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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame

… Image Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame March 21, 2011 … accept the honor on behalf of Ms. Cather. Willa Cather (1873-1947) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author who … first achieved national recognition for novels such as O Pioneers! and My Ántonia, in which she drew on her own …
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Music on the Prairie

… welcome to explore the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and learn about recent restoration efforts. The 608-acre … Place-Based Identity: A creative-nonfiction workshop focused on connections between self and place With … Artist-in-residency June 2-5, 2011 The 4th annual Prairie Writers’ Workshop will provide participants with the rare …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… Image Image Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa …  "We come and go, but the land is always here...” —O Pioneers! Here in Nebraska we are surrounded by wide open …
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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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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… The National Willa Cather Center will be host to a unique exhibit by performance artist Tim Youd while he is in … Sunday & Monday ] April 26 — Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 430 – 458 April 27 —  Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 459-488 April 28 —  Red Cloud Opera House : …
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Virtual Book Talk With Daryl W. Palmer

… Image Opera House Thursday, Nov 19, 2020 | 7 - 8:30pm Join us for an engaging book talk with Daryl W. Palmer, … the relationship with Nebraska in the years leading up to O Pioneers! is more dynamic than many have thought.  Palmer is …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… 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 … them as a young girl—and would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us create the …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… Image Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson December 8, 2019 Jerry and Susan Anderson live in the Des … stock; Cather’s books about that time—like My Àntonia and O Pioneers! and One of Ours— allow us to picture what life …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner

… Image Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner September 25, 2019 Some kids … about where I lived,” Karr explained. She has also read O Pioneers!  and she has a copy of Sapphira and the Slave Girl …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… Image Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains August 28, 2019 “The road ran about like a wild … the trail on the Laramie Plain of Wyominng in  The Song of the Lark , "where the wagon-trails of the … the landscape.] However, sunflowers were nothing new on the Plains. As early as 5,000 years ago, Native Americans …
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