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Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong

… Wong, of Showtime's hit series  Billions , made a low key visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center last week. Wong and Giamatti, who joined … a native of Illinois, this visit marked her first Cather experience. Both actors live and work in Brooklyn, New York, …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… sure that I was really going to act like an artist I had chosen “arty” subject matter, ladies and goats, nude ladies …
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Press Room

… to Revitalize Their Downtown , Rissell Ventura, NTV ABC, May 28, 2022 Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa …
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The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers

… best-loved images. All are inspired by the works and world of Willa Cather, but also capture Bergers' own experience of growing …
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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 … In addition to supervising a team of programming and visitor services staff, Rachel organizes the Teacher … programs for K-12 teachers that provide such a curated experience, and I am really proud that we give teachers a …
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56th Annual Spring Conference

… Annual Spring Conference March 10, 2011 The 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, … gossip. Conference goers will also have the opportunity to experience a bit of Cather's popular culture through a … may be purchased separately. For more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or phone toll-free 1-866-731-7304. …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, but the land is … we are surrounded by wide open horizons and the natural world of the prairie. In our state, an estimated 98% of land …
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"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese

… energetic forces behind a new independent publisher, Ponto Edita , in São Paulo, Brazil. Tamboni studied translation … a branch of linguistics, at Unibero. Protásio, editor of Uma mulher perdida , has a PhD degree in … the Brazilian publishing market for ten years before Ponto Edita, and has taught translation courses. Their inaugural …
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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

… Image Humanities Nebraska Sponsors Free Spring Conference Events May 24, 2021 The National …
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