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A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop

… It will culminate in a staged reading at the Red Cloud Opera House, on Sunday, July 12, at 4:00 p.m. Registration for the …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice … of the pyramidal roof. The new stones replace the original tourelles that were damaged to the point of instability, … utilized as one of many attractions on the guided town tour of Red Cloud, owing to its connection to Silas and …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… dressing rooms and backstage facilities for the Red Cloud Opera House, street-level retail space, and three residences to … a 612-acre prairie, her childhood home, and the Red Cloud Opera House. Conferences, seminars, as well as arts and …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… the home is a permanent feature on the Foundation’s guided town tour of Cather’s Red Cloud. Executive Director, Ashley …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… work. First, I organized the physical WCPM newsletters into files sorted by year. As I went, I catalogued them on a …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year

… Janet Maruhn. Janet is Jim Owens’s mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner … a volunteer, and with his tractor he tills gardens around town. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, Leroy has … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring

… is a perfect time to bring students to Webster county to tour Willa Cather sites both in town and in the country. Students reading My Ántonia or … famous novel. Educators can find information about school tour itineraries and pricing here . Providing enrichment …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through the Road Scholar program—”Red Cloud: Willa Cather’s Window to the World”—participants enjoyed lectures … Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud! Our town and country tours, Willa Cather Memorial Prairie visit, and unique …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… Image Image Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing … or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. Here at the … My Ántonia ? If so, our 7-Building Tour throughout the town will enrich student engagement with the novel and their …
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National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop

… Center is one of 80 attractions featured in the Nebraska Tourism Commission’s summer 2017 Nebraska Passport program. … 30 to get your passport stamped. You may shop, take a full guided tour, or simply snap a selfie with Cather in our …                A WARM WELCOME       Aurora Downtown Square (Aurora, Stamps at The Renaissance Fine Art and …
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