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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Jun 1, 2023 | 9am - Saturday, Jun 3, 2023 | 9pm National Willa Cather Center 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE … Media at UC Santa Cruz, where she won the Excellence in Teaching Award. The Passing Show Join panelists Molly Rozum, … music features a wide variety of selections from original works, to arrangements of classical compositions and …
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2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

… Image 2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success July 24, 2015 2015 was … very special year for the Willa Cather Foundation’s annual Spring Conference. As we celebrated our 60th Spring Conference in …
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2014 Spring Conference Highlights

… opened Thursday with a day of scholarly presentations on Cather, her contemporaries, and the literary environment. We welcomed topics on not only Cather’s prairie landscape, but her urban and eastern landscapes, the …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… enjoys a beverage with Bob Thacker & Mark Madigan at the Cather Seminar in Paris in 2007 Richard Harris Plans for a … by Decades of Rich Cather Experiences October 15, 2025 Willa Cather may not have been Richard Harris’s first choice … times, which makes his involvement with the Willa Cather Foundation all the more meaningful.  Image Harris (back …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… my entry [to Cather] was  My Ántonia ,” Kohout said. “It just spoke to me. Her writing continues to speak to me. In any work I can find an emotion that I can relate to. Her use of the language is simple, but evocative. She was a … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Foundation—formerly the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial—is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing … of nationally designated historic sites devoted to an American author; Facilitation of research from a large body … dedicated to celebrating the work, life, and legacy of this great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances

… described its potential to attract smaller and mid-size conferences through modernized meeting spaces and food … makes plans to prepare for the opening, it has been a busy spring and summer at the construction site. The rebuilt …
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Press Room

… Please browse the sub-sections that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing … of the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Contact Information Catherine Pond, Marketing Coordinator:  … Street  Red Cloud, NE 68970  www.WillaCather.org To reach us during office hours, please call: (402) …
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Willa Cather Foundation Events

… Opera House performances and gallery exhibitions, our Spring Conference, and the Prairie Writers' Workshop. A biennial … and work. Check this page often to see our upcoming events, conferences, workshops, seminars, and exhibitions. Don't …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January … your job evolution over the past five years? I like to try new things and one of the things I loved about teaching was … programs and resources because it gave me a chance to learn new things. I learned some basic video production skills, I …
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