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Final Phase of Cather Center Construction Underway

… various giving levels. For more information, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director at 866-731-7304 or aolson@willacather.org. …
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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 Center is an arts and cultural center that serves as … & writing Take in a performance or exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Hike and picnic at the Willa Cather Memorial …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… Image Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 … delivered moving remarks for the dedication of the National Willa Cather Center. A former teacher and librarian, Mrs. … spoke to its continued relevance. “Thanks to the talent of Willa Cather we have a better understanding of one of the …
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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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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Friday, Apr 29, 2022 | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The … three Cather novels in their entirety: O Pioneers !, The Song of the Lark and My Ántonia . These will be the 72nd, 73rd and 74th …
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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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Cather Second Home Guest House

… Image Cather Second Home Guest House At the corner of Sixth and Seward stands the Cather family’s second home. They lived here from 1904 until … distance of the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House, both operated by the Willa Cather Foundation, …
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National Willa Cather Center to Offer New Opportunities

… what excites her most about the project, Executive Director Ashley Olson noted, “Everything. It’s hard to pinpoint a particular … ways.” To support this celebrated endeavor, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at 866-731-7304 or …
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56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference February 7, 2011 In May 1916, Willa Cather wrote to her friend Mabel Dodge Luhan that she just … movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged with the trendy, the …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… challenges—and to do so in advance of the deadlines,” said Ashley Olson, Executive Director. “This endeavor has been met with … or to get involved, visit www.WillaCather.org or contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, aolson@willacather.org, …
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