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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi
… $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to this year’s Willa Cather Spring Conference. The goal was simple: match … Sites. A bibliophile and librarian, Nancy Picchi first visited Red Cloud with her sister in 1988. They made the long trip …
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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting
… enlivens his paintings. Represented in over five hundred private, corporate, and public collections, Tubach has been … and Willa Cather’s writing, Willa’s Windows has found its way to Red Cloud. We're grateful for the Collier's …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald
… November 4, 2020 Don and Teri Theobald live in one of the Willa Cather Foundation's Moon Block apartments and often volunteer at the Red Cloud Opera House. Both are small business owners in Red … Council. At events, we serve as bartenders and we get to visit with almost every guest in attendance at the shows. …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa
… our centenary publication of Youth and the Bright Medusa, Willa Cather's 1920 collection of eight stories, and her first publication with Alfred A. Knopf. Joanna A. Blitch of Greensboro, North … Nebraska? No, unfortunately I never have! I would love to visit Red Cloud and the Willa Cather Cather Memorial …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… Image Image Bus 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 … in the United States. To visit Red Cloud is to encounter a town and entire landscapes, largely unchanged, as …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… who was on her way to the National Willa Cather Center to install her amazing exhibit on native grasses . Her work …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains
… dozens of blossoms. They made a golden ribbon across the prairie. Occasionally one of the horses would tear off with … , he remembers the story of Mormon settlers, scattering seeds along their trail so others could follow their path to … in areas where hot, dry weather has killed or stunted prairie grasses. Under better conditions, the prairie …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college student, Willa Cather’s academic path took an unexpected turn when, … Willa Cather Spring Conference that takes place June 4-6 in Red Cloud. If you would like more information about our scholarship opportunities, please visit the " Scholarships " page on our website. You can also …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… truck traffic, and even witnessed an enormous wagon load hauled by train. In fact, the number of rail lines and …
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Woodress Research Scholars Grant
… announces the availability of two Research Grants for visiting scholars. These grants provide financial support … for four consecutive weeks, in order to conduct research on Willa Cather using Cather resources in Nebraska and at UNL. … graduate students, recent PhDs, and faculty not yet tenured. Projects should reflect the need for research at the …
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