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

… a general manager, sales and event manager, housekeeping staff, and a head chef. The hotel restaurant will include … 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, …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Spring Conference Emblem Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250 Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 4 - Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 | All day …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 05/18/2026

Exhibits

… Exhibits Exhibits The National Willa Cather Center, in addition to curating fine arts exhibitions … that further explore topics related to Willa Cather and her writing. A blend of historical images, archival papers, …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/30/2026

Support

… Shop Shop Reinterpreting the Burlington Depot Support Our Newest Exhibit The Burlington Depot has undergone … uses the depot as a setting in many of her works, like My Ántonia , “The Sculptor’s Funeral,” Lucy Gayheart , and an … will recall the farmstead and the fruit cave from from the final scenes of the novel. Anna Sadilek Pavelka was the …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… chapters of Kirby’s program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… highlighted in this presentation, and it includes chapters about local history, including the National Willa Cather Center. Join us to welcome Scott to the Red Cloud … remarks at 6:00 p.m. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 | 1 - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … journey, basing the story of Nancy's escape on Cather family stories from Virginia. Guests are also invited to … at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the Baldwin …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

School Field Trips

… for students of all ages and grade levels! Whether learning about Willa Cather and Nebraska history for the first time, … . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

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

… by Steve Tamayo, Anne Steinhoff, and Paul High Horse Art Gallery Thursday, May 15 - Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 | All day This summer, the Red Cloud Opera House is excited to welcome artists Steven …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 06/17/2025

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