Event Archives

Join 66th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Academic Director Dr. Charles Johanningsmeier and Karim Muasher, Co-Artistic Director of Animal Engine Theatre Company, for a conversation about creating new work from Willa Cather's periodical texts. This talk is a great opportunity to connect with Spring Conference leadership and performers as they share their process for adapting serialized Cather texts into a theatrical performance, as well as how Cather's relationship with popular print media informs literary scholarship.

Join us as Joan Wells, Women's World Champion Trick Roper, presents a unique performance of roping tricks just like those seen in the early Wild West shows and rodeos.

Please join us virtually for this highly-anticipated preview event. Buy your ticket early and pre-order the book here.

Join us in person or virtually—from dawn until dusk—for a deep dive into the natural and literary realm of Cather Country.

Laugh, dance, and sing to music inspired by ancient Celts, English coal miners, Irish leprechauns, Scottish kilt-wearers, and Irish pub-goers.

An enlightening book talk on "Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and the Place of Culture."

Join us virtually to experience the Andean cultures of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile through an acoustic journey and storytelling!

The Red Cloud Opera House is pleased to welcome The Art Connection show, created by a group of both new and familiar artists based in South Central Nebraska.

Every fall, thousands of students are introduced to Shakespeare through the work of Nebraska Shakespeare, a troupe of professional actors and educators whose mission is to bring Shakespeare's work into classrooms and communities throughout Nebraska and the region. Your paid ticket helps to bring these performances to students at no cost!

Join us on Zoom for our second installment of readings and fascinating conversation with Kate Gaskin, Lisa Fay Coutley, David Phillip Mullins, and Jim Reese!