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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go … While Willa Cather only spent the second half of her childhood in Red Cloud, she returned often to visit family and friends. She once wrote, "I always return to Nebraska." You …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways

… added several new offerings for our guests. Thanks to generous CARES grants awarded through the National Endowment for … For our more extensive, guided itineraries, visitors should contact Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator, at … a spectacular prairie landscape far removed from the urban bustle. Visitors to Red Cloud have a variety of lodging …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 05/20/2021

Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen Road Scholars spent an immersive five days engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… Willa Cather Memorial Prairie An Immersive Willa Cather Experience Spend Two Days in Red Cloud "I am not exaggerating...I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to … greatest literature. From her modest childhood home to the expansive prairie that made her feel a sense of erasure, you …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 10/20/2026

Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… Image Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper Flowers in her "Rose … by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960. It can be visited by guided tour from the National Willa Cather … would later write the bedroom description, and a papering experience, into The Song of the Lark (1915) when describing …
Posted: 07/02/2019
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Soundstitching: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather's World

… Cassia Kite's distinctive Soundstitching process allows visitors to experience Willa Cather's world in a whole new way. Soundstitching: …
Posted: 03/15/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Omaha to Red Cloud Bus Tour

… bus trip, you will be able to experience the beautiful “Divide” and tour Cather’s childhood home, as well as other … (East side of Shell gas station) 10:30 AM Arrive on “The Divide” and visit the Pavelka Farm (weather permitting) …
Posted: 05/15/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

World-renowned Opera Soprano, Sarah Arneson, to perform in Red Cloud

… hour concert features many composers who were alive during Willa Cather’s lifetime, including one of her favorite … Prize winner William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and Experience . Sarah also founded an award-winning chamber … please call the Red Cloud Opera House at 402-746-2641 or visit www.WillaCather.org. Programming for the Cather …
Posted: 09/21/2015
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!

… Image National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit! June 3, 2017 … new life as the National Willa Cather Center. What you'll experience: Explore a new exhibit, American Bittersweet: The …
Posted: 06/13/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… accessible to those with limited mobility. Begin your exploration of settings from Cather's early years with one or more of these tours.  With the exception of the country and prairie tours, all tour … offers a wide range of engaging activities and authentic experiences in the perfect 2-day itinerary. Learn More Guided …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2026

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