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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Beck Center and Songs at the Center Present: Songwriting in the Spotlight
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Critically Acclaimed Songwriters and Educators Lead Workshops and Performance</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Center for the Arts and “Songs
at the Center,” the Ohio-based TV show that airs across the U.S. on various PBS stations, are pleased to present
<i>Songwriting in the Spotlight</i>. This <b>FREE</b> <b>EVENT</b> will take place from 12-8:30 p.m. on
<b>Saturday, March 11, 2017</b>. Workshops will be held at <b>Lakewood Catholic Academy</b> located at 14808 Lake Avenue in Lakewood, and the performance will be held in Beck Center’s Mackey Theater located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The day’s events include an afternoon of five workshops, held from 12-5 p.m., geared towards the needs of participants. A student and singer-songwriter track for high school and college students
and singer-songwriters includes a ‘How to Write Comedic Songs and Parodies’ workshop among others. An educators and music therapist track includes a ‘Music and 21<sup>st</sup> Century Learning Skills’ workshop and more. Workshop leaders feature critically
acclaimed songwriters and educators including </span><a href="https://www.anneedechant.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Anne E. DeChant</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, </span><a href="http://www.thefloorwalkers.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jonathan
Elliott</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, Peggy Elliott, </span><a href="http://gnezda.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eric Gnezda</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, </span><a href="http://www.hillbillyidol.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Paul
Kovac</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, </span><a href="http://thorplatter.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thor Platter</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,
and Jim Shaw.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The day will culminate in an evening performance at 7 p.m. on the main stage at Beck Center. The performance will feature the talents of workshop leaders and selected workshop participants. There
is <b>no cost</b> for audience members to attend the evening performance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“We are really excited to partner with a nationally syndicated television series,” remarked
<b>Ed Gallagher</b>, Beck Center’s Director of Education. “It’s a wonderful way for people in the songwriting community to learn from each other.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registration is required</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> by March 10 at
</span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/news/whats-happening/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.beckcenter.org/news/whats-happening/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Learn more about the series at
</span><a href="http://songsatthecenter.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://songsatthecenter.com/</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Questions about the event? Contact Ed Gallagher at 216.521.2540 x12 or
</span></span><a href="mailto:egallagher@beckcenter.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">egallagher@beckcenter.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Songwriting in the Spotlight</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the
Ohio Arts Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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