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Welcome New Board Members

… National Willa Cather Center’s Board of Governors were enthusiastically welcomed at a recent board meeting. Amy Neff … John Pavelka, Amy Neff Balamanno has a unique tie to the Foundation and appreciates the work to keep her family’s story alive. “I'm passionate about the mission of the Foundation because of the continued …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Kids Build the Future! A Play about Place and Possibility

… thevalleychild@gmail.com. Meggan can also answer questions about the cost of the camp during the week as well as … is FREE to the public, but freewill donations are welcome. Thank you to our sponsors, Dennis and Sally Hansen, …
Posted: 06/10/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Image Image Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small … Great Plains. The National Willa Cather Center preserves, operates, and interprets the largest assembled group of … and writing Take in a performance at the Red Cloud Opera House Enjoy a delicious lunch served in our beautiful art …
Posted: 02/07/2020
Last Updated: 02/13/2020

71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Image Willa Cather at Bowdoin College Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250 Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 4 - Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 04/23/2026

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… our own!  Important! Through traffic will be directed to detour off of both Highway 281 and Highway 136. If you intend … remain open, although parking on Webster Street near our building may be limited. See "Getting to the the NWCC" … on Hwy 281: Stay on Webster Street and turn left on West 7th Avenue.  Turn left again on Cedar Street. 1/2 block …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Remembering Jennifer Hein

… of members, Jennifer had quickly emerged as an enthusiastic supporter of preservation and education … for the 2024 Spring Conference, she expressed excitement about the Center’s plans to reinterpret its historic sites … Legacy Society, or if you have named the Willa Cather Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… chapters of Kirby’s program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Cather alongside other unique and curated gift items and welcomes authors for book talks and signings. LEARN MORE … the very buildings and landscapes that Willa Cather wrote about or lived in — whether it is her childhood bedroom and … nothing in the virtual center of the lower 48-states. MORE ABOUT THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE Stay at the Villa Willa An urban …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… Sandpoint Magazine , Kirby began making art at the age of forty. Although the attempts to capture these mostly … formal piano instruction for seventeen years. He worked under Robert Howat of Wittenberg University of Ohio, and …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Virtual Author Series: Margot Kahn and Hillary Behrman

… Help us welcome two writers from our 2024 Willa Cather Residency for Writers cohort as they share recent … Writers Program, the Willa Cather Foundation, Vashon Artist Residency, and Bread Loaf Writers Conference. Hillary lives …
Posted: 01/07/2026
Last Updated: 02/13/2026

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