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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit
… in Red Cloud will be a celebration of 150 years of Willa Cather’s life and work. As part of that celebration, we will … memory are on full display as she so poignantly creates a world that is both Red Cloud and the fictional Sweet Water. …
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Free Author Talk: Bruce Whitacre
… be reading poetry from his book The Elk in the Glade: The World of Pioneer and Painter Jennie Hicks. The book … the talk. —Purchase The Elk in the Glade from our National Willa Cather Center Bookstore or online here — …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… Ready to schedule your exclusive visit? Please contact : Nick Powers at the National Willa Cather Center at npowers@willacather.org or 402-746-2653. Our office hours …
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Celebrate Prairie Spring!
… Spring to the prairie with tours and readings at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, and a screening of … of the last remaining intact temperate grasslands in the world. Presented through voices from three different …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … Red Cloud and part of the talented team at the Willa Cather Foundation. I love being part of an organization that brings …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… October 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she was …
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Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project
… of the Los Angeles-based Artillery magazine, visited the Cather literary sites and prairie landscapes where Youd … literary pilgrimages that would take Youd all over the world. Now, almost a decade later, I’m in Red Cloud, … to watch Youd (pronounced you’d) perform a retyping of Willa Cather’s The Song of the Lark . Speaking of larks: …
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"Red Cloud circa 1900" on Display
Image "Red Cloud circa 1900" on Display December 23, 2014 Currently on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is an original painting by Todd Williams, entitled "Red Cloud circa 1900." The piece is a part of a project called “Painting the Legacy of …
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Remembering Our Fallen
… for a complete traveling schedule. The author Willa Cather, who gave her commencement speech from the Red Cloud Opera House stage, was very affected by World War I and the death of her cousin, G.P. Cather. She …
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