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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… in 1931; the Mark Twain Society Silver Medal in 1934 for My Ántonla ; and the Gold Medal, American Academy of Arts and Letters. Further evidence of Miss Cather’s …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the … 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

… will help achieve tourism development and downtown revitalization goals by rehabilitating the Potter Block building, … Community Fund), Todd Mahin (Red Cloud Hotel Committee), Liz Rasser (Heritage Tourism Advisory Committee), Todd Brown …
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The Bel Canto Duo: Four Cather Tableaux

… inspired by passages from Willa Cather's A Lost Lady , "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," April Twilights and … Conference. It is made possible with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About the Artists The Bel Canto …
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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor

… Image Image Benjamin Taylor Image Image "Chasing Bright Medusas" Discussion #3: The Professor's House Special Events … book on our website. Stay tuned for more information about a special celebration of Taylor's new book on December … and current trustee of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and serves as president of the Edward F. Albee …
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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit

… publication anniversary of one of her greatest novels:  A Lost Lady . In conjunction, we will host an invitational exhibit, … important writers of the twentieth century. As we read  A Lost Lady , Cather’s artistry and her memory are on full …
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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… This conference will also examine Cather's novel  A Lost Lady , which celebrates its publication centenary in 2023, … will include original compositions inspired by  A Lost Lady , "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,"  April …
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Press Room

… perspective and in a style that had not been represented in literature previously. When she was nine, Cather and her … individual in pre-Civil War Virginia; the impact of the Great War; the convergence of Indigenous, Hispanic, and … life. Cather was the first American writer to use the Great Plains as a detailed setting for fiction; she taught her …
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Organization History

… by Silas Garber, prototype for Captain Forrester in  A Lost Lady  the  Burlington Depot , which appears throughout … guesthouse for Red Cloud visitors.  Image Former First Lady Laura Bush Visits the Cather Prairie The  National …
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Bibliography

… The Writings of Willa Cather   Novels Alexander's Bridge  1912 O Pioneers!  1913 The Song of the Lark  1915 My …
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