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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 …
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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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2014 Spring Conference Highlights

… conference-goers were treated to three days of gorgeous Nebraska summer, exciting performances, thought-provoking … Scholarship.  On both Thursday and Friday afternoons, Nebraska forager Adam Hintz led a tour of the Willa Cather … and grasslands and speak to Cather’s literary landscapes of Nebraska. A book signing with all of our authors and …
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From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co.

… Image From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co. August 1, 2014 One can't … letter to friend and journalist Harvey Newbranch, she wrote about the Opera House and the Andrews Opera Company: "How … a country child to hear those tuneful old operas sung by people who were doing their best: The Bohemian Girl, The …
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Road Scholar Program: Sept. 15-19

… House just as Willa Cather did in her time. Discover new art in our Gallery, also located in the Opera House. Featuring many talented artists from the Midwest. View the PBS documentary, The Road …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… corners of the globe, and we are proud to have committed partners all across the country. Once complete, the Center … in the Tourism Development Category through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED). Additional support … Willa Cather Foundation through an expanded bookstore, art gallery, and backstage facilities for the adjacent Red Cloud …
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