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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEWS RELEASE                                  
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CONTACT:       
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">            Kathleen Caffrey, 216.521.2540 x22 or kcaffrey@beckcenter.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">    January 9, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Beck Center collaborates with The Cleveland Orchestra to present<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Beck
 Center for the Arts proudly presents two very special west side PNC Musical Rainbow concerts specifically designed for preschool children on Saturdays, January 21 and April 28, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. on the Mackey Main Stage. Tickets are on sale now.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Children ages 3 to 6 years will enjoy this fun, interactive way to learn about the instruments of an orchestra. Young listeners have
 the chance to sing, clap, and move to the music as they have fun learning all about a featured orchestral instrument. Actress and singer
<b>Maryann Nagel</b> hosts the 30-minute programs for young children, which includes narration, demonstration, short solo selections, and audience participation. The Cleveland Orchestra's PNC Musical Rainbow concerts are sponsored by PNC and the PNC Musical
 Rainbow Series is endowed by the Pysht Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please join us at the Beck Center on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. for
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Tricky Trombone</span></b></em><em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
</span></em>This concert, featuring trombonist <b>Ed Zadrozny</b>, will introduce young audiences to this intriguing instrument.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mark your calendars for the second concert in this series,
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Percussion Partners</span></b></em>, on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. featuring percussionist
<b>Mell Csicsila</b> who will share the wonderful world of percussion with preschoolers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Concert tickets are $5 per person. Purchase tickets online at
</span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540, ext.
 10. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck Center for the Arts (beckcenter.org) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions,
 arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists.</span></em><em><span style="font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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