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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: My Ántonia
… Image Image Kick-Off Event Special Events Friday, Oct 4, 2024 | All day CT the National Willa … My Ántonia -related museum exhibits 5:00 p.m. – Gallery reception for The Artistic Nebraska Odyssey of Linda Rivera Garcia …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… 1. In addition to program notes on selections related to Cather’s works, this recent interview reveals more about Red … the farm in 1871 and the family were among the first settlers in Red Cloud. She recalls that she rode her pony to … voice. She is a brilliant and talented young woman. Her new book, coauthored with Janie Chang, is called The Phoenix …
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Youth and the Bright Medusa
… Image Youth and the Bright Medusa Book Club Resources Youth and the Bright Medusa (1920) is a collection of eight short stories by the prolific Willa Cather. Four of the pieces contained in this collection were … The stories also take a hard glance at youth and time. Set largely in urban areas, this collection has a distinctly …
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Music in Willa Cather's Writing
… Image Music in Willa Cather's Writing While not a musician … with Part I of The Song of the Lark reflects the colorful people and cultures in which the irrepressible Thea Kronborg … Playlist II Part III: "Stupid Faces" Part IV: "The Ancient People" The music serving as backdrop to Part III …
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Dr. Melissa J. Homestead in Conversation with Alex Ross
… Image Image Opera House Friday, Mar 26, 2021 | 7 - 8:30pm Special Preview … novels Death Comes for the Archbishop and The Professor's House , Homestead has carefully reconstructed their life …
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Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters
Image Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters October 30, 2022 We conclude a year of reflection on Willa Cather's 1922 novel One of Ours by highlighting the letters that she received in response to her Pulitzer Prize-winning work. After Grosvenor …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … developing activities and content designed to preserve Cather’s rich literary history. In addition to supervising a … and Author Series programs, oversees the Red Cloud Opera House season of events, plans conferences and …
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Auditions for "Burning Barn"
… two weeks before at almost every rehearsal- needed on book and for backstage cueing before each show. For more … may have burned out, but another is just getting started. Set amidst the volatile, mood-altering, ever-changing … time, have a meal, sign some autographs, and take the “Cather Tour” but the Mayor and local Big Shots want to have …
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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 celebration … Tracy Tucker says. “We’d love to see people read the book again during the centenary year and explore the many … and teaching strategies. Teachers who lack classroom sets of My Ántonia are especially encouraged to contact us. …
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"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese
… Image "A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese July 1, 2019 … courses. Their inaugural June 2019 publication of A Lost Lady in Brazilian Portuguese, Uma mulher perdida , has …
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