West Coast/Costa Mesa Regional Connections
"Connecting Women in Purpose and Vision"



Register Now for April 14, 2011 @ 6:30pm
Becky Baker and Katie Blackburn present

"Bessie & Beulah's Stress Relievers for Women in Media"  
A  hilarious look at some stress relievers
you never thought about...and will never forget!

Special Music by Carole Brewer

ABOUT BECKY BAKER
Actress, Comedian, Teacher and Author

Becky Baker has been a professional model and actress since 1977. She started out doing TV commercials and industrial films, progressing to having her own live stage show, The Bessie & Beulah Comedy Show, which she has been performing with her partner for eighteen years. The show has taken them all over the United States, including Hawaii, as they perform their customized, side-splitting routine for audiences as diverse as Boeing, Kaiser Permanente, and Chevrolet.

Becky has also been a high-school teacher since 1970, teaching all levels of Spanish from first year to sixth. She is completely bilingual, having been raised in Central America, and has been selected for numerous awards like Disney Teacher of the Year and UCSD Teacher of the Year. Becky also travels the country as a motivational speaker. Her seminars on Laughter, God's Best Medicine, are embraced by audiences all over the United States as she teaches people how to look for, and find, the humor all around us in life. She published her first book this year, Joykillers, which is now in its second printing.

As owner of a production company, Brata Productions, she has staged live productions and has recently produced a television pilot, "The Chickilu Yayas", which is being represented now in Hollywood by 3Nl with John Tinker, creator and executive producer of ''Judging Amy".

Becky has been married for thirty-five years to Randy and is the mother of three grown children. (bessieandbeulah.com)

ABOUT KATIE BLACKBURN
Comedian and Actress

For over 25 years, Katie Blackburn has been entertaining audiences through professional theatre and stand-up comedy. Her spontaneous humor and quick wit have enabled Katie to get through everything in life from divorce to death to raising her 3 children. As an actress with Lamb's Players, a professional theatre company, she has toured the country as well as performed on their resident stage. Her roles have included both drama and comedy. Katie has also produced, written and directed large productions for churches in Southern California. One of her great loves is comedy. As "Bessie" in the stand-up comedy show "Bessie & Beulah", Katie has delighted audiences around the country for 17 years and has shared the stage with Barbara Bush, Dan Quayle, and Paul Harvey.

Katie was one of the founding members of SAK Theatre, a Minnesota-based theatre company which later became one of the major entertainment attractions at Disney's Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. Her years of theatre experience include Peaseblossom in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Dr. Armstrong in Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians", Simone Boniface in Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and Mrs. Ruddle, the know-it-all housekeeper in "Busman's Honeymoon". She has also done voice-over work for the San Diego Wild Animal Park and the Rueben H. Fleet Space Theatre as well as film training for the California Police Officer's Satellite Training Program. With a few years of life experience (we won't say exactly how many!) under her belt, Katie is quick to make you laugh as she tells it like it is. Her hilarious opinions will both mesmerize and enlighten you. (bessieandbeulah.com)

ABOUT CAROLE BREWER Singer, Pianist, Author & Speaker
	Describing music as "the breeze on which God's truth can soar", Carole's purpose for presenting music is to exalt the name of our Lord and to touch lives with the truth of His holy word.    Carole is a songwriter and accomplished musician who ministers in a wide variety of music styles, which are represented in her four solo CDs. Even those not familiar with the Gospel message will be blessed by her beautiful four-octave range and vocal versatility. Carole leads her audiences into the presence of the Lord from the piano and with CD accompaniment tracks. She is also an accomplished creative writer and speaker.
In addition to Carole Brewer Ministries, Carole serves as the West Coast/Costa Mesa Regional Director for Women in Christian Media.  Carole and her supportive husband, Jan make their home in Sacramento, California. (carolebrewer.com)

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