Gala (apple) total volume of the commercial production of eating apples grown in the UK, often replacing Cox's Orange Pippin. Many sports of Gala have been selected, mostly for increased red color, including the popular "Royal Gala". The original cultivar produced fruit with orange stripes and a partial orange blush over a yellow background. Since then, several un-patented sports have been recognized. Additionally, more than twenty sports have received US plant patents: Unpatented varieties include: Auvil, Imperial Gala apples are grown from May through September in the northern hemisphere, but, like most apples, are available almost all year through the use of
Litchfield Jazz Festival held in early August each summer. There is an opening night gala, three days of jazz, a juried craft show, a variety of food vendors, performances on a second stage by students from the Litchfield Jazz Camp, a kid's craft corner, an Artist Talk Tent where the Artist-in-Residence leads interviews, and MC's clinics by festival stars. There are also afterparties and jam sessions at local restaurants which are free and open to the public. The Main Stage performances are held under a large tent. There is seating under the tent as well as outdoors on the lawn. Over the years