Beck Center for the Arts is hosting its fourth annual Bike for Beck, a fundraising cycling event, on Sunday, May 31. Cyclists will take to the Cleveland Metroparks between 7 to 10 a.m., beginning and ending at Beck Center, located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. Riders can choose from 12-, 25-, or 60-mile rides. The community is invited to BeckFest, a free, family-friendly arts and music festival at Beck Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from Bike for Beck will benefit quality arts education programs at Beck Center. Registration is available online at beckcenter.org.
The cost for Bike for Beck is $40 per cyclist and includes a t-shirt and rider packet for the first 175 registrants. Riders ages 12 and under are free with a paid adult rider and group discounts are available. The all-new “Kidical Mass”, a 1-mile ride for children of all ages, will begin with a bike decorating station at 9:30 a.m. and the ride beginning at 10 a.m. Registration is not required for “Kidical Mass” but all riders must be accompanied by an adult and wear helmets to participate.
BeckFest consists of interactive arts and music activities including bike safety demonstrations, drum circles, artsy hopscotch, a life-size game of “Operation” and a concert by two-time Grammy Award-winning artists Cathy & Marcy, known as the “trailblazers of children’s music”. Highlights also include improv by Something Dada, “Popcorn Games” hosted by Campbell’s Sweets Factory, an art station by Faber-Castell, creative face painting, and much more. Popular band Red Light Roxy will close the afternoon with swing music and dance. There will be a community welcome at 12:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be on sale from award-winning Chef Chris Hodgson’s Hodge Podge Food Truck, the Root Café, and gelato from The Sweet Spot.
Bike for Beck is sponsored the Lakewood Rocky River Rotary, First Federal Lakewood, Lakewood Hospital, Krylon, Turner Construction, Callahan Foundation, Faber-Castell, Adam J. Brinza, Dimit Architects, DS Benefits Group, and Minute Men. SAG support provided by Great Lakes React.
