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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… Image Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 Despite …
Posted: 06/25/2020
Last Updated: 07/01/2020

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

Red Cloud Opera House

… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the … Foundation offices, art gallery and bookstore.  Upcoming events About the Morhart & Fulton Building In 1885, Red …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 09/16/2026

Garan Coons and the Many Moccasins Dance Troupe

… Image Native American Dance and Storytelling Opera House Friday, Sep 11, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United …
Posted: 01/31/2026
Last Updated: 08/28/2026

71st Annual Spring Conference Schedule

… Spring Conference Schedule Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250 Each day of the spring … Depot   * These events are open to the public thanks to support from Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural … at Grace Episcopal Church 9:45 AM Concurrent Activities   Prairie foraging with Adam Hintz   Micro-Readers Theater: My …
Posted: 04/27/2026
Last Updated: 05/26/2026

Homegrown Art and Poetry with Jewel Rodgers

… Part of her grassroots Homegrown arts series, 2025-2029 Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers makes her first appearance … in Red Cloud to read poems and meet folks in south central Nebraska. Area artists, musicians, and writers are also … is underway in downtown Red Cloud! Be sure to read about detour routes ahead of your visit! Participating artists …
Posted: 03/24/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… the soul of the heartland." Baseball games and barbershops, prairie churches, concerts in the park, and one-room … program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the … Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… chapters about local history, including the National Willa Cather Center. Join us to welcome Scott to the Red Cloud … remarks at 6:00 p.m. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

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

… the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve … Fund (an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation). More than $7 million in donations, grants, and …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

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 … I attended school at Batin (the little tin schoolhouse) and Prairie Gem until I completed the eighth grade and then went … Red Cloud Opera House Gallery benefit the artist and help support our mission to bring quality arts programming and …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

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