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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, 2022 As part of their … find a community of artistic people from all over the world living in a neighborhood of cobblestone streets and mom and …
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Artist Karen Vierneisel: “I must find my own way and trust my own eye.”
… Shadow — Paintings Inspired by the Art and Life of Willa Cather is showing at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery … my own photographs. I paint en plein air because I learn about light and it forces me to simplify. But I hate the … of 2017, I read Alex Ross's "A Walk in Willa Cather's Prairie" in The New Yorker . I had always thought the images …
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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting
… in 2005. “I was at Allan’s house, and he knew I liked Willa Cather, and I said, 'Gee, I just have to have that … “who explores the essence of life on the great American prairie” in a profile in National Geographic . “I love … and being in the setting for several of her classic novels about prairie life. My favorites are My Ántonia and The Song …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … Spring Conference over a decade ago: “What first struck me about Lucia was her sophistication and charm; she was also … Conservancy to purchase the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and to provide an endowment for its management and …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald
… 4, 2020 Don and Teri Theobald live in one of the Willa Cather Foundation's Moon Block apartments and often … after shows at the Opera House. what interested you about renting in downtown Red Cloud? We were drawn to … you see the buildings and town and feel the openness of the prairie. You can easily visualize the time and placde in …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa
… publication of Youth and the Bright Medusa, Willa Cather's 1920 collection of eight stories, and her first … Blitch's evocative images. We asked Blitch to share more about her artistic vision and process for these wonderful … to visit Red Cloud and the Willa Cather Cather Memorial Prairie, though. Were there any particular things—images, …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators
… ready to enhance your class’s experience reading Willa Cather or learning about Nebraska history." This year, our touring options … Coons will perform outside at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and in the evening at the Red Cloud Opera House …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O … Cather knew them as a young girl—and would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various … at a beautiful October sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you here and how did you hear about us? We are big fans of Willa Cather. Having spent our …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered …
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