Events

This summer, the Red Cloud Opera House is excited to welcome artists Steven Tamayo, Paul High Horse, and Anne Steinhoff as they present We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place. These Native American artists have brought together a number of cultural touchstones and mediums as they respond to our Spring Conference theme, "Cather's House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in Her Work."

We hope you will make plans to attend the 19th Willa Cather International Seminar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as we celebrate the 100th publication anniversary of The Professor's House!

 

This event, part of the 19th International Willa Cather Seminar, is free and open to the public.

The Straits of Mackinac is the meeting place of two Great Lakes: Michigan and Huron. It is also home to a seventy year-old crude oil pipeline, which over the past decade has become a key site of environmental and climate activism in the Midwest. How can humanistic methods and approaches help us reckon with the energy past and future in a time of planetary crisis?

 

This event, part of the 19th International Willa Cather Seminar, is free and open to the public.

In this talk, Masud will consider what the flatness of the prairie—or, more precisely, the imagined flatness of the prairie—makes possible for Willa Cather and her characters. She suggests that, in Cather's hands, topographical flatness makes available a phenomenon of memory - something between presque vu and deja vu - which creates a disruption of relationships between self and other.

 

Join us for hors d'oeuvres and a special performance by local actors as we mark the conclusion of the 19th International Willa Cather Seminar! Patti Meadors and F. Marvin Hannah, Jr. will read excerpts from Willa Cather's fiction and letters that echo this year's seminar theme tracking Cather's work across regions, as well as celebrate the 100th publication anniversary of The Professor's House.

Join us for a production of Red Riding Hood featuring local youth! Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house she goes. Red Riding Hood, not so little anymore, and her pre-teen pals try to stay on the straight and narrow in the latest adventure from the Missoula Children's Theatre, Red Riding Hood.

Join us for a production of Red Riding Hood featuring local youth! Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house she goes. Red Riding Hood, not so little anymore, and her pre-teen pals try to stay on the straight and narrow in the latest adventure from the Missoula Children's Theatre, Red Riding Hood.

Enjoy a special evening of classical music! An internationally acclaimed group, the Opus 76 Quartet creates an immersive listening experience, featuring pieces written by composers such as Brahms, Wagner, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Mozart. The quartet captivates audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds, a clear demonstration of their commitment to the future of classical music.

You voted and we listened! Because of a community vote, AMFM will be brought to Red Cloud to perform as part of our 2025 season. Formed in 2013 in Lincoln, AMFM covers 80s music across all genres. Whether it's rock, pop, new age, or dance, band members create an ultimate retro dance party that's a great time for any generation! Dust off your parachute pants, tease your hair, and get your tickets today!

We look forward to welcoming Kansas artist Laura Mead and her dream-like botanical prints to the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery this autumn. The works on display, whether printed on paper, polymer clay, or silk, are more than just a representation of the prairie; instead, they are created by and with native prairie plants that are grown and hand-selected for use by the artist, on her own acreage.