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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go.” – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa … world that inspired the Pulitzer Prize winner’s influential writings. ❧ Enjoy a tour conducted by our friendly and …
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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 … her husband and daughter. You have been in Red Cloud since 2015 and employed by the Willa Cather Foundation since 2017. … an Opera House show or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that …
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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
… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … have a role that combines my love of Willa Cather and her writing, and a lifelong interest and career in historic …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… needed to move to a digital collections management system, update our policies and procedures, and begin rehousing some …
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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 … with the rare opportunity to gain insight about nonfiction writing while visiting the prairie town that inspired …
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60th Annual Spring Conference to be held in Red Cloud
… June 5-7, 2015, celebrating groundbreaking of the National Willa Cather Center, the Willa Cather Foundation’s 60th year, and … focus on the novel and on the arts that influenced Cather’s writing. Richard Norton Smith is an author, historian, and a …
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I Love A Prairie: Author Pam Houston Visits Red Cloud
… her time here. She and her husband stayed at the Villa Willa ("too short") in the Moonstone Block above the National Willa Cather, and took a guided tour with education coordinator, … and at U.C. Davis, and directs the literary nonprofit, Writing by Writers . She lives in Colorado near the …
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