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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 …
Posted: 08/05/2025
Last Updated: 09/10/2025

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 …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

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 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

“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 …
Posted: 06/17/2025
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

Spring Conference

… Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera House, and learn even more about Cather's life and writing. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/29/2025

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 …
Posted: 03/16/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

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 …
Posted: 12/26/2024
Last Updated: 03/13/2025

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 …
Posted: 12/26/2024
Last Updated: 01/30/2025

My Ántonia: The Story of a Great American Novel

Image Willa Cather Free Event at the Joslyn! Special Events Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 | 1:30 - 2:30pm The Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge Street Omaha , NE 68102 United States REGISTER HERE Free, but advanced registration is required; walk-ins accepted as space …
Posted: 01/09/2025
Last Updated: 01/09/2025

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles

… Image Image 49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles November 18, 2021   Marlena Myles … also an index to the other eleven 49 Minutes of Fame artist profiles at that link. We are grateful to freelance writer …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

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