Beck Center welcomes well loved musical duo, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer as they present Sing To Your Baby™: A Workshop for New Parents on Tuesday, April 5 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. New and expectant parents are invited to join Cathy and Marcy for this unique program designed to empower parents to be the first, and most important voice their baby can identify with, regardless of singing talent and experience.

This hour-long workshop will give parents a chance to work hand-in-hand with these two acclaimed musicians who have nearly 30 years of experience improving communication between parents and babies. Their newest project, 'Sing To Your Baby,' is a guide for new parents on how to sing to their babies and features a beautifully illustrated book and accompanying CD. Following each event, creators Cathy and Marcy will host a meet-and-greet with attendees. To learn more about the STYB program, go to www.singtoyourbaby.net.

Cost is $35 for one registrant and baby and a $50 family rate for two relatives and baby. Fees include one copy of the STYB™ Playbook/CD.

To register call 202-667-1076 or email office@singtoyourbaby.net.

Ever wonder what it's like to navigate the Great Lakes in a working freighter? In search of a unique, once-in-a-lifetime vacation experience? Look no further! Purchase a raffle ticket to win a Great Lakes freighter cruise. It's a trip you can't buy. This rare opportunity is only available to raffle winners. All ticket sales support the Beck Center.

Here is a sample of what a previous winner had to say about this amazing cruise...

“This is a great trip! I won a raffle a few years ago. It is better than an ocean cruise. The accommodations were lovely and the food, we all had to go on a diet when we got home!”

The winner sets sail for the voyage of a lifetime aboard an Interlake Steamship vessel during the 2011 sailing season (June - September).  Up to six passengers (winner + five guests) can be accommodated in three state rooms, each with a private bath. Trips typically last four to six days. Guests will enjoy all meals in the officer's mess. While on board, take a tour of the pilot house and engine room, stroll the deck, enjoy spectacular scenery, and eat like royalty. Meet the hardworking crew and see the latest shipping technologies on the Great Lakes.

Raffle tickets are $150 each. Only 150 tickets will be sold... a 1 in 150 chance of winning!

Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. Don't delay! These raffle tickets will sell out quickly. The winning ticket will be drawn on May 15, 2011.

More information and tickets

Beck Center for the Arts is grateful to the Interlake Steamship Company for donating this trip. All raffle proceeds will help sustain our mission of providing high quality and accessible arts education programs and theater productions to the community.

Every Saturday morning, the Beck Center is filled with excitement and activity as children of all ages pour through the doors and fill our classrooms. Last Saturday was no different . . . except the level of enthusiasm was even higher as the Theater Education program welcomed Rachel G. Fox, a Beck alum and current young actress in Hollywood.

Rachel took time out of her busy acting schedule to speak to Beck theater  students and the community about her time at Beck and the road to the sound stages of Hollywood. Rachel and her mother, Victoria, answered questions posed by Beck student Tess Marjanovic and an audience of eager actors and actresses.  Rachel shared insight on the process of selecting an agent and how a wonderful and supportive family have helped in her success. She left everyone with a statement that best sums up her feelings about acting, "If you find a job that you love, you'll never work a day in your life."

Many thanks to Rachel and Victoria for visiting and sharing their stories with our students.  Look for Rachel in the Dream House, a major motion picture coming to theaters in September.

Thanks to the supporters who responded to our S.O.S., we have installed 100 refurbished seats in the Mackey Main Stage Theater., and 50 more will make their debut in the coming weeks. That leaves us a little more 300 seats to re-do the entire theater.

Please help us finish our theater by donating to the S.O.S. – Save Our Seats campaign.  Your contribution of just $75 will re-cover one of the remaining seats to be saved.

The names of all donors will be listed in the lobby outside the theater. There's no better return of an investment of $75 than 35 years of magical moments!

For more information, contact Sally Weakley at 216.521.2540, x18 or sweakley@beckcenter.org.

RE-COVER A SEAT TODAY!