Spotlight Gala 2024
Oct
11
6:00 PM18:00
Special Event

Spotlight Gala 2024

SOLD OUT!

Spotlight Gala 2024:

Illuminating the Future of Arts 

While last year we celebrated our past, this year’s theme, “Illuminating the Future of Arts,” looks forward to the future of what Beck Center can be as we continue creating arts experiences for generations to come. Providing an evening of fun and fellowship, as well as a celebration of the critical impact of the arts in our lives.

We are thrilled to honor The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation for their profound impact on the arts and arts education in Northeast Ohio. Their unwavering support has been instrumental in fostering artistic growth and sustaining the mission of many organizations including Beck Center. The entire Fowler family has dedicated their resources and efforts to causes that drive positive change and enrich lives, and their foundation is celebrated for its commitment to enhancing educational opportunities, advancing medical research, and championing cultural and artistic initiatives.  

Join us Friday, October 11, 2024, at Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave, Cleveland.

6:00pm - 11:00pm

Tickets are SOLD OUT! Consider supporting Spotlight 2024 in a different way below…

You do not need to be a ticket holder or in attendance at Spotlight to be a winner!

All winners will be announced at 9pm on October 11th. 

For more information on becoming a sponsor or a table host please contact Jay’da Hall, Annual Fund Manager, at jhall@beckcenter.org.

For more information about donating auction items to our Silent Auction or purchasing a program advertisement, please contact Bryce Evan Lewis, Communications Specialist, at blewis@beckcenter.org.

 

2024 EVENT SPONSORS

Dazzle: $7,500

Pinnacle Advisors

Luminary: $4,500

First Federal Lakewood | Turner Construction | Kemper Cognitive Wellness | Case Western Reserve University

Bright Lights: $2,500                                           

UB Greensfelder LLP | Jackson Lewis P.C. | CMA (Cleveland Museum of Art)

Sparkler: $1,500

Vedda Print | Medical Mutual | Huntington Bank | Bober Markey Fedorovich

LUMINARY TABLE HOSTS
Sandy Sauder | Kathy & Ken Haber | Wally & Joyce Senney

BRIGHT LIGHTS TABLE HOSTS
Cindy & Tom Einhouse | Chann Fowler-Spellman & Ed Spellman | Richard Fox | Brad & Marge Richmond | Mike & Carol O’Brien | Juliann Sutton & Izzy Sutton | Ellen Todia & Dave Matheson

ANGEL TICKET HOLDERS:
Gina Vernaci & Bill Hilyard | State Senator Nickie Antonio | Bill Heichel | Debbie Neale | Mike Linton & Cathy Benko

Can’t make it to Spotlight this year?

You can still show your support, click the button below!

 

Photos by Steve Wagner

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Spotlight Gala 2023
Jul
14
6:00 PM18:00
Special Event

Spotlight Gala 2023

Spotlight Gala 2023 – Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future

 

This year’s theme, “Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future,” looks back at Beck Center’s 90-year history of creating arts experiences, providing an evening of fun and fellowship, as well as a celebration of the critical impact of the arts in our lives. Beck Center is posthumously honoring Richard Kay, founder of the Lakewood Little Theatre, which later evolved into Beck Center for the Arts.

 

Join us Friday, July 14, 2023, at Gordon Green, 5400 Detroit Ave, Cleveland.

 

For more information on becoming a sponsor, a table host, or other questions, please contact Jay’da Hall, Annual Fund Manager, at jhall@beckcenter.org.



Gala Program Advertisements

·         Full Page Ad | $300 — ·         Half Page Ad | $200

 

EVENT SPONSORS

Luminary: $4,500

 Turner Construction | First Federal Lakewood

Bright Lights: $2,500                                           

Nordson Corporation Foundation  | Civista Bank | Ulmer & Berne LLP

Sparkler: $1,500

 Vedda Print | Medical Mutual | Corrigan Krause | Huntington Bank | Turning Point Wealth | Bober Markey Fedorovich

BRIGHT LIGHTS TABLE HOSTS: Cindy & Tom Einhouse, Richard Fox,

Mike & Carol O’Brien, Pat & Jim Oliver, Brad & Marge Richmond, Sandra Sauder, Dale & Cindy Brogan

LUMINARY TABLE HOSTS: Wally & Joyce Senney

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Spotlight Gala 2022
Jul
22
6:00 PM18:00
Special Event

Spotlight Gala 2022

Friday, July 22, 2022 | 6:00 PM

 Gordon Green, 5400 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, OH 44102

Spotlight Gala 2022 – Imagine. Create. Inspire! 

This year’s theme “Imagine. Create. Inspire!”  highlights our mission as a whole that we hold dear. We cherish the ability of the arts to provoke thoughts and feelings through experience and observation. Spotlight has become a perfect event to celebrate the arts and our community to provide an evening of fun, comradery, and a reason to showcase all the wonderful happenings that make Beck Center so special and important to all people. As we focus on theater, community programs, and education, we realize the impact the arts play in our community and we are thrilled to partner with you in the journey. This year our honoree is The George Gund Foundation.

 
 

Join us Friday, July 22, 2022, at Gordon Green, 5400 Detroit Ave, Cleveland.

 

For more information on becoming a sponsor, a table host, or other questions please contact Jay’da Hall, Annual Fund Coordinator, at jhall@beckcenter.org.

 

Gala Program Advertisements

·       Full Page Ad | $300

·       Half Page Ad | $200

EVENT SPONSORS

Luminary: $4,500

TURNER CONSTRUCTION | FIRST FEDERAL LAKEWOOD | ULMER & BERNE LLP | WALLY & JOYCE SENNEY | CHANN FOWLER-SPELLMAN & ED SPELLMAN

Bright Lights: $2,500

JACKSON LEWIS P.C. | NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION | TURNING POINT WEALTH | COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION | VEDDA PRINTING | CIVISTA BANK

Sparkler: $1,500

MEDICAL MUTUAL | CLEVELAND HOME TITLE | CORRIGAN KRAUSE | MCDONALD HOPKINS | KEY BANK | BOBER MARKEY FEDOROVICH | KEYBANK

Angel Ticket holders:

Judge Tess Neff | Julia Harding | Barb Paynter

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Spotlight 2021
Jul
17
6:00 PM18:00
Special Event

Spotlight 2021

Spotlight Gala 2021 – All the World’s a Stage

This year’s theme, “All the World’s a Stage,” highlights a part of our mission that we hold dear, the theater. We cherish the ability of the arts to provoke thoughts and feelings through experience and observation. Theater, Beck Center’s legacy program, exemplifies this function and has had an immense impact on our community. This year our honorees are Wally and Joyce Senney, lead donors to our capital campaign, and Artistic Director Scott Spence, as this will mark his 30th season at Beck Center.

Join us Friday, July 17, 2021 at GordonGreen, 5400 Detroit Ave, Cleveland.

For more information on becoming a sponsor, a table host, or other questions please contact Dena Adler, Director of Development at dadler@beckcenter.org. For tickets, visit: http://bit.ly/Spotlight_2021

Gala Program Advertisements

  • Full Page Ad | $200

  • Half Page Ad | $150

  • Quarter Page Ad | $100

Chef’s Table Hosts

Betty Kemper, Ed Spellman & Chann Fowler-Spellman

Bright Lights Table Hosts

Wally & Joyce Senney, Cindy & Dale Brogan, Mary Beth & Jeff DeClerck, Pat & Jim Oliver, Barbara & Bob Paynter, Brad & Marge Richmond, Richard & Judy Fox, Traci & Dave Nolan, Mike & Carol O'Brien, Community West Foundation, Ellen Todia & Dave Matthiesen, Ryan & Alysia McKean, Sandy Sauder, Bill & Joyce Litzler, Cindy & Tom Einhouse

Event Sponsors

Luminary: $5,000

First Federal Lakewood

Sparkler: $3,000

Hyland

Nordson Corporation Foundation

Ulmer & Berne LLP

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Vedda Printing

Supporting Cast

Medical Mutual

STIFEL

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The Nutcracker: Beck Center Dance Production
Mar
12
to Mar 14
Special Event

The Nutcracker: Beck Center Dance Production

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The Nutcracker

Beck Center Dance Program live streamed presentation

March 12, 7:30 pm

March 13, 7:30 pm

March 14, 3:00 pm

Special student matinee: March 12, 10:00 am

Our ballet students have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to share their talents with you......and now, the show will go on! This well love ballet, is a biennial dance performance that features excerpts from The Nutcracker performed by Beck Center Ballet Classes of all levels. This year, there are four performances of this family favorite. Run time is approximately 60 minutes. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOW PROGRAM.

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Call to Artists: Artist Submissions for "Spontaneity Alive"
Aug
18
to Sep 21
Exhibition, Special Event

Call to Artists: Artist Submissions for "Spontaneity Alive"

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"Spontaneity Alive" Exhibition Dates: December 4, 2020 – February 28, 2021

Description: Living freely in expression, this exhibition of three Ohio-based artists celebrates the beauty of natural and spontaneous scenes. Dive into the world around us with fresh eyes and new perspectives, feeling the world in its full vibrant and wild nature. Experience movement, color, light, and everyday scenes with new purpose. A celebration and reminder of arts flourishing in troubling times, Beck Center’s Spontaneity Alive exhibition infuses hope and happiness into our surrounding community.

The Jean Bulicek Galleria at Beck Center is located in our Main Building, home to our Mackey Main Stage Theater, Studio Theater, and classrooms for visual art, dance, theater, and creative arts therapies educational programs. Located in the heart of the building, this space is the main thruway for all programs, events, and interactions occurring in Beck Center’s Main Building.

Submission Criteria: This exhibit is open to all Ohio artists who may submit work in any medium for the juror’s consideration. This exhibition encourages artists to submit works that adhere to our theme.

Submission Fee: There are no submission fees for this exhibition.

Submission Form: Please complete our entry form (https://forms.gle/No3VtoFGbg2tyFFo9) and provide all required information requested.

Selection Panel: Beck Center has assembled a Gallery Review Panel to review our 2020-2021 Gallery entries. Members of the panel include Beck Center staff and faculty, board, and Ohio community visual art representatives. Panelists will not be considered as entrants in an exhibition. Criteria will be based on execution quality, space availability, Beck’s mission and vision, and relevance to the guidelines and theme of this exhibit.

Important Dates: + Submission Deadline: Sunday, September 20 + Notification of inclusion/exclusion: Notification by email by end of day Friday, September 25. + Virtual Artist’s Reception: TBD, once artists are selected If selected. + Drop Off for Accepted Art: November 23-29, 2020. Exact time to be coordinated directly with the artist during Beck’s building hours. + Pick Up of Artwork: March 2-7, 2021. Exact time to be coordinated directly with the artist during Beck’s building hours.

Location: The Jean Bulicek Galleria, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107. This exhibition is presented in-person at Beck Center. Its online component will be a virtual artist’s reception, along with advertisement on the Beck Center website and social media.

Sales Requirements: Artists are subject to a 20% sales commission on all works sold in this exhibition.

Presentation of Accepted Artwork: All work MUST be properly framed or otherwise presented for hanging or display. Submitted items will be inspected at take in. If a work is not able to be hung or displayed in a presentable and professional manner in our exhibition space, it may be asked to be replaced or rejected.

Agreement: Artists that are selected to exhibit will need to sign an agreement to participate in this exhibition.

Contact: The Gallery at Beck Center is managed in collaboration of Beck Staff and our Gallery Coordinator, Linda Pearce. Please contact Jessica McGrath, Assistant Director of Education at jmcgrath@beckcenter.org with questions regarding submissions to this exhibition.

About Us: Beck Center for the Arts is a non-profit, performing arts and arts education organization dedicated to inspiring and enriching the quality of life for Northeastern Ohioans. We combine professional theatrical productions with comprehensive curriculum-based arts education in Creative Arts Therapies, dance, music, theater, and visual arts, serving over 60,000 annually in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Medina, and Summit Counties. Crain's Cleveland Business named Beck Center the 11th Largest Cultural Attraction in Cuyahoga County. Our mission is to inspire, enrich, and transform lives through dynamic arts experiences.

- Beck Center's Core Values: We believe in the transforming and transcending power of the arts, the strength of collaboration, diversity as an essential component in all we do, an inclusive and safe environment, ethical and fiscal responsibility, customer service, personal attention and access, and building relationships.

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Call to Artists: Artist Submissions for Cultural Heritage Exhibit 2020
Aug
13
to Aug 23
Special Event, Exhibition

Call to Artists: Artist Submissions for Cultural Heritage Exhibit 2020

Calling all artists!

This exhibit is open to all Ohio artists who may submit work in any medium for the juror’s consideration. This exhibition encourages artists to submit works that adhere to our theme: “Cultural Heritage.” There are no submission fees for this exhibition.

The Cultural Heritage Exhibit features the work of talented artists who have been inspired and shaped by their heritage. The exhibition is an important opportunity to celebrate various cultures and artists with strong ties to the Northeast Ohio community.

Beck Center's Core Values: We believe in the transforming and transcending power of the arts, the strength of collaboration, diversity as an essential component in all we do, an inclusive and safe environment, ethical and fiscal responsibility, customer service, personal attention and access, and building relationships.

Submission Criteria: This exhibit is open to all Ohio artists who may submit work in any medium for the juror’s consideration. This exhibition encourages artists to submit works that adhere to our theme.

Submission Fee: There are no submission fees for this exhibition.

Submission Form: Please complete our entry form (https://forms.gle/1yQnFCXVm2eC4kpx9) and provide all required information requested.

Selection Panel: Beck Center has assembled a Gallery Review Panel to review our 2020-2021 Gallery entries. Members of the panel include Beck Center staff and faculty, board, and Ohio community visual art representatives. Panelists will not be considered as entrants in an exhibition. Criteria will be based on execution quality, space availability, Beck’s mission and vision, and relevance to the guidelines and theme of this exhibit.

Important Dates: • Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 9, 2020 EXTENDED TO AUGUST 23, 2020 • Notification of inclusion/exclusion: Notification by email by end of day Friday, August 14, 2020 • Virtual Artist’s Reception: TBD, once artists are selected • If selected: o Drop Off for Accepted Art: August 31 – September 4, 2020. Exact time to be coordinated directly with the artist during Beck’s building hours. o

Pick Up of Artwork: November 24 – December 1, 2020. Exact time to be coordinated directly with the artist during Beck’s building hours.

Location: The Jean Bulicek Galleria, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107. This exhibition is presented in-person at Beck Center, and will have a virtual interactive exhibit page on the Beck Center website as well. Additional online components are a virtual artist’s reception, along with advertisement on the Beck Center website and social media.

Sales Requirements: Artists are subject to a 20% sales commission on all works sold in this exhibition. Presentation of Accepted Artwork: All work MUST be properly framed or otherwise presented for hanging or display. Submitted items will be inspected at take in. If a work is not able to be hung or displayed in a presentable and professional manner in our exhibition space, it may be asked to be replaced or rejected. All accepted art will need digital photographs of the art to be presented in the virtual exhibit as well.

Agreement: Artists that are selected to exhibit will need to sign an agreement to participate in this exhibition.

Contact: The Gallery at Beck Center is managed in collaboration of Beck Staff and our Gallery Coordinator, Linda Pearce. Please contact Jessica McGrath, Assistant Director of Education at jmcgrath@beckcenter.org with questions regarding submissions to this exhibition.

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Lakewood & Rocky River Rotary Juried High School Competition
Mar
6
to Apr 5
Special Event

Lakewood & Rocky River Rotary Juried High School Competition

Experience the work of talented young people in our community with the Annual Lakewood & Rocky River Rotary Juried High School Competition in Music, Speech, and Visual Arts Contests with works on display from March 6 to April 5, 2020. Visual arts entries will be displayed in Beck Center's main building lobby.

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Women's Board - Sensational 60's: Tunes and Tales of a Groovy Decade
Mar
5
4:00 PM16:00

Women's Board - Sensational 60's: Tunes and Tales of a Groovy Decade

The Women's Board of Beck Center for the Arts presents Sensational '60s: Tunes & Tales of a Groovy Decade

Join us on April 26, 2020, 2 pm- 4 pm | Music and Dance building
Entertainment by Hatpins and Hemlines

Light Refreshments | Raffle Prizes! | Costume Contest--come in costume!

Ticket price $25
RSVP by April 23 to Phyllis Curry, pcurry4@hotmail.com, 440-331-1985 or Click the link below…

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Fiber of Time: Art Exhibition 2020
Feb
21
to Mar 1
Special Event, Exhibition

Fiber of Time: Art Exhibition 2020

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The Fiber of Time | Art Exhibition 2020

Local artists John Sargent III and Sandy Shelenberger display their visual art in this free exhibition. Items are available for purchase at Customer Service/Will Call desk. Find the perfect gift for your loved ones, or yourself, while seeing a free art exhibition and supporting local artists. You are invited to a free and open to the public artist's reception on February 21, 2020 from 6 pm to 8 pm. This exhibition is up until March 1, 2020.

Beck Center Art Exhibitions are free and open to the public. For gallery hours,

call (216) 521-2540 x10. The Jean Bulicek Galleria is located in Beck Center's

main building

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Women's Board Nibbles & Scribbles, a free event for the public
Feb
20
4:00 PM16:00
Special Event

Women's Board Nibbles & Scribbles, a free event for the public

Join Beck Center's Women's Board for a FREE event, great for all ages. The Women's Board welcomes current members, potential members, and all fans of Beck Center and cartooning! Are you retired and looking for something fun to do? Are you in school and want to learn more about cartooning? Everyone is welcome!

Beck Center Visual Arts Instructor Alastair Stockdale will teach a 45 minute mini-class on cartooning. To learn more about Alastair's work please visit https://www.misteral.org/teaching-artist.

There will be cheese, fruit, hummus, raw veggies, coffee, water, and wine or beer. There is no charge for this event but donations will be accepted.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 18 via email to janmk1978@gmail.com or via text at 330-321-2620.

The event will begin at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m.

Please bring friends and family of all ages--all are welcome!

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/866748330438855/

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Spotlight 2019
Nov
2
6:00 PM18:00
Special Event

Spotlight 2019

Spotlight Gala 2019 – Be Inspired!

On Saturday November 2, 2019, Beck Center for the Arts will host our major fundraising gala, Spotlight, benefiting our mission to inspire, enrich, and transform lives through dynamic arts experiences. Every year, the gala draws nearly 300 people together to create an experience of celebration and partnership. We are excited to announce that Spotlight 2019 will be held in a new venue: Red Space, 2400 Superior, just north of Cleveland State University.

 

This year’s theme “Be Inspired!” highlights a part of our mission that we hold dear. We cherish the ability of the arts to provoke thoughts and feelings through experience and observation. Dance Education at Beck Center exemplifies this function, as it has had an immense impact on our community. This year our honorees are Lynda Sackett, founder of the dance program and outreach, teacher for over 50 years; Melanie Szucs, Associate Director of Dance, faculty member for over 35 years; and Betty Kemper, advocate and champion of our dance program. In show of our appreciation of our honorees, our guests at Spotlight will experience a night full of dance performances created and performed by our students.

Purchase your Spotlight 2019 Be Inspired tickets here.

 For more information on sponsorships or tickets please contact Dena Adler, Director of Development, at dadler@beckcenter.org. We hope to see you there!

Didn’t get an invitation in the mail, or lost yours? Download it here.

Click here for Spotlight 2019 Press Release

Gala Program Advertisements

  • Full Page Ad | $200

  • Half Page Ad | $150

  • Quarter Page Ad | $100

Chef’s Table Hosts

Betty Kemper | Chann Fowler-Spellman & Ed Spellman

Bright Light Table Hosts

Margaret & Brad Richmond, MD | Doug Hoffman & Rob Stach | Bill Knoble & Lynda Sackett | Richard & Judy Fox | Mary Beth & Jeff DeClerck | Bill Gorton & Susie Blackburn | Dale & Cindy Brogan | Tom & Cindy Einhouse | Rotary Clubs of Lakewood & Rocky River | Barbara & Robert Paynter | Walter & Joyce Senney | MAI Capital Management, LLC

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Beck Center Volunteer Appreciation
Aug
27
5:30 PM17:30
Special Event

Beck Center Volunteer Appreciation

Join us in celebrating our devoted Beck Center Volunteers on Tuesday, Aug 27, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., first floor of our main building.

Who's invited?

  • Beck staff and faculty, friends and family

  • Board of Directors

  • Associate Board

  • Women’s Board

  • Dance Alliance of Beck Center (DABC)

  • Theater Alliance of Beck Center (TABC)

  • Ushers and other volunteers, and anyone interested in becoming a volunteer!

Meet & mingle with our staff, faculty, volunteers, and board members

We welcome new potential volunteers

We will Introduce and recognize incoming and outgoing leadership of volunteer groups

Awards will be announced!

  • Leading Role Award - Awarded for distinguished leadership

  • Shining Star Youth Award - Awarded to a dedicated youth volunteer

  • Behind-the-Scenes Award - An enthusiastic supporter, committed to getting the job done

Self-guided tours of the facility will take place, with staff stationed at various locations to provide insight into that space.

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Rotary Club of Lakewood & Rocky River Juried Local High School Competition
Mar
8
to Apr 8
Exhibition

Rotary Club of Lakewood & Rocky River Juried Local High School Competition

This year's winners are:

  • 1st Place: Chloe Becker, Magnificat, 6:58 AM

  • 2nd Place: Connor Starowesky, Lakewood High School, Angel

  • 3rd Place: Isabella Dombrowski, Lakewood High School, Speak

  • Honorable Mentions: Natalie Costello, Lakewood High School, Better Left Recycled; Zed Skinner, Lakewood High School, Gothic Spire; Phoebe Dunn, Rocky River High School, Cow Skull (series)

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