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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Beck
Center for the Arts presents<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>FINAL WEEKEND!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:75%'><i><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>The
25<sup>th</sup> Annual Putnam<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:75%'><i><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>County
Spelling Bee<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>April 23-25<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Only 3 performances left!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Show times: 8pm Fri & Sat, 3pm Sun<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><span style='font-size:2.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:75%;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Come see what the critics
are buzzing about!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>"<a
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103257325943&s=1396&e=001PrbUtQ-Y6x0eVGFRNBvJUjBXF4-CISM4JdOJ-Q9JYzG1a2fmtdnzmr-hm7E56hpoHLASAO9qrjl8Tj0iyB_2gEriN0MG7WpklTOtQW5RyYtuJ0p2JXF9S_3iUg8m_QqpfkdghE2GACJU366HpzBlz4qo5CQDHGOZuPsaPDRK3sdMJ67ajltbwIzcsyfwSW93sGvrLk_1EUc="
target="_blank"><span style='color:#C00000'>Beck Center's Spelling Bee gets an
A.</span></a>"</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:75%;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#666666'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>-<span
style='color:black'>Chuck Yarborough, The <i>Plain Dealer<b><o:p></o:p></b></i></span></span></p>

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style='font-size:4.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#990000'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:75%'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#C00000'><a href="http://royberko.info/"><span style='color:#C00000'>“Everyone’s
a winner at Beck’s ‘Spelling Bee’.”</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:75%'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>-R<span
style='color:black'>oy Berko, The <i>Times<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>

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line-height:75%'><b><i><span style='font-size:6.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#666666'><br>
</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>"<a
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103257325943&s=1396&e=001PrbUtQ-Y6x2sI3qUQkp3Y_wJ2_t2vMeqj1ZpXT3Atge-hbt1hb36zPAz_q3G_BXm33E3IMaxjUFX6HfZocGJ8-HgKu4jc9m5sQ2ZvjEdNG-1FyjMlGw9RV8Wzpa-b-YgDXCqwEKOJLy2OWNCVPh0EET6N90cIgp0CnZTQc-8dInzB6ZBEjl7QtSpYDkZcS1E"
target="_blank"><span style='color:#C00000'>...every bit as joyful and youthful
as the material.</span></a>"</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#666666'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:black'>-Keith Joseph, <i>Cleveland Scene<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:75%'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
line-height:75%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER">BUY
TICKETS!</a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:75%;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:75%'><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:75%'><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>About
the Show<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:75%'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Six
adolescent outsiders learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing
doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. Cheer on this quirky yet charming
cast of characters for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can
stand out and fit in at the same time. Gather your friends and show off your
O-R-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C abilities! A few lucky audience members will be
selected at each performance to join the cast onstage to be a part of the show
as a spelling bee contestant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:75%'><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:75%'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Tickets
are $28/adults, $25/seniors (65 and older), $17/students (with valid ID), and
$10/children (12 and under). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied
at time of purchase. <span style='color:black'>Beck Center now has online
ticketing. </span><b><span style='color:#C00000'>Purchase your tickets any
time, 24/7!</span></b><span style='color:black'> To purchase tickets, visit our
website <a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/" target="_blank">here</a>, or call
216.521.2540 x10. Special rates are available for groups of four or more. </span>For
group sales, call Larry Goodpaster at x29.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:75%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:75%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Beck Center for the
Arts is located just minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801 Detroit Avenue
in Lakewood.  Free, convenient on-site parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:75%'><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:75%'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'> is
presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) and
sponsored by Fleishman Hillard, Oatey Company, West Roofing Systems, Cox
Communications, the Ohio Arts Council, and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:75%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:75%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Posted by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Fran Storch<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Publications Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>17801 Detroit Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Lakewood, OH  44107<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>(216) 521-2540 x20<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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