THE BIG READ is an “initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. It is designed to revitalize the role of literary reading in American popular culture.” Communities across the country are invited to choose books on the BIG READ list. You can learn more about THE BIG READ by visiting http://www.neabigread.org/.
The Willa Cather Foundation Book Club is a group of readers who gather to discuss the works and life of Willa Cather. Ashley Olson and Angela Duca will lead these discussions in the gallery of the Red Cloud Opera House, and the Willa Cather Foundation supplies complimentary refreshments.
WHO: Anyone interested in reading great books WHAT: Willa Cather Book Club
WHEN: Once a month at 5:00 p.m. -- see the schedule below.
WHERE: Willa Cather Foundation, 413 North Webster, Red Cloud, Nebraska
WHY: Because Red Cloud hosts the largest living memorial to an author in the country, and because Willa Cather is one of America's foremost authors, inspiring generations of writers to come.
Schedule
OCTOBER 12, 2011: Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps by Ted Kooser ( "One Book One Nebraska" selection for 2011)
NOVEMBER 10, 2011: "Old Mrs. Harris" by Willa Cather
DECEMBER: BREAK
JANUARY 19, 2012: The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather (Parts I and II)
FEBRUARY 16, 2012: The Sond of the Lark by Willa Cather (Part III to end)
MARCH 16, 2012: A Lost Lady by Willa Cather (Part I)
APRIL 20, 2012: A Lost Lady by Willa Cather (Part II)
MAY 9, 2012: April Twilights (The featured book for the 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference)
All selections are available at the following places: Cather Books & Gifts: (402) 746-2653 Auld Public Library: (402) 746-3352 Red Cloud High School Library: (402) 746-2818 Auld~Doudna Public Library: (Guide Rock) (402) 257-4015 Blue Hill Public Library: (402) 756-2701 All short stories are available online at http://cather.unl.edu/writings/shortfiction/
