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Beneath the Wide-Open
… of motion and change as the desert beneath it was monotonous and still, — and there was so much sky, more than at sea, … there, under one’s feet, but what one saw when one looked about was that brilliant blue world of stinging air and … landscape one longed for when one was away, the thing all about one, the world one actually lived in, was the sky, the …
Posted: 01/04/2024
Last Updated: 04/18/2024
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 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/08/2024
Red Cloud Opera House
… every word of those posters; the names of the plays and the nights on which each would be given. After we had decided … could prevail upon our parents. Would they let us go every night, or only on opening and closing nights?" "How good … a $275,000 challenge grant for the Opera House in December 2001, which the Foundation matched three-to-one and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024
School Field Trips
… Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for students of all ages and grade levels! Whether learning about Willa Cather and Nebraska history for the first time, … the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning activity. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024
The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber
… market feasibility study concluded that the market could support an additional 30-room lodging establishment. … Fund (an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation). Over $5 million in donations, grants, and … wall, and pledges are payable over a five-year period. DONATE NOW CASE FOR SUPPORT Image What's in a Name? The …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024
Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… She joins Ponca Chief Standing Bear, installed in 2019, as one of two new sculptures that represent Nebraska. The … also comes in the centenary year of her Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 04/03/2024
One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center
… Image From Omaha & Lincoln to Red Cloud Special Events Tuesday, Apr 9, 2024 | All day CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States ONLINE REGISTRATION DEADLINE … hosts Ruth Haley Keene and Glenda Pierce for a day in Red Cloud, home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather! …
Posted: 03/05/2024
Last Updated: 04/03/2024
Cather Legacy Society
… estate plan takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an excellent way … heirs avoid certain estate taxes. You can change your mind about your bequest at any time before your death. Your …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… Image Image Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud A New Permanent Exhibit for the Farmers & Merchants … is in development. Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud invites visitors to explore the novel's connections to Red Cloud through subjects that are both present and absent in …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… Download the Prairie Brochure Book a Tour As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water … overnight camping Please leash pets for their safety Please use pedestrian gates only Please pack out trash Respect … protect the last American prairies, extraordinary efforts must be made not only to preserve them, but to bring visitors …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024