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Visit this page often for the latest Cather-related news as well as information about the Willa Cather Foundation's programs, collections, and events.

New! Cather Studies 11: Willa Cather at the Modernist Crux

New! Cather Studies 11: Willa Cather at the Modernist Crux

Monday, August 21, 2017
Willa Cather at the Modernist Crux examines Willa Cather’s position in time, in aesthetics, and in the world. Born a Victorian in 1873, Cather made herself a modernist...

Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

Monday, August 21, 2017
The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce that a permanent endowment for a new scholarship program has been established as a result of the generosity of Antonette...

National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop

National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop

Monday, August 21, 2017
The National Willa Cather Center is one of 80 attractions featured in the Nebraska Tourism Commission’s summer 2017 Nebraska Passport program. The program is open to...

Career Opportunity for Finance & Business Manager

Career Opportunity for Finance & Business Manager

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) seeks a highly-organized, passionate, and multi-talented candidate to fill a new Finance & Business Manager position. The Finance &...

Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop

Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop

Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop by Center for Great Plains Studies Date and Time Tue, July 18, 2017 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM CDT Location Red Cloud Opera House...

Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

Saturday, June 3, 2017
On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red Cloud Opera House as distinguished guest Laura Bush delivered moving remarks for the dedication of the National Willa...

Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society

Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Reflecting back on her first Spring Conference many years ago, it was the kindness shown to her as a young scholar that compelled Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder to become a member of...

Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference

Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
The Willa Cather Foundation hosts their 62nd annual Spring Conference June 1 – 3. "Picturing the American West: The Railroad and Popular Imagination," is a signature event of...

Your Input is Requested for the 2018 Opera House Season

Your Input is Requested for the 2018 Opera House Season

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Your survey could win you two tickets to a 2017 show! We are looking at expanding our offerings in 2018 to include a wider variety of entertainment and arts engagement...

New Additions to the Cather Collection

New Additions to the Cather Collection

Monday, March 27, 2017
Several weeks ago, an unexpected phone call reached Executive Director Ashley Olson's desk: were we interested in a collection of personal items which had belonged to Willa...

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