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Meet our 2024 Humanities Interns!
… they were chosen when Rachel Olsen called with the good news! Since arriving in Red Cloud, Sarah has been a very …
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Beneath the Wide-Open
… sky!” Death Comes for the Archbishop The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to welcome oil painter Jonathan … at no charge, as part of our mission to advance Willa Cather's legacy through education, preservation, and the … the Red Cloud Opera House is made possible through a basic support grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska …
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Red Cloud Opera House
… towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House." —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud … people." "But I am sorry that the old Opera Houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a … a $1.1 endowment campaign for program and operational support. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded …
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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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Author Series and Book Signing: Gail Shaffer Blankenau
… Series Friday, Apr 5, 2024 | 1 - 5pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … stick around after the event to take a guided tour of Willa Cather sites and attend the reception for artist Jonathan … p.m. Book a guided tour , hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, or peruse the American Bittersweet exhibit and …
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Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… with Director of Education Rachel Olsen Image Picnic on the Prairie: Giamatti and Wong with NWCC Leadership Special … , made a low key visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center last week. Wong and Giamatti, who joined … of events at Omaha's Film Streams, enjoyed tours of the Cather historic sites, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie , …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… and reappraise many of the objects acquired when the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial was a nebulous new idea, yet to be … Howard Pyle, the illustrator who had so inspired Willa Cather as a child. Though the Reynard paintings hold a … (1966) recalled that afternoon, and posthumously, the Prairie Schooner published an expanded version under the …
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Ashley Olson
… Image Ashley Olson Executive Director Ashley Olson has been a member of the … staff since 2008 and has served as the organization's Executive Director since 2014. Olson administers the museum, … to an American author. During her tenure, the Center’s assets have grown by more than $13 million. Notable …
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Brattleboro Literary Festival's Literary Cocktail Hour:
… Image Ashley Olson, Executive Director, National Willa Cather Center The Life of Willa Cather with Benjamin Taylor and Ashley Olson Special Events … author, as well as the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, historic lodging, and the Red Cloud Opera House. …
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Book Club Resources
… Book Club Resources The National Willa Cather Center can provide materials for your book club … influenced the prolific writer. Sites include Cather’s childhood home, the inspiration for the opening scene of … in the Cather family’s Second Home with your book club; the location where Willa often returned to visit her family and …
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