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Harbor Stage Company presents The Bohemian

… by Brenda Withers from Cather's short story “The Bohemian Girl,” this unique and special production features actors … writers that the Boston Globe describes as “Impressive… The Bohemian finds something new to say.”  The Harbor Stage …
Posted: 04/27/2026
Last Updated: 04/28/2026

Finding Aids

… like letters, clothing, jewelry, artwork, manuscripts, address books, journals, and sales ledgers for her novels, as … George Smith   Clipping TX-50-1000-050 "The Diamond Mine,"  McClure's Willa Cather 1916 Clipping TX-50-1000-051 Willa … 1911 For Bessie from Willa Stanley, Sir Henry Morton The Autobiography of Henry M. Stanley 1909 To the __________ …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Visit

… is an award-winning museum in the heart of Cather's hometown. Explore exhibits and collections, or visit historic … Cather Prairie Cather's Red Cloud Cather's Red Cloud Guided Tours The Best Way to Explore Red Cloud The National Willa … for guided tours. Immerse yourself in the small prairie town that is home to the nation's largest collection of …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when … trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. As … is a testament to Cather, the town, Board members, and staff who make things happen – but from their own …
Posted: 07/13/2016
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Red Cloud Opera House

… the arrival of traveling productions such as  The Bohemian Girl  and  The Mikado . As Cather herself put it, "Only real …
Posted: 07/10/2014
Last Updated: 01/28/2025

Virtual Author Series: Terese Svoboda

Image Author Series Thursday, Oct 17, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT Register Online Now Join us for a discussion of Svoboda’s answer to Willa Cather’s novel My Ántonia ! Readers will delight in the story of Harriet as she searches for her father in the American West …
Posted: 08/14/2024
Last Updated: 09/23/2024

Historic Sites

… restored exterior finishes, but will also offer accessible tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went … priest who served this church came by train from a nearby town. A special train whistle alerted parishioners that Mass … store for decades. “When I go about among little Nebraska towns . . . the thing I miss most is the opera house.” …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Red Cloud Opera House

… the arrival of traveling productions such as  The Bohemian Girl  and  The Mikado . As Cather herself put it, "Only real … old operas sung by people who were doing their best:  The Bohemian Girl, The Chimes of Normandy, Martha, The Mikado . …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024

From the Permanent Collection: John Blake Bergers

Image Image Image Image Image Art Gallery Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 | 12am - Saturday, Feb 12, 2022 | 12am Red Cloud Opera House Gallery 413 N Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The work of John Blake Bergers returns once more to our Red Cloud …
Posted: 01/14/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

My Ántonia by Illusion Theater

… upon his return to Nebraska to see Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian immigrant girl who shaped his understanding of people and life. …
Posted: 12/12/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

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