Event Archives
Virtual Author Series and In-Person Book Signing: Lisa Harkrader
Join us in person and online for a special children's literature event! Author Lisa Harkrader will be at the National Willa Cather Center to meet young readers and sign copies of her book, The Adventures of Beanboy, which is the 2022 One Book for Nebraska Kids. Following her book-signing, Lisa will be on hand for a virtual brown bag focusing on the role of children's literature in literacy and educational initiatives. Register for the event here.
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Virtual Author Series: Pam Houston
Transport yourself to the Colorado Rockies, Nebraska prairie, and beyond during our conversation with author Pam Houston! Join us as Houston shares excerpts from her book, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, and discusses the pleasures of place-based writing and her connections to Willa Cather, both as a writing professor and a fan. Register for the event here.
Ballet Folklorico de Topeka
Artist Reception: Paula Wallace's "The Wonder of it All"
Virtual Author Series: Matt Mason and 2022 Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate Tanya Bachu
The Wonder of It All
Artist Reception: Christopher Strickland's "Expanding Perceptions"
Missoula Children's Theatre Presents: The Jungle Book
Virtual Author Series: Jonis Agee
Mark your calendars for this discussion with Jonis Agee about her book, The Bones of Paradise. This multigenerational family saga takes place shortly after the Wounded Knee Massacre, in the Nebraska Sandhills. Selected as One Book One Nebraska for 2022, the novel highlights the difficulties of settling a harsh environment while navigating the unpredictable people within it.