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Ring in the Holiday Season in Red Cloud

… Cloud’s non-profit organizations will hold special holiday events that the public is invited to attend. These … inaugural December Night Soup Showdown at the Red Cloud Opera House from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Open to the public for a free …
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Exhibition & Performance Celebrate Publication Anniversaries of Two Novels

… Publication Anniversaries of Two Novels June 1, 2015 The Willa Cather Foundation and University of Nebraska−Lincoln’s … Purchase tickets here or by calling 402-746-2653. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Jill Anderson is an Omaha-based actor, …
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A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop

… Image A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop June 29, 2015 When famed novelist Willa Cather … she knew best, she turned for inspiration to the Nebraska prairie that impacted her youth. The eighth in an annual series, Prairie Writers' Workshop will provide participants with the rare …
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Lynn R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation

… to return some of it to Red Cloud. “He was a big fan of the Willa Cather Foundation,” she added, “so I am pleased that we … of the pieces that inspired Lisa to contact the Foundation about donating many pieces from her father’s collection. …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… lobby Developing and installing new exhibits for the space About the building Construction of the Farmers and Merchants … Red Cloud’s offices before being purchased in 1959 by the Willa Cather Foundation. Following efforts to convert the building …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… Image Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather … centenary of one of Cather’s most widely read novels, My Ántonia . “For many people, reading My Ántonia in high school is their first introduction to not …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to this year’s Willa Cather Spring Conference. The goal was simple: match the … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections

… workers, and reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation received $50,000 toward the ongoing tour … proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… or click on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal Church by … the first of December. While more remains to be discovered about the original fundraising and manufacture of the other …
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Student Scholarships Awarded

… Student Scholarships Awarded June 20, 2022 The National Willa Cather … Willa Skupa Turner, and the Leslie A. and Helen R. Wilson scholarships. Scholars not in attendance at our 67th annual … pursuing secondary education or agricultural degrees. Scholarships awarded through the Willa Cather Foundation …
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