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Cather Symposium: Ireland

October 13, 2017

Cather Symposium: Ireland

June 28–July 1, 2018
Limavady and Derry, Northern Ireland

Hosted by Ulster University and the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, and


Willa Cather in The New Yorker

September 25, 2017

The grand opening and dedication of the National Willa Cather Center in June was occasion to bring together many friends of the Willa Cather Foundation, both old and new. Among donors, Cather family members, elected officials, and guest speaker, Laura Bush, was our new friend, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker.