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

… for more than twenty-five years, and its third flood was lost to fire in 1961. Basement excavation and underpinning … that was completed in 2020 supported the return of the lost third floor. After pandemic-related delays, … and Mrs. Forrester in Willa Cather’s 1923 novel A Lost Lady . Silas was a founder of Red Cloud and a two term …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Exhibit Tour

… Image Exhibit Tour Understand Cather's Time This is a driving tour that … of Cather’s life? How did Red Cloud become the homesteading town that inspired six of Cather’s novels? Why is the rise … railroad opened in Red Cloud in 1878, the fortunes of the town were forever changed. Our newest permanent exhibit …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

Events

… and our annual Spring Conference. Spring Conference International Seminar Calls for Proposals Rentals Built in 1885 and … - Filter Events by Category - Art Gallery Author Series International Seminar Opera House Prairie Writers Special …
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 … Station Interviews by Invitation 3:00 PM Session 3 5:00 PM Gallery Artist Talk with Susan Hart 5:30 PM Donor & Sponsor … AM Service at Grace Episcopal 9:45 AM Session 4 9:45 AM Prairie Foraging with Adam Hintz Micro-Readers Theatre: A …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 09/08/2026

Exhibits

… addition to curating fine arts exhibitions in the Red Cloud Opera House gallery, curates special exhibits that further explore … a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center and the nation's …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 07/21/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… Image Image A Celebration of Classic Americana Opera House Friday, Apr 3, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT Red Cloud Opera … is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. About the Performer A native of Urbana, Ohio, Scott Kirby …
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

… would like to bring students, please contact Director of Education and Engagement Rachel Olsen at …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… of  O Pioneers! ,  My Ántonia  and  One of Ours. Image Historic Site Tour The National Willa Cather Center is … tract of native prairie—comprise the largest collection of sites related to any American author. Whether you have a few … 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

… 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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