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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEWS<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>RELEASE <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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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
<a href="mailto:kcaffrey@beckcenter.org">kcaffrey@beckcenter.org</a><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""> April 12, 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 and The Cleveland Orchestra present<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">PNC Musical Rainbow Concert
<i>Percussion Partners</i> on April 28<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, Beck Center
for the Arts proudly presents <b><i>Percussion Partners</i></b>, the second of two special west side PNC Musical Rainbow concerts specifically designed for preschool children 10:30 a.m. Saturday April 28, 2012, on the Mackey Main Stage. Tickets are on sale
now.<i><o:p></o:p></i></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"">Percussion Partners<b>
</b></span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">features percussionist
<b>Mell Csicsila</b> who will share the wonderful world of percussion with preschoolers and their families. 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> will host the 30-minute program, 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"">Immediately following
<i>Percussion Partners</i>, members of Beck Center’s music education department will invite the audience to sample a variety of instruments. “This activity was a huge success after the last Musical Rainbow concert.” said Ed Gallagher, director of education
at the Beck Center. “The children really enjoyed having the chance to try out the instruments on their own.”<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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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathleen Caffrey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beck Center for the Arts / <i>Where Arts Matter<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Marketing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">216.521.2540 x.22<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:kcaffrey@beckcenter.org">kcaffrey@beckcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Donate </a> </span><span style="color:red">/</span><span style="color:#17365D"> <a href="http://activenet6.active.com/beckcenter/">
NEW-Online Class Catalog</a> </span><span style="color:red">/</span><span style="color:#17365D">
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On Stage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">Youth Theater Presents
</span><b><span style="color:red">WILLY WONKA</span></b></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D"> on the Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">May 4-6 & 11-13 Tickets are on sale now for this family favorite!</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">Have a fun & creative summer!
<a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/arts-education/">Register today</a> for </span>
<b><span style="color:red">Summer Camps & Classes<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">Bike Your Art Out on Saturday, May 19 @ Bike for Beck!</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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