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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board … the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly influenced her …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… Image Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains August 28, 2019 “The road ran about like a wild … the trail on the Laramie Plain of Wyominng in  The Song of the Lark , "where the wagon-trails of the … the landscape.] However, sunflowers were nothing new on the Plains. As early as 5,000 years ago, Native Americans …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography

… and buildings in and around Red Cloud and Webster County. Using Victorian-era and traditional photographic processes … - September 30, 2019). We recently asked him some questions about his photography and his summer residency. Tell us a … about Cather and sought out her other works, contacted the Foundation, and on a return visit to New Mexico last year …
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Meet Intern William Kelly

… realm. This summer of 2019, William Kelly has joined us to delve into aspects of development and membership while … your interests, and what brought you to the Willa Cather Foundation? My upbringing split time between Omaha, … me to reach out to the Willa Cather Foundation and inquire about an internship. I’m fortunate enough to immerse myself …
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Suicide Grave

… suicide grave in My Antonia  was described by Willa Cather as a little island of tall red grass. Francis … under and under until it had almost disappeared from the prairie; when all the fields were under fence, and the roads no longer ran about like wild things, but followed the surveyed …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference

… Image Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference May … history and culture. This year’s conference includes many events that are free and open to the public, brought to you … Arts Council, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. For more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or call toll-free …
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WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark

… of The Song of the Lark July 14, 2015 The Willa Cather Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Willa … has ample entertainment to offer guests the weekend of August 14-15, including a picnic and night sky viewing on the … Armstrong at aarmstrong@willacather.org or at 402-746-2653. About the Performers Michelle Dean (soprano) is currently a …
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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012

… May 31-June 2, 2012 May 16, 2011 The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium … Cather's Poems, now in preparation, will be among the last volumes published in that series by the University of … be sent by February 15, 2012 to: Robert Thacker Canadian Studies Program St. Lawrence University Canton, New York …
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Writer's Workshop: May 17-20, 2012

… from a professional writer, the workshop incorporates tours of seven local historic sites relating to Cather's … home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Guided tours of Cather's childhood home and other historic … Friday, May 18 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. or 1:30 & 3:00 p.m. Town tour of Cather historic sites 6:00-9:00 p.m. Writing …
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2013 Spring Conference

… while." These words ring as true today as they did the day Cather penned them, 100 years ago. Our spring conference … The novel celebrates the transformation of the American prairies by European settlers and marks Cather's emergence … Broken Heart , and filmmaker Charles Fairbanks will talk about how Cather's novel and the Great Plains have inspired …
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