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Switchback

… move the feet while swaying the heart. We are delighted to welcome these talented musicians back to the Red Cloud Opera … is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. About the Band There is a point in certain musicians’ … Smith said, “Switchback hits an everybody note.” Learn more about Switchback …
Posted: 12/16/2025
Last Updated: 01/31/2026

Willa Cather Statue Unveiling & Reception

… Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STATUE Join us for refreshments at an unveiling as … in support of the acquisition. Free to attend! Public welcome! …
Posted: 06/05/2025
Last Updated: 12/06/2025

Nebraska Collaborative Research Grants

… guidance from Cather Project and Willa Cather Archive staff and may have opportunities to present their work in … materials. The NWCC archive in Red Cloud, located about two and a half hours from Lincoln, includes letters, … Woodress Fund, administered by the University of Nebraska Foundation. Applicants should submit the following materials …
Posted: 11/05/2025
Last Updated: 11/21/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… I have a little house in Canada, and I have lived in a good many places in the world, but no one place is as dear …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… they could not endure their own town a moment longer.”     –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather … of her works, like My Ántonia , “The Sculptor’s Funeral,” Lucy Gayheart , and an early play, “The West Bound Train.” …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 10/30/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… for Larger Rural Topics Rural life improvements (REA, mail, phones) Rural life struggles (farm finance, drought & …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… Rendering of Hotel Garber The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber New Downtown Event Space and Guest Accommodations … an elevator to provide visitors with full access to our new permanent exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

Image Willa Cather Childhood Home | April 2024 Image Willa Cather Childhood Home | April 2024 Image Guided Tours to Follow Special Events Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 | 1:30 - 2:30pm CT 245 N. Cedar Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join Willa Cather …
Posted: 05/13/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… writings: the short story "Two Friends," and the novel Lucy Gayheart . The bank is also the first building owned and …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

Virtual Author Series: Joanna Biggs, Richard Scott Larson, and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

… of Georgia Press in October, 2018),  This Life She’s Chosen (2005, Chronicle Books) and Swimming With Strangers …
Posted: 08/14/2025
Last Updated: 08/15/2025

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