Two COTA (Meetings) to Gota

The Celebration of the Arts (COTA) held its general meeting at The Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, PA on Monday August 12th to plan their 36th Annual Jazz and Arts Festival scheduled to be held September 6th - 8th. A great deal of excitement filled the air as a large number of Jazz Lovers gathered to begin the process of making final preparations for the festival. Announcement and ideas were shared along with a great deal of affection among those who greeted one another after a measurable absence.

The meeting began with the official unveiling of this year’s poster designed by local mixed-media artist Adiamarie Sessoms-Gibbs. Posters and brochures were given out to those who would go out and about in order to place them at various location so those who frequent them may know the festival will soon be ready to receive them. The meeting continued with the announcement that the Jurors for The Music Motif exhibition to be on display at The Antoine Dutot Museum and Gallery and whose Artists’ Reception will be held on the first night of the festival has been chosen. It was also announced several new restaurants will be adding their culinary delights to the Artists’ Reception to enhance the pleasure the event provides.

An healthy amount of suggestions and discussion made up the remainder of the evening until it concluded with a great deal of excited conversation anticipating the start of the 36th Annual Jazz and Arts Festival. It was hard to believe by many the festival is almost at hand. There is still a great deal of task to perform before the great event and those who attended the meeting shared they were eager to partake of it all that remains to be done before and during the event.

The next general meeting scheduled to be held at The Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, PA will be on Tuesday August 27th beginning at 6:30pm with only one additional meeting scheduled to take place before the time of the festival. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the remaining meetings as all ideas are welcomed and opportunities to participate as a volunteer are provided. You’ll find more photographs taken during the Monday August 12th meeting in The COTA Meetings 2013 Gallery at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151647484515421.1073741833.636000420&type=1.

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 Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/groups/cotajazz/?fref=ts 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.