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Preserving Our Past, Pioneering Our Future Challenge a Success

… to join the Foundation. "Willa Cather is not only a Nebraska icon but a great American treasure," said departing … collection and to expand familiarity with the author among Nebraska's school children. "It is critical that everyone …
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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame

… own experiences of growing up on the frontier prairies of Nebraska. But Cather was born in Virginia, lived for several …
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Road Scholar Program: June 4-8, 2012

… and Road Scholar are proud to invite you to Red Cloud, Nebraska, this summer. As a non-profit organization … American author, the Willa Cather Foundation in Red Cloud, Nebraska, opens a rare window into Willa Cather's life, …
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An Evening of Arts and Entertainment

… and a selection of work from artists who live in Red Cloud, Nebraska, Cather's hometown, and from across the state and … and Andrew Ek--who is also the Education Director for the Nebraska Writers' Collective--will perform pieces inspired … founding in 1955, it has been headquartered in Red Cloud, Nebraska. …
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Willa Cather Book Club

… again! Beginning with O Pioneers! (2013's One Book One Nebraska selection), the group plans to read a variety of … 100th publication anniversary and with One Book One Nebraska readers in mind. WHO: Anyone interested in reading … Willa Cather Foundation, 413 North Webster, Red Cloud, Nebraska WHY: Because Red Cloud hosts the largest living …
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Turn the Page Literary Tour

… Image Turn the Page Literary Tour July 3, 2013 The Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House is … Turn the Page tour. Travelers have until September 30 to visit attractions and redeem their stamps for prizes. For … with at least one stamp. Some of the things travelers can experience at the Willa Cather State Historic Site include: …
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Showing at The Lark

… in 2013. Not only was the book named as the "One Book One Nebraska" selection, but the novel also celebrated its 100th … Pioneers! (1913) was Willa Cather's first novel to feature Nebraska as its setting, and to many it remains her … who arrives on the wind-blasted prairie of Hanover, Nebraska, as a girl and grows up to make her farm …
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2014 Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image 2014 Willa Cather Spring Conference March 13, 2014 Mapping Literary … In O Pioneers! and My Ántonia , Cather was the first American novelist to treat the Plains of Nebraska as … Cather mapped many other literary landscapes: the Southwest in three novels, colonial Quebec in Shadows on the …
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7th Annual Prairie Writers' Workshop

… Workshop, to be be held May 14 - 18, 2014 in Red Cloud, Nebraska. This year, our workshop will be led by poet and … Master of Life Award from her alma mater, the University of Nebraska. She was named Poet Laureate of San Luis Obispo …
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Willa Cather's Red Cloud: A Virtual Tour

… multimedia virtual tour of the sites that inspired Nebraska's foremost author. This valuable resource for … The Big Read, American Masters series, NET Television, Nebraska State Historical Society, and the Sherwood Family. …
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