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O Pioneers!

… Image © Tracy Sanford Tucker for the National Willa Cather Center A University … of Nebraska-Lincoln Opera Opera House Friday, Oct 20, 2023 | 7 - 10pm the Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster … Tickets UNL Opera presents Tyler Goodrich White’s O Pioneers! based on Willa Cather’s 1913 novel--her first …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 10/04/2023

O Pioneers!

… of the people who settled it. Cather's heroine is Alexandra Bergson, who arrives on the wind-blasted prairie … But this archetypal success story is darkened by loss, and Alexandra's devotion to the land may come at the cost of …
Posted: 05/03/2023
Last Updated: 07/17/2023

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go. " —Willa Cather, in a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] … provides a wonderful space for reading or gathering with friends for coffee or a cocktail, while the secluded brick …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 11/04/2026

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our … activities and authentic experiences in the perfect 2-day itinerary. Learn More Guided Willa Cather Childhood … County countryside, including settings from  My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours,  short stories "Neighbour Rosicky" …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2026

Reading Willa Cather — Building Community

… tell stories. They have enriched lives and brought people together for shared experiences. Through the generous support … libraries, schools, and organizations to come together to read My Ántonia or Death Comes for the Archbishop … guest speakers, books, and discussion materials. How to Get Involved We invite schools, libraries, historical societies, …
Posted: 01/29/2026
Last Updated: 10/02/2026

One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center

… Cloud Special Events Saturday, Sep 19, 2026 | All day CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … you travel through the “Divide” described in O Pioneers! , visit the Willa Cather Childhood Home, and explore other …
Posted: 07/29/2026
Last Updated: 09/11/2026

One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center

… Nebraska, the hometown of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. This one-day tour brings Cather’s world to life as you travel through the “Divide” described …
Posted: 07/31/2026
Last Updated: 07/31/2026

Reading Willa Cather

… , MN 55413 United States Register for Event The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to partner with Theater Latté Da … Greenwald. This event takes place in conjunction with the world premiere of My Ántonia , which runs June 3 through …
Posted: 04/29/2026
Last Updated: 05/07/2026

Country Tour

… Image The Divide Country Tour "As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the … County countryside, including settings from  My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours,  short stories "Neighbour Rosicky" …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

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