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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future
… Image Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future January 14, 2020 Today, we announce the Willa Cather Foundation's Campaign for the Future , a … since 1978, but History Nebraska and the Foundation had operated the site together since 1994. It is the largest …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center March 25, 2014 WILLA CATHER FOUNDATION TO … dressing rooms and backstage facilities for the Red Cloud Opera House, street-level retail space, and three residences …
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National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!
… Image National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit! June 3, 2017 The newly opened National Willa Cather … and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block,” an 1887 structure that was fully … Tour Cather's childhood home and six additional historic sites related to her life & writing Take in a performance or …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center
… Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red Cloud Opera House as distinguished guest Laura Bush delivered … moving remarks for the dedication of the National Willa Cather Center. A former teacher and librarian, Mrs. Bush …
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Willa Cather in The New Yorker
… Image Willa Cather in The New Yorker September 25, 2017 The grand opening and dedication of the National Willa Cather Center in June was occasion to bring together … for The New Yorker . We're especially grateful to Ross for writing an illuminating piece on Cather, entitled " A Walk …
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Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award
… Image Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award May 23, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation was honored to receive a Governor’s Arts … center is now adjoined to the WCF’s historic Red Cloud Opera House (RCOH) and contains a climate controlled …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation
… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, … the transfer of ownership of the Willa Cather State Historic Site to the Willa Cather Foundation. Located in Red … iconic writers. Tourists and scholars from around the world visit Red Cloud because of its associations with Willa …
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Alex Ross to Keynote 65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Alex Ross to Keynote 65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference May 19, 2020 Join us as we welcome … Cather’s Prairie ,” is a wonderful introduction to his writing and the experience of Spring Conference, for the …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… “Nebraskaland” collection of hand-embroidered boutique clothing, Lingua Franca announced the release of their … and the arts. “Fashioning Willa Cather quotes to clothing is such a creative way to celebrate her work,” said …
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Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic
… Image Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic March 31, 2020 1918 was a pivotal year for Willa Cather and the world. She would publish My Ántonia , delayed … and then sent me home again in her car. Since no German operas are being given this winter, she had had more leisure …
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