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The Song of the Lark

Image Vintage cover of The Song of the Lark The Song of the Lark Book Club Resources In this powerful portrait of the self-making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most extraordinary heroines. Thea Kronberg, a minister's daughter in a …
Posted: 05/03/2023
Last Updated: 07/21/2023

The Song of the Lark Gala Dinner and Performance

… Saturday, Aug 15, 2015 | 5 - 8pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States … at the Gala Dinner will feature a performance entitled The Song of the Lark , a song cycle by Barlow Bradford that received its …
Posted: 07/14/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

The Growth of an Artist: Commemorating 100 Years of The Song of the Lark

… Image Art Gallery Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | 12am - Monday, Aug 31, 2015 | 12am Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster … the publication centenary of Willa Cather’s novel The Song of the Lark , the Willa Cather Foundation has invited artists from …
Posted: 01/29/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

The Song of the Lark Essay Contest

… Image The Song of the Lark Essay Contest October 27, 2015 As Cather fans around the world celebrate the publication centenary of The Song of the Lark , the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to …
Posted: 10/27/2015
Last Updated: 02/23/2016

WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark

… WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark July 14, 2015 The Willa Cather Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary … August 15, beginning with cocktails at 5:00 p.m. in the Art Gallery followed by a dinner and performance at 6:30 pm in …
Posted: 07/14/2015
Last Updated: 08/14/2015

The Song and the Spark by Elysia Mann

… Image Art Gallery Monday, May 18, 2015 | 12am - Monday, Aug 31, 2015 | 12am Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster … the exhibition: An excerpt from Cather's 1915 novel The Song of the Lark serves as a textual basis for a series of drawings that …
Posted: 03/12/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Guided Historic Sites Tour

… still displayed there, as well as the family’s household items throughout the home. Burlington Depot 437 W. Welsch Street Cather uses the depot in many of her works, such as in an early … Cloud’s third depot, built in 1897. Willa Cather would have used it when traveling to and from her hometown. St. Juliana …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2026

Exhibit Tour

… rooms containing Cather family artifacts while learning about the Cather family's homesteading journey from … and 'The Best Years"  that were modeled after the house; and guides will provide a peek inside Cather's … and hands-on activities for young and old, all focused around railroad history, the literary legacy of the …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

Childhood Home Tour

… to the writer's life and work. Built in 1879, this house served as the Cather residence for 20 years beginning in … and the attic permeate the vivid descriptions of the house in works like The Song of the Lark , "Old Mrs. Harris," and "The Best Years." "In this spacious, undivided loft were two brick chimneys, going up in neat …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… and disturbing moments in Cather's fiction? Are you curious about 19th century funeral practices and medical …  Red Cloud residents past true crime experiences? Join us for a night of exploring the dark history that animates … part in this unique and mildly unsettling night of fun! Contact visitor services coordinator Nick Powers at …
Posted: 08/18/2025
Last Updated: 09/24/2026

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