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We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place

… by Steve Tamayo, Anne Steinhoff, and Paul High Horse Art Gallery Thursday, May 15 - Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 | All day … summer, the Red Cloud Opera House is excited to welcome artists Steven Tamayo, Paul High Horse, and Anne Steinhoff …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 06/17/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… much of my growing up years"  —Karen Thurlow Tell us a bit about your relationship to Webster County and your family … a child, I was not aware of the hardships.  We always ate well thanks to big gardens, canning, and homegrown meat. … study with some of the best artists around.  Some were well known and some were only known in the area  whereI lived.   …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Lark  or the Miner House that became the Harling home in My Ántonia . Several different guided tour options include … the descriptive farmstead and beautiful conclusion of My Ántonia . The 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie on …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… The Ribbon-Cutting in front of Hotel Garber on April 4 [see Gallery for full captions] Image Hotel Garber in its opening … Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy April 9, 2025 RED CLOUD, NE—The National Willa …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… actively used in aging studies for humans. Nematodes that feed on plants can cause severe crop losses, and scientists …
Posted: 03/16/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… to the Depression-era practice of reusing flour, sugar, and feed sacks to create clothing, quilts, and other … challenging time of economic hardship and war. The reuse of feed, flour, and sugar sacks was a cost-saving and …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Chase Earles

… Image 49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Chase Earles … and sculpture, Earles has created works for museums and galleries throughout the United States. Learn more about …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Nathaniel Ruleaux

… opportunities in Omaha to elevate his art. After doing shows and meeting other Native artists, he saw a need to … Ruleaux has continued to make his own pieces for shows such as 49 Minutes of Fame . At the exhibit, he is …
Posted: 12/13/2021
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams

… of Clarence O. Williams The story behind the play, Not Too Far Distant October 15, 2024 Playwright Becky Boesen gleaned … Division. According to his son Thomas, “for reasons he never shared, he took a camera with him, and produced the … carefully catalogued and documented album after returning home, ultimately settling in Lincoln, Nebraska.” He …
Posted: 10/15/2024
Last Updated: 10/22/2024

Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … at 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.  World renowned author Willa Cather spent her formative years in Red Cloud …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

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