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Virtual Author Series: David McKay Powell
… Online Now Learn more about the art form that inspired Willa Cather during her entire life! Author David McKay … event is free but requires registration. Throughout her fiction, Willa Cather mentioned forty-seven operas. … in roughly half of her short stories. Despite a dearth of musical education, Cather produced astute writing about the …
Posted: 07/11/2023
Last Updated: 08/28/2023
Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… Discussion #3: The Professor's House As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist … Book of 2016 by Thomas Mallon in The New York Times Book Review and Robert McCrum in The Observer (London); and …
Posted: 04/24/2023
Last Updated: 08/08/2023
68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Image Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 1, 2023 | 9am - Saturday, Jun 3, … and Brilliant: Cather at 150 Our 68th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference, held during Willa Cather's sesquicentennial …
Posted: 06/08/2022
Last Updated: 05/31/2023
Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations
… Book Illustrations presents original illustrations from classic children’s literature. These pieces are widely recognized not only as artistic classics but also as the source of countless beloved … of Young at Art. If you would like to bring a group or class to the exhibit for a special storytime or art …
Posted: 08/13/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Willa Cather Celebration Weekend
… this fall for “Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On," a series of events held on Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20, as … in a letter, the place “where I have done most of my best work” and where she is buried today. Thank you to the … and Tracy Tucker of the National Willa Cather Center will talk about their organization and its role in preserving and …
Posted: 03/15/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Soundstitching: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather's World
… world in a whole new way. Soundstitching: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather's World transforms the colors from … gallery ! A special Spring Conference event —an artist talk and a performance of Soundstitching compositions by Dr. … . Kite has collaboratively produced large-scale work for chamber ensembles and dancers using color-coded …
Posted: 03/15/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Virtual Author Series: Dr. Will Thomas, Michael Burton, and Dr. Kwakiutl Dreher
… film projects connect to Thomas' recent book, A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the … by enslaved people to gain freedom from slave holders. This talk will bring to life many intersections between history … Willa Cather herself valued and carried out in her own work. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER . You can purchase the book …
Posted: 04/12/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Virtual Author Series: Dr. Kelsey Squire
… 2021 | 7pm Join us as we sit down with Dr. Kelsey Squire to talk about teaching Willa Cather! Author of the book, Willa Cather: The Critical Conversation , … race, and gender as they relate to introducing Cather's work to students.We will also share additional teaching …
Posted: 04/12/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Virtual Author Series: Dr. Guy Reynolds
… 19, 2021 | 7pm Tune in for what is sure to be an engrossing talk with Dr. Guy Reynolds, professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. … Cather readers and scholars fresh perspectives on her work through the critical lens of Body Studies. The book …
Posted: 03/31/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Virtual Author Series: Dr. Charles Johanningsmeier & Karim Muasher
… and Karim Muasher, Co-Artistic Director of Animal Engine Theatre Company, for a conversation about creating …
Posted: 03/05/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023