MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAINTOP ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 5TH ANNUAL 3-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA AUGUST 24-26, 2012

Partnership with Railroad Earth To Bring Added Creative To Festival

Tickets On Sale Friday, April 5, 2012 at 10 a.m. EST

Music On the Mountaintop, the annual music festival outside Boone, North Carolina has announced that the eclectic festival will return this August 24-26, 2012 as Railroad Earth's Music on the Mountaintop. Celebrating its fifth year, Music on the Mountaintop is expanding to include three full days of music, including two nights of Railroad Earth and other special events on Sunday with the band. Having played the previous two Music on the Mountaintop festivals the Americana-based band will be taking on a bigger role, helping to curate the lineup for 2012. More artists and festival details will be announced in the coming weeks. 

HIDDENITE - The Hiddenite Center, in partnership with Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, is proud to present a dinner theater of outstanding musical entertainment with world-renowned vocalists Randall Outland and Mary Gayle Greene accompanied by classically trained pianist Rodney Reynerson.

Audience members will enjoy a wide selection of love songs and piano solos including Broadway standards, popular jazz standards, and Italian art songs, while dining in an atmosphere of old world elegance. The Hiddenite Center will offer a menu of Beef Bourguignon, garlic mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, and a decadent dessert.

This unforgettable event will take place on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 7:00pm and will be held at the Hiddenite Center’s Educational Complex (70 Hiddenite Church Road). Cost for this event is affordable priced at only $15 per person with both dinner and performance included. Reservations are required and may be made by calling (828) 632-6966.

HIDDENITE - Born and raised in Reading, PA, Joseph Eck has had an interest in drawing since the young age of 8 years old.  What began as a fascination with Sunday comic strips has blossomed into a finely honed set of skills.  This newly discovered artist works primarily in pastel and has a keen mastery of portraiture and landscape. 

Eck now finds his roots in Bethlehem, North Carolina and is exhibiting for the first time at The Hiddenite Center’s Lucas Mansion Gallery during the months of January and February 2012.

“We are so pleased to present these incredible works by a budding new artist in our community,” said Gallery Curator, Allison Houchins. “Part of our mission at the Hiddentie Center is to provide a forum for emerging artists , encouraging them to grow in their considerable talents. Joseph Eck possesses a real mastery of the pastel medium and we look forward to seeing many more great works from this new artist.”