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Frank Warren: Post Secret Live

Post Secret creator Frank Warren introduced the world to a collection of highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world. What started as a community arts project exploded in popularity; since Post Secret’s inception in 2004, Warren has received over one million anonymous secrets on homemade postcards. Warren’s project has raised over one million for suicide prevention, earning him the Mental Health Advocacy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Post Secret postcards have been exhibited at New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. Warren engages audiences with inspiring and funny stories behind the secrets, discusses the Post Secret blog and how it led him to make suicide awareness part of his life’s work, and demonstrates that through our secret struggles and adversity, we can help others.

The Marquis Series brings intellectually and culturally enriching performances and presentations to the Coe campus for the benefit of the entire community. Over the decades, the series has hosted nationally renowned speakers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, theater and comedy troupes, and more on Coe’s campus. The series was created by a gift from the estate of Sarah Marquis in honor of her father, Dr. John A. Marquis, who was president of Coe College from 1909-1920.

Individual tickets to each Marquis Series event are available at no charge to Coe students, fauclty and staff. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for senior citizens (55 and older) and non-Coe students (18 and under). Tickets for Marquis Series events may be obtained by clicking here or by visiting or calling the Coe College Box Office at 319.399.8600 (Monday-Friday, 11:00 AM-7:00 PM). Tickets are also available at the door in Sinclair Auditorium on the night of each event.

Inquiries about the series may be directed to marquisseries@coe.edu

Photo Credit: Hayley Harnicher (Active Minds, Inc.)

 

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