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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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Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading

… Image Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather Special Events Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 | 7 - 8pm … , and Bellow’s  There Is Simply Too Much to Think About: Collected Nonfiction , also a  New   York Times  Editors’ Choice. His edition of the collected stories of Susan Sontag,  Debriefing , was published by …
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Organization History

… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of … literature and Red Cloud’s unique potential to become a living museum, reflecting the settings for six of Cather’s …
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Garan Coons, Native American Entertainer

… tours extensively, delivering a spectacular display of living Native American culture. His exquisite regalia and … TO WEATHER ...Coons will first perform at 10:00 a.m. at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. Please join us tonight at the Opera …
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Crossroads: Change in Rural America

… Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The National Willa Cather Center is excited to announce  Crossroads: Change in … the unique opportunities and challenges presented by rural living. As a bonus, the National Willa Cather Center and the …
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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson

… United States Join us five miles south of Red Cloud at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie beginning at 9:30 AM as … on the Niobrara , which is based on the months he spent living in a remote Sandhills cabin. …
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CATHERLAND

… from the writing team of Becky Boesen and David von Kampen. CATHERLAND  tells the story of Susan, an emerging writer living the life of her dreams, complete with an adoring … to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the childhood home of novelist Willa Cather. Guided by her curiosity and the presence of a …
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The Art Connection

… husband raise cattle and crops south of Red Cloud, near the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, and many of her paintings reflect … to California where he discovered that people could make a living creating art. After 34 years as an art teacher at …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County

… Archive: Herbaria of Webster County June 17, 2021 "We were living in a world of mysterious flowers that had never been … belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … from an aunt. This article will be of great interest to all living in the community now and to many others who now live …
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