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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Jun 1, 2023 | 9am - Saturday, Jun 3, 2023 | 9pm National Willa Cather Center 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE … Media at UC Santa Cruz, where she won the Excellence in Teaching Award. The Passing Show Join panelists Molly Rozum, … music features a wide variety of selections from original works, to arrangements of classical compositions and …
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2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

… and 5 countries to Red Cloud and Lincoln, with 289 taking part in the activities and paper sessions. The conference theme, “’Fragments of Desire’: Cather and the Arts,” focused on both the publication centenary of Cather’s … which will remain on display in the Red Cloud Opera House gallery through August 31, were all created in response to …
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2014 Spring Conference Highlights

… Willa Cather Center. The architects’ renderings and floor plans were made available to participants, so that … to much-needed rain overnight, the prairie was lush, the sky was filled with beautiful clouds, and the larks, …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… Lady —Harris’ favorite Cather novel—Cather references Bible stories, Hamlet, a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a novel by … of Humanities at the Webb Institute on Long Island, New York. The selective school specializes in naval architecture …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Legacy Gift September 6, 2024 During the Willa Cather Spring Conference, Sharon Kohout always makes time to say hello to … and visitors can experience the same engaging tours, conferences, and seminars that she has. “The Willa Cather …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… advancing Willa Cather's legacy locally and beyond through education, preservation, and the arts. Our Vision: People … family, as well as other period pieces; Allocation of scholarships  to high school students and graduate students … great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, educational outreach, arts and humanities programs, and …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances

… the Central Community College Education Hub, the National Willa Cather Center, and the Community Center. “We want the added … hotel in Red Cloud has been a priority for the Willa Cather Foundation and other community leaders for many years. The …
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Press Room

… bloggers, and the public to visit our virtual Press Room often for the latest newsworthy information about our … Moving to Red Cloud exposed Cather to new ethnic groups and childhood experiences. Through her lifelong learning and … most of her life, she often returned to Red Cloud to visit friends and family.  For more information about Red Cloud, …
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Willa Cather Foundation Events

… Opera House performances and gallery exhibitions, our Spring Conference, and the Prairie Writers' Workshop. A biennial … and work. Check this page often to see our upcoming events, conferences, workshops, seminars, and exhibitions. Don't …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… of Red Cloud as a town via Cather’s acquaintance with Silas and Lyra Garber. I’m fascinated by how a rural town sprouts up—not …
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