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Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation
… Loren Johnson Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation April 10, 2025 Ask Loren Johnson’s former … kindness and compassion. In fact, Johnson cared so deeply about others that he rarely shared much about his own life …
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The Willa Cather Foundation
… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The … and conservation of the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie ; Coordination of an immersive summer teacher … visitor is welcomed, valued, and accommodated. Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) …
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An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation
… meaningful to me that we impact individual lives through education and arts engagement, and we impact the broader … to these works, as well as others, through a virtual book club, programs in locations outside of Nebraska, and some …
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Leslie Levy appointed Executive Director of Willa Cather Foundation
… Leslie Levy appointed Executive Director of Willa Cather Foundation August 15, 2011 Leslie Campbell Levy appointed … ways, building on our successes arm-in-arm with the strong staff we have in place in Red Cloud,” said Jay Yost, … from all over the world each year. For more information about the Foundation, call toll-free at (866) 731-7304 or go …
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Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Install New Officers
… Image Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Install New Officers January … of Cather's works as well as many books written by others about Willa Cather. Art and educational exhibits regularly …
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Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council
… Image Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council June 16, 2021 The Willa … recalled, “But I am sorry that the old opera houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… CATHER FOUNDATION TO CREATE NATIONAL WILLA CATHER CENTER Red Cloud, Nebraska—The Willa Cather Foundation announced today … dressing rooms and backstage facilities for the Red Cloud Opera House, street-level retail space, and three residences …
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Willa Cather Foundation Collection Continues to Grow
… Image Willa Cather Foundation Collection Continues to Grow September 25, 2017 … Center. Items saved, items treasured. I’ll always wonder about this happy coincidence of finding these objects just …
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Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award
… Arts Award May 23, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation was honored to receive a Governor’s Arts Award for Organizational … cultural center is now adjoined to the WCF’s historic Red Cloud Opera House (RCOH) and contains a climate controlled …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation
… be transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation on January 24, 2019. The properties were given to the State of Nebraska … that she selected and purchased still remains. The Ántonia Farmhouse (the Pavelka Farmstead) , about 15 miles … Red Cloud. Anna Pavelka was the inspiration for the novel My Ántonia, published in 1918. Cather had visited the …
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