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Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways

… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of the best times of year to visit Red Cloud. Sunrises linger over the brick façades of …
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Career Opportunity for a Program Associate

… Opportunity for a Program Associate November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an outgoing and enthusiastic … executing, and promoting arts and educational events at the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House. The …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year

… is Jim Owens’s mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner de Jager, on our facilities …
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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, … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered … and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley …
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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 … lovers of classic American literature, recognize that Willa Cather’s work is as appreciated and globally relevant today … as I’ve experienced it at conferences, in the archives, on tours of Red Cloud, and I look forward to contributing to …
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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 …
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WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark

… Image WoW Celebrates 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 activities in Red …
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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 preceding it will be focused on Cather the poet, on poetry, and on today's poets from the … Exhibit by Richard Schilling, Auditorium Complimentary tours of Cather sites will be available to registrants at …
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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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