concentrated love. It is hope many of you who read this will attend the festival and discover why so many put their inspired selves into the event.

After the festival, there will be a general meeting scheduled to be held at The Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap in October 15th and will be designed to explore all that transpired during the festival and to discover ways to improve on the event. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this and all future meetings as all ideas are welcomed. You’ll find more photographs taken during the Monday September 4th meeting in The COTA Meetings 2012 Gallery at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150798121170421.468319.636000420&type=1&l=1ee42dedac.

The mission of The Celebration of the Arts (COTA) is to present and to support the art of jazz in all its forms and historical breadth through youth education, performing arts presentations, scholarship opportunities, and community outreach throughout the Pocono area. Please Explore The Celebration of the Arts Website at www.cotajazz.org or call 570-424-2210 to learn how you can become a volunteer and to learn for more information all about COTA has to offer.