Past Events
One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center
Author Series and Book Signing: Gail Shaffer Blankenau
Virtual Author Series: Chris Harding Thornton
Beneath the Wide-Open
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Making a Place Exhibit Opening!
We are excited to welcome guests to the opening of our newest permanent exhibit, Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud, on March 1, 2024! As we celebrate Nebraska's Statehood Day, we hope you will join us to dig into the history of the Red Cloud area, from its earliest inhabitants to today. The exhibit will be open free of charge from 3:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m., with light refreshments served.
Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather
Association of Nebraska Art Clubs Award of Excellence Traveling Show
The Red Cloud Opera House and the Red Cloud Area Artists Club will once again be hosting the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs Award of Excellence traveling show, February 28 to March 27, 2024.
Virtual Author Series: Thomas C. Gannon
Step into the world of bird-watching just ahead of the annual Sandhill crane migration! Join us for an evening with Thomas C. Gannon as he shares a reading from his new book, Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir, an intriguing meditation on the intersections between nature and identity. Have your questions ready for what is sure to be a lively discussion following Gannon's reading!
Funding was provided by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
Brattleboro Literary Festival's Literary Cocktail Hour:
Join Benjamin Taylor, author of Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather, and our executive director, Ashley Olson, for a "Literary Cocktail Hour" at the end of the work week! This live, virtual event is free of charge and hosted by the Brattleboro Literary Festival in Brattleboro, Vermont. [NOTE: This live event is in Eastern Time.]