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Career Opportunity for a Program Associate

… for a Program Associate November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an outgoing and enthusiastic … promoting arts and educational events at the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House. The Program … committee to coordinate performances, exhibits, guided tours, and conferences, as well as associated virtual and …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year

… mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner de Jager, on our facilities … he tills gardens around town. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, Leroy has helped with all kinds of tasks: … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of …
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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 … accommodate groups larger than eight people on our modified tours. While our virtual experiences cannot fully replicate … need from our guides to help students contextualize Cather’s writing. To educators we offer: Virtual Tours …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen Road … reviews: “This was a delightful combination of literature, history, and staying at the Cather Second Home in Red Cloud …
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Newly Appointed Board Members Announced

… Appointed Board Members Announced January 9, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation, along with a global community of scholars … Cather Seminar, and will be co-editing the Cather Studies volume 13. Dr. Jaap resides in the East End neighborhood of …
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Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff

… Red Cloud annually to visit the Opera House and tour the Cather historic sites. With the addition of the museum and archive at the National Willa Cather Center, we expect to see growth in both visitation and tours. We are currently seeking volunteers and part-time …
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WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark

… Anniversary of The Song of the Lark July 14, 2015 The Willa Cather Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Willa Cather’s The Song of the Lark with a series of special … night sky viewing on the 612-acre Cather Prairie, guided tours of the Cather historic sites, an art exhibit …
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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

… Workshop: May 17-20, 2012 October 26, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the … prairie that affected her youth. Each year, the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to host a Prairie Writers' … from a professional writer, the workshop incorporates tours of seven local historic sites relating to Cather's …
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Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem

… of Jerusalem, Israel talk about their visit to the Willa Cather Foundation. For more information about Cather tours click here …
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