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December Soup Showdown
… chicken noodle soup recipe the best in a six-county radius? Or, do you have your own special concoction that your family and friends rave about? Now you have a chance to prove that you make the best soup in town! The Willa Cather Foundation is looking for individuals, businesses, church …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Ring in the Holiday Season in Red Cloud
… and services of the Auld Public Library, Webster County Museum, and the Willa Cather Foundation. The Auld Public Library is hosting their annual … For more information contact Teri Eberly about the Tour of Homes at (402) 746-3352 and Teresa Young …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Exhibition & Performance Celebrate Publication Anniversaries of Two Novels
… the 100th publication anniversary of Cather's The Song of the Lark and 80th publication anniversary of Lucy Gayheart is … Cather Spring Conference. The exhibition comprises The Song of the Lark , on loan from the Art Institute of …
Posted: 06/01/2015
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop
… of ten plays about life in the rural Midwest, and includes Abby in the Summer , Burning Barn , The Girl with the Red …
Posted: 06/29/2015
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a … captivated her young audience with recollections about the Dust Bowl—“I thought it was the end of the world!” she … she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by …
Posted: 10/22/2019
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Lynn R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation
… R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation August 4, 2021 Born in 1917, noted artist and scholar Lynn R. … of it to Red Cloud. “He was a big fan of the Willa Cather Foundation,” she added, “so I am pleased that we could find … of the pieces that inspired Lisa to contact the Foundation about donating many pieces from her father’s collection. …
Posted: 08/03/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… shingles that match the color and shape of the original product. Additional work that needs to be completed …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018
… of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is gearing up for a year-long celebration of the … contemporary issues, including immigration, religious difference, gender, class, and environmental … at ttucker@willacather.org, or by phone at (402) 746-2653. About the novel: Willa Cather’s My Ántonia (1918) is one of …
Posted: 12/20/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud
… Cloud February 28, 2019 On February 28, 2019, Willa Cather Foundation staff members accepted a special delivery as … Memorial Collection. Consisting of approximately eight thousand archival pieces and museum artifacts, much of the … cousin, Kyd Clutter. Additional archival items include about two hundred letters written by Cather to friends and …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home
… and Webster County. The Cather house is described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” As the most …
Posted: 09/24/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022