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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college student, Willa Cather’s academic path took an unexpected turn when, … unbeknownst to her, a college professor sent her essay about Thomas Carlyle to the Nebraska State Journal for …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… him some questions about his photography and his summer residency. Tell us a bit about you and your photography? … with executive director Ashley Olson who offered me this residency. Do you have a particular favorite work of Willa … something from her writing that inspires your photography residency here? I was taken first by her descriptions of not …
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Meet Intern William Kelly
… Primarily stewardship projects, streamlining our membership database and its communication with our website, and …
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Suicide Grave
… Shimerda's suicide grave in My Antonia was described by Willa Cather as a little island of tall red grass. Francis … the fields were under fence, and the roads no longer ran about like wild things, but followed the surveyed …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference
… Image Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference May … Glass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, in the Red Cloud Opera House auditorium. Musician Dave Seay will perform “Train …
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Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop
… wild places. The workshop, put on in conjunction with the Willa Cather Foundation, will be held at Red Cloud Opera House, … of a project funded by the Rural Futures Institute. More about the project here: http://visittheprairie.com …
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Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff
… Red Cloud annually to visit the Opera House and tour the Cather historic sites. With the addition of the museum and archive at the National Willa Cather Center, we expect to see growth in both … with bookstore checkouts Answer questions from guests about Cather Provide guided tours (paid staff) What you will …
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Attention Educators: 2016-17 Student Outreach Opportunities
… opportunities for students. If you have any questions about our free educational programs or bringing your … please contact Education Director Tracy Tucker, ttucker@willacather.org or 402-746- 2653. We hope to see you and your …
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2016 Scholarship Recipients
… Recipients June 29, 2016 A springtime tradition, the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce the 2016 recipients … part of our educational mission. For more information about the scholarship programs or to support the scholarship …
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New Book in the bookstore!
… new economic and cultural life to those same communities.” Willa Cather herself was a champion of the opera house. In a … the opera house with Omaha World-Herald readers: "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is …
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