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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… , which celebrates its publication centenary in 2023, and other texts that Cather published in 1923, such as her revised book of poetry,  April Twilights and Other Poems .  The conference will begin the …
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2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

… our International Seminar to Nebraska by combining the two events into a weeklong, Nebraska-wide celebration of … of, investment in, and representations of art forms and artists of many types. Cather was inspired by a number of … Svoboda drew a capacity crowd, with a book signing and reception that followed. Performing at the Burlington Depot …
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2014 Spring Conference Highlights

… scholarship winners and their families to the Red Cloud Opera House, where the winners read their papers, fielded … to stay inside, documentaries were shown in the Red Cloud Opera House about our Great Plains Heritage. …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… Edith Wharton were all taken, so I looked and said, ‘Well, I did read My Ántonia a few years ago and liked it a … World War I African American U.S. Army infantry regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters.  On September 3, he took … very special.”  If you would like additional information about the Cather Legacy Society, or if you have named the …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Island, New Brunswick Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift September 6, 2024 … Simons, died in 1972 at 102 years old and is buried in her hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. Kohout grew up in Texas, … her mother’s family in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has vivid memories of time spent with Mama Simons, who had moved from …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa … advancing Willa Cather's legacy locally and beyond through education, preservation, and the arts. Our Vision: People … programs represent Cather enthusiasts, scholars, teachers and students, devotees of the arts and humanities, …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances

… of the Potter-Wright building will now be rehabilitated to house a Creative Hub. The project team has also grown with … as gallery exhibits or programs at the nearby Red Cloud Opera House.  "The Creative Hub will take the Hotel Garber’s …
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Press Room

… that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, … setting for fiction; she taught her readers how to see the prairie-plains. She built worlds. Cather’s evocation of the … House (restored in 2003). It contains an archive, museum, gallery, and study center owned and operated by the Willa …
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Willa Cather Foundation Events

… annually, including several Opera House performances and gallery exhibitions, our Spring Conference, and the Prairie … monthly electronic newsletter. Keywords Filter Events by Category - Filter Events by Category - Art Gallery Author … Events Spring Conference Image Vedauvoo | Rick Houchin | $95 From the Place Art Gallery: Monday, Jan 12 - Sunday, Jun …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job …
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