 The Mountain Girl Experience hosted their second annual kickoff event Friday, April 22nd at the Great Hall in downtown Pikeville. The kickoff event showcased female musicians from all over eastern Kentucky. But I was thinking about more opportunities just for my band to play and trying to find other opportunities for female musicians to play in this area. And there was a group called Pikeville Creative Community that started and they were having Zoom meetings. Because it was COVID, I was able to attend and do a Zoom meeting and I just put this idea out there that I wanted more places to play. Robin Irwin, the executive director of the Appalachian Center for the Arts, you know kind of latched on to the idea and I'm so grateful that she did. We are Pikeville Medical Center and we are an amazing place to work. Healthcare heroes of all types work here. All who deserve great rewards. So while our heroes are working hard to take care of our patients and visitors, we are taking care of them with top-tier benefits, higher pay rates, and great sign-on bonuses. So join our team today. So what are you waiting for? Apply today. Incredible opportunities await at PMCjobs.org. The Mountain Girl Experience Music Festival will be held July 22nd and 23rd in downtown Pikeville. The event will feature an art gallery, several workshops, yoga classes, art classes, and live music. So this is, you know, all for all ages, all genders, all people. We had as many men at the event as women last year and that's what we wanted to be and it's family-friendly, but it's just a time to celebrate the artistry and the creativity of women in Appalachia. Tickets for the festival are on sale now. To buy tickets or to learn more about the Mountain Girl Experience, go to mountaingrrlexperience.com. For Mountain Top News, I'm Breanna Robinson.