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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… Spring Conference over a decade ago: “What first struck me about Lucia was her sophistication and charm; she was also … what the Foundation could and should be, and she wasn't shy about asking the tough questions, making critical …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald
… after shows at the Opera House. what interested you about renting in downtown Red Cloud? We were drawn to … of things. What do you do as a volunteer and what is it about your volunteering that you especially enjoy doing? Don … someone who had never visited here before, what would say about Red Cloud and Willa Cather? Willa Cather’s writing is …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa
… publication of Youth and the Bright Medusa, Willa Cather's 1920 collection of eight stories, and her first … to submit your portfolio? My mother is interested in Cather and her work. She sent me the call for illustration … to visit Red Cloud and the Willa Cather Cather Memorial Prairie, though. Were there any particular things—images, …
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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 … need from our guides to help students contextualize Cather’s writing. To educators we offer: Virtual Tours … Coons will perform outside at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and in the evening at the Red Cloud Opera House …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… Cather knew them as a young girl—and would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… who was on her way to the National Willa Cather Center to install her amazing exhibit on native grasses . Her work …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly influenced her …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains
… dozens of blossoms. They made a golden ribbon across the prairie. Occasionally one of the horses would tear off with … using the colorful blooms as trail markers came to be. Cather directly referenced the trail on the Laramie Plain of … seem to me the roads to freedom." When you visit Willa Cather's Red Cloud or the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… - September 30, 2019). We recently asked him some questions about his photography and his summer residency. Tell us a bit about you and your photography? I’m from London, England … and categorize my images. I have an interest in the world about me and have always been a keen observer so photography …
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Meet Intern William Kelly
… me to reach out to the Willa Cather Foundation and inquire about an internship. I’m fortunate enough to immerse myself … . The former because Cather gives words to feelings I have about the prairie when I drive through it, but didn’t know … and its communication with our website, and learning more about the day-to-day operations of a nonprofit organization. …
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