Event Archives

Help us welcome two writers from our 2024 Willa Cather Residency for Writers cohort as they share recent publications! Margot Kahn and Hillary Behrman will read excerpts from their books as they reflect on their unique writers-in-residence experiences.

You voted, and we listened! 2026 Audience Choice winners Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal are performing their very first opera house show in what promises to be a foot-stomping Saturday night! Hoyer and his band leave it all on the stage, performing authentic funk, soul, and blues music across the country and the world.

For the first time, this popular one-day tour is being offered on two dates—including a Saturday option!

We are honored to welcome renowned author and historian Richard Norton Smith for a conversation about Willa Cather, My Mortal Enemy, and Cather's enduring place in American literature. You won't want to miss this engaging discussion!

Oglala Lakota and Navajo performer Garan Coons returns to the Red Cloud Opera House, this time with his Many Moccasins Dance Troupe! Join us for an unforgettable evening of dance and storytelling accompanied by beautiful music.

Join us for a production of The Little Mermaid featuring local youth! Deep in the salty water of the Sassafras Sea, there lived a Little Mermaid. In a new version of the age-old tale, lots of music, plot surprises, and humor await the audience.

Join us for a production of The Little Mermaid featuring local youth! Deep in the salty water of the Sassafras Sea, there lived a Little Mermaid. In a new version of the age-old tale, lots of music, plot surprises, and humor await the audience.

We are excited to present All Aboard the Orphan Train, a special traveling exhibit curated by the National Orphan Train Complex in Concordia, Kansas! This mini-exhibit will be on view at the newly reopened Burlington Depot in Red Cloud in time for Street Car Days!

An open house will be held at the Burlington Depot from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1. Admission to the depot and the orphan train exhibit will be free during this time!

Willa Cather (1873–1947) stands among the most distinctive American novelists of the twentieth century.

Join us for the premiere of an original play Tropic Trouble featuring local children who attend the Valley Child Development Center! Each summer, area youth spend a week composing, writing, and designing a play to perform at the Red Cloud Opera House with teaching artists from Blixt Arts Lab–stay tuned for more details as the cast and crew create their masterpiece.