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Botanical Print Workshop
… 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 … who had moved to California with her husband and daughter. Cather bemoans her return to school, and with both her …
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School Field Trips
… School Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for students … and transportation permit. Walk the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . Complete additional customized activities as …
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“On the Bright Edges”: Landscape and Longing
… Image The prairie landscape inspired Cather's Nebraska novels and helped to forge many of her characters. A Willa Cather Readers Theater & Reception International Seminar …
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Spring Conference
… an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, Nebraska, where Cather scholars, general readers, and those interested in the arts gather to celebrate Cather's legacy and Nebraska's cultural heritage. Held the … to tour Cather's Red Cloud, hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera …
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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 … Russell will sign copies of her book in the National Willa Cather Center bookstore immediately following her talk. You …
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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
… Image Willa Cather Free Event at the Joslyn! Special Events Saturday, … by Ashley Olson, executive director of the National Willa Cather Center. Heralded by critics following its publication … arts center, ten historic sites, and a 612-acre native prairie that make up the largest collection of nationally …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles
… to rectify the past by restoring the area back to a Native prairie. She says she hopes the installation will bring a … to the Dakota/Lakota Language” at the National Willa Cather Center’s Red Cloud Opera House exhibit from November …
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