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Spring Conference 2009: A Story of a Photograph
… I came across one image that I liked very much. In it, Willa Cather is holding a small baby, her niece Helen Louise … photograph-so enriched by the visit to Red Cloud. It came about not because I was seeking information, but simply …
Posted: 09/16/2014
Last Updated: 09/18/2014
"Not Stones At All, But Life Itself"
… XXV Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, addresses the Cather Spring Conference. "It would not be an exaggeration to say that Willa Cather is partly responsible for my choosing the path … T. Griswold, XXV Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, about his long-time love for the works of Willa Cather and …
Posted: 09/16/2014
Last Updated: 09/16/2014
Registration is Open for Prairie Writers' Workshop with John T. Price
… Writers' Workshop with John T. Price April 13, 2010 The Willa Cather Foundation would like to invite you to attend this … for the Arts and other recognitions, his nonfiction writing about nature, family, and spirit has appeared in many …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 09/15/2014
Friends Issue a Challenge to Preserve Our Past, Pioneer Our Future
… Foundation recently joined forces to issue a challenge to Willa Cather devotees. The Willa Cather: Preserving our Past, … for children. "Willa Cather left us such great stories about who we are as Americans," said the other donor, "We …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 09/15/2014
Preserving Our Past, Pioneering Our Future Challenge a Success
… provide additional educational and archival programs of the Willa Cather Foundation, has successfully concluded, significantly … campaign has shown so dramatically." For more information about the Willa Cather Foundation, contact Jay Yost at …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 09/15/2014
An Evening of Arts and Entertainment
… An Evening of Arts and Entertainment September 11, 2013 The Willa Cather Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of … the educational programs of the Willa Cather Foundation. About the Willa Cather Foundation The Willa Cather …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014
Turn the Page Literary Tour
… Image Turn the Page Literary Tour July 3, 2013 The Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House is … Turn the Page tour. Travelers have until September 30 to visit attractions and redeem their stamps for prizes. For … with at least one stamp. Some of the things travelers can experience at the Willa Cather State Historic Site include: …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014
Showing at The Lark
… of the people who settled it. Cather's heroine is Alexandra Bergson, who arrives on the wind-blasted prairie … But this archetypal success story is darkened by loss, and Alexandra's devotion to the land may come at the cost of …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014
2014 Spring Conference Highlights
… opened Thursday with a day of scholarly presentations on Cather, her contemporaries, and the literary environment. We … and pedagogy. Sue Maher, Tom Lynch, and John Price talked about their recent nonfiction publications related to … morning we welcomed our Norma Ross Walter and Antonette Willa Skupa Turner scholarship winners and their families to …
Posted: 09/09/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014
From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co.
… Image From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co. August 1, 2014 One can't overstate the importance of the Red Cloud Opera House to a young Willa Cather. In a 1929 letter to friend … house was dark for most of the year, but that made its events only the more exciting." Currently on view now in the …
Posted: 09/09/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014