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Drama Writing Workshop with A.P. Andrews

… Image Prairie Writers Thursday, Jul 9, 2015 | 5pm - Sunday, Jul 12, 2015 | … York playwright A.P. Andrews in Red Cloud for a four-day workshop in drama writing! This workshop is open to all … staged reading in the Red Cloud Opera House! Our 8th annual Prairie Writers' Workshop will be led by New York …
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Virtual Author Series: Pam Houston

… | 7pm Transport yourself to the Colorado Rockies, Nebraska prairie, and beyond during our conversation with author Pam … of place-based writing and her connections to Willa Cather, both as a writing professor and a fan.  Register for the event here.   Learn more about  Deep Creek on our product page : the memoir is …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County

… belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You Have to Fight For," … are sent me." In fact, some suggestions from Swezey about classification of wildflowers of the Great Plains did …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … at that time.” NOTE on ARCHIVES and IMAGE :  This whimsical postcard was sent by Willa Cather to her niece Mary Virginia …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… cities in Europe where I used to love to go.”  – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa … From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and … treasures of Red Cloud. ❧ Cather once remarked, “When I go about among little Nebraska towns (and the little towns, not …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Cloud Opera House season of events, plans conferences and seminars, and fosters relationships with educators from area … 68th annual Spring Conference, and the 18th Willa Cather International Seminar will take place this summer, as well. There are …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber

… from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center will soon have access to enhanced amenities. … and his family for their astonishing generosity,” she said. About Hotel Garber Hotel Garber will be a 27-room boutique … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. In the first …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections

… Image What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National … greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much fun a friend had at an opera house show, I am … Red Cloud and part of the talented team at the Willa Cather Foundation. I love being part of an organization that brings …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Park in Richmond, Virginia, and later joined the staff of Historic Hanover Tavern and taught at … believed motivated his father to remember the Willa Cather Foundation in his estate plan, Alex Kyle said, “My dad was … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she was … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the … that I’m only able to do this with the help of some great staff members and volunteers! Apart from your job …
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