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Cather Book Club: His Family
… Prize awarded for the Novel in 1918. Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was considered a front runner, but did not …
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Artist Reception: Margaret Berry's "Prairie Apothecary"
… statues come to life and by the Egyptians to create mummy portraits. I like being a part of such a long art tradition and using natural materials in my work. Wax hardens quickly so I use it intuitively and … the U.S. This reception will be followed by a production of My Anton/ia by A.P. Andrews. Tickets are required for this …
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Willa Cather Celebration Weekend
… States Please join us in New Hampshire this fall for “Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On," a series of events held on … celebration of the 100th anniversary of My Ántonia . The Willa Cather Foundation's Ashley Olson, executive director, … the composer Tom Dunn's musical play Kindness and Cruelty: Willa Cather in Jaffrey . Located at the foot of Mount …
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Willa Cather Country Tour & Seasonal Pairings
… prairie! Take a guided bus tour of seven sites related to My Ántonia , with executive director Ashley Olson. … transportation Guided tour of seven locations related to My Ántonia Three pairings of seasonal drinks and small bites A commemorative edition of My Ántonia Bring a friend to share the day as you learn …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail
… to know that the story has rung true to someone besides myself . . . . Anyone who has lived in one of those little … in his 1921 letter, “but when I got into your book- “My Antonia” [sic] - it so interested me that I stayed up …
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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates
… scientific-minded. Before her marriage she taught Astronomy and Mathematics at Wellesley College, the first professor … butterfly milkweed ( Asclepias tuberosa ) in her novel My Ántonia ; Bates didn’t believe it to be extant in the … to make the subject anything more than an incident in my life and a side issue on the nature study I love so …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… took a Bergers piece with her: a Cather-inspired scene from My Ántonia , with Blind d’Arnault taking the Red Cloud Opera … time for me and knowing you has been a blessing. I look at my blind pianist hanging on my bedroom wall and dream of Red Cloud.” Harris continued …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… Image Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding December 16, 2022 As we conclude restoration work on the … the house but still close to the creek. . . . The last night of [brick] firing was a gala event. Chicken was rolled …
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Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters
… time in getting to work on telling her cousin's story. My Ántonia was set to be published in September of that … of the illustrations. She enjoyed many wonderful reviews of My Ántonia , but by December she wrote to her editor, Ferris … story, which had been set aside previously as Cather began My Ántonia , and the other was “the soldier story.” One of …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!
… the setting of the last beautiful and poignant chapter of My Àntonia . 7. Read Willa Cather's novel, A Lost Lady …
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