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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

Homegrown Art and Poetry with Jewel Rodgers

… a chance to explore current gallery exhibit Visions of the Prairie by artist and musician Scott Kirby when performances … cookies to share.  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: 03/24/2026
Last Updated: 03/26/2026

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

Garan Coons and the Many Moccasins Dance Troupe

… Friday, Sep 11, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … in the art of Fancy Feather dancing and traditional Prairie Chicken dancing, both of which help bring history … Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, …
Posted: 01/31/2026
Last Updated: 02/03/2026

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

… and Guest Accommodations Fundraising in the home stretch for the Potter-Wright Building's rehabilitation into Hotel … is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future and Red Cloud’s Heritage Tourism Development Office, …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… Memories Exhibit Works in this exhibit are available for sale, and affordably priced. Art purchases from the Red …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… on several guided tours, including our new My Ántonia tour. Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season! Explore • Learn • … cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." -Willa Cather in a letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood While …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Beneath the Wide-Open

… there, under one’s feet, but what one saw when one looked about was that brilliant blue world of stinging air and … 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

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