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3rd Annual December Night Soup Showdown

… chefs dust off their favorite recipe for the 3rd annual December Night Soup Showdown. The event is open to the public from … food critic’s choice and presentation. Proceeds from the December Night Soup Showdown will benefit the arts and …
Posted: 11/15/2016
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

2nd Annual December Night Soup Showdown

… County Museum’s  Festival of Trees . Now is the chance for you to show off your culinary skills! All you have to do to enter the December Night Soup Showdown is …
Posted: 11/13/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

4th Annual December Night Soup Showdown

… participate in the fun and lively competition by casting your vote for the 2017 “Best of the Showdown!” This year there are more chances for your favorite chef to win with the addition of awards for … now at the Willa Cather Foundation, Auld Public Library, or you can now register online here . Entries are due by …
Posted: 11/21/2017
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

December Soup Showdown

… FOR DECEMBER NIGHT SOUP SHOWDOWN (Red Cloud, NE) — Do you have a can’t-be-beat game day chili? Is your grandmother’s chicken noodle soup recipe the best in a six-county radius? Or, do you have your own special concoction that your family and …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Red Cloud Opera House

… towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House."  —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885 as the Morhart & …  and is home to the Willa Cather Foundation offices, art gallery and bookstore.  Upcoming events About the Morhart & …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 09/16/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… Just as in the days of old, the gifts she selects are simple, practical, and personal—just what you might expect …
Posted: 12/10/2024
Last Updated: 12/17/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day

… Roll of Honor for Grosvenor P. Cather Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day November 5, 2024 On November 11, … day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's …
Posted: 11/04/2024
Last Updated: 11/05/2024

The Potter Family

… a camp fire. . . . With so many emigrants coming to a new country, it made the housing a very serious problem and as … settlement surrounded by dykes to hold back the waters of Lake Michigan. In 1860 he rode forty miles in a jolting … years. He was the oldest of the brothers who came to this country. It is possible there was one older than he who 'did …
Posted: 08/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

5th Annual Soup Showdown Rescheduled

Image Opera House Sunday, Jan 13, 2019 | 5 - 7pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The Red Cloud Opera House will be brimming with enticing aromas as local chefs dust off their favorite recipe for the 5th annual …
Posted: 11/07/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… them into Red Cloud’s story, enjoy a sneak preview! If you have items from Red Cloud’s history that you would like to share for our project, please contact … at ttucker@willacather.org . We would love to have your support as we work to preserve these stories and the …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

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