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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber
… history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art. The facility will help achieve … retreats. It will allow our visitors to the National Willa Cather Center to stay longer to enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. An …
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Botanical Print Workshop
… Workshop We are excited to host Kansas artist Laura Mead to learn the secrets of botanical printing on textiles during a … Cloud! During the workshop, the artist and National Willa Cather Center staff will lead group participants in plant selection at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, before we gather in the Creative Hub to learn the …
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Annotations from the Archive: Back to School
… out until the sun dips, finally, below the western-most prairie hills and the blue hour deepens to black. During … and returned to school. In just such a moment, Willa Cather’s earliest known letter was written at the end of … can have value if only you continue to reflect, improve, learn, discover, and grow. How did you spend your summer …
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School Field Trips
… During a half-day field trip, students will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including … . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning …
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“On the Bright Edges”: Landscape and Longing
… Image The prairie landscape inspired Cather's Nebraska novels and … theatre, new works and theatre for young audiences! Learn More F. Marvin Hannah, Jr. Baritone & Actor F. Marvin …
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Spring Conference
… an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, Nebraska, where Cather scholars, general readers, and those interested in … to tour Cather's Red Cloud, hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera House, and learn even more about Cather's life and writing. No Events …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains
… the "spiral" nematode, collected at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art … which they were collected. Featured sites include the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and Willa Cather's Childhood Home in …
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Author Series & Book Signing: Karen Russell
… Friday, Apr 4, 2025 | 7 - 8:30pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … in the aftermath of Black Sunday, The Antidote follows a "Prairie Witch,” whose body serves as a bank vault for … peoples’ memories and secrets; a Polish wheat farmer who learns how quickly a hoarded blessing can become a curse; …
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Virtual Author Series: Jim Locklear
… City. The book deals with geology, landforms, woodlands, prairies, wildlife, and other aspects of natural history of … environmental and ecological setting of Red Cloud and Willa Cather's prairie writings within the broader context of the … in this program are not necessarily the views of the Willa Cather Foundation. About Jim Locklear Jim Locklear is a …
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My Ántonia: The Story of a Great American Novel
… and a novel that is part of today’s literary canon, My Ántonia’s worldwide appeal is demonstrated by its … 15-19: See Tim Youd ’s (American, b. 1967) Willa Cather’s My Ántonia , on view in Hawks Pavilion Gallery H8, and plan …
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