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Gwen Galvin and Neil Carlin eat pizza after CET’s last performance of “Curtains.” Galvin expressed both joy and sadness as her time with CET has come to an end. “It makes me sad that I didn’t get to live in Ann Arbor for my entire life,” Galvin said. “But I'm really, really lucky to have the time that I did get, and those four shows are gonna mean the absolute world to me for the rest of my life.”
April 2, 2025
Gwen Galvin and Neil Carlin eat pizza after CET’s last performance of “Curtains.” Galvin expressed both joy and sadness as her time with CET has come to an end. “It makes me sad that I didn’t get to live in Ann Arbor for my entire life,” Galvin said. “But I'm really, really lucky to have the time that I did get, and those four shows are gonna mean the absolute world to me for the rest of my life.”
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