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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.

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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
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The Horn Section of Foreverland, the Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute 

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KALIMBA, The Spirit of Earth, Wind, and Fire

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A tribute to Fleetwood Mac with Fleetwood Mask

Funds raised from these events go directly to the
Red Tie Arts Grant Program

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Typical Audience at our Summer Concert Series.

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

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Hot Club Faux Gitane, a Django Reinhart Style band 

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Duo Gadjo, A winter concert in the cellar of the McHenry Museum

Julia Vari, A Latin American Singer with the Red Tie Arts Band

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Abbacadabra on their second appearance at the winery.

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