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

… made possible by gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant … Nebraska Passport program.  MAKE A DONATION Learn more about the Hotel Garber project —All gallery images, below, are courtesy of the Nebraska Community Foundation— …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Exhibit Tour

… Time This is a driving tour that includes the childhood home but also offers a deep dive into three permanent … in American Culture at the Burlington Depot; Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud at the Farmers and … events of Cather’s life? How did Red Cloud become the homesteading town that inspired six of Cather’s novels? Why …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

Events

… Events National Willa Cather Center Events Experience the arts, literature, and … this time. Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/06/2026

71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Spring Conference Emblem Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250 Spring Conference … AM Service at Grace Episcopal 9:45 AM Session 4 9:45 AM Prairie Foraging with Adam Hintz Micro-Readers Theatre: A … Romney was also featured in The Booksellers, a documentary about the rare book trade in New York that premiered at the …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 09/08/2026

Exhibits

… in addition to curating fine arts exhibitions in the Red Cloud Opera House gallery, curates special exhibits that further explore …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 07/21/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and Nebraska Cultural …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… Sandpoint Magazine , Kirby began making art at the age of forty. Although the attempts to capture these mostly … formal piano instruction for seventeen years. He worked under Robert Howat of Wittenberg University of Ohio, and …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… and how the movement became connected with the Great Plains. Hayes explores how the Underground Railroad formed … to Light , an exhibit featuring photographs taken along a route that was once part of the Underground Railroad. … journey.  This program is free to attend and perfect for high school students studying American History prior to the …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and … sites related to Willa Cather's life and writing on our guided tours Hike, picnic, star-gaze dark skies, or watch …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

School Field Trips

… Willa Cather . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning activity. During …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

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