"Hartman," the husband & wife combo featuring singer/songwriters Jeff & Carol Anne Hartman, bassist Scott McCloud, drummer Chris Allen, guitarist Brandon Mann, saxophonist Steven Foster and Grammy-nominated special guest Jake Moore of Moore Brothers, will appear on the Jeffers mainstage at Hickory Theatre on Saturday, July 25, 2020 from 7:30 pm with appropriate social distancing measures in place.

"We've had a love affair with HCT as actors, musicians, directors & volunteers since 1990—so much so, we married on the set of their Y2K mainstage production of 'Camping with Henry & Tom.' It's our 20th wedding anniversary and the 10th annie of our studio. Any hometown opportunity to give back to the theatre and the community is always an absolute joy and must for us."

Jeff has been performing with wife and band for two decades across the country, exemplified by their latest live album, "Better Live," celebrating a decade of live, original tracks from Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre to Charlotte Bobcats Arena to The CoMMA. The popular North Carolina group has appeared on stage and screen.

Jeff has written, contributed to and released dozens of albums, studio and live, two film soundtracks and has composed music for three stage musicals. Hartman's original music is available internationally on most popular digital music platforms, including Spotify, Amazon and iTunes. It has appeared in film and television, featured on ESPN and alongside Grammy winners Avalon, Phil Driscoll and Jason Crabb.

The Hickory couple founded Hickory Arts in an effort to challenge the impersonal, quantity over quality teaching and studio culture and supplement the artistic needs of developing artists and organizations in the surrounding area. Their studio has since served as a crossroads between area theatres and other organizations over the past decade. hickoryarts.com

Save the date! Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling the Box Office at 828-328-2283, Monday through Friday between 12 and 5 pm. In the event that Stage 2 of North Carolina's Stay-at-Home Order is extended, the performance will be post-poned.

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