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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.

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...

Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff

Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff

Thursday, March 2, 2017
That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.” – My Ántonia Over 8,000 visitors from forty states and five countries travel through Red Cloud annually...

Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society

Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society

Monday, January 23, 2017
Like her parents and grandparents before her, Jane Renner Hood holds firmly to a personal mission of making the earth a better place for all, and believes that this...

Pavelka Farm Served as 4th Tourism Serves Site

Pavelka Farm Served as 4th Tourism Serves Site

Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Nebraska Tourism’s fourth Nebraska Tourism Serves project took place in Bladen, Nebraska, on November 4 and 5 . Nebraska Tourism Serves brings volunteers together to...

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