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Though the focus of the 61st annual Willa Cather Spring Conference was the literature of Willa Cather and her contemporaries as it reflects the First World War, literature is only one response. “Telling War Stories” highlights other rhetorical tactics from the period—persuasive and inspirational words and images that affected not only Cather and other writers, but the reading public as a whole, the politicians who decided the course of the war, the soldiers themselves and their loved ones.

Many people consider opera to be an elitist art form catering to patrons wearing diamonds and furs, walking sticks and monocles. While all that can be great fun, UNL Opera is taking another approach with an intimate, up-close, and engaging performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. This minimal, yet slick production will be immediately accessible to both new and seasoned audiences alike.

On May 19 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss a selection of short stories including:

"Roll Call on the Prairies," by Willa Cather

"The Marne," by Edith Wharton

"The Square," "The Beach," and "In the Operating Room," by Mary Borden

There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:00 at the Auld Public Library.

“How much it must mean to a man to love his country like this . . . ." – One of Ours, Willa Cather

On April 21 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Sapphira and the Slave Girl. There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:00 at the Auld Public Library.

When singer and songwriter Matt Whipkey performs an acoustic show at an intimate venue, he still plays like there’s a band behind him. Having earned an Omaha Arts and Entertainment Award for artist and album of the year in 2013, Whipkey’s strong lyrical command and virtuoso guitar work is mesmerizing. Whipkey will be joined by Corey Anderson on Saturday, April 16, at 7:00 PM for an acoustic rock & roll show.

Eclectic and beautiful, the new exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is one-of-a-kind. Jack Sandeen, Amy Sandeen, and Mary Linnea Vaughan have collaborated to create the art exhibit Nature as Muse.

Mary Vaughan and father-daughter duo, Jack and Amy Sandeen, will be joining forces to put together a beautiful exhibition. Every piece is inspired by an element of nature; the same landsape that inspired Willa Cather has inspired these three artists. Mary Vaughan is a talented plein air artist, Amy Sandeen is known for her fine art photography, and Jack Sandeen does phenomenal woodworking pieces. 

Despicable Me's favorite little helpers are back in a movie of their very own. The Red Cloud Opera House is excited to show the movie Minions on Saturday, March 26, at 11:00 AM. This party is complete with pizza and refreshments. The Annual Red Cloud Community Easter Egg Hunt will immediately follow the movie in the City Park.

On March 17 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss the unfinished "Avignon Story." There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at Cherry Corner Estates and 6:00 at the Auld Public Library.