Red Tie Arts
RTA is a non-profit corporation that celebrates the arts by presenting quality artists to the community as a means for raising money to assist exceptional, aspiring, young artists, who are in need of financial assistance to pursue their artistic dreams. Founders Jerry Cooper and John Griswold have been producing concerts since the mid-90s. In 2016 Red Tie Arts was born to assist children in their pursuit of the arts. Concert proceeds became the funding that provides Red Tie Art grant programs.

Red Tie Arts Board Members
Jerry Cooper: President & Co-Founder
Geoffrey Bogart: Vice President
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Elizabeth Angelo: Secretary
John Bettencourt: Treasurer
Carole Ann Mason-Laux: Scholarships
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Jerrianna Boer: Administrative Consultant
David Dow: Webmaster
Red Tie Arts has been privileged to assist kids in their musical growth to accomplish their goals for 9 years. In that time RTA has provided lessons, equipment and financial assistance to more than 100 students. We are proud to continue this service in years to come with the help of people like you. Thank you.
The arts confer numerous benefits on those who take part in them, from providing captivation and pleasure to promoting cognitive growth and the capacity for empathy.
Moreover, childhood participation in the arts is closely linked to adult participation, suggesting that children exposed to the arts will become the future audience members who can guarantee the vibrancy of the arts for years to come.
From the Wallace Foundation. The Wallace Foundation is a national philanthropy that seeks to improve learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and foster the vitality of the arts for everyone

The Horn Section of Foreverland, the Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute

KALIMBA, The Spirit of Earth, Wind, and Fire

A tribute to Fleetwood Mac with Fleetwood Mask
Funds raised from these events go directly to the
Red Tie Arts Grant Program

Typical Audience at our Summer Concert Series.

Smooth Jazz Crooner, Slim Man performing with the Red Tie Arts Swing and Jazz Band under the direction of David Dow

Hot Club Faux Gitane, a Django Reinhart Style band


Duo Gadjo, A winter concert in the cellar of the McHenry Museum
Julia Vari, A Latin American Singer with the Red Tie Arts Band

Abbacadabra on their second appearance at the winery.