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Beneath the Wide-Open

… Plains sky. With vigorous marks and bold colors, native-Nebraskan Goodding recreates a dynamic and awesome horizon … is made possible through a basic support grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment.   About the Artist Jonathan …
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Red Cloud Opera House

… doors as such by 1920, was owned by the Morhart family for 106 years until it was donated to the Willa Cather …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… Development to distribute a 40% state tax credit to businesses, corporations, insurance firms, financial … and Red Cloud Community Fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation. The Heritage Tourism Development Office was … economic impact on Red Cloud of nearly $6 million per year. About Hotel Garber Hotel Garber will be a 26-room boutique …
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Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking

… a Reality October 13, 2022 A standing-room only crowd of about 100 people gathered at the Potter Block (346 N. … to guest rooms for overnight stays, the building will house event and meeting space, a spacious lounge, catering … Fund (an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation). Over $5 million in donations, grants, and …
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Music in Willa Cather's Writing

… with Part I of  The Song of the Lark  reflects the colorful people and cultures in which the irrepressible Thea Kronborg … of the novel fades into the background. Playlist II   Part III: "Stupid Faces" Part IV: "The Ancient People" The music serving as backdrop to Part III …
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Press Room

… that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, … setting for fiction; she taught her readers how to see the prairie-plains. She built worlds. Cather’s evocation of the … , Rissell Ventura, NTV ABC, May 28, 2022 Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) …
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Organization History

…  is still widely used by scholars as a valuable source work for Cather’s early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett … Register of Historic Places. A $1.2 million endowment campaign followed to successfully match a challenge grant … fundraising campaign, known as the  Campaign for the Future , to address capital improvements, program, staffing, …
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Virtual Author Series: Pam Houston

… | 7pm Transport yourself to the Colorado Rockies, Nebraska prairie, and beyond during our conversation with author Pam … of place-based writing and her connections to Willa Cather, both as a writing professor and a fan.  Register for … This author series event is made possible by generous donor support as well as Humanities Nebraska (HN) and the National …
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The Art Connection

… the good things in the past and her connection with the farm land. Gwen Lewis was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and … on the family farm in central Nebraska, and her roots have never strayed very far. Close family and community ties have … in pastels, but her most recent work features layers of homemade paper and acrylic to create mixed media …
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3rd Annual Wildflower Walk

… Image Friday, Jun 5, 2015 | 8 - 9pm Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Red Cloud United States Once again, the Willa Cather … be charged, though donations to the Cather Foundation help support our educational programs. …
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