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We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place

… Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 | All day This summer, the Red Cloud Opera House is excited to welcome artists Steven Tamayo, Paul High … but also support the programming at the Red Cloud Opera House and Gallery. The public and spring conference …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 06/17/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… I really wanted to do that but it did not stop me from learning and doing art.  There really was no art in grade … workshops. I studied art books and did whatever I could to learn more.  I joined art clubs, and hung out with people …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… is her childhood bedroom and its original wallpaper in The Song of the Lark  or the Miner House that became the Harling home in My … around you. Listen only to the sound of the wind and the larks or the gentle murmur of cattle — or just the sound of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… Much like the character she inspired, Lyra Garber was well known for her charm and hospitality. The Garbers often … in public corridors and guest rooms. A street-level stairwell has been restored for lower-level entry into the  Red …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art Gallery Monday, Mar 17 - Saturday, May 17, 2025 | All day The … The focus on nematodes of the prairie expands the sense of place in landscapes. The diversity in the prairie nematode …
Posted: 03/16/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… State Office of War Information, 1943 Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up February 7, 2025 Use it up, Wear it out, …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Chase Earles

… from November 5-December 14, 2021 • There is also an index to the other eleven 49 Minutes of Fame artist profiles …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Nathaniel Ruleaux

… forever.” While researching his ancestor, Ruleaux says he learned Nicholas wouldn’t let his children learn the Lakota language even though he was a native … the University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance. To learn more about Ruleaux’s work, visit his Instagram page. …
Posted: 12/13/2021
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams

Image The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams The story behind the play, Not Too Far Distant October 15, 2024 Playwright Becky Boesen gleaned some of her inspiration for her play, Not Too Far Distant, from the   Nebraska Stories of Humanity : …
Posted: 10/15/2024
Last Updated: 10/22/2024

Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. … as if surrounded by nature, at home in the Nebraska prairie.” Cather’s likeness will join less than a dozen …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

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