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Red Cloud Opera House

… Image Image Image Image Red Cloud Opera House When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House." —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… Image Cather Sesquicentennial Celebrating 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events throughout … download the National Willa Cather Center app for virtual tours . Organizations or communities that would like to …
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Internships

… at the NWCC should send a resume and letter of interest to Rachel Olsen (rolsen@willacather.org) by March 15, 2025. The letter … be directed to NWCC Director of Education and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, at rolsen@willcather.org   …
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Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska

… “Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska,” on Wednesday, November 6 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. … Literatures, will examine the immigrant experience in rural Nebraska through the lens of Cather’s distinct portrayals of … communities welcomed or excluded them. In her 1923 essay “Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,” Cather wrote, “It is …
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Community Collaboration: Minari

… Image Image Special Screening with Film Streams™ in Omaha, Nebraska Special Events Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024 | 6 - 7:55pm … Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Omaha, Nebraska. Their mission is to enhane the cultural …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist

… Image Nick Powers, Visitor Services Coordinator and Nebraska Master Naturalist Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Take a Guided Prairie Tour August … and expert guide, Nick Powers, recently completed the  Nebraska Master Naturalist Program , a week-long course of …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home in her restored glory (April 2024) … Home Rededication and Ribbon Cutting! Willa Cather Foundation leadership, project partners and supporters, … Olsen, Director of Education & Engagement View the image gallery below—and download designs of our souvenir program, …
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Meet our 2024 Humanities Interns!

… a graduate student in the humanities at the University of Nebraska (UNL, UNK, or UNO). It is funded through a collaboration between the University of Nebraska and the National Willa Cather Center. SARAH PACHOLSKI  (they/them) was born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Blair, Nebraska. Growing up they …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. … APP DOWNLOAD THE SPRING CONFERENCE PROGRAM Our 69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference will celebrate  Willa Cather and reading.  Cather herself was an avid reader …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Conference Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … of the novel Woman of Light and the widely acclaimed short story collection Sabrina & Corina , a finalist for the …
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