Past Events

Join us for a reception with artist Sarah Rowe on Saturday, November 5, at 6:00 p.m. Her exhibition Signal brings form to the voices of animals and celebrates our kinship with them.

Enjoy light refreshments and meet the artist as you view the exhibition in our gallery. This event is free and open to the public. Head up to the Opera House auditorium afterward to experience the rocking blues sound of Indigenous. You can purchase tickets here.

Join us in person and online for a special children's literature event! Author Lisa Harkrader will be at the National Willa Cather Center to meet young readers and sign copies of her book, The Adventures of Beanboy, which is the 2022 One Book for Nebraska Kids. Following her book-signing, Lisa will be on hand for a virtual brown bag focusing on the role of children's literature in literacy and educational initiatives. Register for the event here.

Sarah Rowe’s solo exhibition Signal brings form to the voices of animals and celebrates our kinship.

Transport yourself to the Colorado Rockies, Nebraska prairie, and beyond during our conversation with author Pam Houston! Join us as Houston shares excerpts from her book, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, and discusses the pleasures of place-based writing and her connections to Willa Cather, both as a writing professor and a fan. Register for the event here. 

Ballet Folklorico de Topeka appears for the first time at the Red Cloud Opera House to share Mexican culture and tradition through the art of dance.

Join us for a reception with artist Paula Wallace on Friday, August 26, at 5:00 p.m.

Mason will share poetry from his most recent collection and share the virtual stage with Tanya Bachu, 2022 Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate!

Inspired by Mary Oliver's poem "Some Things the World Gave," Wallace's oil paintings are like a prayer of gratitude for the beauty of the world and the wonder of it all.

Join us for a reception with artist Christopher Strickland on Friday, August 12, at 5:00 p.m.

In this musical adaptation of The Jungle Book, Mowgli explores what it means to be human with his jungle friends!