Event Archives

The Red Cloud Opera House will be brimming with enticing aromas as local chefs dust off their favorite recipe for the 3rd annual December Night Soup Showdown. The event is open to the public from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for a free will donation. Warm up by sampling a variety of soups and participate in the fun and lively competition by casting your vote for the 2016 “Best of the Showdown!” This year there are more chances for your favorite chef to win with the addition of awards for food critic’s choice and presentation.

Fronted by brothers Dick and Dave Pruitt on bass and electric guitars, with Michael Cherry on drums, the Bel Airs play a danceable mix with an authentic but eclectic bluesy-country-soul-and-rock-n-roll sound influenced by the likes of Wilson Picket, Slim Harpo, Howlin' Wolf and Johnny Cash.

The Pruitt brothers' harmony vocal style sets them apart in the contemporary music scene--leading one reviewer to refer to them as the "Everly Brothers of Blues". David's "big guitar" and Dick's howling vocals over soulful, right-on rhythm playing make this trio a powerhouse.

On November 17 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Laughing Boy by Oliver LaFarge. Awarded Pulitzer for the Novel in 1930, Laughing Boy follows a young Navajo man negotiating his native culture within the rapid changes of the larger American society in 1915. There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:30 at the Cather Second Home.

On October 20, the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss His Family by Ernest Poole. This work received the first Pulitzer Prize awarded for the Novel in 1918. Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was considered a front runner, but did not receive the prize. Poole’s novel is the story of middle-class New Yorker, Roger Gale, and changing American society in the 1910s. There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:30 p.m. at the Cather Second Home.

Featuring the biggest hits of John Denver's career, and more than a few surprises along the way, 'An Evening' has delighted audiences through the Midwest with their stunning tribute to the music of John Denver. From large festivals and state fairs, to historic opera houses, casinos, and wineries, they have re-introduced tens of thousands of fans to the music of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time.

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Heritage Bank

We invite you to attend an artist reception honoring Jeremy Daniels. The event will showcase his Two Ways of Seeing exhibit and will be held on Saturday, October 15, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., prior to the John Denver Tribute show performed by 'An Evening.'

The Willa Cather Foundation invites you to join us on Friday, October 7, 2016, for a unique evening designed to celebrate renowned novelist, Willa Cather. This is our first signature event in Lincoln, featuring the cuisine and creativity of Omaha chef Paul Kulik, of the Boiler Room Restaurant, Le Bouillon and Via Farina. Here's what's in store.

Nearly seventy striking paintings and sculptures made of bronze, metal, and glass make up the new art exhibit, Two Ways of Seeing, by Jeremy Daniels, on display at the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. The exhibit will be available for viewing through November 30. The public is invited to meet Daniels and preview his work at an artist’s reception on Saturday, October 15, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Hamlet is a play about a boy who loves his father, and misses him dearly. It is a play about a boy who loses sight of love in a place that is paradoxically claustrophobic as it grows too large for his own comprehension. Heartache and adolescence. Responsibility, duty, and honor. Betrayal. Psychosis. The story is one that wrestles with simple identity in a complicated world. And in its wake, a tragic remnant of ghosts landmark truths left untold.

This performance is brought to us by Nebraska Shakespeare and will include a workshop for high schoolers prior to the performance.

During the months of August and September, the Willa Cather Foundation has been proud to display the work of Red Cloud’s youngest artists, kindergarten to 12th grade. You are warmly invited to the Artists' Reception for Red Cloud Community Schools on Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., at the Red Cloud Opera House.

This is a wonderful opportunity to honor these artists and marvel at all the local talent that exists in Red Cloud. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this ​FREE event. Light snacks will be served, courtesy of Cooperative Producer's Inc.