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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library
… Hampshire, join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured … of Cather's life and times will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the … scholar at UCLA and Vice President of the National Willa Cather Center Board of Governors. As Willa Cather …
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Hommage: Willa Cather
… their birth centenaries. The authors chosen in 2023 were: Willa Cather (1873–1947) Federico Garcia Lorca (1889–1936) Wislawa … Nova of La Ràpita in late 2023 and the works inspired by Willa Cather will be on display in the Red Cloud Opera House …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Cather house is vividly described in Cather's novel, The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best … is set in the Shenandoah Valley of her early childhood. Events took place across the country throughout 2023-2024 to …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold
… the Director of the Cather Project, author of The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith …
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Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather
… the Ames Writers Collective and Ames Public Library Special Events Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024 | 7 - 8pm Ames Public Library … acclaimed novels One of Ours , O Pioneers! , The Song of the Lark , and My Ántonia . In partnership with the Ames …
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Willa Cather Biography
… returned to Nebraska from Quebec in her penultimate novel, Lucy Gayheart , Cather offers a description of a character … (v). As she would later write of Clement Sebastian in Lucy Gayheart , Cather was herself "nearing fifty" (78) and … the characters of the early The Song of the Lark to make Lucy Gayheart —there, Lucy's talents and personal …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of … rented the home through 1904. Many of Cather’s best known writings depict life in Red Cloud and Webster County during …
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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Special Events Thursday, Nov 9, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Poudre Libraries — … her prairie-plains novels ( O Pioneers! [1913], The Song of the Lark [1915], and especially My Ántonia [1918]) had …
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A Pittsburgh Playlist: Celebrating Willa Cather at 150
… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Readings from academics and students … States REGISTER HERE To honor the sesquicentennial of Willa Cather’s birthday, a group of academics and students … Pittsburgh, which was her home 1896-1906 and a favorite writing retreat until 1915. A discussion and birthday …
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Announcing the Inaugural Cohort in the Willa Cather Residency for Writers
… Image Inaugural Willa Cather Residency for Writers Announcing the Inaugural Cohort … MacDowell and the Jack Straw Writers Program. She teaches writing and lives with her family near Seattle. …
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