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Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… , and a quiet stay in the Cather Second Home guest house. "My mother was a high school English teacher," Giamatti said. " My Ántonia was something she taught a lot, and so Cather was …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… help us to see these six pieces in a new light, with new meaning and new relevance to our collections. Aside from our … are most interested. By the way will you kindly send me the names of the two friends of Willa Cather with whom I had …
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Press Room
… Press Room often for the latest newsworthy information about our activities, events, and announcements. Please … 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 …
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The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers
… images. All are inspired by the works and world of Willa Cather, but also capture Bergers' own experience of growing up on the Nebraska plains. Inspired by his first readings of Cather's work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred Bennett and others …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired … her husband and daughter. You have been in Red Cloud since 2015 and employed by the Willa Cather Foundation since 2017. … an Opera House show or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that …
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56th Annual Spring Conference
… Spring Conference March 10, 2011 The 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, Nebraska, March 1, 2011 — The 2011 Willa Cather Spring Conference “Willa Cather and Her Popular … through a series of performances and special events. Tours of the historic properties of Red Cloud will feature …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie
… National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie "We come and go, but the land … You can also witness unique sunrises and sunsets and experience dark-sky viewing in the clear night sky. [It’s …
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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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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi
… $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to this year’s Willa Cather Spring Conference. The goal was simple: match … Sites. A bibliophile and librarian, Nancy Picchi first visited Red Cloud with her sister in 1988. They made the … collections will be preserved for future generations to experience and enjoy." To donate to our Campaign for the …
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Humanities Nebraska Sponsors Free Spring Conference Events
… Free Spring Conference Events May 24, 2021 The National Willa Cather Center will host its 66th annual Spring … how does Cather's life and writing relate to our shared experience today? REGISTER FOR THESE WEBINARS HERE! Founded … and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. For more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or call toll-free 866-731-7304. …
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