Event Archives

On January 19 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. 2014 Pulitzer winner for Fiction. Donna Tartt’s controversial award-winner follows middle-schooler Theo Decker as he comes of age and contemplates “the history of people who have loved beautiful things, and looked out for them, and pulled them from the fire.” There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:30 at the Cather Second Home.

Lester Junction is ready to take the stage for the third time. This homegrown band last entertained a sold-out audience in 2015 and they are sure to put on another stellar performance. They will play a mixture of original music, favorite country and classic rock songs.

The 6-member band consists of Joe Hersh (drums), Pat Hersh (bass/vocals), Lukas Rupprecht (guitar/vocals), Calhoun Rasser (guitar/vocals), Brooks Rasser (vocals), and Todd Mahin (bass).

Midwest Dueling Pianos offers a wildly entertaining music and comedy dueling piano show that the audience will love. The amazing Midwest Dueling Pianos show will provide high-end entertainment and thoroughly engage and entertain. The one-of-a-kind entertainment experience that is Midwest Dueling Pianos will have you singing, cheering, dancing, and laughing so hard they’ll be doubled over gasping for breath. This show is request driven so bring a list of your favorite songs. 

Sponsored by:

Heritage Bank
Village Pharmacy
The John and Dorothy Sherwood Fund

Dory is back in a fun loving under the sea adventure! The Willa Cather Foundation will be showing Finding Dory on December 10, at 11:00 a.m. We will be offering food and refreshments to all of the attendees. This event is free. Bring your bean bags and your blankets and join the fun!

Movie is rated PG.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

About the Movie:

The Red Cloud Opera House will be brimming with enticing aromas as local chefs dust off their favorite recipe for the 3rd annual December Night Soup Showdown. The event is open to the public from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for a free will donation. Warm up by sampling a variety of soups and participate in the fun and lively competition by casting your vote for the 2016 “Best of the Showdown!” This year there are more chances for your favorite chef to win with the addition of awards for food critic’s choice and presentation.

Fronted by brothers Dick and Dave Pruitt on bass and electric guitars, with Michael Cherry on drums, the Bel Airs play a danceable mix with an authentic but eclectic bluesy-country-soul-and-rock-n-roll sound influenced by the likes of Wilson Picket, Slim Harpo, Howlin' Wolf and Johnny Cash.

The Pruitt brothers' harmony vocal style sets them apart in the contemporary music scene--leading one reviewer to refer to them as the "Everly Brothers of Blues". David's "big guitar" and Dick's howling vocals over soulful, right-on rhythm playing make this trio a powerhouse.

On November 17 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Laughing Boy by Oliver LaFarge. Awarded Pulitzer for the Novel in 1930, Laughing Boy follows a young Navajo man negotiating his native culture within the rapid changes of the larger American society in 1915. There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:30 at the Cather Second Home.

On October 20, the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss His Family by Ernest Poole. This work received the first Pulitzer Prize awarded for the Novel in 1918. Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was considered a front runner, but did not receive the prize. Poole’s novel is the story of middle-class New Yorker, Roger Gale, and changing American society in the 1910s. There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:30 p.m. at the Cather Second Home.