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56th Annual Spring Conference
… Annual Spring Conference March 10, 2011 The 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, … festive programming based on the conference theme,” said Foundation Board of Governors member and Conference …
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The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program
… information or to get your Passport you can stop by The Willa Cather Foundation, (402) 746-2653. You can also go to the Nebraska …
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Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity
… Pavelka, prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in Cather’s novel My Ántonia and Mary Rosicky in Cather’s short story … will be asked to write an essay on Cather’s novel My Ántonia or her short story “Neighbour Rosicky.” … 2018, as we celebrate the 100th publication anniversary of My Ántonia. Applications will be available online by …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018
… Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is gearing up for a year-long celebration of the …
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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections
… reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation received $50,000 toward the ongoing tour … institutions and those they serve.” Grants awarded are supported by $135 million in supplemental funding allocated … funding to state and jurisdictional humanities councils to support humanities organizations, programs, and …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca
… call the Red Cloud Opera House at 402-746-2653 or email Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org . …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… Photographer, and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … of a state-of-the-art archive as a major component of the National Willa Cather Center. “Lucia had a vision for what …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… the prairie. We also loved the tour of Cather’s childhood home – seeing her attic room just as she described it, as … For example, we tramped out to the original Cather homestead site, so we could picture the place where much of the early part of My Àntonia takes …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… our website. You can also contact our Education Specialist Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org or 402-746-2653 with any questions you …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … about Cather and sought out her other works, contacted the Foundation, and on a return visit to New Mexico last year …
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