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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… "Where We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled after her childhood … real-life friend, Anna Sadilek Pavelka, who immigrated to Nebraska from Bohemia (the Czech Republic today) in 1880. …
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The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams
… of Clarence O. Williams The story behind the play, Not Too Far Distant October 15, 2024 Playwright Becky Boesen gleaned … Division. According to his son Thomas, “for reasons he never shared, he took a camera with him, and produced the … carefully catalogued and documented album after returning home, ultimately settling in Lincoln, Nebraska.” He …
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Community Collaboration: Minari
… of family and what really makes a home. Loosely based on Willa Cather’s texts and in celebration of her 150th birthday … Community Collaborations sponsored by Mutual of Omaha. About Lee Isaac Chung A son of Korean immigrants, Lee Isaac …
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Not Too Far Distant
… Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. ADA Accessibility The National …
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Interview with Becky Boesen
… for the play. Tell us a bit about yourself as a Nebraska playwright/dramatist/actress? When I was a toddler, my family transplanted to Nebraska from the Ozarks. I remember the stark contrast … lush Ozark mountains and what at the time felt like a dry Nebraska desert. I was always a spirited child, but also an …
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Willa Cather, Wales, Wymore, and the World
… twentieth century, Willa Cather’s work was shaped by her Nebraska upbringing. Dr. Shively will discuss many aspects … and its potential influence, as well as her travels across Nebraska and through Wymore—which she alluded to in her …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: My Ántonia
… exhibits 5:00 p.m. – Gallery reception for The Artistic Nebraska Odyssey of Linda Rivera Garcia (a retrospective with ideas of strong women in Nebraska) Visitors are also invited to pick up a special …
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Paramount
… OUT! PLEASE CALL OUR BOX OFFICE AT 402-746-2653 TO INQUIRE ABOUT REMAINING TICKETS. Relive the 80s with Paramount … Republican Valley Arts Council. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances
… the Central Community College Education Hub, the National Willa Cather Center, and the Community Center. “We want the added … booth space at recent events, he referred to the excitement about the project as “genuine and palpable” and noted that …
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Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… Archives Month, a time when we educate students and patrons about the value of archives. It’s easy to make the … and by mailed questionnaire. Beginning her research into Willa Cather's life soon after Cather's death, Bennett realized …
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