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Cather Sesquicentennial
… Statuary Hall Collection. On December 7, the Willa Cather Childhood Home was reopened to visitors after an extensive … download the National Willa Cather Center app for virtual tours . Organizations or communities that would like to …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… Plains, My Ántonia embodies the NEA’s "Where We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town … While My Ántonia takes place in the late 19th Century, its themes of enduring friendship and tenacity in the face of … the 70th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference My Ántonia -themed guided tours A special event at the recently restored …
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Finding Aids
… Reading Book 1880s Willa Cather ____ 1882 Conrad, Joseph Youth and Two Other Stories 1905 A Merry Christmas to Elsie … Girl Willa Cather 1940 Book BK-207-014 Youth and the Bright Medusa Willa Cather 1975 Book BK-207-015 Lucy Gayheart …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift
… my entry [to Cather] was My Ántonia ,” Kohout said. “It just spoke to me. Her writing continues to speak to me. In any work I can find an emotion that I can relate to. Her use of the language is simple, but evocative. She was a … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Jeniffer Beahm, Development Coordinator, at …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances
… space for art workshops, residencies, and other special events. The goal for the Creative Hub is to foster artistic … a space for unique culinary experiences to complement events such as gallery exhibits or programs at the nearby … Center. “We want the added foot traffic from these events to help other downtown businesses,” he said. In …
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The Field, The Fire: an exhibition by Travis Hencey
… | graphite on collaged paper Art Gallery Wednesday, May 15 - Thursday, Aug 15, 2024 | All day Burlington Depot 437 W. Welsch Red Cloud … books and reading habits, as well as her attention to the content and appearance of the books she created. The ideas …
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"Books Old and New"
… Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" From The Home Monthly August 9, 2024 Today is … They are cheaper than meat and flour." —Willa Cather, "Old Books and New," The Home Monthly , May 1897 Here is a … covering up all the landscape, healing up the world's old scars and making the earth over again, we turn …
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Meet our 2024 Humanities Interns!
… and found themselves drawn into April Twilights and the use of imagery throughout fiction and poetry that Cather … it's been their writing sanctuary when on breaks from a busy internship. Sarah doesn't have a definitive path lined … more about our Humanities Intern program, read here or contact Rachel Olson, director of education and engagement, …
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"A Very Genuine Pleasure:" Willa Cather Readers Theater
… Image Selections from Cather's Library The 69th Annual Spring Conference Banquet and Performance Spring Conference Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 | 7:30 - 9pm CT Red …
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Historic Sites
… 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's … building from destruction, it was moved from its original location south of the railroad tracks to its present site. … originally a wooden structure and was moved to its present location in 1891. The brick façade was added sometime after …
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