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Collection: Alumni
"Words and Music" with Amanda Palmer '98 and Neil Gaiman
At a special Reunion and Commencement appearance with all ticket sales going to financial aid, Amanda Palmer '98 played the piano and the ukulele and joyfully performed a set of her inimitable songs on the stage in Crowell Concert Hall on the Wesleyan University campus May 24, 2013. THIS IS WHY.
At a special Reunion and Commencement appearance with all ticket sales going to financial aid, Amanda Palmer '98 played the piano and the ukulele and joyfully performed a set of her inimitable songs on the stage in Crowell Concert Hall on the Wesleyan University campus May 24, 2013. Her husband, Neil Gaiman, winner of writing honors from the Newbery Medal to the Hugo Award to the Will Eisner Comic Award, read from his work and joined Amanda in fielding questions from a rapt audience of alumni, parents, and students.
This event was part of a series in the $400 million THIS IS WHY campaign to support the University’s endowment. All proceeds from ticket sales—100%—go directly to financial aid for Wesleyan students. More information about the campaign and upcoming events can be found at http://thisiswhy.wesleyan.edu.
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