Beck Center Women's Board presents their annual Victorian Tea Party on Sunday, May 20 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Music-Armory Building. A $20 donation is requested. All proceeds benefit the Beck Center for the Arts. Tickets are now on sale.  Last year's event sold out early, so call today to order tickets.

This traditional high tea includes delicious finger sandwiches, desserts and assorted teas, as well as musical entertainment, a silent auction and raffle. All guests receive party favors. Wear your best spring hat and bring your daughters and granddaughters to this stylish event. To reserve tickets, call Janice Mastin-Kamps at 330.723.1399.

Established in 1936, the Women’s Board is the Beck Center’s longest standing volunteer group. They are a fundraising and social organization dedicated to supporting the mission of the Beck Center for the Arts. Through the years the Women’s Board has raised and contributed more than $200,000 and provided thousands of volunteer hours to support performances, programs, and day-to-day operations at the Beck Center.

The Women’s Board meets the third Tuesday of the month, August through May, at 12:00 noon.  Meetings are held in the Skylight Room at the Beck Center. For more information about the Women’s Board, call Jan Brundage at 216.221.1108.

1ST ANNUAL HALLOWEEN WINDOW CRAWL!
C2B will judge the "Adult" category for the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Halloween Window Walk!

7:00 p.m. Friday October 28 – Eddy & Iggy’s 17900 Detroit Avenue

Join Connect to Beck (C2B) and the Pillars of Lakewood for the first annual bar crawl tour of the Halloween Window Painting Competition in the Westend of Lakewood. Cast your ballot for the “C2B Choice” in the Adult category and then enjoy beer samplers and appetizers with your C2B friends at Eddy & Iggy's!

• Cost: This event is FREE if you are already a C2B Member-  simply email your reservation to C2B@beckcenter.org
• A $20 donation for non-C2B Members can be made here (recommended) or you can purchase your tickets at the door for $25
• We’ll meet at Eddy & Iggy’s at 7pm - the walk and judging will begin promptly. There is free parking in the Beck Center lot
• Your ticket includes C2B Membership (with many more events to come!), beer samplers and appetizers @  Eddy and Iggy's (from 8:00 to 9:30; cash bar)
• Tarot card readings will be available that evening
• Costumes encouraged!
• The winner of the Adult category will receive a dinner and theater package for two at Eddy & Iggy's and tickets to the regional premiere of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Winners of the Window Painting Competition, including the C2B adult category, will be announced on Saturday October 29, 2011 @ 2pm at the Beck Center. All Window Crawl attendees are welcome.  Eddy & Iggy's is introducing their new children's menu on October 29 -  stop by before or after the winners are announced!

Connect to Beck, or C2B, is a group of young professionals, artists, and fellow “Beckheads” who support the arts in our community. C2B provides leadership, volunteer opportunities and invitations to social and insider events, with proceeds benefiting financial assistance to Beck Center arts education students.

The Beck Center has eye-catching new signage overlooking its rear entrance thanks to the help of Eagle Scout candidate Scott Legeza of Boy Scout Troop #575. You are now greeted with the center’s name in bold silver lettering against a brilliant red background. Legeza coordinated this renovation, unveiled mid-October, for his Eagle Scout project.

As a past Beck Center student, Legeza chose us as his way to “give back to the Beck” after nine years of involvement here. He started at Beck in theater classes at the age of five and has performed in several youth productions, including The Wizard of Oz and Honk! Jr., as well as with the Chamber Choir.

Legeza began his initial work on this project back in March 2010 when he met with Beck’s Larry Goodpaster to discuss potential community service opportunities. "Scott had many great ideas. We wanted to choose a project that was lasting and made a visible impact on the Beck,” says Goodpaster. “Updating our primary entrance for students and patrons seemed the perfect fit. We are grateful for Scott’s lasting gift to the Beck and the support of his troop, friends, and family."

To raise the money needed to buy the supplies for the job, Legeza organized a car wash in the parking lot of a local business. Then, after months of planning, he recruited more than 50 volunteers, including fellow Boy Scouts, Beck staff and students, family, and friends, to work on the project over several weekends in September and October.

With the project now completed, Legeza says the most valuable lesson he has learned from this experience is how to organize and lead a large group of volunteers. Soon Legeza will begin planning a special ceremony with his scoutmaster for the presentation of his Eagle Scout award. A freshman at St. Ignatius High School, he plans to continue with scouting throughout high school.