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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage
… Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce it has raised $5,784,871 … Department of Economic Development (DED). Additional support comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban … for Cather’s work on social media. We hope they will donate as well as help us spread the word about this …
Posted: 01/04/2015
Last Updated: 01/04/2015
Cather Legacy Society
… and generous bequest from Dr. Joseph D. ‘Joe’ Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… Wong, of Showtime's hit series Billions , made a low key visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center last week. Wong and Giamatti, who joined … a native of Illinois, this visit marked her first Cather experience. Both actors live and work in Brooklyn, New York, …
Posted: 08/29/2019
Last Updated: 03/08/2024
Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… them; eventually, Reynard said, “It percolated through my confusion that this great lady had done me a great … this experience on to students all over the country in my lectures in unending gratitude to Willa Cather.” As … a flood of feeling about those times and days and how “My Antonia” had been a great success and how she had really …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024
Group Tours
… Group Tours Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O … would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us create the perfect itinerary—and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 02/11/2024
Press Room
… Red Cloud through the ongoing efforts of the Willa Cather Foundation and their National Willa Cather Center . Media … and study center owned and operated by the Willa Cather Foundation. Founded in 1955, the Willa Cather Foundation … , Rissell Ventura, NTV ABC, May 28, 2022 Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023
The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers
… images. All are inspired by the works and world of Willa Cather, but also capture Bergers' own experience of growing up on the Nebraska plains. Inspired by his first readings of Cather's work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred Bennett and others …
Posted: 12/07/2020
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job … programs and resources because it gave me a chance to learn new things. I learned some basic video production … to engaging activities, unparalleled access to our collections, and lively social time. What are your favorite …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023
56th Annual Spring Conference
… Annual Spring Conference March 10, 2011 The 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, … gossip. Conference goers will also have the opportunity to experience a bit of Cather's popular culture through a … may be purchased separately. For more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or phone toll-free 1-866-731-7304. …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie
… National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie "We come and go, but the land … You can also witness unique sunrises and sunsets and experience dark-sky viewing in the clear night sky. [It’s …
Posted: 06/26/2020
Last Updated: 07/19/2022