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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … in Women’s Studies and was a full-time faculty member and writing center director at Oklahoma City Community College …
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Our New Archives Intern: Chris Wolak

… digitizing, researching Anna Pavelka, and fact-checking and writing citations for our tour narratives. Currently, Chris … project at the archive has two parts. First, to transcribe Cather’s address book and a ledger in which she kept track … larger organization. I immediately thought of the National Willa Cather Center. I have been curious about what Tracy’s …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections

… greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much fun a friend had at an opera house show, I am … It is nice to be a part of something that makes people feel welcome and comfortable. Knowing that our guests truly enjoy … the beauty of nature and the prairie. I feel I am learning about the pioneer spirit, and through Willa Cather's art, …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means … in almost all of these things is an intense desire to keep learning and creating—sometimes the more challenging the …
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Career Opportunity for a Development Associate

… including implementation of the development plan; grant writing and administration; event support; and fundraising … and steward a growing number of donors. About the WCF: The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization …
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Country Rock Band, Whiskey Bent, to Perform in Red Cloud

… a rock attitude to every song we play.” Whiskey Bent began writing and performing their own songs in 2012, beginning … call the Red Cloud Opera House at 402-746-2641 or visit www.WillaCather.org . This show is sponsored by Heritage Bank. …
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Music on the Prairie

… Image Music on the Prairie May 16, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the world she knew best, she … so vividly described in works such as My Ántonia and O Pioneers!. “Music on the Cather Prairie” featuring Mike …
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60th Annual Spring Conference to be held in Red Cloud

… Song of the Lark; and folk music by Daniel Martinez at the Nebraska State Historical Society’s Burlington Depot. The … Works of Grant Reynard, organized by the Museum of Nebraska Art and featuring the work of one of Nebraska’s most well-known artists, will be on exhibit …
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I Love A Prairie: Author Pam Houston Visits Red Cloud

… "relied on her for the courage" to write her 2019 memoir, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country  [W.W. Norton]. Houston …
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Writers Group Makes Its Way to Red Cloud

… search of inspiration and rejuvenation. Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers took in all that Cather country has to offer, including tours , a weeklong … book. The retreat culminated in an evening picnic at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie filled with laughter and great …
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