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View "Portraits of the Prairie" Exhibit

… Image Image Image View "Portraits of the Prairie" Exhibit November 4, 2011 It is often called "Catherland"-Webster County, Nebraska, where the quintessential American novelist Willa Cather spent her childhood and found inspiration for her …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 02/16/2015

Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins

… Image Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins October 21, 2014 On October 9, 2014, … Red Cloud, Nebraska, which will become the National Willa Cather Center. "Beginning construction is a milestone in … connected with Willa Cather, including a 612-acre prairie, her childhood home, and the Red Cloud Opera House. …
Posted: 10/23/2014
Last Updated: 12/23/2014

Willa Cather Spring Conference 2009

… Friday, April 24 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. -- Registration, Opera House Bookstore, 413 North Webster 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. … but who do not want to register for full Conference events.) Meals will be on your own for this day. Saturday, …
Posted: 09/16/2014
Last Updated: 09/22/2014

Willa Cather State Historic Site Featured in 2012 Nebraska Passport

… May 9, 2012 The Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House is one of 80 attractions included in the 2012 Nebraska … of the culture tour. Travelers have until September 30, to visit attractions and redeem their stamps for prizes. For …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 09/22/2014

Prairie Writers' Workshop

… Image Prairie Writers' Workshop May 29, 2009 "Fiction and Art": A … look at art and design in Nebraska narratives. The Willa Cather Foundation would like to invite you to attend this … Participants will be encouraged to visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie to gain inspiration from the land …
Posted: 09/16/2014
Last Updated: 09/16/2014

Reflections from the Prairie Writers' Workshop by Timothy Schaffert

… Image Reflections from the Prairie Writers' Workshop by Timothy Schaffert July 24, 2009 Willa Cather taught in a writers' workshop in  1922, at Middlebury … her students saluted her with a witless poem: "Oh Miss Cather, when we gather/ For your talks so wise and clear/ …
Posted: 09/16/2014
Last Updated: 09/16/2014

Registration is Open for Prairie Writers' Workshop with John T. Price

… Image Registration is Open for Prairie Writers' Workshop with John T. Price April 13, 2010 The Willa Cather Foundation would like to invite you to attend this … Participants will be encouraged to visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie to gain inspiration from the land …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 09/15/2014

2014 Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image 2014 Willa Cather Spring Conference March 13, 2014 Mapping … both within Cather studies and beyond. From her earliest fiction, Cather was closely attuned to the world around her, … on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie 5:30 p.m. Barbecue and music at the Burlington Depot, featuring Formerly Three of …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014

71st Annual Spring Conference Schedule

71st Annual Spring Conference Schedule Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250   Thursday, June 4 Time Event and Location 1:00 PM Welcome and Opening Plenary: "Cancer and Caregiving: Willa Cather's My Mortal Enemy" with Heather …
Posted: 04/27/2026
Last Updated: 05/12/2026

Membership

… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a free guided tour of the  Cather historic sites , subscription to the  Willa Cather … Cather Review Conservation of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Cultural events and exhibits at the National Willa …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

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