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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… County, near Bladen, Nebraska, the farmstead served as the setting for the final scenes of My Ántonia . Anna Sadilek … was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … Invitation to the welcome reception. Commemorative exhibit bookmark. Set of notecards featuring illustrations by …
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Finding Aids
… (Copy pp. 22-118) Magazine Publication Tx-50-4000-F06 "Enchanted Bluff" Original Publication Willa Cather in Harper's …
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Guided Seasonal Tour
… Image Guided Seasonal Tour Ántonia's Black Hawk Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … reading programs designed around a single NEA Big Read book, with an aim to broaden our understanding of our world, … embodies the NEA’s "Where We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … reading programs designed around a single NEA Big Read book, with an aim to broaden our understanding of our world, … embodies the NEA’s "Where We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled …
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Cather's Santa Fe: A Walking Tour - SOLD OUT!
… Image Cather wrote to decline a lecture request in 1925, using … characters in the novel that Cather called her "best book," such as Kit Carson, Padre Antonio José Martinez, and … We will learn about Sister Blandina Segale who helped to set up a hospital in Lamy's house, and visit the last …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: My Ántonia
… Image Image Kick-Off Event Special Events Friday, Oct 4, 2024 | All day CT the National Willa Cather Center 425 N … student pricing is available for the tour. Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… 1. In addition to program notes on selections related to Cather’s works, this recent interview reveals more about Red … the farm in 1871 and the family were among the first settlers in Red Cloud. She recalls that she rode her pony to … voice. She is a brilliant and talented young woman. Her new book, coauthored with Janie Chang, is called The Phoenix …
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Youth and the Bright Medusa
… Image Youth and the Bright Medusa Book Club Resources Youth and the Bright Medusa (1920) is a collection of eight short stories by the prolific Willa Cather. Four of the pieces contained in this collection were … The stories also take a hard glance at youth and time. Set largely in urban areas, this collection has a distinctly …
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Music in Willa Cather's Writing
… Image Music in Willa Cather's Writing While not a musician herself, Willa Cather was an avid musical consumer! She frequented …
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Dr. Melissa J. Homestead in Conversation with Alex Ross
… Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis Dr. Melissa Homestead in Conversation … music critic Alex Ross of The New Yorker will discuss her book The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis , set for release on April 1, 2021. While ample scholarship on …
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