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Local artists' exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House
… Red Cloud Opera House May 13, 2016 The 61st annual Willa Cather Spring Conference, “‘Both Bitter and Sweet’: Cather, Literature, and the Great War,” will focus on World … mixed media, and photography. The beautifully depicted prairie landscapes lure viewers into the exhibit and creates …
Posted: 05/13/2016
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Writers Group Makes Its Way to Red Cloud
… A group of longtime writers arrived in Red Cloud and the prairie this September in search of inspiration and … Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers took in all that Cather country has to offer, including tours , a weeklong … coordinator Rachel Olsen joined the writers at the Cather Second Home to lead a lively evening discussion of …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese
… We recently interviewed Tamboni on his interest in Willa Cather’s writing, his choice of A Lost Lady for their first publication, and Cather's attention to certain social themes and their … from Argentina. We would love to publish the whole “Prairie Trilogy” at some point in the future — it would be …
Posted: 07/01/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Executive Director Ashley Olson to be Honored as "Fundraiser of the Year" by Nebraska AFP
… and has served as the organization's Executive Director since 2014. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a certificate in fundraising management (CFM) … FAME : Paul Strawhecker, ACFRE, MPA of Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc. and Jodie Nolan, CFRE The event is open to all members …
Posted: 12/07/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… Center. “We’re grateful to the Lingua Franca team for supporting our mission through this unique partnership.” "It … Franca highlight Willa Cather's work. What a stylish way to support writing and reading!" The collection aims to … you to give back to nonprofits like the Willa Cather Foundation? I love that Lingua Franca has been able to give …
Posted: 03/24/2022
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Artist Karen Vierneisel: “I must find my own way and trust my own eye.”
… Image Artist Karen Vierneisel: “I must find my own way and trust my own eye.” May 19, 2021 We recently spoke with … HERE . We also have select prints available for purchase. Contact our program associate, Alise Perault, at …
Posted: 05/19/2021
Last Updated: 07/07/2021
Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!
… May 24, 2021 Join us on Saturday, June 5 The National Willa Cather Center will host its 66th annual Spring Conference June 3–5, 2021. Willa Cather and Popular Print Culture highlights Willa Cather's … We invite visitors to join us at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and at two of our historic sites to see what we've …
Posted: 05/24/2021
Last Updated: 06/15/2021
Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways
… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of … Street, while sunsets are especially dramatic at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . As Cather herself wrote in The Song of the Lark , …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 05/20/2021
Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting
… purchased Willa’s Windows in 2005. “I was at Allan’s house, and he knew I liked Willa Cather, and I said, 'Gee, I just have to have that painting.'" Collier has fourteen other … that relates to Willa Cather or her life and work, please contact Executive Director, Ashley Olson at (402) 746-2653 …
Posted: 12/16/2020
Last Updated: 04/26/2021
In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… Photographer, and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … of a state-of-the-art archive as a major component of the National Willa Cather Center. “Lucia had a vision for what …
Posted: 12/29/2020
Last Updated: 12/30/2020