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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald
… November 4, 2020 Don and Teri Theobald live in one of the Willa Cather Foundation's Moon Block apartments and often … after shows at the Opera House. what interested you about renting in downtown Red Cloud? We were drawn to …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa
… our centenary publication of Youth and the Bright Medusa, Willa Cather's 1920 collection of eight stories, and her first … Blitch's evocative images. We asked Blitch to share more about her artistic vision and process for these wonderful …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… and our ancestors must have experienced – the unbroken sea of grass stretching out to the horizon. Remarkably, we met the … Cather Center to install her amazing exhibit on native grasses . Her work opened our eyes to the incredible beauty …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college student, Willa Cather’s academic path took an unexpected turn when, … unbeknownst to her, a college professor sent her essay about Thomas Carlyle to the Nebraska State Journal for …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … - September 30, 2019). We recently asked him some questions about his photography and his summer residency. Tell us a …
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Meet Intern William Kelly
… at the Burlington Depot, beginning to read through Willa Cather’s work, and exploring the prairie and rural environs. … me to reach out to the Willa Cather Foundation and inquire about an internship. I’m fortunate enough to immerse myself …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference
… at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference May 24, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation hosts their 62nd annual Spring Conference … Burlington Depot. Author Ann Satterthwaite joins us to talk about her book, Local Glories: Opera Houses on Main Street, …
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Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop
… wild places. The workshop, put on in conjunction with the Willa Cather Foundation, will be held at Red Cloud Opera House, … of a project funded by the Rural Futures Institute. More about the project here: http://visittheprairie.com …
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2016 Scholarship Recipients
… honors Pavelka, the prototype and inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda Cuzak, the eponymous character in Cather’s … contact Tracy Tucker, Education Director, at 402-746-2653 or ttucker@willacather.org. Application forms for 2017 are available online and annual deadlines are January 31 and February 28, respectively. …
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We have an Amazon Wish List!
… Wish List! December 7, 2015 Ask anyone who works at the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) what his/her favorite part of the … one of the reasons we’re extremely careful and thoughtful about how we allocate funds to meet the Foundation’s needs. …
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