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Annotations from the Archive: Back to School
… summer seems endless, but it is then that children are jarred from summer reveries and returned to school. In … underscored. “Dogs” The dog is a very intelligent animal. Some of them are very valuable & expensive, the Pug is … Westminster, so dear to the heart of every Englishman, were things of no moment to Carlyle. He was a recluse, not that …
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“On the Bright Edges”: Landscape and Longing
… the 100th publication anniversary of The Professor's House. Patti Meadors Actor Patti Meadors (she/they) is a …
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Spring Conference
… an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, Nebraska, where Cather scholars, general readers, and those interested in … to tour Cather's Red Cloud, hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera House, and learn even more about Cather's life and writing. No Events …
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Author Series & Book Signing: Karen Russell
… secrets and its fate. Russell will sign copies of her book in the National Willa Cather Center bookstore immediately following her talk. You won't want to … event! The Antidote is available for preorder from our bookstore and can be shipped or picked up after its release …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles
… Image Image 49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles … children’s books, fabrics, animations and fine art in galleries such as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the …
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Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory
… Webster County and your family history here. I was born in Red Cloud, delivered by Dr. Francis Obert August 19, 1943. I … priced. Art purchases from the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery benefit the artist and help support our mission to …
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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 • … time or on a return trip. We offer a variety of guided historic site tours, lodging, and events year round at the … . PLAN YOUR TRIP My Ántonia Holiday Tour Festive Sites from a beloved novel This year's holiday tour is …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Image Our guided Prairie Tour will have new enhancements thanks to Nick's … or the University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently … Prairie is a special and unique place.” What did you learn that might specifically apply to the interpretation …
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Meet our 2024 Humanities Interns!
… Pacholski (left) and Sophie Ryan at our 69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference in June Meet our 2024 Humanities … at the National Willa Cather Center offers an experiential learning opportunity for an advanced undergraduate … Since arriving in Red Cloud, Sarah has been a very avid prairie goer, and it's been their writing sanctuary when on …
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Virtual Author Series: Sarah Fawn Montgomery and Suzanne Ohlmann
… with Nebraska roots who explore the world in order to learn more about their place in it. If you are interested in the same "human stories" Willa Cather illuminated in her own work, you will enjoy this free … monarch groves of California, to the fossil beds and grass prairies of Nebraska, to the scrimshaw shops and tangled …
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