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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… guest rooms and two-and-a-half baths.  Book Now on Airbnb About the Guest House Image The Cather Second Home is a … Foundation’s headquarters at the Red Cloud Opera House, as well as downtown restaurants and shops, a grocery store, and … to guests) that once led to the maid's quarters, now known as the Hanover Room. The beautiful hardwood floors and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home

… in the Unmade Place which is on display in our Red Cloud Opera House Gallery through August 1. Nathan Tye Professor of History …
Posted: 05/19/2025
Last Updated: 05/28/2025

From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co.

… Image From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co. August 1, 2014 One can't overstate the importance of the Red Cloud Opera House to a young Willa Cather. In a 1929 letter to friend and journalist Harvey Newbranch, she wrote about the Opera House and the Andrews Opera Company: "How …
Posted: 09/09/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014

Willa Cather, the Archival Chain, and the Making of a Literary Legacy

… and exciting of these ripple effects. Join us in the bookstore following the event for a book signing. This event …
Posted: 04/28/2026
Last Updated: 06/05/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… evening at the Cather Second Home Guest House Browse the bookstore and gift shop Guided Tours Hours of Operation …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Serena's Album

… consider this extraordinary album in its entirety. (For a scholarly perspective on confession albums, and on Cather’s … notable public figure — a Civil War General in the Union Army, United States Congressman from Ohio, and Speaker of the … drew upon Mary for Julia, the musical Harling sister, in My Ántonia , and Mary played the Beast in the production of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Support

… Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Center provides almost 20,000 square … museum, archive, research center, classroom, bookstore, art gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… Opera House Friday, Apr 3, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … already up of paintings in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery at the time of the performance. Don’t miss this …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… & Sunset II | Scott Kirby Paintings by Scott Kirby Art Gallery Friday, Mar 20 - Saturday, May 16, 2026 | All day Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Enjoy an afternoon filled … at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the Baldwin …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

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