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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… Pavelka was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … cellar, which is an important symbol in Cather’s work. More About the Project Image Key themes of the exhibit will …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud , about the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… and visitors can experience the same engaging tours, conferences, and seminars that she has. “The Willa Cather …
Posted: 09/10/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… examine primary sources Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources September 9, 2025 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, since our founding, played … and students to imagine the settings of Cather’s many works set in Red Cloud. Our archival materials, from letters …
Posted: 07/29/2024
Last Updated: 09/09/2025

Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… & Merchants Bank As we mark the publication centenary of Willa Cather's A Lost Lady , a new permanent exhibit for the … Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

The Opus 76 Quartet

… Opera House Friday, Sep 5, 2025 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … available . Please contact Hotel Garber directly to inquire about remaining room availability. This show is generously …
Posted: 12/12/2024
Last Updated: 08/20/2025

Virtual Author Series: Joanna Biggs, Richard Scott Larson, and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

… Image A Willa Cather Writers Residency Event Author Series Thursday, Oct … penitentiary. Tensions emerge as the community learns more about this child and her connection to long-held local … senior editor at  Harper’s Magazine  and her book of essays about women writers,  A Life of One’s Own: Nine Women …
Posted: 08/14/2025
Last Updated: 08/15/2025

Annotations from the Archive: Back to School

… reveries and returned to school. In just such a moment, Willa Cather’s earliest known letter was written at the end of … Nebraska’s Gere Family Collection).  Image Cather's essay about cats and dogs can be found in the Gere Collection at …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

School Field Trips

… School Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for students of all ages and grade levels! Whether learning about Willa Cather and Nebraska history for the first time, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

Missoula Children's Theatre Presents Red Riding Hood

… and be prepared to stay until 2:15 p.m., just in case.  About the Show Over the river and through the woods to … County Community Hospital.  Programming at the National Willa Cather's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the …
Posted: 11/29/2024
Last Updated: 07/25/2025

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