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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 … for the Foundation as a tour guide. I also have a college teaching background, and my time in classrooms was valuable … starting a big celebration year for several of Cather's works and her 150th birthday. Can you share more about our …
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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 … prairie that affected her youth. This summer, the Willa Cather Foundation will provide two special opportunities for … from the land and its rare forbs and grasses. Guided tours of Cather’s childhood home and other sites relating to …
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Join Us On August 23rd In Red Cloud
… Join Us On August 23rd In Red Cloud June 20, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors invites you to join us … an evening of art and music inspired by the work of Willa Cather. Featuring select readings from Willa Cather's … of them students—visit Red Cloud annually for guided tours, conferences, and workshops. Proceeds from this event …
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A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop
… Image A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop June 29, 2015 When famed novelist Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of … in Nebraska, New York, Idaho, and Great Britain. He is teaching assistant in the playwriting program of New York …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018
… Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is gearing up for a year-long … is not only to promote the study of Cather’s life and works within the larger community, but also to highlight the … discussion questions, activities, assessments, and teaching strategies. Teachers who lack classroom sets of My …
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Newly Appointed Board Members Announced
… Appointed Board Members Announced January 9, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation, along with a global community of scholars … Cather Seminar, and will be co-editing the Cather Studies volume 13. Dr. Jaap resides in the East End neighborhood of …
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Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia
… Image Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia October 13, 2017 “Here at Last is an American Novel”: Celebrating 100 …
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14th International Seminar
… life and art; discussions of the significance of canyons, rocks, and mesas in Cather's work; studies of music, art, …
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