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Homegrown Art and Poetry with Jewel Rodgers

… a chance to explore current gallery exhibit Visions of the Prairie by artist and musician Scott Kirby when performances … cookies to share.  Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with … where she served as a slam coach and workshop facilitator. Learn more about Jewel Rodgers …
Posted: 03/24/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… the soul of the heartland." Baseball games and barbershops, prairie churches, concerts in the park, and one-room … program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the … at a 5:30 PM reception  15% discount on a guided Willa Cather site tour Breakfast for two on Saturday morning. …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… is her childhood bedroom and its original wallpaper in The Song of the Lark  or the Miner House that became the Harling home in My … around you. Listen only to the sound of the wind and the larks or the gentle murmur of cattle — or just the sound of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… chapters about local history, including the National Willa Cather Center. Join us to welcome Scott to the Red Cloud … remarks at 6:00 p.m. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Related Materials: The NWCC also holds a number of bound volumes of McClure’s Magazine , Ladies Home Journal , and … children, as well as some unidentified people. Diplomas and teaching certificates, commencement program for Roscoe and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Garan Coons and the Many Moccasins Dance Troupe

… Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and Nebraska Cultural …
Posted: 01/31/2026
Last Updated: 02/03/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… Image Cather Family Christmas Decorations Annotations From the … Traditions December 10, 2025 In Webster County during Willa Cather’s childhood, Christmas traditions differed from our … the children, as did rural areas like Penny Creek, Pleasant Prairie, and Elm Creek. At those celebrations, adults were …
Posted: 12/10/2024
Last Updated: 12/17/2025

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… home of writer Willa Cather. Alongside the Red Cloud Opera House, the Center is a cultural oasis on the Great Plains. … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete … a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center and the nation's … and numerous short stories. Tour Options Red Cloud Opera House Upcoming Events & Rental Info Built in 1885, the Red …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you … fast and twice as far as something real. Did Willa Cather know Georgia O'Keeffe? Many readers of Cather's work and her … job, I also care for the museum and art collections, create exhibitions, and lead the team that maintains the historic …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

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