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Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins

… Image Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins October 21, 2014 On October 9, 2014, … has been raised in private gifts and grants, including support from the Peter Kiewit Foundation, Robert B. … connected with Willa Cather, including a 612-acre prairie, her childhood home, and the Red Cloud Opera House. …
Posted: 10/23/2014
Last Updated: 12/23/2014

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… already up of paintings in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery at the time of the performance. Don’t miss this …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 12/26/2025

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. An … market feasibility study concluded that the market could support an additional 30-room lodging establishment. …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Join Our Team

… the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial—is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the … and freelance writers, and coordinate photography, media tours, and interviews Design and distribute promotional … Tour Guides must have detailed knowledge of each of our buildings and be able to retain historical facts, dates and …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 07/16/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… in this county. Thank you to everyone at the National Willa Cather Center for allowing me to show my art in the town … priced. Art purchases from the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery benefit the artist and help support our mission to …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." -Willa Cather in a letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood While Willa … historic sites and settings —even a longer Country Tour and Prairie Tour! When planning your visit, all tours can be … visitor or Willa Cather enthusiast! All purchases support our mission to advance Cather's legacy through …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Beneath the Wide-Open

… the energy, form, and grandeur of the Midwestern sky Art Gallery Tuesday, Mar 19 - Saturday, May 11, 2024 | All day … sky, the sky!” Death Comes for the Archbishop  The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to welcome oil painter Jonathan …
Posted: 01/04/2024
Last Updated: 04/18/2024

Red Cloud Opera House

… towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House."  —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud … people." "But I am sorry that the old Opera Houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a … a $1.1 endowment campaign for program and operational support. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024

Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… and underpinning prepared the Potter Block building to support the eventual return of a third floor that was lost … stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. In the first …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 08/24/2023

Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking

… was completed in 2020 prepared the historic building to support the return of a third floor that was lost to fire in … years. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. In the first …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 08/24/2023

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