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The Ensemble Theatre: "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"

… and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.  Support was also provided by Humanities Nebraska and the National Endowment for the Humanities as … programming is made possible through the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… and generous philanthropist in Chicago, New York, and Nebraska, Woods Lindley is perhaps best known to Cather … centenary of Cather’s birth in 1873 with the University of Nebraska Press, the book was a collaborative effort with her … Charitable Fund, started by her grandfather in Lincoln, Nebraska, provided a grant of $218,000 to enable the Nature …
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Virtual Book Talk With Daryl W. Palmer

… book talk with Daryl W. Palmer, who will discuss his book,  Becoming Willa Cather: Creation and Career . Palmer will be joined by …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa

… I would like to shop around. Have you been to Red Cloud or Nebraska?  No, unfortunately I never have! I would love to …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators

… class’s experience reading Willa Cather or learning about Nebraska history."  This year, our touring options take into …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 Despite … Helen Cather Southwick Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation for their support of the Humanities Internship at the National Willa …
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National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

… Poet Laureate Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker Matt Mason, Nebraska State Poet Rosanne Cash, acclaimed singer and … of Oxford Brookes University Poetry Centre Kent Pavelka, Nebraska sports broadcaster and grandson of Anna Pavelka …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring

… the country. Students reading My Ántonia or learning about Nebraska history will benefit from visiting places featured …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Image Image Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O …
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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… to preserve key elements of Willa Cather’s early years in Nebraska began in the 1940s and she had many dedicated … and planted her roots deeply in the soil of Webster County, Nebraska.” * With a longstanding interest in the world of … from My Life in Public Television (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012), 186. …
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